The Covid-19 pandemic poses significant challenges for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations. We are working on temporary provisions to support your operations and governance, and will update this page as information becomes available. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
Last updated 26 August 2021
ORIC services
We are open! Our staff are located all around the country, some working in offices and others working from home. We have resumed face-to-face services such as training workshops and visiting corporations, but we’re closely monitoring the situation and some workshops and meetings will be cancelled or converted to online. Either way we are connected, ready to help, and working to support your operations and governance.
Feel free to call or email us—1800 622 431 or info@oric.gov.au—during normal business hours.
Resources and support
We have compiled the following resources to support corporations during the pandemic:
- Registrar's response:
- extensions of time to meet and report
- special rules you can adopt if needed to allow for online meeting and decision-making
- Australian Government relief and support
- self-help—action your corporation can take
- guidance for holding online meetings
- a pilot program to evaluate an online tool for good collective decision-making and meetings administration
