ATSIC 20 April 1999 ATSIC BOARD LIFTS MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE The Board of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission has decided to lift a vote of no confidence in the Federal Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs. The ATSIC Chairman, Mr Gatjil Djerrkura, said the decision to lift the motion of no confidence, which was imposed in March last year, was taken at today's meeting of the Board in Canberra in the interests of the Commission's constituents. "It is our view that the motion has served its purpose," Mr Djerrkura said. "We have made our point and it is now time to move on." Mr Djerrkura said the Board was mindful that the decision should not be read as a motion of confidence in the Minister. "Quite the reverse," he added. "We are seeking to re-establish a relationship. "The Minister must now play his part. "We have a number of substantive issues we need to discuss with the Minister as a full Board to advance the interests of our constituents. "He has refused to date to meet with the full Board until the motion was lifted. "Today's decision has been taken to facilitate this process. "It is now up to him to meet the Board of ATSIC half way. "The Board imposed the motion because the relationship with the Minister was unequal. He was dictating his agenda to us rather than working with the Board. "We are now seeking a new era in our relationship with the Government." Media contacts: Brian Johnstone 0419 010 687 Martin Freckmann 018 631 045 Craig Sproule Craig Sproule Office of Public Affairs Ph: 02 6289 3450 Fax: 02 6282 2854 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
