Policy and law reform
NAAJA contributes to law and policy reform by making submissions and appearing as witnesses in inquiries and consultation processes regarding justice issues in the Northern Territory. This includes law and policy areas directly impacting our clients and broader government policy including housing, employment and welfare, youth detention, alcohol, and health.
Our work in making submissions and appearing as witnesses:
- draws on the authority and cultural authority of an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation
- is consistent with our meaningful commitment to developing cultural competency
- connects with the input of experts, professionals, and front-line workers across our criminal, youth, and civil law practices and programs such as throughcare and community legal education.
NAAJA also contributes to a significant number of committees and consultation processes for external bodies including legal professional bodies, government agencies, and law reform bodies.
A list of NAAJA submissions
- Submission – NAAJA Independent Review of the NLAP – 2023
- Submission – Inquiry into Murdered and Not Missing First Nations Women and Children – December 2022
- Submission – Inquiry into community safety, support services and job opportunities in the NT – November 2022
- Submission – Review of the legislation and justice response to domestic and family violence – November 2022
- Submission – NAAJA Appendix 1 Community Justice Program Groups Sub DFV Review – September 2022
- Submission on the ‘Discussion Paper for the Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 Review’ – June 2021
- Social Security – Administration Amendment – Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition – Bill 2019 Cth – Part 1 – 21 October 2019
- Social Security – Administration Amendment – Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition – Bill 2019 Cth – Part 2 – 30 October 2020
- Submission on the Mandatory Sentencing and Community – Based Sentencing Options – November 2020
- Submission to the Committee’s Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities – 27 October 2020
- Submissions on the Draft Aboriginal Justice Agreement – April 2020
- Submission on Liquior Bill – June 2019
- APO NT / NAAJA – Joint Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child – 1 November 2018
- FASD: A Justice Perspective by Priscilla Atkins – 31 May 2018
- Closing Speech – Top End FASD Forum by John Rawnsley – 31 May 2018
- Submission on the Modernisation of the Anti Discrimination Act – February 2018
- Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – December 2019