Registrar's year in review
Anthony Beven, Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
Highlights
- 2904 registered corporations; up 4.4% from last year
- 172 are RNTBCs (registered native title bodies corporate)
- Call centre inquiries up 10%.
- 97% say our online guidance is helpful (of those surveyed as part of an independent review of ORIC)
- 96.5% of corporations met reporting requirements.
About
About the Registrar
The Registrar of Indigenous Corporations is an independent statutory office holder who administers the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act). The CATSI Act has some unique features:
Building bridges every which way
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory: Beginning in 1972 as a cooperative of community stores in seven communities, The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) is now the highest-earning corporation under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act). In 2015–16 it generated income of over $95 million—with a tidy $5 million surplus for its five member communities—Galiwinku, Gapuwiyak, Milingimbi, Minjilang and Ramingining. It’s a smart, diverse operation strengthened by a passion for bridge-building.
The top 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations 2015–16
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See also the media release about this report.
Leaders in law, business and community
Yirrkala, Northern Territory: The Rirratjingu clan, traditional owners of land on the Gove Peninsula, is well-known for its leadership. In 1963, when the Australian Government excised over 300 square kilometres of land from the Arnhem Land reserve for bauxite mining— without consulting the traditional owners—five Rirratjingu brothers took action.