PM&C will maintain the following important core foundations:

• the Enterprise Agreement 2024–27 employment provisions that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
• the Mara Network, PM&C’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff network, to ensure they have an avenue to support each other, share information and lived experience, and to collaborate on departmental initiatives
• Indigenous staff liaison officers (ISLOs)
• Reconciliation and First Nations Champions
• the First Nations Staff Hub with easy access to information and resources to support wellbeing and career development and progression
• observation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural protocols
• celebration of Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week
• public communication of PM&C’s commitment to reconciliation
• cultural Awareness training available to all-staff either in person or online
• participation in Jawun, Garma Festival and the Sir Ronald Wilson Pat Turner Scholarship.

This RAP is complemented by the PM&C Inclusion and Diversity Strategy 2023-26.

PM&C will continue to support staff to participate in reconciliation activities. In addition to internal National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC week events being considered work time, staff are able to access one day of paid leave per year to participate in NAIDOC week activities under the Enterprise Agreement 2024–27 (EA). The EA also states that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees may access up to 6 days over 2 calendar years to participate in significant activities associated with their culture or to fulfil ceremonial obligations.

PM&C’s forward commitment acknowledges the five dimensions of reconciliation as outlined by Reconciliation Australia.

1. Race relations – all Australians understand and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous cultures, rights and experiences, which results in stronger relationships based on trust and respect and that are free of racism.
2. Equality and equity – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples participate equally in a range of life opportunities and their unique rights are recognised and upheld.
3. Institutional integrity – the active support of reconciliation by the nation’s political, business and community structures.
4. Unity - an Australian society that values and recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and heritage as a proud part of a shared national identity.
5. Historical acceptance – all Australians understand and accept the wrongs of the past and their impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Australia makes amends for past policies and practices ensures these wrongs are never repeated.