Principles for nationally consistent approaches to accessing Stolen Generations records – Joint statement by Australian Information Access Commissioners and Privacy Authorities

Principles for nationally consistent approaches to accessing Stolen Generations records Joint statement by Australian Information Access Commissioners and Privacy Authorities

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OAICOAIC
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/updates/news-and-media/principles-for-nationally-consistent-approaches-to-accessing-stolen-generations-recordshttps://www.oaic.gov.au/updates/news-and-media/principles-for-nationally-consistent-approaches-to-accessing-stolen-generations-records
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Monday, October 31, 2022
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National Sorry Day, Enterprise Privacy Authorization Language, Bringing Them Home, Stolen Generations, Record, Aboriginal Healing Foundation, Privacy, Principle, Hospital, Dressmaker, Clockmaker
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AUSTRALIA
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  • Principles for nationally consistent approaches to accessing Stolen Generations records Joint statement by Australian Information Access Commissioners and Privacy Authorities
    Information Access and Privacy regulators from across Australia have issued a joint statement to mark National Sorry Day (26 May).
  • Australian Information Access Commissioners and Privacy Authorities recognise the important role of historical records in truth telling and sharing history, intergenerational healing, redress and reparations for Stolen Generation survivors and their families.
  • The Healing Foundations Principles for nationally consistent approaches to accessing Stolen Generations records will inform ongoing discussions about greater national consistency.
  • We acknowledge that the Principles support implementation of recommendations about access to records from the Bringing Them Home (1997) and Make Healing Happen: Its time to act (2021) reports.
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