National Indigenous Legal Advocacy Courses

Who can deliver the courses?/ Licence Applications

1. Trainers must obtain a licence

An organisation must obtain a licence from the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in order to use, offer and deliver the National Indigenous Legal Advocacy Courses (NILAC).

2. Licensing process

The Commission has established a two-step process for approving NILAC training course providers:

Step 1:

Submit the Intending Training Provider licence application to the Commission for consideration

Step 2:

If approved, enter into a licensing agreement with the Commission to use, offer and deliver the courses.

The intending trainer must satisfy the Commission that they are equipped to deliver the courses in a culturally appropriate manner and in accordance with the requirements set out in the course Syllabus documents.

The trainer must demonstrate that they:

• are registered as a training organisation in their state or territory;
• have consulted with the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service in their region about offering the courses; and
• have established an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Advisory Board, in accordance with the Syllabus requirements.

Additional requirements that must be met are set out in the licence application form.

A trainer who is granted a licence to deliver the courses will be required to sign a licensing agreement with the Commission. The licensing agreement sets out the conditions of the licence and reporting obligations to the Commission to be undertaken by the Intending Training Provider about the use and delivery of the courses

3. Licence Application Form

The Licence Application Form is available for download in PDF and Word formats.

4. Further information

For further information contact:

The Director, Social Justice Unit
Australian Human Rights Commission
GPO Box 5218
Sydney NSW 2001

Ph: (02) 9284 9600
Fax: (02) 9284 9849
E-mail: nilac@humanrights.gov.au

This fact sheet is also available for download in PDF and Word formats.

© Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Last Updated: 5 September 2003.