Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department
Australian Government: Attorney-General's DepartmentAchieving a Just and Secure Society

Indigenous Justice Program

(formerly  the Prevention, Diversion, Rehabilitation and Restorative Justice Program)

The Attorney-General’s Department provides funding through the Indigenous Justice Program to help respond to the urgent challenge of the accelerating rate of Indigenous offending and incarceration, and to support the realisation of safer communities.  

The objective of the Program is to facilitate the development and implementation of effective, culturally relevant projects, especially where youth (both female and male) are at risk. It also aims to support and  reduce the number of Indigenous Australians coming into adverse contact with the criminal justice system. The Program seeks to use cultural knowledge and identity to achieve outcomes on the ground.

The Program complements the Department’s other Indigenous law and justice programs—such as the Legal Aid for Indigenous Australians Program and the Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Program—and seeks to fund projects that will lessen the need for legal aid. It encourages early resolution of disputes, including through restorative justice practices that contribute to prevention and to building safer family and community environments.

Further information

On this page you can find more information and downloads about the program as follows:

Program Guidelines

Service Delivery Standards

Departmental staff contacts

How to apply for funding

The Department’s main call for funding submissions under the Program occurs in December each year through the cross-agency electronic submission (eSub) process. Applications for 2010-11 funding can be submitted anytime from 12 December 2009 to close of business 26 February 2010. Further information on the process is available at the eSub website.

Submissions for funding may also be made at other times, but are contingent upon the funds available after the eSub process has concluded. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the relevant Departmental staff in their jurisdiction prior to making an application outside the eSub process. See the 'Contact list for the Indigenous Justice Program' above.