One of the key elements of the Response was the commitment to
building sustainable partnerships between Aboriginal communities and
Government, at all levels of decision-making.
The Gordon Inquiry Report also signalled strongly that
Government needs to do its business differently and better. A significant
number of the Gordon Inquiry's recommendations concerned the need for:
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Whole-of-Government collaborative responses to communities needs
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A simplified structure that allows for collaboration between frontline
officers, middle management and strategic whole-of-Government planning bodies
for service delivery to be effective
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A framework for effective collaboration between departments and effective
inter-agency coordination of service delivery on the ground.
These points were taken into account in the establishment of a
process for managing the implementation of the Response.
To improve across Government collaboration and coordination and
achieve inter-linked health, welfare and safety outcomes, the Government is
streamlining the number of existing high-level management and coordination
structures. The newly formed Human Services Directors General Group manage
across-government outcomes including a key focus on the Response to the Gordon
Inquiry.
At a Senior Officer level, The Senior Officers Gordon
Implementation Group was established to oversee the practical aspects of
implementation, and is co-chaired by ATSIC and the
Social Policy Unit of Premier and Cabinet.
As implementation progresses these collaborative structures
will be reflected at a regional and local level.
The implementation process has been supported by a Secretariat
located in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
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