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Regulatory action
The Registrar has published an updated Regulatory posture to reflect her regulatory priorities for 2025.A regulatory…
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Regulatory action
This document sets out the regulatory posture of the Registrar. It outlines the Registrar’s posture for key responsibilities of corporations and outlines focus areas for 2025.
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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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Native title
Corporations that are registered native title bodies corporate (RNTBCs) manage native title rights and interests on behalf of Traditional Owners. They have special provisions under the CATSI Act.
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Regulatory action
The Registrar has a number of regulatory and enforcement powers under the CATSI Act. What powers the Registrar exercises and when, will depend on the circumstances of each case.
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Native title, Indigeneity
Check if starting a corporation is right for youYou might be forming a corporation to hold title to land, to undertake a project or because you have an exciting business venture in mind.
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Native title, Extensions
CATSI conversations
Conflict and disagreement on a board can be good for a corporation, but they also have the potential to lead to complex…
Publication
Native title, Indigeneity
CATSI conversations
It’s important to clearly understand the role of the board as well as know what the differences are between corporate…
News
Regulatory action
So far in 2024, 18 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations have been successfully prosecuted for failing to…
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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
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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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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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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Extensions
Corporations can ask for exemptions from requirements about meetings. This includes general meetings, directors’ meetings, minutes of meetings.
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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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Extensions
Your corporation demonstrates accountability through its reporting to stakeholders on corporation performance and position.
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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.
News
Native title
The Native Title Act 1993 and Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 require every corporation…
Publication
Native title
Top 500 report
This is ORIC's seventh report on the top 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations. It collates and…
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Data interpretation and limitations