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The deceased had been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and for driving while disqualified. He was placed in what the Coroner described as an enclosed cell, in which occupant vision is impossible, at around 3.00am and told he would remain there for a period of four hours.

This section outlines current knowledge around Indigenous young people with cognitive disabilities and/ or mental health issues. It introduces concepts and best practice models from Australia and internationally.

You would be hard pressed to find a newspaper, television or radio station that did not make mention of Sorry Day activities and National Reconciliation events over the past week.

Sydney , 31 March 2005 Melbourne , 7 April 2005 See also separate notes from employer forum, Brisbane 22 April and Sydney employer forum, 7 July 2005; see also NEEOPA forum, 10 October

My name is Hayat. I come from Ethiopia. I’m 25. I live in Campsie with my husband, Adem, and our four-year-old daughter. Her name is Siti. I used to stay at home with Siti but now I work in the office at the Magic Paper factory. I’ve been working there for about seven weeks. I’m an Administrative Assistant. My boss’s name is Albert. My friend’s name is Cheri.

<ul> <li><a href="#Heading2110">5.1 Introduction </a></li> <li><a href="#Heading2126">5.2 The importance of Nations </a></li> <li><a href="#Heading2162">5.3 Framework for Indigenous governance </a></li> <li><a href="#Heading2189">5.4 Community governance: a Nation building approach</a></li> <li><a href="#Heading2288">5.5 Australian accounts of successful nation building</a></li> <li><a href="#Heading2354">5.6 Voices of Nations, not just national voices</a></li> <li><a href="#Heading2421">5.7 Conclusions and recommendations</a></li> </ul> <hr>

As you may know, my role as Social Justice Commissioner requires me to produce two annual reports on Indigenous rights issues - the Social Justice Report and the Native Title Report.

When it can be obtained, verified documentary evidence from a person’s country of origin can be reliable evidence of that person’s age. Consequently, the making of enquiries in Indonesia about whether such documentary evidence exists is an important means of age assessment. When they are made, such enquiries are ordinarily part of the investigation process conducted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

In the Social Justice Report 1999, my first report as Social Justice Commissioner, I identified four key themes and challenges that existed in the approach of the federal government to Indigenous policy making at the time. These were moving beyond welfare dependency, accountability, participation and reconciliation.[1] Since the release of that report approximately four years ago, the key themes and challenges facing the government have remained relatively constant.

I have been asked by a number of organisations to provide my views on this matter and intend to publish this response on the Commission's website for the information of others.

The Commission is a national independent statutory body established under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. It has a President and five Commissioners. The five positions are currently held by three persons. Please refer to the organisational chart for further information.

The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (the Native Title Act) does not preclude the possibility that native title rights and interests recognised may be commercial rights and interests.

Last year I set out my priorities for my term as Social Justice Commissioner.[1] My priorities revolve around the central idea that to address the disadvantage faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and build a more reconciled nation, we need to develop stronger and deeper relationships: