Senator the Hon Mark Arbib
Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness
Minister for Sport
The Hon Kate Ellis MP
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for Employment Participation
Minister for Child Care
15 July, 2011
Joint Media Release
Government appoints Remote Employment Services
Panel
The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous
Affairs
The Australian Government today
announced the members of the Remote Participation and Employment
Services Engagement Panel and details for the consultation forums
on the future of remote participation and employment services.
The review of Remote Employment
Services is designed to ensure job service providers are best
meeting the needs of Indigenous and other remote job seekers.
Minister for Indigenous Employment
and Economic Development Mark Arbib, Minister for Indigenous
Affairs Jenny Macklin and Minister for Employment Participation
Kate Ellis said the Gillard Government was committed to improving
remote job services and establishing the Panel was an important
step.
Senator Arbib said members of the
Panel were prominent Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians who
had knowledge of and high profiles in remote communities.
"The Panel will meet for the first time on 26 July. Between
all the members they have extensive expertise and experience in
remote participation and employment servicing," Senator Arbib
said.
"They will assist in driving the consultation process and
developing new remote participation and employment services
arrangements, which will be in place from
1 July 2013.
"The Government believes that new Remote Participation and
Employment Services arrangements should be simpler, more integrated
and more flexible."
The members of the remote participation and employment services
engagement panel are:
- Ms Pat Brahim - General Manager, Julalikari Council Aboriginal
Corporation;
- Mr John Berto - Chief Executive Officer, Thamarrurr Development
Corporation;
- Mr Nolan Hunter - Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kimberley
Land Council;
- Ms Shirley McPherson - Chair, Indigenous Land Corporation;
- Ms Sally Sinclair - Chief Executive Officer, National
Employment Services Association;
- Ms Suzannah Kuzio - Chief Executive Officer, Community
Enterprises Australia Ltd; and
- Ms Melanie Stutsel - Director, Health, Safety, Environment and
Community Policy, Minerals Council of Australia.
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