National Indigenous Australians Agency

The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) is an Australian Government agency responsible for whole-of-government coordination of policy development, program design, and service delivery for Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people, who are grouped under the term Indigenous Australians.

National Indigenous Australians Agency
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2019
Preceding
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Ray Griggs, CEO
  • Professor Ian Anderson PSM, Deputy CEO
Parent departmentDept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Key document
WebsiteOfficial website

Created in July 2019, the Agency is responsible to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt AM, and is an executive agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, replacing the Department's Indigenous Affairs Group. The inaugural Chief Executive Officer is retired Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Ray Griggs, and Deputy CEO is Professor Ian Anderson PSM.

History

The agency was first announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the 26 May 2019 after the return of the Liberal-National Coalition to government at the 2019 Federal Election. Prime Minister Morrison announced a ministerial reshuffle and machinery of government changes which elevated Minister for Aged Care and Indigenous Health Wyatt into the Cabinet of Australia as the Minister for Indigenous Australians[1] and the creation of the National Indigenous Australians Agency within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, replacing the Department's Indigenous Affairs Group.[2][3]

The National Indigenous Australians Agency was listed in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on the 29 May 2019 as the Order to Establish the National Indigenous Australians Agency as an Executive Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 to be formally established on the 1 July 2019.

The inaugural Chief Executive Officer is retired Vice Chief of the Defence Force Ray Griggs, and Deputy CEO is Professor Ian Anderson PSM.

Governance and responsibilities

The National Indigenous Australians Agency is responsible to the Minister for Indigenous Australians and is an executive agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.[3]

As outlined in the Order, the Agency is responsible for leading and coordinating policy development, program design and implementation and service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and providing advice to the Prime Minister and Minister for Indigenous Affairs on whole-of-government priorities. The agency is also responsible for the promotion of reconciliation, the Closing the Gap strategy, and monitoring and evaluation of programs.[4]

See also
  • Indigenous Advisory Council

References
  1. "The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP - Minister for Indigenous Australians". Australia. Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Prime Minister's Media Release". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "Prime Minister announces new National Indigenous Australians Agency". Australia. Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
  4. Indigenous Australians and fast trains: new agency details The Mandarin
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