Our Innovate RAP 2024-26
The ILSC’s current Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) was endorsed by Reconciliation Australia in October 2024.
Vision: A nation where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader Australian community participate equally in society and equitably enjoy the benefits the nation has to offer.
Key Pillars: Relationships, Respect, Opportunities, and Governance and Reporting
Our reconciliation origins
The ILSC, by its very genesis, is an instrument of reconciliation.
We were established in 1995 following two significant reconciliation landmarks:
- the 1992 Mabo judgment, which recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ traditional title to Country – ‘native title’ – was never extinguished at British colonisation
- the subsequent Native Title Act 1993, which provided a national framework for the recognition and protection of native title, along with a ‘Land Fund’, money intended for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as partial compensation for their dispossession.
The ILSC would become the custodian of those funds, holding them in trust for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to provide for their contemporary and future land needs, particularly those unlikely to benefit from native title or land rights.
Our reconciliation journey
The ILSC's journey to developing a Reconciliation Action Plan officially commenced in 2015, marking the beginning of a significant commitment to fostering reconciliation.
Our progress
Since then, numerous achievements and milestones have been reached, including enhanced cultural awareness, strengthened relationships, and impactful community engagement initiatives.
A summary of our progress delivering the RAP 2024-26 is reported each year through our Annual Report: