The Victorian government recognizes that “The Aboriginal people of Victoria are the people who know best what works when it comes to achieving better results for their own communities.” Torres Strait Aborigines and Islanders, who live in Victoria and work in the justice sector, have different cultures. Not only was the 2010-13 Agreement the ACT’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Agreement, it represented the first formal agreement between the ACT Recommendation 16–2 Where not currently operating, state and territory governments should renew or develop an Aboriginal Justice Agreement in partnership with relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.16.27 The ALRC considers that AJAs should operate in all state and territory jurisdictions. The Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement is a long-term partnership between the Aboriginal community and the Victorian Government. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Agreement (the Agreement) was a 10 year agreement signed by the Queensland Government and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Board in 2000. The Koori Justice Unit, within the department is primarily responsible for co-ordinating the implementation of the Aboriginal Justice Agreement (AJA) across the Victorian Government and justice system. Six years later, continued high incarceration rates and deaths in custody of Aboriginal people prompted a high-level meeting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) leaders. The final draft of the NT’s Aboriginal Justice Agreement is due to be delivered to Cabinet by the end of this month and could make for uncomfortable reading for some government bureaucrats, according to the document’s architect. Justice Agreement, which provides the context, background and rationale for the Agreement. Wikipedia Citation. Submissions are being accepted The Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement is described and explained. NTCOSS Asks. AJAs have historically represented a coalition between peak [4] Council of Australian Governments, National Indigenous Reform Agreement (Closing the Gap) (2008) 8. Pathways to the Northern Territory Aboriginal Justice Agreement 69 4.1 The importance of leadership Improved justice outcomes for Aboriginal people will only be achieved if the NT Government works in partnership with Aboriginal people to implement the Aboriginal Justice Agreement. Aboriginal Justice Strategy Formative Evaluation: Summary, Recommendations and Management Response. Ottawa, p. 20. Description. The Aboriginal Justice Agreement will: set out how the Government andAboriginal people will work together to make justice work in the NT; Self-determination in the justice sector. Picture Katrina Bridgeford. The Aboriginal Justice Agreement Phase 4 | Aboriginal Justice The Aboriginal Justice Agreement Phase 4 Vision: Aboriginal people have access to an equitable justice system that is shaped by self-determination, and protects and upholds their human, civil, legal and cultural rights. The are clear deficits injustice outcomes for Aboriginal Territorians and only when these inequities areidentified and accepted can genuine and lasting improvements be implemented. Draft Aboriginal Justice Agreement Released. In 2018 its fourth phase - Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja - was launched. Summary 16.1 Reducing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander incarceration requires a coordinated governmental response, and effective collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 4.1.2 Increased Aboriginal community ownership of and access to data. Almost 20 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody that initiated the development of Aboriginal Justice Agreements (AJA) in other jurisdictions, the development of an AJA for the Northern Territory is an historic process. PDF of Phase 4 of the Aboriginal Judicial Agreement, Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja means “Senior Leaders Talking Strong” in the Yorta Yorta language.