National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Category:

  Non-government

Description

The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples is the national representative voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Congress was developed through consultation and submissions to a Steering Committee, auspiced by the Australian Human Rights Commission. An ethics council has been responsible for developing standards for the Congress, and will continue to provide independent advice on standards and guidelines for the Congress. The Congress will be made up of 120 people who will be elected by Indigenous Australians. The Congress was officially unveiled on 2 May 2010, which is when the board of directors was also announced.

Contacts

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
PO Box 1446
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
Email: info@nationalcongress.com.au

Related publications

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (2013)

National justice policy.

Sydney: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

• Links
• View report: National justice policy (PDF - 484.7 KB)
• View website: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (2013)

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on the value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia.

Sydney: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

• Links
• View report: Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on the value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia (PDF - 269.6 KB)
• View information: Justice reinvestment: all governments must commit to action
• View information: Value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia
• View website: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

Links

• View website: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples