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Conflict of interest, Eligibility
Member, Director, Secretary
When a corporation gives an asset or money to a person or group with a close relationship to the corporation, this is called a giving a related party a financial benefit.
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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, Indigeneity
Director
Minimum number of directorsThe rule in the CATSI Act is that if a corporation has:
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Eligibility
Director
When your corporation is registered, we will send you a certificate of registration, which has your Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN) on it, send you the approved rule book and publish details of your corporation on the Register of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations.
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Regulatory action, Deregistration, Records
Director
Avoid penalties by meeting your reporting obligations. Doing correct and timely reporting is positive for your corporation and the sector as a whole. Lodging reports on time shows your corporation takes its accountability and reporting obligations seriously.
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Records
Director, Member
Corporations must keep a record of all membership applications given to the corporation and a register of current and former members.
Publication
Records
Director
CATSI conversations
In this CATSI Conversation we’re looking at record keeping – what it means and why it’s important to members and the…
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Conflict of interest
Director
Our relationships – with our family, friends, community and organisations – create obligations or responsibilities to others. We call these ‘interests’. You may have an interest in something:
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Records
Creditor/funder, Member, Director
Directors must keep proper corporation accounts and records that correctly record and explain the corporation's transactions and explain the corporation’s financial position and performance.
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Records
Director, Creditor/funder
A financial report details a corporation's financial performance and position. It must be prepared in line with the Australian Accounting Standards.
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Indigeneity
Member, Director
For a corporation to be registered under the CATSI Act, the corporation must at all times be owned and controlled by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
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Eligibility, Indigeneity
Contact person, Secretary, Director
There are requirements for a group to register and stay registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act).
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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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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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Charity
Director
Read through steps on how to draft a rule book for 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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Conflict of interest
Director
Learn about processes for the board to manage a conflict of interest.
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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.