Maningrida Justice Reinvestment
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Maningrida Justice Reinvestment
Maningrida, NT
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Nja-marléya Cultural Leaders and Justice Group Ltd is a Maningrida-based, Bininj-led organisation delivering a community-led Cultural Justice Model funded under the Australian Government's National Justice Reinvestment program.
Impact on the record
What the public record shows
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What runs here
Programs and approaches
- Cultural Justice Model
- Community Courts (Aboriginal Experience Reports / culturally relevant alternatives to custody)
- Jaga Program (cultural mentoring for young people)
- Bush Council (early-intervention for youth offending)
- Cultural Plans coordinated by Jaga mentors
- Youth Services
- Cultural Advisory Service
- Funding Community Led Change
The lead organisation also supports
Maningrida Community Court
Elders guide sentencing as alternative to Darwin courts. Funded under $69M National JR Program.
Maningrida Justice Reinvestment Program
Aboriginal-led Justice Reinvestment initiative delivered by Nja-marleya Cultural Leaders and Justice Group Ltd. Includes Community Court implementation (working with judges and lawyers), Murnun Men's Shed, Women's Cultural Hub (partnership with Mala'la Health Service), Lúrra Festival youth engageme…
Maningrida Youth Centre
Safe space and activities for youth to reduce justice contact in Maningrida.
Murnun Men's Shed
Men's cultural wellbeing space. Part of the JR ecosystem in Maningrida.
The people
Who leads the work
David Jones
Chair
Source →Joseph Diddo
Director
Source →Tim Wilton
Law and Justice Group representative
Source →Lucy Yarrarwanga
Law and Justice Group representative
Source →Jessica Phillips
Law and Justice Group representative
Source →Elizabeth Wullunmingu
Law and Justice Group representative
Source →Kingsley Murphy
Law and Justice Group representative
Source →
The arc
How this site came to be
2024
Selected through an independent panel assessment and funded in February 2024 under the Australian Government's National Justice Reinvestment program to implement its Cultural Justice Model in Maningrida.
Source →2024
Named among nine organisations announced on Thursday 1 February 2024 to receive justice reinvestment grants, as part of a $79 million commitment to up to 30 community-led initiatives within a $109 million First Nations justice package.
Source →2025
Community Court anticipated to become available in Maningrida later in 2025; Nja-marléya's Law and Justice Group representatives prepare Aboriginal Experience Reports and participate in Community Court proceedings under the NT Aboriginal Justice Agreement (2021-2027).
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In the record
News and reports
- Landmark investment in First Nations justice reinvestment programs
Ministers' media centre (PM&C) · 2024-02-01
- Landmark Investment Boosts First Nations Justice Programs
Mirage News · 2024-02-01
- NT Aboriginal Law and Justice Groups Forum 2026
Humanitix
The network
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