- Expressions of Interest are
open to join the Aboriginal Advisory Council of Western Australia (The Council)
in 2024.
- The Council plays a vital role in engagement
between Aboriginal people and the Western Australian Government.
- The Council is responsible
for providing advice to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs on Aboriginal-specific
policy and matters.
Expressions of Interest are currently open for membership to the
Aboriginal Advisory Council of Western Australia (The Council).
Established under Section 18 of the Aboriginal Affairs Planning
Authority Act 1972, the Council is a Government board providing advice to
the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and the State Government on matters
relating to the interests and well-being of Aboriginal people across Western
Australia.
The Council lead the way in decision-making and
dialogue regarding issues affecting the recognition and rights, leadership and
vision, expertise, well-being, and integrity of Aboriginal communities.
The Council is also the WA Government's key
strategic partner in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, providing
advice and guidance on the State's implementation.
The Council meets approximately six times per
year in Perth, providing advice on a range of policy matters to Government
agencies and at times Ministers.
The
current membership is made up of Western Australian Aboriginal leaders,
reflecting a diversity of genders, regional experience, and professional
backgrounds.
Application packages are available on the
Department of the Premier and Cabinet's website or by contacting the Secretariat either by emailing AACWA@dpc.wa.gov.au or by phoning
(08) 6552 5000.
Applications close at 8:00pm on 4 April 2024.
Comments attributed to Aboriginal Affairs Minister Dr Tony Buti:
"The Cook Government is committed to continue collaboration with the AACWA to
help to improve economic, social and cultural outcomes for Aboriginal Western
Australians.
"In the
past five years, the Council has made a number of achievements including
bringingtogether Aboriginal Advisory Groups across
the WA Public Sector through the first Culture at the Heart Forum, co-designing
the transformational whole-of-Government Aboriginal Empowerment Strategy,
became the key strategic partner in the implementation of Closing the Gap in
WA, and helped develop the first Western Australian Aboriginal Expenditure
Review 2022-23, led by the Department of
Treasury.
"I would encourage Aboriginal
people to consider this opportunity to help build a better future for the next
generation of First Nations people."
