Robert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

The Attorney General's Department has provided funding to the Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse website during the relevant financial years. The Clearinghouse aims to promote the discussion and dissemination of relevant Indigenous justice information to government policy makers and those working in the Indigenous justice field. The Clearinghouse is a collaborative partnership between the Australian Institute of Criminology, a portfolio agency of the Department, and the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General.

The Department provided $9,782.52 in funding to the Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse during the financial year 2010-11, and $10,179.04 in 2009-10. The Department did not provide any funding during the two financial years 2007-08 and 2008-09.

The Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse was launched by Commonwealth, State and Territory justice Ministers at the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General meeting in Fremantle on 9-10 November 2006. It commenced operating at the same time.

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