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The report is provided in accordance with section 46C of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986, which provides that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report regarding the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders, and including recommendations as to the action that should be…

In submitting this report I am required to make any recommendations as to actions that should be taken by governments to improve the recognition of the human rights of Indigenous people.[1] This year’s report contains 12 recommendations, which are reproduced here and discussed further in the relevant chapters.

Social Justice Report 2001 back to contents Chapter 1: Ten years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Ten years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Ten years on from the Royal Commission - how far have we progressed? Rates of Indigenous over-representation and deaths in custody

Social Justice Report 2001 back to contents Chapter 2: Mutual obligation, welfare reform and Indigenous participation: a human rights perspective Mutual obligation, welfare reform and Indigenous participation: a human rights perspective Mutual obligation and welfare reform Mutual obligation – some general concerns Coercion and conditionality Penalties for breaching Mutual obligation and…

Social Justice Report 2001 back to contents Chapter 3: Indigenous governance and community capacity-building Introduction Governance and capacity-building – addressing Indigenous economic marginalisation Current initiatives for building Indigenous capacity and governance Case studies of governance and capacity building initiatives The Mutitjulu Community Participation and Partnership…

Social Justice Report 2001 back to contents Chapter 4: Laws mandating minimum terms of imprisonment (‘mandatory sentencing’) and Indigenous people Introduction Overview of minimum mandatory imprisonment laws The Northern Territory laws The Western Australian laws Distinguishing minimum mandatory imprisonment laws from other mandatory sentencing provisions Recent developments in mandatory…

Social Justice Report 2001 back to contents Chapter 5: Juvenile diversionary schemes and Indigenous people Introduction Diversion and restorative justice Human rights principles for juvenile diversion Juvenile diversion schemes in the Northern Territory and Western Australia Ju venile diversion in the Northern Territory Pre-court diversionary options for juveniles in the NT Forms of…