Commonwealth of Australia 2007

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Contents
Contents	III
1	Background	1
Indigenous reporting	3
The performance indicator framework	4
References	13
2	The compendium of Indigenous data	14
Improvements in reporting of Indigenous data	14
Indigenous data in the 2007 Report	14
References	18
EDUCATION
A	Education preface	19
References	21
3	School education	22
Indigenous data in the school education chapter	22
Framework of performance indicators	24
Supporting tables	40
References	42
4	Vocational education and training	43
Indigenous data in the vocational education and training chapter	43
Framework of performance indicators	44
Supporting tables	57
References	57
JUSTICE
B	Justice preface	58
Framework of the criminal justice system	58
Indigenous issues	61
5	Police services	63
Indigenous data in the police services chapter	63
Framework of performance indicators	64
Supporting tables	70
References	70
6	Court administration	71
Indigenous data in the court administration chapter	71
7	Corrective services	72
Indigenous data in the corrective services chapter	73
Framework of performance indicators	76
Future directions in performance reporting	79
Supporting tables	80
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
8	Emergency management	82
Indigenous data in the emergency management chapter	82
References	83
HEALTH
C	Health preface	84
Indigenous data in the health preface	86
Selected indicators of health outcomes	95
Future directions	101
Supporting tables	103
References	103
9	Public hospitals	105
Indigenous data in the public hospitals chapter	107
Framework of performance indicators for maternity services	110
Future directions in performance reporting	114
Supporting tables	116
References	116
10	Primary and community health	117
Indigenous data in the primary and community health chapter	118
Framework of performance indicators	120
Future directions in performance reporting	132
Supporting tables	134
References	134
11	Health management issues	135
Indigenous data in the health management issues chapter	135
Breast cancer	136
Framework of performance indicators	136
Mental health	139
Framework of performance indicators	140
Supporting tables	144
References	144
COMMUNITY SERVICES
D	Community services preface	145
Indigenous data in the community services preface	147
References	151
12	Aged care services	152
Indigenous data in the aged care chapter	153
Framework of performance indicators	156
Supporting tables	166
References	166
13	Services for people with a disability	167
Indigenous data in the services for people with a disability chapter	169
Framework of performance indicators	171
Supporting tables	181
References	181
14	Children’s services	182
Indigenous data in the children’s services chapter	182
Framework of performance indicators	183
Future directions in performance reporting	188
Supporting tables	189
15	Protection and support services	190
Indigenous data in the protection and support services chapter	190
Child protection and out-of-home care services	192
Framework of performance indicators for child protection and out-of-home care services	196
Supported accommodation and assistance services	203
Performance indicator framework of supported accommodation and assistance services	203
Future directions in supported accommodation and assistance performance reporting	216
Supporting tables	217
References	223
HOUSING
16	Housing	224
Indigenous data in the housing chapter	226
Framework of performance indicators	236
Performance reporting for SOMIH	239
Performance reporting for Commonwealth Rent Assistance	253
Future directions in performance reporting	258
Supporting tables	259
References	260
A	Statistical appendix	262
Indigenous data in the statistical appendix	262
Supporting tables	272
References	273
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
First use of acronyms and abbreviations are spelt out in each chapter. A complete list of acronyms and abbreviations and a glossary can be found in the Report on Government Services 2007.