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Start a corporation

Find advice and support for registering a corporation under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act).

There are advantages to an Indigenous group in becoming a corporation. ORIC provides help in this process. However, organisations don’t have to be incorporated with ORIC. Depending on their circumstances, they can be registered with other agencies. Options for incorporation are discussed below.

Incorporation and benefits

Learn what it means to incorporate and what the benefits are.

Requirements for registration

Check that your corporation will meet all the requirements of the CATSI Act.

Register a new corporation

Follow the steps to lodge your application.

Transfer registration to the CATSI Act

Transfer an organisation registered somewhere else to the CATSI Act.

Reinstate registration of a corporation

Find out when and how a corporation can be put back onto the register.

What to do after registration

Learn what you must do and what you can choose to do after your corporation is registered.

Other registrations

Learn about other registrations your corporation could apply for besides the CATSI Act.