List of Recommendations
Recommendation 1
2.42 The
committee recommends that COAG consider at its first meeting in 2010 how
communication and consultation with all relevant stakeholders in the delivery
of the COAG targets can be improved. Furthermore, progress in improving
communication and consultation should be publicly reported.
Recommendation 2
2.68 The committee recommends that the Commonwealth
government take a more active role in driving reform of the criminal justice
system with the aim of reducing the alarmingly high level of contact of
Indigenous Australians, particularly Indigenous young people.
Recommendation 3
3.142 While recognising that some measures contain specific
strategies to address workforce shortages, the committee recommends that the
Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments develop a comprehensive
strategy to address workforce shortages in all areas associated with the NTER
measures.
Recommendation 4
3.143 The
committee also recommends that progress made in addressing workforce shortages
should be included in the Monitoring Report.
Recommendation 5
4.22 The
committee recommends that the Commonwealth support the Western Australian
Police in continuing to ensure that the message to use greater discretion in
policing in remote communities is communicated to and well understood by
officers in the field and that they have the appropriate guidelines, training
and support to do so.
Recommendation 6
4.46 The
committee recommends that all Commonwealth, state and territory government
departments provide appropriate remuneration packages to staff in remote
communities in order to attract and retain a skilled workforce.
Recommendation 7
4.55 The
committee recommends that the Western Australian government consider conducting
a comprehensive analysis of non-custodial sentencing options to reduce the
unacceptably high incarceration rates in regional and remote Indigenous
communities, with particular attention to the social and economic costs and
benefits of alternatives and the factors driving significantly high rates of
reoffending.
Recommendation 8
4.66 The
committee recommends that the Western Australian government consider
undertaking an audit of the substance and scale of rehabilitation programs and
post-custodial release programs to address the unacceptably high rate of
Indigenous recidivism in the state.
Recommendation 9
4.67 The
committee recommends that the Western Australian government consider developing
a comprehensive, culturally appropriate strategy to address Indigenous
incarceration rates and recidivism that is based on sound international and
domestic evidence.
Recommendation 10
4.78 The
committee recommends that COAG increase the level of consultation and
engagement with local governments in formulating its strategy to deliver
cost-effective and appropriate municipal services to remote communities and
develop an explicit communication strategy to ensure that local government in
Western Australia is aware of is responsibilities.
Recommendation 11
4.102 As
a matter of urgency, the committee recommends that all levels of government
clarify who is to provide municipal services to remote Indigenous communities
and arrange for the adequate resourcing of these services.
Recommendation 12
4.157 The
committee recommends that the Commonwealth work with the Western Australian
government to support the development of an explicit plan to ensure that
alcohol restrictions in regional and remote communities, including Fitzroy Crossing
and Halls Creek, be supported by adequate rehabilitation and community support
services to address alcohol addiction and problem drinking.
4.158 The
committee further recommends that the plan include a consistent approach to
alcohol management that includes effective community consultation and decision
making.
Recommendation 13
4.163 The
committee recommends that the Commonwealth and Western Australian governments
work together to ensure that adequate and long term funding and support for the
for the youth service in Balgo is provided.
Recommendation 14
4.184 The
committee recommends that the Commonwealth considers the development of a
communication strategy to provide simple, practical advice to parents and
guardians caring for a child with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and that
the status of FASD as a recognised disability is clarified to ensure that
parents, caregivers, schools and communities are able to provide adequate
support to children with FASD.
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