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Members can appoint independent directors to the board if it is in the rule book. An independent director is a director who is not a member. They usually have special skills or knowledge.
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An officer of a corporation is someone who is involved in making decisions that affect the business of the corporation and can greatly affect the corporation’s financial standing.
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The healthy corporation checklist allows you to check your corporation’s compliance with the rule book and the law.
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Our new system for lodging forms and reports – myCorp – is now available. Thank you for your patience during this…
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Your corporation size determines whether you have a contact person or a secretary.Contact personIf your corporation's size is small or medium it will have a contact person.
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Corporations should regularly review their rule book to make sure their rules still work for them. What works for your corporation is likely to change over time, especially if your objectives change or operations grow.
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We maintain a public list of people disqualified by a court or the Registrar. A disqualified person can’t be an officer of a corporation – that means they can’t be on the board or a manager.
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Update 26 March 2025: System outagesORIC’s online lodgement system – online.oric.gov.au – will be unavailable after 5…
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All corporations must keep correct and up to date accounts and records. Records help you to gather and maintain evidence about your business activities, like:
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Our workshops and courses are designed to build corporate governance knowledge, skills, efficiency and accountability. Goals for trainingOur courses aim to:
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The ORIC survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations 2024 has now closed. Thank you to the 163…
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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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The Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations, Tricia Stroud, has finalised the deregistration of…
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The Registrar is focusing on the quality of corporation records, particularly those relating to director appointments,…
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There are 4 rules that every corporation must have in its rule book.A corporation’s rule book must state:
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What we ask of youThe Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) must provide a safe environment for its people. Team members are trained and supported to deliver the business of ORIC including complex and sometimes difficult matters.
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There are several different ways people can be part of a corporation. Each role also comes with responsibilities. Some are set by the CATSI Act and some are set by other laws. Some are set by the corporation’s rule book or corporation policies.
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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: