Indigenous Law and Justice Inquiry
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Terms of Reference
As part of its statutory responsibility to examine reports from the Auditor-General, the
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit is expanding its review of Audit
Report No. 13, 2003-2004, ATSIS Law and Justice Program—including its four
components of Legal Aid; Law and Justice Advocacy; Family Violence Prevention;
and Prevention, Diversion and Rehabilitation—to inquire and report on issues
including:
- the distribution of the resources of Indigenous legal aid services
between criminal, family and civil cases;
- the coordination of Indigenous legal aid services with Legal Aid
Commissions through measures such as memoranda of
understanding;
- the access for Indigenous women to Indigenous-specific legal
services; and
- the ability of Law and Justice program components to recruit and
retain expert staff.
The Committee will take into account the 2004 tender for Indigenous legal aid
services.
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