Resources and publications
Title | Author /s | Summary | Date | Tag(s) | Type |
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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 | |
ORACLE - Complaints and how to manage them | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | ORIC newsletter about managing complaints |
Dispute management, ORIC | Newsletter | |
ORACLE - Selecting Senior Staff | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | ORIC newsletter with advice about selecting senior staff. |
ORIC, Staff | Newsletter | |
ORACLE - Separation of Roles | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | ORIC newsletter about the separation of roles in a corporation. |
Directors, Members, ORIC, Staff | Newsletter | |
ORACLE - The vital role of your CEO/Manager | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | ORIC newsletter about the role of the CEO |
CEO, ORIC, Staff | 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 | |
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 | |
Staff induction checklist | PBC website | This staff induction checklist provides a downloadable template for your PBC to formalise the induction process of new staff members. It contains suggestions on documents to be included in an induction kit and on the induction process. |
Employment, Induduction, Secretary, Staff | Checklist | |
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 | |
Voices of Our Success (full report) Sharing the stories and analysis from the 2014 Indigenous Governance Awards | Australian Indigenous Governance Institute, Reconciliation Australia | The Indigenous Governance Awards celebrate success in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations nationwide. The awards provide a fantastic opportunity to gain insight into current innovation, practices and understanding of Indigenous governance. An analysis of the top ranked 2014 applicants’ governance solutions are presented in Voices of Our Success: Sharing stories and analysis from the 2014 Indigenous Governance Awards published by the Australian Indigenous Governance Institute and Reconciliation Australia. |
Decision making, Dispute management, Governance, Leadership | Report | |
What can we do? Conflict analysis tool | Australian Indigenous Governance Institute | Working through the questions in this conflict analysis tool will help you understand and minimise the causes of conflict. |
Business, Dispute management | Toolkit | |
What can we do? Solving disputes as a group | Australian Indigenous Governance Institute | This is a basic model for solving problems using a facilitator, adapted from a model provided by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations. |
Dispute management, ORIC | Toolkit |