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Policy and Advocacy

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Objectives

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  • ECCWA’s policy, advocacy and information program has the following objectives:

  • Ensure that ECCWA’s policy positions contribute to Government policy making

  • Promote and safeguard the interests of Multicultural and CaLD communities in WA

  • Facilitate dissemination of state government information to multicultural/ethnic communities

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Key Performance Outcomes

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  • State government policies that better reflect the needs of a culturally diverse society

  • Information that can be used to provide a timely, relevant and comprehensive, consultative and advisory service to the Minister.

  • Ethnic Communities are better informed of State government policies and programs.

  • Voice of multicultural/ethnic communities is effectively heard by political and bureaucratic decision-makers.

 

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Submissions

 

2021

ECCWA Ishar FDV submission to inquiry

Public consultation on English language requirement and the new sponsorship framework for the partner visa program

ECCWA's support for FECCA's request to ethnic data count in Australia

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About this program

  • We work towards ensuring that ECCWA’s policy positions contribute to Government policy making

  • Promote and safeguard the interests of CaLD communities in WA.

  • Facilitate dissemination of state government information to ethnic communities.

  • Support and advocacy services for individuals are provided through the Ethnic Advocacy and Support Team (EAST).

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