PLEASE PASS THIS ON THROUGH YOUR NETWORKS On the 3 August 2000, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Board, the Queensland Governmentís peak advisory body on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, was given carriage of the final stages of the Queensland Indigenous Justice Agreement (IJA) by Minister Spence. The IJA was a resolution of the Ministerial Summit on Indigenous Deaths in Custody of 1997. The resolution aimed to address the over-representation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system. The IJA is a statewide agreement. The Board is holding community forums in Townsville, Charleville, Rockhampton, Brisbane and the Torres Strait, to invite community people and organisations to shape the Indigenous Justice Agreement. The forums follow a workshop held on 16-17 October 2000 with ATSIAB, Queensland Aboriginal & Islander Legal Service Secretariat (QAILSS) and the majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services from across Queensland. The Board invites individuals and community organisations to the forums to ensure the agreement delivers justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Please contact the ATSIAB Secretariat on 1800 812 409 (toll free) or 07 3224 8513 to RSVP or to seek a full copy of the draft Indigenous Justice Agreement for your comment. ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
