Resources and publications

This Workbook is a working document to guide and assist NSW Community Legal Centres in their cultural learning, as well as documenting the progression of cultural safety in Centres for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

The board of [Organisation] is committed to reaching a prompt and fair resolution of any disputes, conflicts, or disagreements that may arise from time to time, and that may threaten the functioning of the board.

PBCs have to think about succession. This workbook is for PBCs who want to engage with young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in their community and region. It provides information, practical tips and ideas how to communicate and get them involved.

This workbook leads you through the process of developing a communications strategy step-by-step.

This fact sheet provides general information for native title compensation under the Native Title Act 1993 (NTA).

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander models of community and regional governance are based on networks of interconnected layers of leaders, groups of people, and land-ownership rights and interests. They are arranged in different ways, depending on what suits the particular community or organisation. 

This fact sheet provides information about Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and best practice for engagement with Traditional Owners. The fact sheet explains what FPIC means and how you can get in contact with PBCs, land councils, registered Aboriginal parties, native title representative bodies and service providers in Australia.

This template will assist you to complete a ‘first glance’ survey of materials in your personal archives. While designed primarily to survey materials produced under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory) 1976 (Cth) (ALRA) and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA), the template will assist in surveying other materials. This template has been peer-reviewed but remains as a draft to be trialled and to obtain further advice around the documenting of digital archives. For updates see Aboriginal land rights in the Northern Territory: Documenting and preserving the records and memories.

This workbook provides you with practical step by step guide to how to apply for funding for all kind of projects your PBC wants to conduct.

This fact sheet on metadata explains what metadata is and why it is important.

PEST (Political, Economic, Social, Technological) analysis and SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis are common tools used in strategic planning for corporations.  This document provides examples used in PBC workshops and is therefore relevant to PBC business. It can be used as template to be modified to your PBC's needs. 

AIATSIS is at the forefront of community-led research and projects, and collaborates with numerous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partners across the country. In this guide, we outline foundational principles for meaningfully engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The guide is written for non-Indigenous policymakers who have none or limited experience working with Indigenous peoples. It is a starting point for further learning and capability building.

This template can be used to log your research process, progress and results.

This research workbook can be used to plan your research into existing native title materials for your native title claim, PBC or community.

This workbook provides useful tips on how to go about using social media to connect and inform PBC members.

Factsheet produced by the National Native Title Tribunal providing information on the Registration process for Body Corporate Agreements.