Land Council and CATSI Governance Support
Strong governance.Community confidence.
Support for land councils, CATSI corporations, members, directors and native title bodies. Start with the right organisation, rule book and governing framework.
Different organisations.Different responsibilities.
A land council, CATSI corporation, Land Trust and PBC can have different sources of authority. Identify the entity and jurisdiction before choosing a pathway.
CATSI corporations
Start with ORIC registration, the registered rule book and the CATSI Act. Separate membership and meetings, director duties and interests, financial records and reporting, dispute processes, and special-administration notices. The rule book matters alongside the statute.
NSW land councils
NSW Local Aboriginal Land Councils are constituted under the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act. Do not label every land council a CATSI corporation. Identify the entity and state first, then assess its membership, board, meeting, land-dealing and review requirements under the correct framework.
Northern Territory land councils
NT land councils and Land Trusts operate within the distinct Commonwealth land-rights framework. Relevant issues include functions, traditional-owner consent, interests, delegation, meetings, use of money and reporting. A land council, Land Trust, CATSI corporation and PBC are not interchangeable entities.
PBCs and RNTBCs
Separate ordinary corporate decisions from decisions affecting native title. ORIC explains consultation and consent of affected common law holders, including people who are not corporation members, and certificates recording those processes. Check the rule book and any permitted alternative consultation or standing-consent arrangements.
A clear process.A fair opportunityto be heard.
We organise the issues and evidence, assist with correspondence and responses, and identify appropriate referral or complaint pathways.
Membership, registers and member rights
Membership applications and decisions, access to governance information, disputed registers, notice of meetings, voting eligibility and internal dispute procedures. The applicable Act and registered rule book determine the starting point.
Meetings, elections and board authority
Notice, agendas, quorum, proxies, minutes, resolutions, elections, delegations and the authority to commission an investigation or make a decision. Preserve the original notices and versions of the rule book.
Conflicts, kinship and related-party concerns
Identify the actual interest or relationship, how it connects to a decision, what was disclosed and how it was managed. Kinship or disagreement alone is not proof of wrongdoing. Keep declarations, recusals and quorum consequences properly recorded.
Land councils and land-related decisions
Identify the state or territory, the council’s legal structure, membership or board issue, any land-dealing or land-claim decision and the notice or review stage. We assist with advocacy and preparation and arrange specialist referral where required.
PBC consultation and native title decisions
Separate corporate votes from decisions affecting native title. Record the affected common law holders, consultation and consent process, authority, relevant certificates and any disputed information. Membership and native title holder status are distinct questions.
ORIC notices, reporting and special administration
Bring the exact notice, date received, due date, latest reports, rule book and correspondence. We can help organise a response, identify gaps and prepare a practical action plan. A website enquiry does not extend a regulator’s deadline.
Internal complaints and fair investigations
Clarify who commissioned the work, who investigates, who decides, conflicts, the allegations, evidence disclosed and opportunity to respond. Keep allegations separate from findings and conclusions. Consider safety, cultural protocols, language and accessibility from the start.
Bring the documents.Keep the context.
Authority & rules
Registration details, current rule book, constitution, delegations and resolutions establishing authority.
Decision & process
Meeting notices, minutes, correspondence, allegations, decisions, reasons and any review or show-cause notice.
Evidence & response
Original records, dates, source information, responses, contrary material and your desired outcome.
Do not upload restricted cultural knowledge or private records you are not authorised to share. Tell us first if special cultural or confidentiality arrangements are needed.
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