Resources and publications

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Title Author /s Summary Date Tag(s) Type
A corporation's rulebook: What you need to know Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Summary of what information must be included in a rulebook for corporations registered under the CATSI Act.

 Constitutions, ORIC, Rule book Information Sheet
A guide to writing good governance rules for PBCs and RNTBCs Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

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.

 CATSI Act, Constitutions, ORIC, Rule book Information Sheet
Corporation Reporting Guide Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

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

 Bookkeeping, ORIC, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate), Policies, Reporting, Rule book Information Sheet
Deductible gift fund Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

ORIC information sheet about deductible gift recipient fund, provides DGR rules for PBC rule books.

 Funding, Rule book Information Sheet
Getting started Indigenous Governance Toolkit

The topic 'Getting started' from the Indigenous Governance Toolkit has four sections,

  1. Getting started on building your governance
  2. Assessing your governance
  3. Mapping your community for governance
  4. Case studies
 Governance, Reporting, Rule book Information Sheet
How to adopt condensed rules under the CATSI Act Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Steps to adopting the condensed rules under the CATSI Act

 CATSI Act, Constitutions, ORIC, Rule book Information Sheet
Name, Vision, Preamble, Principles, Objectives Northern Institute, CDU

Guide to developing a corporation's vision, preamble, guiding principles and objectives.

 Constitutions, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate), Rule book Information Sheet
The rule book - condensed Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Example rule book that corporations can use to make their own rule book that complies with the CATSI Act and suits their needs. This rule book satisfies the requirements for most corporations registering under the CATSI Act. This rule book satisfies the requirements for a constitution under the CATSI Act and includes some good governance ideas. It keeps some of the ‘replaceable rules’ under the CATSI Act, and replaces others. It doesn’t include all of the set law under the CATSI Act.

 CATSI Act, Constitutions, ORIC, Rule book Information Sheet
The Rule Book - Info Kit Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

The rule book info kit is comprehensive and takes advantage of the full range of options under the CATSI Act. It includes extra information and notes to help corporations pick and tailor rules.

It is a longer document which includes set laws from the CATSI Act which cannot be changed (rules that apply to all corporations) as well as:

  • rules that must be completed (special to that corporation)
  • rules that can be replaced
  • laws that can be changed
  • rules that are good governance ideas recommended by ORIC.

Additional resources associated with The Rule Book - Info Kit can be found by following this link.

 CATSI Act, Constitutions, Rule book Information Sheet
The rule book - short (pictorial) Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

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

 CATSI Act, Constitutions, ORIC, Rule book Information Sheet