NSW CAPO, the NSW Government and the Local Government NSW (LGNSW) are the NSW parties to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and signatories to the NSW Closing the Gap Partnership Agreement. [...] This report raised the voices of Aboriginal people in NSW and contributed to the details of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. [...] 9 Part One The design of a NSW Independent Aboriginal-led Government Accountability Mechanism Closing the Gap and the design of the Mechanism The design of an Independent Aboriginal-led Government Accountability Mechanism contributes towards commitments under both the National Agreement on Closing the Gap (the National Agreement) and the 2022-2024 NSW Implementation Plan for Closing the Gap (NSWIP. [...] 23 Part Two - The key findings Part Two provides an overview of the findings of the design process, including: • Accountability definitions and accountability goals • An analysis of accountability gaps in NSW • Factors that contribute to the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms • Key expectations of Community for the Mechanism These findings informed NSW CAPO Lead’s final decisions for the r. [...] Between 2019 and 2022, NSW CAPO and the Coalition of Peaks held extensive community engagements across NSW and Australia to inform the development of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and NSW Implementation Plan.
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgement of Country 2
- About the Artist 3
- About the NSW CAPO Logo 3
- About NSW CAPO 4
- Contents 5
- Executive summary 6
- 637 8
- Introduction 10
- Part One - The design of a NSW Independent Aboriginal-led Government Accountability Mechanism 10
- Part Two - The key findings 10
- Part Three - The recommended model 10
- Part One 11
- The design of a NSW Independent Aboriginal-led Government Accountability Mechanism 11
- Closing the Gap and the design of the Mechanism 11
- Methodology 17
- 1 1 21
- Part Two - 25
- The key findings 25
- What is accountability 25
- What is Independent and Aboriginal-led 29
- The Need for the Mechanism 31
- What Community wants to see in the Mechanism 40
- Part Three - 42
- The recommended model 42
- The recommended model for the Mechanism 42
- Purpose 42
- Core functions of the Mechanism 43
- Access to relevant powers 44
- Structure of the Mechanism 44
- How the model addresses key criteria and findings from Community engagements and research 47
- Alternative models 57
- Where the Mechanism fits in the existing landscape 63
- Where to from here 66
- Acknowledgements 67
- Citations 68
- Bibliography 70
- Appendix A - CAPO Community Consultation Principles 78
- Appendix B - Project Research Principles 86
