The tools that are available to government regulators can be blunt, assuming “one-size fits all” and oblivious to their impact in different cultural contexts.  As governments across Australia strengthen their commitment to self-determination, treaty making and Closing the Gap, how can regulators work together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and service providers to reduce harm and improve outcomes?

What does culturally responsive regulation look like? And how do we achieve it together, without compromising our shared focus on maintaining the high-quality standards for service users that effective regulation can support.

NRCoP warmly invites regulators, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public servants and interested participants in the community-controlled sector to this event.

• Facilitator: David MacLennan
• Presenter 1: Jacqueline McGowan-Jones
• Presenter 2: Richard Weston
• Presenter 3: Josephine Bourne

For further reading:

• What public servants need to know about the National Agreement on Closing the Gap
• Indigenous organisation leaders: balancing tensions between achieving political goals and regulatory requirements
• Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework, Department of Education, Western Australia
• Model of cultural governance: Kimberley Aboriginal Law & Culture Centre (KALACC)