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The Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations, Ms Tricia Stroud, has today placed the Narang Bir-…
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The Registrar's position statements are a simple declaration of her stance on a specific issue. They identify the key points on a topic, and clarify our views and expectations. You might also be interested in our policy statements.
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Wedgefield, Western Australia: Pilbara Meta Maya Regional Aboriginal Corporation (PMMRAC) is a privately-owned Western Australian Aboriginal organisation based near Port Hedland in the Pilbara.
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Together we are strongerAlice Springs: When it comes to construction, maintenance and general entrepreneurship, Ingkerreke Outstations Resource Services Aboriginal Corporation is out there in front.
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ORIC no longer produces 6-monthly statistical reports about complaints involving corporations. The last report in this series was for the period 1 January to 30 June 2024. The previous reports are still available below for reference.
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Your corporation may have reporting obligations with other regulators and stakeholders such as the examples below.
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In 2023, a small Aboriginal art centre from the remote Western Desert appeared on the Australian Fashion Week runway for the first time.
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The Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations, Tricia Stroud, has commenced the deregistration of…
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ORIC has a range of corporate documents that set our regulatory approach and priorities.
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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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We have developed and set out below policies that govern and support the day-to-day operations of our office and decision making under the CATSI Act.
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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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The Registrar has a number of regulatory powers under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) to address issues within corporations.
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ORIC will not consider reports of concern if they are more than 3 pages (excluding attachments) or if they are AI-generated.
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The role of an individual director is to be an active member of the board and contribute to the board fulfilling its collective role and responsibilities.
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When a corporation gives an asset or money to a person or group with a close relationship to the corporation, this is called giving a related party a financial benefit.
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The Registrar has a power under the CATSI Act to issue compliance notices. A compliance notice is an instruction to a corporation to fix something. Compliance notice purposeCompliance notices instruct a corporation to fix an issue, for example:
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The Registrar's power to commence an examination of the books of a corporation is a regulatory power unique to the CATSI Act. The main objectives of an examination are to:
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In the Kimberley region of northwest WA, Nirrumbuk Aboriginal Corporation has been set up with a clear goal: local people experiencing self-sufficiency on their own terms.