Front Cover final 16/10/03 12:30 PM Page 1 Putting the pieces together Regional plans, data and outcomes Evaluation of the information needs of Reg i o n a l Councils constituted under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 OFFICE OF EVALUATION AND AUDIT ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION © Commonwealth of Australia 2003 ISBN 1 876591 080 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, GPO Box 2154, Canberra ACT 2601 or by e-mail
[email protected]. This report is also available on the internet in PDF and Word format at: http://www.atsic.gov.au/about_atsic/Office_Evaluation_Audit/Published_Evaluation_Reports/ Suggested citation: ATSIC (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission) 2003, Putting the pieces together: Regional plans, data and outcomes, evaluation of the information needs of Regional Councils constituted under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989, Office of Evaluation and Audit, ATSIC, Canberra. Office of Evaluation and Audit Level 3, Lovett Tower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission PO Box 17 WODEN ACT 2606 Phone (02) 6121 4855 Fax (02) 6121 4888 Putting the pieces together Regional plans, data and outcomes Evaluation of the information needs of Regional Councils constituted under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 2003 Office of Evaluation and Audit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Foreword This report presents the results of a special evaluation, undertaken by the Office of Evaluation and Audit (OEA), which focused on key issues relating to ATSIC Regional Council planning, outcome measurement and advocacy with special reference to data availability and requirements.