The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) highlighted the need for laws that recognise the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle, which guides how welfare services intervene and make decisions about Aboriginal children. It stressed the need to put these principles into legislation to support culturally sensitive, community-centred care and help to keep Aboriginal children connected to their culture, and identity. The Commission also noted the establishment of Aboriginal child-care agencies in the 1970s, and their efforts to keep families together and prevent institutionalisation.