Government Response - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experience of law enforcement and justice services

On 4 March 2015, the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee for inquiry and report:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experience of law enforcement and justice services, with particular reference to:

a) the extent to which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have access to legal assistance services;
b) the adequacy of resources provided to Aboriginal legal assistance services by state, territory and Commonwealth governments;
c) the benefits provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities by Family Violence Prevention Legal Services;
d) the consequences of mandatory sentencing regimes on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander incarceration rates;
e) the reasons for the high incarceration rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, women and juveniles;
f) the adequacy of statistical and other information currently collected and made available by state, territory and Commonwealth governments
regarding issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice;
g) the cost, availability and effectiveness of alternatives to imprisonment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, including prevention,
early intervention, diversionary and rehabilitation measures;
h) the benefits of, and challenges to, implementing a system of 'justice targets';
i) and any other relevant matters.