Consulting culturally and linguistically diverse communities

"Why Didn't You Tell Us? Because You Didn't Ask" is a guide for South Australian Government Agencies on consulting with culturally and linguistically diverse communities which contains information useful to everyone consulting these communities.

This Consultation Guide aims to complement existing consultation methodologies, by providing a set of specialist tools which will enable the public sector to canvass the opinions of those people whose cultural or linguistic diversity may not give them an entry into the processes of learning and decision making that result from community consultations.

Although written specifically for South Australian Government Agencies, the Guide is useful and informative for other groups wanting to consult with diverse communities.

The Guide Chapters cover:

• What is Consultation?
• Planning and Implementing Consultations
• Consultation Strategies
• Partnerships in Consultation
• Logistics (How, When, Where With Whom and With What)
• Alternative Consultation Methods
• Outcomes
• Ethical and Cultural Imperatives

Follow this link to the Multicultural SA website to download the Consultation Guide (opens in a new browser window)

For further information

Contact	:	Multicultural SA
Address	:	24 Flinders Street Adelaide South Australia 5000
Phone	:	-61 8 8226 1944
Fax	:	--61 8 8226 1955
Email	:	multiculturalsa@saugov.sa.gov.au