The State Infrastructure Strategy has developed key themes and recommendations to specifically address cultural heritage, wellbeing and enterprise matters for Aboriginal people.
There are 3 key themes identified:
Despite efforts, a significant gap still exists between the life outcomes of Aboriginal and non Aboriginal people. It will take significant engagement, effort and time to bring about real change and achieve better outcomes.
Under the IWA Act, an updated Strategy must be prepared at least every 5 years, or earlier if directed by the Premier. IWA may amend the Strategy at any time, however, amendments are to be treated in the same way as preparation or review of a Strategy in full (i.e. the process for acceptance, tabling and responding to the Strategy). The next Strategy will be released in 2027.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) in consultation with IWA, has developed a monitoring and reporting framework that supports ongoing collection of data to monitor implementation progress and embed an annual reporting regime within the government. The Government Response identifies a range of actions that address the Strategy’s recommendations. These form the baseline of activity for monitoring and reporting purposes.
The IWA Act requires IWA, in consultation with relevant state agencies and GTEs, to prepare annual reports on the WA Government's progress in implementing the recommendations in the Strategy, taking into account the current Government Response and the State Infrastructure Programme. These reports, to be released annually, support accountability and transparency, outline changing circumstances and identify emerging infrastructure opportunities and challenges for the State. These reports will be made publicly available via the Infrastructure WA website.
The amount of public infrastructure that can be delivered is largely dependent on the fiscal capacity of government.
This is correct, where the response partially supports a recommendation and makes no further comment in relation to a sub recommendation then IWA understands based on the wording in the WA Government Response that it is considered supported.
Recommendations that are not supported by the WA Government, do not become government policy and therefore will not be progressed for implementation by a state government agency or GTE. IWA will continue to review outcomes as part of its monitoring and reporting role, and consider through its ongoing collaboration with government, and as part of future Strategy development whether recommendations not supported should be revisited.
Supported recommendations will, if not already, transition to delivery and implementation by nominated lead state government agencies and GTEs.
IWA will provide support as necessary to assist state government agencies and GTEs in implementing relevant recommendations. There are also a number of recommendations that IWA will take the lead role in implementing.
In line with the IWA Act, State government agencies and Government Trade Enterprises have had to align their strategies, plans and policies with, and implement, the Strategy’s recommendations to the extent that they are supported in the WA Government Response to the Strategy.