Submission: Development of a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan Discussion Paper

In this comment ACTCOSS attempts to highlight the importance of engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in appropriate consultation so they may have ownership over the development and implementation of a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan.

Autonomy and self-determination should be exercised as recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights as outlined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.