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Final Report of Inquiry into issues relating to Redfern and Waterloo
The electronic version of the Final report was produced in 11 sections however there is no easy way of identifing the section of the report that may be of interest. We have provided the the relevent section of the table of contents for each of the files so you can see if this file contains the information you are looking for. The files are searchable pdf files and the size is given on the link. The final report also is available as a large file and the link for this is also provided at the foot of the page.
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Introduction
- Table of contents / Chair's foreword / Summary of recommendations xvi / Acronyms xxi
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Chapter 4 Government and non government services
- A complex system 85 / Child protection 86 / Practices in relation to children and families 86 / Interagency collaboration 87 / Prevention and early intervention 88 / Staffing 88 / Aboriginal children and families 89 / DoCS' comments 89 / The Committee's view 92 / Youth services 93 / Youth service facilities 94 / The Street Team 95 / 24 hour crisis service and after hours services 96 / Findings of the Human Services Review 97 / The Committee's view 98 / Services for Aboriginal people 99 / Supporting Aboriginal services: respect in practice 99 / The Human Services Review's findings 100 / Funding `imposed services' 101 / The Committee's view 101 / Drug and alcohol services and mental health services 102 / Drug and alcohol services 102 / The new community health facility 103 / Detoxification and rehabilitation services 105 / Mental health services 107 / The Committee's view 108 / Education 109 / Truancy 110 / Suspensions 110 / The closure of Redfern Public School and Cleveland Street High School 112 / The Committee's view 113 / Housing 114 / Tenant concerns 115 / Department of Housing response 116 / The Committee's view 118 / Employment 119 / Ageing and disability services 121 / Culturally and linguistically diverse communities 122 / Community development programs 124 / Conclusion 125
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Chapter 1 Introduction
- Conduct of the Inquiry 1 / Other inquiries 2 / NSW Police 3 / NSW State Coroner 3 / NSW Ombudsman 3 / WorkCover NSW 4 / The structure of the Final Report 4 /
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Chapter 2 Policing issues
- Relationship between the police and the local Aboriginal community 6 / Aboriginal community in Redfern and Waterloo 7 / Historical relationship between the Police and the Aboriginal community 7 / Current relationship between the police and the Aboriginal community 9 / Conclusion 16 / NSW Police approach to Aboriginal issues 17 / Overview 17 / Review of the implementation of recommendations of RCADC 17 / Aboriginal Strategic Direction 2003-2006 18 / Employment of Aboriginal people within NSW Police 19 / Education and training of police officers in Aboriginal issues 21 / Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer program 26 / Redfern Local Area Command Aboriginal Consultative Committee 34 / Youth strategies 35 / Interaction between NSW Police and DoCS 37 / Policing drug related crime 40 / Overview of drug related crime in Redfern and Waterloo 40 / Policing strategies and resources 41 / Effectiveness of policing strategies and resources 42 / Conclusion 48 / Update of other policing issues from the Interim Report 48 / Conclusion 50
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Chapter 3 The Human Services Review
- The landscape of human services in Redfern and Waterloo 53 / Challenges for service providers 54 / Community and service strengths 57 / The purpose of the Review 57 / Stakeholder expectations 59 / The Review process 60 / Perceptions of the process 61 / The Review's findings and recommendations 62 / Major findings 63 / Identified needs 64 / System-wide improvements 65 / Review recommendations 65 / The Committee's critique 67 / The exclusion of core government activities 68 / Funding 69 / Coordination and collaboration 72 / Service infrastructure, support and sector development 75 / Accountability and integrated planning 76 / Implementation 79 / The way ahead: genuine partnerships 81
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Chapter 6 Future for Redfern and Waterloo
- A sustainable future 156 / Transparency in government 159 / Working with the non government sector and the community 161 / Community engagement 162 / Future parliamentary committee review 163 / Broad political commitment to Aboriginal people 164
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Chapter 5 Redfern Waterloo Authority and the Redfern Waterloo Partnership Project
- The establishment of the Redfern Waterloo Authority 127 / The announcement of the new Authority 127 / Debate on the Redfern Waterloo Authority Bill 2004 129 / Infrastructure, housing and employment 134 / Infrastructure planning 134 / Affordable housing 137 / Redevelopment of the Block 141 / Employment strategies 144 / The Redfern Waterloo Partnership Project 146 / The extension of the RWPP to 2008 146 / The new role of the RWPP 148 / Communication and consultation 150 / Performance accountability 154
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Appendix 1 & 2 Submissions and Witnesses
- Appendix 1 Submissions 166 Appendix 2 Witnesses 169
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Recommendations of the Human Services Review
- Appendix 5 Recommendations of the Human Services Review, copied from the Review Report prepared by Morgan Disney & Associates 177
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Appendix 3 & 4 NSW Police Aboriginal Coordination Team and Strategies for employment of Aboriginal police officers
- Appendix 3 NSW Police Aboriginal Coordination Team 175 / Appendix 4 Strategies for employment of Aboriginal police officers 176
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Appendix 6 Minutes
- Appendix 6 Minutes 186
- Download Copy of Full Final Report
- A Full copy of the Final Report of the Legislative Council Standing Committtee on Social Issues Inquiry into issues relating to Redfern & Waterloo can be downloaded from the inquiry's web site at the folowing link:
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