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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Australian Government |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Parent department | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
| Website | Official website |
The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) is an Australian Public Service agency of the Australian Government. It is responsible for whole-of-government coordination of policy development, program design, and service delivery for Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people, who are grouped under the term Indigenous Australians.
Created in July 2019, under then Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the Agency is responsible to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy and is an executive agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, replacing the Department's Indigenous Affairs Group. The inaugural Chief Executive Officer was retired Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Ray Griggs. Jody Broun became the CEO in February 2022.[1]
- ^ Dingwall, Doug. "Jody Broun to become chief executive of National Indigenous Australians Agency". Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 January 2022.