Independent review · Fixed scope

RAP Health Check

An independent read on where your Reconciliation Action Plan actually stands — commitment by commitment. For organisations whose RAP has drifted, whose renewal is approaching, or who need an honest baseline before committing to anything.

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When this helps

Four situations this is built for

Your working group has stopped meeting

Meetings became irregular, then stopped. Nobody formally decided to stop — it just drifted, usually after a restructure or a sponsor leaving.

Renewal is coming and you cannot report

The term is ending and nobody can say with confidence what was delivered, because evidence was never captured as the work happened.

You have inherited a RAP

You are new to the role, the plan predates you, and you need an honest baseline before you commit to anything in front of an executive.

You need to know if you can progress

There is internal appetite to move up a RAP type, and you need an independent view on whether the delivery record actually supports it.

None of these mean the RAP has failed. They are the normal ways plans drift in organisations that are busy — and almost all of it is recoverable if you know what you are actually dealing with.

Scope

What the health check covers

Commitment-by-commitment status

Every action in your current RAP assessed as delivered, partially delivered, not started, or quietly lapsed — with what can still be evidenced for each.

Evidence position

What proof exists for delivered commitments, what could still be reconstructed, and what is realistically unrecoverable.

Governance health

Whether your working group has authority, sponsorship, attendance and decision rights — the four things that determine whether delivery continues.

Relationship status

The current state of engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders, including where contact has lapsed and what repair would involve.

Renewal readiness

An honest assessment of whether you should progress a RAP type, repeat your current one, or consolidate before deciding.

Prioritised recovery plan

What to do first, sequenced by impact — including what to stop doing, which is often the more useful half.

Process

How it runs

  1. 1

    Document review

    We review your current RAP, working group minutes, any progress reporting, and whatever evidence exists. This usually reveals the gap between what is assumed to have happened and what is documented.

  2. 2

    Interviews

    Short conversations with your executive sponsor, working group members and a sample of action owners. Action owners are frequently the most useful, because they know what was actually delivered.

  3. 3

    Assessment and findings

    We assess status against every commitment and produce a clear picture of where things genuinely stand — including where the news is not good.

  4. 4

    Report and recommendations

    A written report with commitment-level status, governance findings, and a prioritised recovery plan, plus a session walking your team through it.

What you get

A written report you can take to your executive or board without editing, containing:

  • A commitment-level status table covering every action in your current RAP
  • An evidence position statement — what can be substantiated and what cannot
  • Governance findings, stated plainly
  • Stakeholder relationship status, including where contact has lapsed
  • A clear recommendation on renewal: progress, repeat, or consolidate
  • A prioritised recovery plan sequenced by impact
  • A walkthrough session with your team

The report is written to be useful whether or not you engage us further. Plenty of organisations take it and run the recovery themselves.

Questions

Health check FAQs

What is a RAP health check?
A short, independent assessment of where your Reconciliation Action Plan actually stands — commitment by commitment. It covers what has been delivered, what can be evidenced, whether governance is functioning, the state of your stakeholder relationships, and whether you are positioned to renew or progress.
How long does a health check take?
The time required to complete a health check will vary depending on the number of people we need to speak with, their availability to participate in meetings and respond to surveys, and how readily available the organisation’s existing documentation is.
Do we need a health check if our RAP is going well?
If delivery is on track and evidence is being captured as you go, probably not. Health checks are most valuable when something has drifted, when renewal is approaching and reporting looks uncertain, when leadership has changed, or when you need an independent view before committing to a higher RAP type.
What if the findings are bad?
That is genuinely useful, and it is better to know now than at submission. Most stalled RAPs are recoverable — the common outcome is a period of consolidation and repeating the current RAP type rather than progressing, which is permitted and is usually the more credible path.
Can a health check lead into full RAP support?
Often, but there is no obligation. Some organisations take the report and run recovery internally, which is a perfectly good outcome. The report is written to be usable either way.

Find out where you actually stand

If your RAP has drifted or renewal is approaching, an honest baseline is the cheapest thing you can buy. Start with a free conversation.

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