Tauto Sansbury

Tauto’s identity comes from being a South Australian Aboriginal man, born on Point Pearce Mission on the Yorke Peninsula of Narungga-Kaurna heritage, with family links on the West Coast of South Australia.

Tauto has more than 30 years experience advocating for Aboriginal people in all areas of Aboriginal disadvantage. He was deeply involved in the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, working with Elliott Johnston, QC, and following the handing down of the recommendations, led both the National and South Australian Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committees (AJACs) for more than ten years, both monitoring the implementation of the recommendations and ensuring that lasting change took place regarding Aboriginal incarceration at all levels.

He was consultant to the Social Inclusion Unit undertaking community consultations on the so-called ‘Gang of 49’ for the Breaking the Cycle Report.

More recently he has been employed as CEO and General Manager in health and Aboriginal employment. He is widely recognised for his considerable knowledge regarding Aboriginal people and was awarded an Australian Centenary medal in 2003 by the Commonwealth “In recognition of work as Director of the Aboriginal Justice Advocacy Committee and the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee.”

He was also awarded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Person of the Year, National NAIDOC awards in 1996.

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