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NSW Government Departments and Authorities

Many NSW Government Departments have specific services and programs for ATSI people. The following Departments and Authorities include the DAA and some examples of programs and initiatives from Departments with particular relevance to human services. It is not an exhaustive list.

A similar list could be prepared for each Australian State and Territory.

The Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA)

The Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) is part of the NSW Government.

The Department works with Aboriginal people, government agencies, and the private and community sectors to promote the interests of Aboriginal people in NSW and reduce the inequity they continue to experience as a result of colonisation.

Specifically, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs is responsible for:

• the Aboriginal Communities Development Program, a major housing and infrastructure program in Aboriginal communities
• assisting Aboriginal people to trace their family history by providing access to the archives of the Aborigines Welfare Board and Aborigines Protection Board
• developing policies and projects on community and social justice issues such as economic development, leadership, family violence and Aboriginal languages
• administering the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
• developing policy on land, water and cultural heritage issues
  The Department has five regional offices.

DAA's web site

Health NSW

NSW Health's ATSI Programs

Education and Training

This policy statement provides a comprehensive set of outcomes, as well as performance strategies to guide all Department of Education and Training staff, schools, students and their communities in achieving the overall goals for Aboriginal education.

DET ATSI Programs

NSW Department of Housing

The Department of Housing provides public housing and housing related services, which are appropriate to the needs of Aboriginal people in NSW.

NSW Department of Juvenile Justice

Aboriginal Overrepresentation Strategic Plan

Legal Aid Commission of NSW

The Legal Aid Commission of NSW is established under the Legal Aid Commission Act 1979
of New South Wales and is an independent statutory body. We provide legal aid and other legal services to disadvantaged people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can get help from all Legal Aid offices or from Aboriginal Legal Services who provide free help;

NSW Police Force

NSW Police Aboriginal Strategic Directions

Department of community Services

Department of Community Services Aboriginal programs