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Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Delivering Community Safety Patrols (IAS Program 1.3)

Action description: 

Community Safety Patrols employ First Nations people to patrol their local communities and offer culturally sensitive assistance and transportation to a safe place for those at risk of harm.

Priority reform: 
Priority Reform Two
Outcome: 
Outcome 10
Outcome 11
Status: 
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?: 
Yes
Indicators: 
Mental health/ substance abuse issues and family history of incarceration/ employment post release/ history of victimisation
Responsible Ministers: 
Minister for Indigenous Australians
Resourcing: 
$30.9 million for 2023-24
Delivery timeframe: 
Expected completion by June 2025
Agency: 
National Indigenous Australians Agency