Goals and Guiding Principles

Our Goals

At ALSWA we strive to:

Deliver a comprehensive range of culturally respectful and quality legal services for First Nations Peoples in Western Australia;

Provide leadership which contributes to participation, empowerment and the recognition of First Nations Peoples;

Advocate on behalf of First Nations People to ensure that the underlying issues that contribute to disadvantage on all social indicators, are addressed;

Maintain a culturally respectful and professional service delivery for community members and create a rewarding working environment for our staff members.

Our Purpose

ALSWA works in collaboration and partnership with our communities and key government and non-government partners to rectify legal policies and practices that impact adversely and disproportionately on the legal and human rights of Western Australia’s First Peoples under Australian Law.

Our Vision

Justice for Western Australia’s First Peoples.

Our Values

The cultural values of Care, Share and Respect form the foundation of our organisation and underpin our commitment to our clients, their families and communities.

At ALSWA

• We Care for the human and legal rights, safety and psychological well-being of clients, their families and communities.
• We Share a common understanding of client problems, issues, challenges and needs and diligently strive to deliver the highest quality legal services.
• We Respect the cultural diversity, values and beliefs of our clients and sustain the delivery of confidential, innovative, professional, culturally proficient legal services.

Our Guiding Principles

Human Rights
The Articles contained in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples underpin everything we do.

Lore
We acknowledge, value, honour and respect Customary lore. Our lore is not compromised or devalued in the delivery of our services.

Leadership
Our decisions and actions are guided by strong cultural knowledge, leadership and governance.

Integrity
Our integrity is measured by the way we put our values into action and through the accountable, open, honest and ethical business and management systems we sustain.

Diversity
Our value and respect for diversity is acknowledged across our communities, reflected in the composition of our executive and staff and through the sensitive way in which we deliver our services.

Unity
We work in unity and share a mutual responsibility, dedication, commitment and passion for the delivery of high quality services to our clients.