The Justice Policy Partnership brings together representatives from the Coalition of Peaks- external site, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts, and Australian, state and territory governments to take a joined-up approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice policy.
It is the first of 5 policy partnerships to be established under Priority Reform One of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. Policy partnerships under the National Agreement will:
- drive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-led outcomes on Closing the Gap
- enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives, communities and organisations to negotiate and implement agreements with governments to implement all priority reforms under the National Agreement and policy specific and place-based strategies to support Closing the Gap
- support additional community-led development initiatives
- bring together all government parties, together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, organisations and communities to the collective task of Closing the Gap.