Appendix 3
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Since 1996, the Attorney General’s Department has had primary responsibility for preparing the annual report of the NSW Government on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
The Department has, to date, produced reports for the following periods:
· 1995-96;
· 1996-97; and
· January 1998-December 1999.
During the 1999/2000 reporting year, the NSW Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council undertook an evaluation of the NSW Government implementation of Royal Commission recommendations. As a result of this evaluation, the Government has approved the development of an Aboriginal Justice Plan which will take over from the annual reporting process on Royal Commission recommendations.
The Plan includes commitments made at the National Ministerial Summit into Indigenous Deaths in Custody, where each State and Territory (except Northern Territory). The Royal Commission recommendations will also be incorporated into the plan.