Resources and publications

This guide complements the Rule book info kit and is for prescribed bodies corporate (PBCs) and Registered Native title bodies corporate (RNTBCs) who have extra responsibilities under the Native Title Act 1993. It describes some of the important issues that need to be considered when writing rules for these types of corporations. It also suggests some specific rules. It is designed for PBCs, RNTBCs and groups intending to hold or manage native title.

This book contains pictures to help explain some of the concepts within the rule book.

A guide to the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act)

ORIC fact sheet about differences between the CATSI Act and the Corporations Act.

This serious of essays draws on a diversity of perspectives to document a significant social and environmental movement that is quietly gathering momentum across this vast Indigenous estate. This series of essays, drawn from an unusual collaboration between university researchers and Indigenous land owners, tells a little-known story about Aboriginal people who are living on, working on and caring for the lands and seas that they own and manage. The ongoing struggles by Indigenous people to conserve and rehabilitate the outstanding natural and cultural values of their ancestral lands deserve wide recognition and acclaim.

Information on the volume can be found here. 

This volume can be purchased directly from The Federation Press by following the link below. 

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. 

Advice for dealing with complaints.

A report detailing information obtained from corporations registered under the CATSI Act on remuneration and other benefits paid to directors, senior managers and other staff.

Managing disputes and the role of ORIC in resolving disputes.

ORIC newsletter about the role of the CEO

ORIC newsletter about the role of directors.

ORIC policy statement explaining their role in resolving disputes involving corporations.

ORIC newsletter about the separation of roles in a corporation.

ORIC newsletter with advice about running Annual General Meetings.

This guide is designed to help corporation auditors and accountants (or bookkeepers) prepare reports

Outlining the roles and responsibilities of directors and officers for corporations under the CATSI Act.

ORIC newsletter about independent directors. Includes interviews with independent directors.

An information sheet about the roles of The Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) and The North Queensland Land Council - the sheet explains how ORIC helps corporations after native title determination.

ORIC fact sheet about corporation’s rule book.

This report is based on the workshop, Implementing native title: Indigenous leadership in land and water livelihoods, held at the 2015 National Native Title Conference, 16-18 June, Port Douglas, Queensland. It details the ways several Indigenous communities from around Australia are implementing their rights and interests following the restitution of their land and sea territories.