Resources and publications
Title | Author /s | Summary | Date | Tag(s) | Type |
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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 digital approach: Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (ETNTAC) case study report | Christiane Keller, Ophelia Rubinich, Helen Wrigth and Jasmine Tearle | This report provides insights into a digital approach to returning native title materials using digital forensic analysis. Great volumes of hardcopy and digital materials can be interrogated with a keyword search once ingested into a NUIX database to retrieve relevant documents. It provides step-by step diagrams and the ETNTAC Native Title Materials Policy and Procedure. |
Database, Heritage, Policies, Technology | Report | |
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 | |
AIATSIS Submission to review of the CATSI Act: Phase two | Dr Lisa Strelein, Ophelia Rubinich, Casey Millward | Since 2016, AIATSIS has contributed to a number of reviews of the CATSI Act including the Technical Review of the CATSI Act (2017) and CATSI Review Phase 1 (2020). Throughout this report, the AIATSIS researchers refer to the AIATSIS submissions for both of these reviews. |
AIATSIS, CATSI Act, Compliance, Policies, Rule book | Report | |
Board induction checklist | PBC website | This board induction checklist provides a downloadable template for your PBC to formalise the induction process of new board members. It contains suggestions on documents to be included in an induction kit and when and by whom the new board is inducted. |
Board, Induduction, Succession Planning | Checklist | |
Consolidated report on Indigenous Protected Areas following Social Return on Investment analyses | Social Ventures Australia | PM&C commissioned SVA Consulting to understand, measure or estimate and value the changes resulting from the investment in five IPAs across Australia. The Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodology was used to complete each of these analyses, which were informed by interviews with 143 stakeholders as well as desktop research canvassing relevant qualitative and quantitative data. |
Caring for Country, Community development, IPA (Indigenous Protected Areas), Land and sea management, Tourism, Training | Report | |
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 | |
Decision-making: Constitutions of Prescribed Bodies Corporate | Ashleigh Blechynden | The Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) research snapshot series has been developed to share findings from the Native Title Research Unit’s (NTRU) investigation into the constitutions and financial reports of PBCs. This research forms part of the PBC Capability project which aims to develop a long-term national picture of the PBC sector. This snapshot examines the decision-making processes identified by PBCs within their constitutions including voting processes, quorum requirements and the use of independent directors. |
CATSI Act, Constitutions, Decision making, Native Title Act, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate), Rule book | Report | |
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 | |
Detailed information on changes to native title laws and obligations | CATSI Act, ILUA (Indigenous Land Use Agreement), Members, Native Title Act, Native title holder, PBC Regulations, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate), Reporting, Rule book, Special administration | Fact sheet | |||
Getting started | Indigenous Governance Toolkit | The topic 'Getting started' from the Indigenous Governance Toolkit has four sections,
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Governance, Reporting, Rule book | Information Sheet | |
Gkuthaarn and Kukatj Land and Sea Country Plan | GKuthaarn and Kukatj Traditional Owners, Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation | The Gkuthaarn and Kukatj 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. |
Commercial development, Community development, Employment, Environment, Indigenous knowledge, Land and sea management, Tourism, Youth | Report | |
Good governance guide | Victorian Local Governance Association | The Good Governance Guide is a practical resource for anyone involved in the decision-making process in Victoria’s local government sector. It focuses on the areas where good governance has the most impact and offers suggestions for how it can work. |
Governance, Strategic planning, Succession Planning | Guide | |
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 | |
Innovating to Succeed Forum | Aboriginal Governance and Management Program (APONT) | In 2017 the APONT Aboriginal Governance & Management Program facilitated a NT-wide forum for senior managers and board members of NT Aboriginal organisations, bringing them together to network and share stories to strengthen and build their capacity in management and governance. This report provides an overview of the presentations from this forum. |
Capacity building, Constitutions, Directors, Governance, Rule book, Staff | Report | |
Leadership | Indigenous Governance Toolkit | The topic 'Leadership' from the Indigenous Governance Toolkit has seven sections,
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Governance, Leadership, Succession Planning, Youth | 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 | |
National picture: Constitutions of Prescribed Bodies Corporate | Ashleigh Blechynden | The Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) research snapshot series has been developed to share findings from the Native Title Research Unit’s (NTRU) investigation into the constitutions and financial reports of PBCs. This research forms part of the PBC Capability project which aims to develop a long-term national picture of the PBC sector. This snapshot provides an overview of the main findings from this research and identifies key areas where PBCs have adapted their constitutions from the default rules offered by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC). |
AIATSIS, Constitutions, ORIC, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate), Rule book | Report | |
Nothing Succeeds Like Succession: Succession Planning for Not-for-Profits | Our Community | Ourcommunity.com.au provides useful resources for succession planning in Not-for-Profit organisations. This website details the changes and processes of the board, staffing, and donors, whilst also covering topics on documentation, recruitment, and induction. |
Governance, Succession Planning, Youth | Website | |
ORACLE - Does your rulebook need a spring clean? | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | ORIC newsletter about making changes to a corporation rulebook (constitution) |
CATSI Act, Constitutions, ORIC, Rule book | Newsletter |