we learn from the Amata and Ernabella communities can be applied to other … communities. We will, over time, start to work with other communities.' (T745) He that he saw the NPY Women’s Council as providing an options coordination service on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands in the longer term (T758). I also received a statement of Mrs Robyn Linsdell, Manager of the Cross-Border Carer Respite Centre and Service, operated by the NPY Women’s Council. She said that after the meetings held in Alice Springs in late 2002, to which I have already referred, it was agreed, among other things, that: 'The Disability Services Office of DHS ensure that brokerage funds through Brain Injury Options Coordination be made available to purchase personal care worker staff from NPY over this period (Christmas/January holidays); …' (Exhibit C2a, p3) On the basis of that, Mrs Linsdell said that NPY Women’s Council operated a successful activity-based respite program’ for people with disabilities at ‘outreach Amata over the December 2002 - January 2003 period, and Kunmanara Ken was one of the four registered participants in the program. Further meetings took place in April 2003. Complex negotiations then took place, which were made even more complex by the fact that the Department for Human Services commenced a review of NPY Women’s Council and declined to provide new funding until the review was complete. NPY Women’s Council ran a further outreach activity-based respite program from 30 June 2003 to 8 August 2003 at Amata, and again Kunmanara Ken was a participant. It was observed that Kunmanara Ken and his family were noticeably happier during the program (Exhibit C2a, p6). Unfortunately, despite further negotiations, a similar program not be organised for December 2003-January 2004. This was the period during which Kunmanara Ken died. The reasons for this are unclear, but there seems to have been some uncertainty about whether NPY Women’s Council or the Amata Community Council were to be funded for this purpose. Mrs Linsdell said: '37. In summary my observation of the involvement of DSO is as follows:-
we learn from the Amata and Ernabella communities … can be applied to other communities. We will, over time, start to work with other communities.' (T745) He that he saw the NPY Women’s Council as providing an options coordination service on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands in the longer term (T758). I also received a statement of Mrs Robyn Linsdell, Manager of the Cross-Border Carer Respite Centre and Service, operated by the NPY Women’s Council. She said that after the meetings held in Alice Springs in late 2002, to which I have already referred, it was agreed, among other things, that: 'The Disability Services Office of DHS ensure that brokerage funds through Brain Injury Options Coordination be made available to purchase personal care worker staff from NPY over this period (Christmas/January holidays); …' (Exhibit C2a, p3) On the basis of that, Mrs Linsdell said that NPY Women’s Council operated a successful ‘outreach activity-based respite program’ for people with disabilities at Amata over the December 2002 - January 2003 period, and Kunmanara Ken was one of the four registered participants in the program. Further meetings took place in April 2003. Complex negotiations then took place, which were made even more complex by the fact that the Department for Human Services commenced a review of NPY Women’s Council and declined to provide new funding until the review was complete. NPY Women’s Council ran a further outreach activity-based respite program from 30 June 2003 to 8 August 2003 at Amata, and again Kunmanara Ken was a participant. It was observed that Kunmanara Ken and his family were noticeably happier during the program (Exhibit C2a, p6). Unfortunately, despite further negotiations, a similar program not be organised for December 2003-January 2004. This was the period during which Kunmanara Ken died. The reasons for this are unclear, but there seems to have been some uncertainty about whether NPY Women’s Council or the Amata Community Council were to be funded for this purpose. Mrs Linsdell said: '37. In summary my observation of the involvement of DSO is as follows:-
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