Resources and publications
Title | Author /s | Summary | Date | Tag(s) | Type |
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Information for PBCs on changes to native title laws and obligations | CATSI Act, Decision making, Dispute management, Exemptible rules, Future acts, ILUA (Indigenous Land Use Agreement), Legal, Native Title Act, Native title holder, PBC Regulations, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate), Reporting | Fact sheet | |||
Kooyang Sea Country Plan | Members of the Framlingham Aboriginal Trust and Winda Mara Aboriginal Corporation | This Sea Country Plan is an important step in re-asserting our responsibilities for the management and protection of the natural resources of our country. |
Heritage, Land and sea management, Land and water, Land rights | Report | |
Kurtijar Land and Saltwater Country Plan | Kurtijar People, Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation | The Kurtijar Land and Saltwater Country Plan is a strategic document that provides a framework for our people and our partners to work together to care for all the natural and cultural values of our country, while providing a sustainable livelihood for our community and others with rights and interests in our land and saltwater country. |
Land and sea management, Land and water, Land rights | Report | |
Legal context for PBC decision making | Aurora | Information sheet about decision-making for PBCs. |
Decision making, Governance, Legal, Meetings, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate) | Information Sheet | |
Lhere Artepe Policy and Procedure Guide | Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC | Policy and procedure guide for Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC |
Directors, Dispute management, Meetings, Policies, Reporting | Policy statement | |
Making decisions | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | ORIC newsletter about making decisions. |
Decision making, Meetings, Members, ORIC | Newsletter | |
Meeting templates | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | Series of templates and example policy documents for organisations registered under the CATSI Act. |
CATSI Act, Meetings, ORIC | Information Sheet | |
Meetings for Members | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | Guide for running general meetings for corporations registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act). |
CATSI Act, Meetings, Members, ORIC | Information Sheet | |
Minutes of Meetings | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | Factsheet about keeping meeting minutes for Indigenous corporations registered under the CATSI Act. |
CATSI Act, Meetings, Minutes, ORIC | Information Sheet | |
Mornington Island Restorative Justice Project report | Queensland Government | The Mornington Island Restorative Justice (MIRJ) Project has worked with families to establish a community-based alternative dispute resolution (mediation or peacemaking) service inclusive of Island culture and conforming to the requirements of the criminal justice system. |
Community, Culture, Dispute management, Legal | Report | |
Native Title Report 2000 | Australian Human Rights Commission | Under the Native Title Act 1993, the Social Justice Commissioner is required to prepare a Native Title Report each year for federal Parliament. Through these reports the Commissioner gives a human rights perspective on native title issues and advocates for practical co-existence between Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups in using land. This report examines: human rights and native title
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Heritage, Land and sea management, Land rights, Native Title Act, Water rights | Report | |
Native Title Report 2006 | Australian Human Rights Commission | Under the Native Title Act 1993, the Social Justice Commissioner is required to prepare a Native Title Report each year for federal Parliament. Through these reports the Commissioner gives a human rights perspective on native title issues and advocates for practical co-existence between Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups in using land. |
Agreements, Commercial development, Finance, Funding, Land rights, Mining, Water rights | Report | |
Ngarrindjeri Nation Yaruwar-Ruwe Plan | Ngarrindjeri people, South Australia | A key purpose of the plan was to better educate government and nongovernment agencies, researchers and the wider Australian public on Ngarrindjeri connection to Country and their associated rights and obligations to Yarluwar-Ruwe. |
Culture, Land and sea management, Land and water, Land rights, Water rights | Report | |
ORACLE - AGM | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | ORIC newsletter with advice about running Annual General Meetings. |
Meetings, ORIC | Newsletter | |
ORACLE - Complaints and how to manage them | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | ORIC newsletter about managing complaints |
Dispute management, ORIC | Newsletter | |
Procedure for handling complaints or disputes | Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation | This brochure provides a brief guide to the processes for dealing with disputes or complaints by members, clients and the general public. |
Dispute management | Guide | |
So, what’s new? Native Title Representative Bodies and Prescribed Bodies Corporate after Ward | David Ritter | This paper comments on some of the trends in Indigenous native title representation that have continued after the High Court's Ward decision. |
Land rights, Legal, Native Title Act, Water rights | Article / paper | |
Solid work you mob are doing: Case Studies in Indigenous Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management in Australia | National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, AIATSIS, Community Justice Centres, Legal Aid, Northern Territory Government, State Government Victoria | The Indigenous Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management Case Study Project aims to provide evidence-based research and resources to support the development of more effective approaches to managing conflict involving Indigenous Australians. The objective of the Project is to deliver recognition and support for the solid work that is being carried out and to enable current practices to be refined and extended. Its conclusions are intended to support, consolidate and build on Indigenous knowledge and experience. They are not intended as a substitute for that knowledge and experience. |
Dispute management, Indigenous law, Legal | Report | |
Taungurung Decision-Making Guide | Toni Bauman, Belinda Burbidge, Chris Marshall | Taungurung Land and Waters Council and AIATSIS collaboratively produced a decision-making guide for Taungurung people to use in governance. The guide contains practical information on:
The guide is of practical use for Taungurung Land and Waters Council in governance, assisting communication and engagement, inducting new board members, and managing disagreements about procedures and policies. It will also be of interest to other Indigenous corporations that are working on their own decision-making structures, processes and models, particularly native title Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) and other traditional owner corporations. |
AIATSIS, Board, CEO, Chairperson, Decision making, Directors, Dispute management, Governance, Members, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate) | Guide | |
The missing piece of infrastructure: Indigenous dispute management, agreement making and decision-making services | Toni Bauman | This presentation discusses findings from AIATSIS research in the Indigenous Facilitation and Mediation Project, the Federal Court’s Solid Work you Mob are Doing dispute resolution case study project and more recent research. |
AIATSIS, Dispute management | Presentation |