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Submissions

We regularly provide strong, evidence-based advice to the Australian government on issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the form of public submissions.

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AIATSIS Submission to a new National Cultural Policy

AIATSIS Research

AIATSIS supports the continued recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and cultures to the cultural and creative sectors of Australia.
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AIATSIS Submission - Valuer General’s Policy: Compensation for Cultural Loss Arising from Compulsory Acquisition

Dr Lisa Strelein, Kieren Murray

AIATSIS welcomes the opportunity to comment on the NSW Valuer General’s Policy – Compensation for Cultural Loss Arising from Compulsory Acquisition.
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CATSI Amendment Regulations Exposure Draft

Since 2016, AIATSIS has contributed to a number of reviews of the CATSI Act including the Technical Review of the CATSI Act (2017), CATSI Review Phase 1 (2020), CATSI Review Phase 2 (2020) and the CATSI Amendment Bill (2021).

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NSW Valuer General Review of Forms of Cultural Loss and the Process and Method for Quantifying Compensation for Compulsory Acquisition

Mia Stone, Dr Lisa Strelein, Kieren Murray

AIATSIS' submission raises concerns about compulsory acquisition of Indigenous lands and the burden on Indigenous communities to prove cultural loss. It also emphasises the need for independent merits review, appropriate resourcing and cultural competency.
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CATSI Amendment Bill

Mia Stone

Since 2016, AIATSIS has contributed to a number of reviews of the CATSI Act including the Technical Review of the CATSI Act (2017), CATSI Review Phase 1 (2020) and CATSI Review Phase 2 (2020).
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AIATSIS Submission - Indigenous Voice

AIATSIS welcomes the opportunity to provide input into both the Local and Regional Voice proposal and the National Voice proposal based on our research and evidence and pursuant to our statutory role in providing advice to the Commonwealth.
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AIATSIS Submission Review of the CATSI Act: Phase Two

Dr Lisa Strelein, Ophelia Rubinich, Casey Millward

Since 2016, AIATSIS has contributed to a number of reviews of the CATSI Act including the Technical Review of the CATSI Act (2017) and CATSI Review Phase 1 (2020).

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Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Dr Lisa Strelein, Peter Bligh, Dr Tran Tran, Stephanie Bloxsome

The destruction of the Juukan Gorge demonstrates how Indigenous culture and heritage is undervalued by law and policy in Australian society.
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AIATSIS Submission - Independent review of the EPBC Act 1999

Dr Lisa Strelein, Dr Tran Tran, Tandee Wang

In this submission AIATSIS provides the following key recommendations:
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Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) Review – Phase 1

Dr Lisa Strelein, Dr Belinda Burbidge

In this submission, AIATSIS addresses the scope of the 2020 CATSI Act Review.
Last updated: 05 May 2021