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In 2013, Elders in Canberra came together over a shared concern about the services provided to First Nations people leaving prison. The community wanted returning members to have stronger, more culturally responsive support.
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The healthy corporation checklist allows you to check your corporation’s compliance with the rule book and the law.
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Complaints about corporations can be resolved directly with the corporation or formally through ORIC. There are some issues the CATSI Act prevents us getting involved with.
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With good procedures in place, resolving a complaint can be a smooth process. It can even strengthen a corporation.Communicate oftenDirectors should listen to members and communicate often with them.
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If you’re dissatisfied with a corporation’s service, conduct or performance, you might make a complaint. Make sure your concerns are clear and the corporation has a chance to respond.
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Your rule book is your key governing document. It sets out the internal governance rules that apply to your corporation. It's important that it supports your corporation to practice good governance in a way that reflects your culture.
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Resolving disputes is the corporation’s responsibility, but ORIC can assist with disputes about how a corporation is run. It’s part of how we support good governance. When a dispute is managed well it can prevent corporate governance failure.
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This workshop is for the board or rule book working group from a registered native title body corporate (RNTBC). Like every corporation, RNTBCs have a rule book. The rule book sets out the corporation’s internal governance rules.
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The Australian Government’s public data policy requires ORIC to make non-sensitive data ‘open’ by default. Open means the data is freely available for anyone to use, reuse, and redistribute.
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The Native Title Act grants the Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations (the Registrar) the power to issue an opinion about whether a fee is one that the body corporate may charge.
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Every corporation has a rule book. The rule book is the document that says what the corporation will do and the rules for how it is governed.
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There are different types of rules for a corporation’s internal governance. There are rules that are set in the law and cannot be changed, can be replaced, can be changed and are specific to the corporation.
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Once a corporation has been placed under special administration, the Registrar will appoint a special administrator to resolve financial and organisational problems. The special administrator is a qualified, independent person who takes control and runs a corporation.
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The Registrar has a power under the CATSI Act to issue compliance notices. A compliance notice is an instruction to a corporation to fix something. Compliance notice purposeCompliance notices instruct a corporation to fix an issue, for example:
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Running a corporation is not always easy. Sometimes things go wrong. These processes and procedures can help resolve problems and get the best outcomes for the corporation and the community.
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All registered native title bodies corporate (RNTBCs) must have particular rules about membership and disputes. ObjectivesThe objectives must say that the corporation is established to become an RNTBC and carry out the functions of an RNTBC.
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This workshop will unpack the A-Z of governance and make sure you are fully aware of your legal obligation as a board or committee member.