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Complaint
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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Deregistration
Director, Secretary, Contact person
Two or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations can join together to form a new corporation. This is called ‘amalgamating’.
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Deregistration
You can apply to have a deregistered corporation reinstated. There are also some circumstances under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) when ORIC or the courts may re-register a corporation.
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Eligibility, Indigeneity
Contact person, Secretary, Director
Register a new corporation; transfer registration of an existing entity; amalgamate 2 or more corporations; or reinstate registration of a deregistered corporation.
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Eligibility, Deregistration, Indigeneity, Complaint
Creditor/funder
ORIC has a range of corporate documents that set our regulatory approach and priorities.
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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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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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Native title
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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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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Native title, Eligibility
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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Eligibility
Go through tasks to complete for your corporation by the end of the year, such as annual reports, funding acquittals, taxes and annual general meetings.
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Deregistration
Even if your corporation has stopped doing anything, it's still registered as a legal entity. This means that you must still meet the legal obligations of a corporation. To be free of these obligations, you will need to finish up any corporation business (wind up) and deregister it.
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Deregistration, Charity
A voluntary deregistration is where all members agree to it. In a voluntary deregistration the directors have already completed the work of winding up the affairs of the 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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Extensions
Corporations can ask for exemptions from requirements about meetings. This includes general meetings, directors’ meetings, minutes of meetings.
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Indigeneity, Charity
A corporation must be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) to be a charity. A corporation that is, or wants to become, a charity must include certain rules in its rule book.
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Native title, Indigeneity
Registered native title bodies corporate (RNTBCs) make decisions related to native title and corporate operations. These decisions must be made correctly and by the right people.
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Conflict of interest
Director
Learn about processes for the board to manage a conflict of interest.
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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.