The Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations, Tricia Stroud, has finalised deregistration of 324 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations. These corporations no longer exist.
When a corporation is deregistered, it ceases to exist as a legal entity and is no longer able to trade. Ms Stroud said, ‘If you’re someone who deals with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations I encourage you to keep abreast of their registration status and reporting compliance by checking the public register. There is no fee to access the public register.’
In October last year, the Registrar gave notice to 371 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations about her intention to deregister them for failing to lodge reports for the past 2 years. Since then a number of corporations have lodged their overdue reports, ending the deregistration action against them.
‘We are continuing to identify corporations who we believe are no longer operating and commencing action to deregister them,’ Ms Stroud said. ‘They too will be deregistered if they don’t get in touch with my office.’
Table: Number of corporations deregistered by location
| State/territory | Region | Number of corporations deregistered |
| NSW | Bourke | 5 |
| NSW | Coffs Harbour | 33 |
| NSW | Dubbo | 4 |
| NSW | Queanbeyan | 6 |
| NSW | Sydney | 14 |
| NSW | Tamworth | 12 |
| NSW | Wagga Wagga | 8 |
| NT | Alice Springs | 19 |
| NT | Darwin | 17 |
| NT | Katherine | 11 |
| NT | Nhulunbuy | 5 |
| NT | Tennant Creek | 3 |
| QLD | Brisbane | 15 |
| QLD | Cairns | 27 |
| QLD | Mount Isa | 6 |
| QLD | Rockhampton | 11 |
| QLD | Roma | 7 |
| QLD | Torres Strait | 10 |
| QLD | Townsville | 8 |
| SA | Adelaide | 5 |
| SA | Port Augusta | 3 |
| TAS | Tasmania | 1 |
| VIC | Victoria | 8 |
| WA | Broome | 9 |
| WA | Derby | 5 |
| WA | Geraldton | 5 |
| WA | Kalgoorlie | 10 |
| WA | Kununurra | 21 |
| WA | Perth | 25 |
| WA | South Hedland | 11 |
How to check deregistration status
You can find out if a corporation is deregistered by searching for it in the public register on oric.gov.au. The public register contains all corporations who were ever registered or deregistered.
Search for the corporation by its name, Indigenous corporation number or location. You will be able to see the in the search results its registration status including the date it was registered or deregistered.
9 March 2023
MR2223-06