Documents of ReconciliationDocuments of Reconciliation > Policy > Briefing Paper > Statutory RequirementsThe Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Act 1991 states in subsection 6 (1) that the functions of the Council include: (g) "to consult Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and the wider Australian community on whether reconciliation would be advanced by a formal document or formal documents of reconciliation"; and (h) "after that consultation, to report to the Minister on the views of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and of the wider Australian community as to whether such a document or documents would benefit the Australian community as a whole, and if the Council considers there would be such a benefit, to make recommendations to the Minister on the nature and content of, and manner of giving effect to, such a document or documents". Subsection 6 (3) of the Act states: "The Minister is to cause a copy of any recommendations made by the Council in performing its function under paragraph (1) (h) to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after they are made to the Minister." These provisions ensure that the Council's recommendations about a document or documents of reconciliation are reported through the Minister to the whole Parliament.
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