22/09/2026
Target 9B – Close the Gap
According to the Productivity Commission Closing the Gap: Dashboard, Target 9B cannot be reported against.
Submission 1 of the Closing the Gap Review 2026 by Aboriginal Housing Northern Territory (AHNT), presents a methodology for measuring Target 9B through the assessment of 10 Consumer-Centred Apex Indicators.
Consumer-Centred Apex Indicators assess the extent to which regulatory reporting requirements, guaranteed service levels, consumer rights, and hardship protections enshrined in key codes, licences and customer contracts applying in major urban NT also apply to essential services delivery in NT Aboriginal communities.
Closing the Gap Target 9B states that by 2031, all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households: (1) within discrete Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities receive essential services that meet or exceed the relevant jurisdictional standard; and (2) in or near to a town receive essential services that meet or exceed the same standard as applies generally within the town (this includes Town Camps).
Essential services include power, water, wastewater, and solid waste collection.
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