Policy statements

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.

Note: For most of our day-to-day work we use the name Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations. However our policy statements still use the statutory title Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations.

Policies

Policy statements give guidance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations, their directors and members and the general public about:

  • how the Registrar interprets the CATSI Act and associated legislation
  • the principles underlying the Registrar's approach
  • how the Registrar will exercise specific powers under the CATSI Act.

You might also be interested in our position statements.

In effect

Change of corporation size

Exemptions

pdf document Policy statement PS-07 - Exemptions (746.91 KB)

Corporation names

Member approval for related party benefits

Registered native title bodies corporate

pdf document Policy statement - PS-10 - RNTBCs (705.33 KB)

Registers and use and disclosure of information held by the Registrar

Privacy

pdf document Policy statement - PS-15 - Privacy (239.16 KB)

Change to corporation details by telephone, email or Registrar's initiative

Property of deregistered corporations

Transferring registration in and out of the CATSI Act

Special administrations

Applications for permission to deny a members' request for a general meeting

Compliance notices

Additional or increased reporting requirements

Disqualified persons and the Register of Disqualified Officers

Effect of invalid appointment of directors

Retired

Policy statement PS-01 on Providing information, advice and public comment has been retired. Please see requesting information and comments.

Policy statement PS-02 on Complaints involving corporations has been retired. Please see report a concern to ORIC.

Policy statement PS-03 on Complaints and feedback about the Registrar's staff, contractors and services has been retired. Please see complaints about ORIC.

Policy statement PS-04 on Registration under the CATSI Act has been retired. Please see Start a corporation.

Policy statement PS-05 on Registrar's powers to intervene has been retired. Please see ORIC's regulatory compliance framework.

Policy statement PS-11 on Indigeneity has been retired. Please see our position statement on Indigeneity.

Policy statement PS-13 on Freedom of Information has been retired. Please see freedom of information.

Policy statement PS-14 on Review of reviewable decisions has been retired. Please see review of a decision.

Policy statement PS-17 on Deregistrations and reinstatements has been retired. Please see deregistration and reinstatement.

Policy statement PS-21 on No-action letters has been retired. 

Policy statement PS-22 on Disputes involving corporations has been retired. Please see resolving disputes.

Policy statement PS-23 Review of fees charged by RNTBCs for certain native title functions has been retired. Please see native title fee opinions.

Policy statement PS-25 on Examinations has been retired. Please see Examinations.

Policy statement PS-27 - Suspension of members and directors has been retired. Please see Rules about suspending members and directors. 

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