Action description:
Development of a National Bench Book on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the Legal System. The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration is funded for the development and online publication of the National Bench Book on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the Legal System as a practical and culturally-sensitive resource for judicial officers and legal professionals providing justice and legal assistance services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the criminal and civil justice systems.
Outcome:
Outcome 10
Outcome 11
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
Yes
Indicators:
Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people convicted and sentenced (by offence and type of sentence) (Outcome10), Proportion of prisoners by legal status (sentenced vs unsentenced) and by sentence length (Outcome10), Un-sentenced detention rates (Outcome11), Average time in detention for unsentenced youth (Outcome11)
Responsible Ministers:
Attorney-General
Resourcing:
$0.6 million
Delivery timeframe:
Publication of the Bench Book by the end of 2024. Completion of an evaluation by 30 June 2025.
Expected completion by 2026.
Agency:
Attorney-General's Department