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Guiding Principles

Guiding principles for culturally safe genomics

Ensuring Culturally Safe Health Genomics with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - the Guiding Principles, for health genomics and clinical service organisations, are currently being developed by the department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group on Health Genomics. These principles guide genomics to respect culture and empower communities. They ensure genomic services and research uphold rights and deliver respectful outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a culturally safe way.

The guiding principles collectively aim to ensure that genomics in Australia is culturally safe, equitable and led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.