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Policy & Guidelines

The Office of Ethnic Affairs Policy provides the Minister for Ethnic Affairs with advice and information on policy matters as regards the Ethnic Affairs portfolio.

This information covers:

• the "Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Ethnic Affairs"
• ministerial correspondence
• requests under the Official Information Act and Ombudsman’s enquires
• parliamentary questions
• ethnic sector groups and events
• Office of Ethnic Affairs status reporting.

Office of Ethnic Affairs Policy supports the Minister for Ethnic Affairs and provides other government agencies with supporting advice on policy and service development. We are often asked for advice on how ethnic perspectives and issues facing ethnic communities might be taken into consideration.

The Office of Ethnic Affairs is small organisation which means the Policy team, Language Line staff and Ethnic Advisors work closely alongside each other. This enables the Policy team to utilise the information that the Ethnic Advisors gain from communities.