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1.0 DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS
1.1 That a Federation of Regional Aboriginal Language Management Committees (RALMCs) be established, comprising one ATSIC Commissioner, the Aboriginal representative of the National Language and Literacy Council (NLLC), other invited representatives as decided by the Federation (eg Australian Institute Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Studies - AIATSIS) and RALMC representatives as outlined below:
- Preferably two delegates from each RALMC, one an RALMC member, and one being an Aboriginal Language worker (subject to funding).
- If the Federation has insufficient funds, RALMCs may choose to fund the second representative.
1.2 That the Federation be funded at a level of $100,000 per annum out of the proposed National Reserve. This funding would cover the Federation Secretariat, as well as other functions, including regular national meetings.
1.3 That the Federation have responsibility to reallocate unspent Aboriginal Languages Initiatives Program (ALIP) funds to other Aboriginal Language Projects.
1.4 That a network of RALMCs be set up in each State and Territory (including the Torres Strait Islands). This network may consist of either Regional Aboriginal Language Committees (RALCs) which have RALMCs, or simply an incorporated committee responsible for oversighting the funding and operation of community based Local Language Projects (LLPs).
1.5 That the RALMCs include as members one or two ATSIC representatives. The RALMCs are to be responsible for regional language policy matters as well as the allocation of funds to LLPs.
1.6 That LLP funding be separately identified from Language Centre operational funding.
2.0 CONSULTATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
2.1 That a two way information flow occurs between LLPs, RALMCs, the Federation, DEET/ATSIC and relevant Ministers.
3.0 STATE CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOPS
3.1 That State workshops be funded by DEET to enable advice to be provided on the following:
- roles and functions;
- identification of regions; and
- funding distribution within State/Territory planning figures.
3.2 That following these workshops, the names of regional representatives should be forwarded to the interim National Federation (Institute of Aboriginal Development - IAD), by 1 April 1992.
3.3 That decisions following State Workshops be finalised and submissions be provided to the interim National Federation (IAD) by 30 April 1992.
4.0 ALIP IMPLEMENTATION TIME TABLE
4.1 1 January 1992
- fund existing Aboriginal language committees/centres to the end of June 1992, which qualify for regional Aboriginal language committee and/or Regional Aboriginal Language Centre (RALC) status;
- rollover funding for other language centre/local projects to end June 1992, where this is required;
- fund regional workshops, where and as required for the establishment of new regional Aboriginal language committees and RALCs;
- has been reached on location and host organisation;
4.2 1 April 1992
- commence funding new regional Aboriginal Language committees and/or RALCs, where community agreement
- continue funding regional workshops where required;
- provide funds for the interim National Federation to convene a meeting on ATSIC language issues by mid May 1992.
4.3 1 July 1992
- commence full quarterly funding of all RALCs;
- commence quarterly local language project funding through regional Aboriginal Language Management Committees.
5.0 RECOMMENDED 1992-93 ALIP FUNDS DISTRIBUTION
State $ Shares Formula NT 580,000 4 $145,000 x 20 shares WA 580,000 4 = $2,900,000 (20 NSW 435,000 3 shares agreed for QLD 435,000 3 fair distribution SA 362,000 2.5 amongst States and VIC 290,000 2 Territories). TAS 217,000 1.5 SUB-TOTAL 2,900,000 NAT RESERVE 100,000 GRAND TOTAL 3,000,000
6.0 ATSI LANGUAGE FUNDING
6.1 That increased funding be sought for community based language initiatives, to the level of $10 million per annum, as recommended at the "Living with Languages" workshop in April 1991.
7.0 NATIONAL LANGUAGE & LITERACY ADVISORY COUNCIL
7.1 That the participants of the "Our Languages, Our Future" National Aboriginal languages Workshop support the recent appointment of Ms Jeannie Bell as Aboriginal language representative.
7.2 That funds provided for English literacy support to Aboriginal people should not come from AEP resources but from ALLP/mainstream English literacy resources.
8.0 GENERAL
8.1 That the following issues be discussed at State/Territory Workshops and Federation meetings:
- the training and recognition of Aboriginal people as language specialists and administrators;
- the appropriate payment of Aboriginal people as language specialists; and
- the appropriate payment of Aboriginal people for the teaching of Aboriginal languages in schools.
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