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Required rules for deductible gift recipient status
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Contact person and secretary
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Calling directors' meetings
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Minutes of meetings
Chairing meetings
Virtual meetings
Native title and RNTBCs
Native title fee opinions
Decision making
Accountability for making decisions
Conflict of interest
Managing a conflict of interest
Decision-making in RNTBCs
Decisions without a meeting
Related party financial benefits
Keeping records
Membership records
Director records
Financial records
Resolving problems
Tips to avoid complaints
Addressing compliance notices
Going through special administration
Receivership
Small business restructuring
Voluntary administration
Corporate governance
Setting up corporate governance
Corporation purpose
Governance health checks
Examinations
Healthy corporation checklist
Law, rules and obligations
Corporation name requirements
Membership requirements
Director requirements
Indigeneity requirement
Corporate governance principles
Corporation size
End-of-year tasks
Risk management
Risks of sharing an email address
Closing a corporation
Deregistration
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Property of deregistered corporations
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Voluntary winding up
Court-ordered winding up
Learning and support
Training schedule
Past training workshops
Training workshops and courses
Certificate IV course
Corporate governance for Indigenous corporations
Board finance papers
Director inductions
Financial delegations
How to analyse key financial statements
Key legal duties of directors
Legal tips for managing disputes and conflict
Mastering meetings
Minute taking skills
Privacy and data laws
Protecting mental health: Psychosocial hazards for not-for-profits
Risk and corporations: current issues for the board agenda
Safety, risk and insurance
Social media and the law
The role and importance of budgeting
Understanding contracts
Understanding financial reporting responsibilities
Working with other organisations
Travel support to attend training
Customised training
Rule book design or redesign
Starting a new corporation
Tailored training for your board
CATSI conversations
Inductions and onboarding
Record keeping
Being a good chair
Separating governance and management
The skills every board needs
Under examination
What makes a good board report
When your board can’t agree
Corporation jobs
Employment guides and template contracts
Recruitment guides
LawHelp
Applying for help through LawHelp
Governance story
Learning about governance
Running good meetings
Making decisions
Doing director work
Looking after money story
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Planning for problems
Planning for the future
Report a concern to ORIC
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Report a concern – information for corporations
Disputes
What to expect from us when you report a concern
Corporations and registers
Register of corporations
Find a corporation (search the register)
Find other organisations
Corporation stories
A community approach to Australia's digital future
A place in the Cape for making music and connections
A significant place
Bringing stability through strong governance
Community-led decision-making in practice
Making the space to grow
Success begins with a clear purpose
Support for mine-affected communities to secure a long-term future
The cost of keeping services free
Thinking differently for mental health
Thirty years of commitment to south Sydney communities
Data about corporations
State of the sector reports
Complaints involving corporations
Corporations with reports not lodged
Disqualified persons & officers
Requesting information and comments
Research and analysis
Sector insights
About us and our work
About the Registrar
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Exemptions
Exemptions – members and observers
Extensions and exemptions – meetings
Extensions and exemptions – officers
Exemptions – record keeping
Extensions and exemptions – reporting
Requesting an exemption
Review of a decision
Special administrations
Debts during special administration
Impact of special administration on corporation staff
Purpose, vision and values
About the CATSI Act
History of the CATSI Act
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ORIC Corporate Plan 2024–2027
Customer service charter
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Make an FOI request
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Contact us
Your responsibilities when dealing with us
