8Object of Act—increasing involvement of Indigenous people in educational decisions

8 Object of Act—increasing involvement of Indigenous people in educational decisions

It is an object of this Act to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the making of decisions concerning education by: (a) the establishment of effective arrangements for the participation of Indigenous parents and other Indigenous people in decisions concerning the planning, delivery and evaluation of preschool, primary and secondary education for Indigenous children; and (b) the establishment of effective arrangements for the participation of Indigenous students and other Indigenous people in decisions concerning the planning, delivery and evaluation of post‑school education to Indigenous people; and (c) an increase in the number of Indigenous people who are employed or otherwise involved in education: (i) as administrators, teachers, teaching assistants, researchers, student services officers, curriculum advisers and community liaison officers; and (ii) as special teachers of the culture, history, contemporary society and languages of Indigenous people; or otherwise; and (d) the provision of education and training to develop the skills of Indigenous people that are relevant to their participation in the making of decisions concerning education; and (e) the development of arrangements to secure independent advice from communities of Indigenous people concerning educational decisions to be taken at local, regional, State and Territory, and national levels.