26 May 2022
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 Foundation’s 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: It’s time to act (2021) reports.
We are committed to working together with the Healing Foundation and stakeholders to champion timely, easy access to records through informal access schemes wherever possible, with formal access applications required only as a last resort.
Signed
Angelene Falk Leo Hardiman QC Rachael Rangihaeata Paxton Booth Anna Rickard and Katie Shepherd Catherine Fletcher Richard Connock Wayne Lines Stephanie Coleman | Sven Bluemmel Rachel Dixon Joanne Kummrow Penny McKay Elizabeth Tydd Samantha Gavel Peter Shoyer Brenda Monaghan |
