Healing Foundation Historical Records Taskforce principles
The Healing Foundation Historical Records Taskforce has released final principles for consistent access to Stolen Generations records.
The Healing Foundation Historical Records Taskforce has published its final principles for nationally consistent approaches to accessing Stolen Generations records.
Historical records play an important role in truth telling and sharing history, intergenerational healing, redress and reparations for Stolen Generation survivors and their families.
The OAIC is 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.
For more information, see the 2022 joint statement by Australian information access commissioners and privacy authorities.