What does my funding agreement require me to do about access and equity?

If you receive any funding from local, NSW or Australian Government or if you are a local, NSW or Australian Government service:

Your services should comply with the Commonwealth Charter of Public Service in a Culturally Diverse Society.

The principles in the Charter say that your services must:

  • be available to everyone who is entitled to them and should be free of any form of discrimination irrespective of a person's country of birth, language, culture, race or religion

  • be developed and delivered on the basis of fair treatment of clients who are eligible to receive them

  • be sensitive to the needs and requirements of clients from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, and responsive as far as practical to the particular circumstances of individuals.

Additional guidelines for services funded by: