NSW Closing the Gap Partnership Agreement

The new Agreement builds on the National Partnership Agreement, signed March 2020, and the National Agreement on Closing the Gap signed in July 2020.

It acknowledges and provides guidance on what partnership looks like in NSW. The Agreement highlights NSW’s commitment to Closing the Gap. It is a genuine partnership towards our shared goals for Aboriginal people and communities.

This NSW Partnership Agreement recognises the four Priority Reforms, with a fifth in NSW. These focus on changing the way governments work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. These Priority Reforms must be implemented.

The Priority Reforms will:

• Strengthen and establish formal partnerships and shared decision-making.
• Build the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled sector.
• Change government organisations so they work better for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Improve and share access to data and information to enable communities to make informed decisions.
• Grow the Aboriginal business sector, including more opportunities for businesses to deliver government contracts.