Indigenous Working Group
Terms of Reference
- OVERVIEW
The Indigenous Working Group operates in association with the Operational Management Committee. The role of the Working Group is to coordinate the implementation of initiatives to engage Indigenous patients in their hearings.
- OBJECTIVES
The Working Group is established to:
identify issues related to engaging Indigenous patients in their hearings
identify strategies to address these issues
coordinate the implementation of these strategies
evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies
The Indigenous Project Working Group (multimedia projects) and Indigenous Steering Committee report to the Indigenous Working Group
The Indigenous Working Groupreports to the Operations Management Committee.
3.MEMBERSHIP
The members of the group are:
Consumer Consultant
Principal Hearings Coordinator
Client Services Manager
4.CHAIR
Meetings will be chaired the Client Services Manager.
5.CHANGES TO MEMBERSHIP
Changes to Membershipmust be approved by the MHRT Operations Management Committee.
6.WORKING PARTIES
Working parties may be formed to undertake specific tasks defined by the Working Group.
7.OTHER PARTICIPANTS
The Indigenous Working Group may invite or approve other persons to attend meetings. Such persons do not assume membership of the group.
8.SECRETARIAT
The Executive Support Officer of the Tribunal will assume the role of Secretariat to the Working Group.
9.FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS
The Working Group will meet every two months.
10.ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS
Members of the Working Group will attend meetings. Where attendance is not possible, a written contribution may be submitted.
11.AGENDA ITEMS
Agenda items will be called within one week prior to any meeting. Any member of the Working Group may submit agenda items. There will be a standing agenda item of “Other Business” under which emerging issues can be addressed.
12.MINUTES OF MEETINGS
The Secretariat shall minute the outcomes of each meeting of the Steering Committee. The minutes shall be circulated to each member of the Steering Committee within one week after each meeting.
13.ACCESS TO INFORMATION / CONFIDENTIALITY
Individual cases will not be discussed within the Steering Committee. Other than confidential information, members of the group will have access to information and documents relevant to the issues being considered.
Any information that is to remain confidential to the Steering Committee should be declared as such prior to tabling. If the group does not accept the information as being confidential, the individual may elect not to table the information.
14.DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND OUTCOMES OF THE MEETINGS
A summary of issues discussed and outcomes, will be tabled at the Operations Management Committee meetings, and may be published to members through the MHRT Members’ Bulletin.