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Eligibility, Deregistration, Indigeneity, Complaint
Creditor/funder
This framework outlines the Registrar's approach to ensuring corporations comply with the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.
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Records
Director
The CATSI Act requires every corporation to prepare one or more reports every year and give them to members as well as lodge them for publishing on the Register of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations. Meeting your reporting obligations is important because it:
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Eligibility, Extensions
Contact person, Secretary
A corporation’s income, assets and number of staff in a financial year determine its size. The size of a corporation changes its responsibilities under the CATSI Act. This is so corporations do an amount of administration and reporting that is fair to their abilities.
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Charity
Director
Read through steps on how to draft a rule book for a corporation.
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Complaint
Creditor/funder
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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Records
Director
Corporations must keep a record of directors and notify ORIC of any changes to these records within 28 days of finding out.
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Member, Director
Members and directors can pass resolutions without a meeting. These are called ‘circulating resolutions’. The proposed resolution is written down and sent to all the people who can vote on it.
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Conflict of interest
Director
Learn about processes for the board to manage a conflict of interest.
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Creditor/funder
Special administration is unique to the CATSI Act.It means the Registrar can take early action when a corporation faces problems with finances or governance. The Registrar can appoint a suitable and qualified person to look after or fix problems such as:
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Creditor/funder
When a corporation enters special administration, its existing debts (called pre-appointment debts) are put 'on hold'. This gives the corporation time to sort out its future with the help of a special administrator.
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Deregistration
Creditor/funder
This is an outline of the Registrar’s powers to deal with the property of deregistered corporations under the CATSI Act.
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Contact person, Secretary
Every corporation and the Registrar need to keep a record of director appointments and the personal details of each director. Director personal details are:
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Director
We cover the costs of course delivery and materials for our workshops. We may also be able to help with the costs of getting to and from a workshop that run for more than one day.Eligibility for travel support To be eligible to apply for travel support:
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Director
An audit report is an independent evaluation of a corporation's financial report.Corporations that need an audit reportYour corporation must lodge an audit report each year if it’s a:
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Charity, Records
Creditor/funder, Director
Your corporation may have reporting obligations with other regulators and stakeholders such as the examples below.
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Extensions
Director, Member, Secretary
There are certain parts of the CATSI Act that the Registrar can grant exemptions for. An exemption means that a corporation does not have to comply with that part of the Act.Exemptions may:
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Native title, Eligibility, Indigeneity
Director
RNTBCs must have certain rules about disputes and membership eligibility in their rule books.
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Eligibility
Contact person, Secretary
Some rules in the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) are ‘replaceable’. This is similar to the Corporations Act 2001.
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Director, Member
Corporations need strong governance to be successful. This means directors run the corporation effectively with the help of management and staff. We provide information and resources so people directors can set up and manage good governance practices.
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Deregistration
Contact person, Secretary
The Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) says the Registrar can deregister a corporation in certain circumstances.