House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-09-23 Daily Xml

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Indigenous Programs, Grants and Funding

3 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (27 May 2014). What Indigenous programs, grants and funding were provided by each department or agency under the minister's portfolio for 2011 and in each case, were these funds recurrent, current, operational or capital expenditure?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety): The Minister for Business Services and Consumers has been advised:

During 2011, Consumer and Business Services implemented several programs for Indigenous consumers. These programs were funded from within existing operational expenditure.

A DVD titled Out of Credit was launched, highlighting the potential pitfalls of mobile phone contracts and signing up for something without really understanding the consequences. This resource was jointly developed by Australia's consumer protection agencies, with copies distributed to Aboriginal communities across South Australia.

Sixteen workshops were presented through the Ngura Wiru Winkiku Cultural Centre at Port Adelaide. The sessions were delivered to consumers from the APY lands who were living in Adelaide at the time for health and family reasons. The workshops covered topics from refund rights to buying a second hand car.

Information on consumer rights was disseminated via a stall at the NAIDOC Family Day event.

During the year there was ongoing promotion of other resources available for Indigenous consumers including: a film about purchasing a second-hand vehicle; the Talk About Shopping booklet series; and contributing articles to the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement's newsletters.