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released: 21 Oct 2002

The report presents three interrelated projects: a draft Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Services Information Plan; proposed principles and standards for community services Indigenous client data, developed from focus group discussions held with the clients, officers and administrators of community services agencies across Australia; and reviews of the current collection protocols of Indigenous status in the Supported Accommodation Access Program (SAAP), Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement (CSDA) funded outlets and in child protection and welfare.

ISBN 978 1 74024 212 7; Cat. no. AIHW 8007; INTERNET ONLY

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
  • Sections
    • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Services Information Plan
      • GOAL 1: Develop a supportive base and infrastructure for data collection and use
      • GOAL 2: Improve the technical aspects required to facilitate quality Indigenous community services information
      • GOAL 3: Ensure national commitment to implement recommendations to improve Indigenous information
    • Proposed principles governing the collection and use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community services information
    • Review of Indigenous identification in the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP)
    • Review of Indigenous identification in child protection and welfare
    • Review of Indigenous identification in disability support services provided under the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1 - The ABS standard question for Indigenous status
      • Appendix 2 - National Community Services Data Dictionary - Indigenous status data element
      • Appendix 3 - Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement Minimum Data Set
      • Appendix 4 - Community Services Indigenous client data workshop, 6 October 2000

Recommended citation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Welfare Information Unit 2002. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Services Information Plan. Cat. no. AIHW 8007. Canberra: AIHW.