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Access and Equity Report 2006–08

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This report provides a snapshot of access and equity issues and responses across Australian Government agencies. State, territory and local governments have also contributed to this report.

An annual Access and Equity Report on federal government agencies' performance against an access and equity framework has been tabled in both houses of parliament since 1993. This report covers a two-year period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2008. While some of the examples provided are ongoing programs, the focus is on improvements implemented during these two years.

Community feedback sought in preparing the last report highlighted the need to give attention to the delivery of programs and services to older Australians, women and Humanitarian Program entrants. This report includes a focus on the specific barriers experienced by these clients as well as what agencies are doing to address them.

For this reporting period, 83 Australian Government agencies have provided responses.

Full online version

The report is available in full online version.
See: Access and Equity Report 2006–08

PDF version

Additionally, the full PDF version of the report is also available for download.
See: Access and Equity Report 2006–08 (1.7MB PDF file)

Parts of the report are also available for download individually:

  • Preliminaries (514KB PDF file)
    • Cover
    • Copyright
    • Letter of transmittal
    • Contents
    • Preface
  • Introduction (242KB PDF file)
    • The evolution of access and equity strategies
    • Overview
  • Community Feedback (302KB PDF file)
    • Older Australians
    • Women
    • Humanitarian Program entrants
  • Government Actions (566KB PDF file)
    • Responsiveness
    • Communication
    • Accountability
    • Leadership
    • Looking to the future
    • State, territory and local governments
  • Appendices (208KB PDF file)
    • Appendix A: Reporting agencies
    • Appendix B: Access and Equity Framework
    • Index

Further assistance

For any enquiries or requests for printed copies of the Access and Equity Report 2006–08, you can contact the Multicultural Policy Section of the department.

Director
Multicultural Policy Section
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
PO Box 25
Belconnen ACT 2616
Telephone: 02 6198 7225
Fax: 02 6198 7221