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CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL
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The Hon Jenny Macklin MP Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600
Dear Minister,
20 September 2012
In accordance with the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, the Native Title Act 1993 and the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, we are pleased to submit the 2011-2012 Annual Report on the operations of the Central Land Council.
In accordance with section 22A(2) of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act only the Chair and Deputy Chair are deemed to be directors for the purpose of responsibility for the Annual Report. The transmission of the annual report to the Minister is therefore approved by the undersigned.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Phillip Wilyuka Chairman, Central Land Council
Mr Michael Liddle Deputy Chairman, Central Land Council
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CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GLOSSARY & COMPLIANCE INDEX
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Director's Report
About the CLC
Council Members
CLC Governance
Organisational Structure
Output and Outcome Structure
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2 Land and Natural Resource Manag
3.1 Land Use Agreements
3.2 Employment, Education and Training
3.3 Mining
3.4 Commercial Assistance
4.1 Pub li c Awareness and Education
4.2 Advocacy and Representation
4.3 Cultural and Heritage Support
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5.3 Dispute Resolution in Relation to Land 86
Native Title Determinations
Compensation Applications
Claimant Applications
Future Acts
Indigenous Land Use Agreements
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PHILLIP WILYUKA
It was an honour that the delegates elected me as Chairman of the Central Land Council in May. I thank the delegates for putting their trust in me and I hope to serve them well in the position, working together to help improve the Lives of all the Anangu people.
My first job as Chairman was a trip to Willowra
to launch the building site for a new training and learning centre. The funding for the centre came from
money put aside for community development by the Warlpiri through the Warlpiri Education and Training Trust [WETT) program. The ABA and FaHCSIA also
contributed to this important project.
I was really pleased to know that Willowra commun ity members will help build the centre because local Abo riginal employment is very important to us.
The project was chosen by the Willowra community some years ago and is part of the CLC's big comm unity development program.
The main aim for me as Chairman is to see
Anangu moving back to country and strengthening connections to culture. When there are good things like learning centres built in communities it helps
people stay on their country and not get dragged to town all of the time.
I am pleased to hear that the government has put some money aside for homelands and outstations too.
I know the ranger program keeps growing and that
is a really good thing. We appreciate the government
funding to keep that program going. It is a job well done by all of the Indigenous rangers who are looking after country in their regions and also proving that keeping our culture strong is important in many ways. It means they have got jobs instead of being
unemployed all the time and that is really good.
My thanks go out to all the CLC staff, both Indigenous
and non-Indigenous, who are doing such a great job in all their roles and working together for the delegates, commu nity members and tradit ional land owners .
Mr Phillip Wilyuka
Central Land Council Chairman
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 3.
Over the past year the efforts of the CLC' s staff have seen our work make a positive and lasting impact on the lives of Aboriginal people in C entral Au stralia and contributed significantly to sustainable development for Aboriginal people. DAVID ROS S
Staff have bee n on the ground nearly every day of the year throughout our large region of 750,000 squ are
kilometres con sulting and providing information, practical support and advice to our 25,000 Aboriginal
con stitu ents. They may be Aboriginal rangers,
Traditional Owner s, community residents, Aboriginal
pa storali sts, mine workers or Aboriginal people with an interest in bu siness. They may spea k any on e or
more of the 15 Aboriginal languag es in our region and som e may spea k very littl e English at all.
W e have provided advice to the community to
assist with und erstanding the complex and controversial issues associated with Aboriginal
affair s and advised remote policy m akers on the con sequ ences of their decisions that affect our
con stitu ents so disproportionately.
Importantly, w e are identifying innovative solutions to wh at ca n seem to be intractable problem s and with
our partners turning them into genuine opp ortuniti es for Central Au stralia.
H ow ever the last yea r has also been a chall enging
one for the CLC as w e hea d towards an NT election
in Augu st 201 2.
Like m any other places, a period of politi ca l instability
often precedes an election and this yea r was no exce ption. H ow ever the impact on the CLC has bee n
signifi cant with politi cal ca ndidates in the Te rrit ory
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election exe rting a lot of political pressure on the representative arm of the CLC, eventually culminating in a lea dership spill.
In an unusual development, prior to the CLC' s May
201 2 m ee ting at Tenn ant Creek, the Ch airman Mr.
Bookie decided that the fir st day of the Council m ee ting
would be held in closed session and invit ed m emb ers of the Legislative Assembly and candidates for the
forthcoming Territory election to attend on that day.
Th e presen ce and involvem ent of politi cians and other
politi ca l activi sts in the meeting w as not acceptable
to a m ajority of m emb ers, and follow ing call s from
the floor for the Ch airman to resign, he offered a conditional resignation. Th e foll owing day the nature
of the resignation w as discussed in open session and rejected, and on the vote of the m emb ers the
Ch airman's po sition w as declared vaca nt.
Imm ediately afterw ards an election was condu cted by the NT Electoral Co mmi ssion for the positi ons of
Ch air and D eputy-Chair.
It is stressed to Co uncil m emb ers during induction
which includes governance principles, that the CLC
as an Au stralian Gov ernm ent statutory authority mu st
rem ain non -parti san if it is to ca rry out its functions
effectively. Th e prese nce and participation in the closed session by m emb ers of a politi ca l faction was
unsettlin g and ultimate ly rejected by the memb ers.
While political representatives occasionally attend
Land Council meetings, they do so in open sessions
as guests and not participants.
Subse quently, the events preceding the election of
the new Chair were the subject of poorly informed
and highly inaccurate reports in some media. These
remarks are included to ensure that the narrative
of the incident does not become distorted with the
passage of time and by populist political bias.
The way in which this event was handled and addressed
by the Council demonstrated its commitment to sound
gove rnance and its intoleranc e of political interference
in the business of the Council.
This incident showed that training in governance
is an extremely valuable exercise and feedback from
our members who participated in governance work-shops was very positive about the training an d how well it equipped people with skills to
avo id situations which could be at odds with the
principles of good organisational governance.
Despite this unfortunate chain of events, on behalf of
the staff and members, I would lik e to sincerely thank,
and extend our very best wishes to Mr. Bookie for his
leadership and the hard work he put into the job. We
also thank Ms. Gina Smith, who was the first woman
to become a Deputy Chair, for her extremely valuable
contribution and we look forward to seeing both of them as active participants in Council affairs at some
time again in the future.
Turning to Aboriginal affairs more generally I feel
com pelled once again to comment on the impact
of the supe r shires in the Northern Territory which
replaced one flawed system with another.
I think more than any other factor these shires have
contributed to a sense of disenfranchisement by
our constituents which has been quite damaging and distracting . Resourcing the shires properly and
modifying their structure so that some autonomy
at the grass roots level is returned to people in the
bush needs to be a priority to ensure that people
can move on and progress their aspirations.
While the CLC opposed some of the elements of the
Stronger Futures package, we welcome the long term
funding commitment associated with it. I also thank
the Minister for Families, Community Services and
Indigenous Affair s for her generous support of many
of the CLC's important initiatives over the last financial
year and the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC] Minister
Burke and the ILC for ongoing support to the extremely
successful ranger program in Central Australia.
The new leasing arrangements have been an enormous amount of work for the CLC for the last
three years and I would like to take the unu sual step of acknowledg ing the extraordinary amount
of excellent work our former lawyer Virginia
Newell did in this area.
Once again I thank our Council members for their
commitment and to all of our staff who consistently
put in so much effort to our work every year.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 5.
The Central Land Council is a statutory authority operating under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and is a Native Title Representative Body under the Native Title Act 1993.
The CLC was formed in 1974 and has be en outstandingly successful in performing its statutory
functions-so much so that now around 407,985 square kilometres of land are Aboriginal freehold und er the Land Rights Act. Wh en land was no longer
able to be claim ed after 1997, the CLC invested more resources in land manag ement to enable Aboriginal people to manage the many threa ts and opportunities on their land, including pastoral
activity, feral animal co ntrol, fire management and conserving threa tened spec ies.
As we ll , the CLC now leads the country with its comm unity development programs, wh ich use ren t and royalty monies from mining to build infrastructure and fund program s in
remote co mmunities.
Th e C LC is one of four Northern Territory land counc ils operating und er the Act. It covers the entire southern half of the Northern Territory, an area of some 780,000 square kilometres of land, and its
m emb ers belong to more than 15 language groups.
It consists of 90 Aboriginal representatives elected
from co mmunities around the CLC region who me et in various bush locations three times each year. M any of its functions a re delegated to a 11 -member Exec utive elected by the memb ers and headed by a
C hairman and a Deputy Cha irman.
As an Australian Government statutory body, the
C LC co nsults with Aboriginal landowners on m ining
activity, land management, tourism, employm ent and other deve lopment proposals for their land.
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The C LC operates under the Commonwea lth Authorities and Compa nies Act 1997. It is annu all y audited by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAOI.
The CLC has multiple sources of revenue which are indicative of the evolving nature of operations performed to comply with its statutory functions. Last financial year's expen ditur e was just over $21m. Aboriginals Benefit Account funding made
up $9.25m of that revenue.
The C LC has a staff of around 200, of whom more than half are Aboriginal, mak ing it one of the largest emp loyers of Aboriginal people in the N orthern Territory.
HISTORY
The roots of the CLC lie in the history of the Aboriginal struggle for justice in Central Australia, which includes events such as the famous strike and walk off by the Gurindji people at Wave Hill cattle station in 1966.
In response to Aboriginal demands, in February 1973 the Au stralian Government set up a Royal Comm ission un der Mr Justice Woodward to
inquir e into how land rights might be ach ieved in the Northern Territory.
The Comm issioner presented his first report in July 1973. He recommended that a Central and a
Northern Land Counci l be established in order to present to him the views of Aboriginal people.
In 1974 the CLC was formed. At that stage the staff consisted of an officer of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, who liaised with lawyers in Melbourne and Adelaide.
Following a meeting of representatives of Aboriginal communities, the Council was restructured in 1975 . Charlie Perkins was elected Chairman and Wenten Rubuntja elected Vice Chairman. A lawyer was
assigned by the Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service to work for the Council.
After considering Mr. Justice Woodward's final report, the Government drew up an Aboriginal Land Rights Bill. However, the Labor Government was dismissed
before the Bill passed through Parliament.
ST ATUTORY FUNCTIONS
In June 1976 Wenten Rubuntja was elected Chairman. After vigorous public and parliamentary debate the legislation was passed. The new Liberal/ Country Party government omitted provisions for land claims based on need and various other features of the original Bill.
The Aboriginal Land Rights [Northern Territory] Act
1976 was assented to on 16 December 1976 and came into operation on 26 January 1977.
It gave Aboriginal people title to most of the Aboriginal reserve lands in the Northern Territory and the opportunity to claim other land not already
owned, leased or being used by someone else.
The statutory functions of the Central Land Council are described in section 23[1] of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act and are laid out below. Although its functions are determined by the Act, the Land Council is first and foremost a representative organisation for the Aboriginal people in its area.
The functions of a Land Council are:
" To ascertain and express the wishes and the opinion of Aboriginals living in the area of the
Land Council as to the management of Aboriginal
land in that area and as to appropriate legislation concerning that land.
" To protect the interests of traditional Aboriginal owners of, and other Aboriginals interested in,
Aboriginal land in the area of the Land Council.
" To assist Aboriginals in the taking of measures
likely to assist in the protection of sacred sites on land [whether or not Aboriginal land] in the area of
the Land Council.
" To consult with traditional Aboriginal owners of, and other Aboriginals interested in, Aboriginal land inâ‘ the area of the Land Council with respect to any proposal relating to the use of that land.
" Where the Land Council holds in escrow a deed of grant of land made to a Land Trust under section 12-[i] to negotiate with persons having
estates or interests in that land with a view to the acquisition of those estates or interests by the
Land Trust; and [ii] until those estates or interests have been so acquired, to negotiate with those
persons with a view to the use by Aboriginals of th~ land in such manner as may be agreed between
the Land Council and those persons.
" To negotiate with persons desiring to obtain an estate or interest in land in the area of the Land
Council-[i] where the land is held by a Land Trust -on behalf of traditional Aboriginal owners [if any] of that land and of any other Aboriginals interested
in the land; and [ii] where the land is the subject of an application referred to in paragraph 50[1] [a) "
on behalf of the traditional Aboriginal owners of that land or on behalf of any other Aboriginals interested in the land.
" To assist Aboriginals claiming to have a traditional
land claim to an area of land within the area of the Land Council in pursuing the claim, in particular, by arranging for legal assistance for them at the
expense of the Land Council.
"To negotiate and enter into agreements, as necessary, for the purposes of subsection 70 [4].
" To compile and keep- [i] a register recording the names of the members of the Land Council; and Iii] a register recording the names of the members of the Land Trusts holding, or established to hold, Aboriginal land in its area and descriptions of each
area of such Aboriginal land.
" To supervise, and provide administrative or other assistance for, Land Trusts holding, or established
to hold, Aboriginal land in its area
" To assist Aboriginals in the area of the Land Council to carry out commercial activities [including resource
development, the provision of tourist facilities and agricultural activities].
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REGION 1 ALICE SPRINGS Santa Teresa: M artin M cMillan Titjikala: Philip
Wiluyka Wallace Rockho le: B ernard Ab bott
Amoonguna: Rosea nn e Ell is Uruna: Raylene
Sil verton Yatesman Bore: Patri ck O liver
Tangentyere: M ervyn R ubuntja Lhere Artepe:
Ca rolyn and Michae l Liddle lngkerreke Outstation:
Veronica Lynch lwupataka: M ichael Camp bell
Hermannsburg: M ervyn Raggatt Tjuwanpa: Roxanne
Ke nny, Conrad Ratara and Ra lph Ma lbu nka
REGION 2 SOUTH WEST
Walatjata Outstation: Tony Paddy lmanpa: Phillip
Coombes and Geoffrey M umu Areyonga: Peter Wilson
Finke: Julie And erson Docker River: Norm an Kulitja
and Clive Shaw Mutitjulu: A lison Hu nt Kings Canyon:
Stephen C lyne Tempe Downs: Bruce Breaden
REGION 3 NORTH WEST Bamboo Springs: Des ley Ro gers Mistake Creek:
Jack Cook Daguragu Outstations: Maurie Ryan and
Ro bert Roy Daguragu: Rhonda Rankin Lajamanu
Outstations: Joe James Lajamanu: W illi e Johnson and Geoffrey Ba rnes
REGION 4 TANAMI
Nyirripi: Lyle Gibson Yuendumu: Harry Nelson and
Francis Kelly Yuendumu Outstation: Simon Fisher
and Denni s Willi ams Tanami Downs: Peggy Granites
Napurrula Willowra: Teddy Long and Max Martin
Mt Barkly: April Martin Mt Dension: Roslyn Jones
REGION 5 WESTERN Papunya: Sid Anderson and Adrian Stockman Haasts
Bluff Outstation: Douglas Multa Tjupurrula Haasts
Bluff: Suparkra Jugadai Mt Liebig Outstations: Colin
Tjungurrayi Mt Liebig: Vacant position Walungurru
(Kintore Outstations): Lindsay Corby Walungurru
(Kintore): Irene Nangala Mbunghara: Terry Morris
REGION 6 TENNANT CREEK Mangalawurru : Cynthia Lauder Ngurrutiji
(Nguyarrmini): Mick Murphy Kunayungku:
BrianTennyson Karlanjarriyi: Sandra Morrsion
Epenarra: Benjamin Beasley Tennant Creek: Michael
Jones, Pepy Simpso n an d Geoffrey Shannon Canteen
Creek: Don Beasley Wunara: Tony Willy Alekerange:
Ned Kelly lmangarra/Murray Downs: Linda Dobbs
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REGION 7 EASTERN SANDOVER Alpurrurulam (Lake Nash): Maxie Ray Ampilatwatja:
Ellwyn Holmes Urapuntja: Cowboy Loy and Ngarla
Kunoth-Monks Alparra: Harold Nelson and Ruby
Morton lrrultja: Mark Ross Derry Downs: Stephen
Bob Atwengerrpe: Gilbert Corbett
REGION 8 EASTERN PLENTY
Bonya: Vacant position Urlampe: Shirley Dempsey
Alcoota: Cliff ord Tilmouth lrrelirre/No 5: Toby
Petrick Mt Eaglebeak: Herbie Bloomfield
Akarnehe Well: Riley Williams Atitjere (Harts Range): Anthony Petrick
REGION 9 CENTRAL Woola Downs/Adelaide Bore: Lawrie Price Yuelamu:
Derek Briscoe and David Stafford Ti Tree Station:
Comet Fishook Wilora (Stirling): Harry Moore
Ti Tree (6 Mile): Malcom Ross Laramba: Peter
Stafford Tara: Tommy Thompson Thangkenharange:
Tommy Walkabout
ENABLI NG LEGISLATION The Central Land Council operates under The
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory} Act 1976.
Respons ible Minister
The responsible minister during the 2011-2012
year was The Hon . Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Statutory Functions
The statutory functions of the Central Land Council
are described in Section 23(1] of the Aboriginal Land
Rights Act and are detailed previously.
Although its functions are determined by the Act, the
Land Co uncil is first and foremost a representative
organisation for the Aboriginal people in its area.
The CLC's guiding principles are:
" Respect for people and Traditional Owners.
" Respect for country.
" Respect for culture and Aboriginal Law.
" Achieving justice and equa lit y.
" Respecting the law.
COUNCIL
Th e CLC is a Council of Aboriginal people from
across the southern half of the NT. The CLC ha s
90 Counc il members representing 75 remote
communit ies and outstations.
The Land Rights Act provides that any Aboriginal
person may nomin ate for membership of the Council, provided they are living in the CLC area or Traditional
Owners of land within the CLC area.
The method of choice of members, including the list
of communities and outstations who can nominate
members and the allocation of representatives from each community, are determined by the Council and
subject to approval by the Minister.
Every three years communities and outstations
are asked to choo se their Council members either
through nomination if they are small communities
or formal preferential voting in larger comm uniti es.
At the commencement of each term of the Council
or at any meeting if required, the members vote for a Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Executive members
and five members to the Aboriginals Benefit Account
Advisory Committee. The Chairman Deputy Chairman
and ABA members are formally elected by preferential
voting in elections overseen by the Australian
Electoral Commission.
The Council is responsible for determining policy
and the strategic direction of the CLC . It meets
three times per year in different locations in the CLC region. Meetings are open to all Aboriginal people in
the CLC region, but only Counc il members may vote
or hold office.
CHAIR AND DEPUTY CHAIR
Mr Bookie was replaced by the Council as Chair on 23 May 2012. Gina Smith resigned as Deputy Chair on 14
March 2012. Phillip Wilyuka and Michael Liddle were
elected on 23 May 2012 as Chair and Deputy respectively.
COUNCIL MEETINGS 2011-2012
Meeting dates Location
23-25 Augu st 201 1 Kalkaringi
15-17 Novemb er 2011 Ro ss River
22 -24 May 2012 Tennant Creek
Resolutions
passed
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5
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THE EXECUTIVE
The Executive is a committee of the Council pursuant to s.29A of the ALRA but is not considered to be committee
of a board for the purposes of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. The Executive
compr ises nine members representing the CLC's nine administrative regions plus the Chair and Deputy Chair.
The Executive meets between Council meetings and met seven times in Alice Springs during this financial year.
Pursuant to s.28 of the ALRA the Council has delegated all its powers capable of delegation [except those powers w hich have been delegated to the Director, Chairperson and Financial Controller] to the Executive.
In practice this means that the majority of matters requiring formal resolution, such as land use agreements
and Part IV mining matters, are brought to the Executive, leaving the Council to discuss policy matters.
EXECUTIVE MEETINGS 2011-2012
Date of meeting Resolutions passed Apologies given
26 July 2011 21 Gina Smith [Deputy Chair]. Ngarla Kunoth-Monks
27 Sept 2011
25 Oct 2011
20
13
Gina Smith [Deputy Chair]. Dennis Williams, Lindsay Bookie
Shirley Dempsey
13 Dec 2011
6 March 2012
20
17
Ngarla Kunoth -Monks, Gina Smith [Deputy Chair)
N/A
24 April 2012 17 Ngarla Kunoth -Monks[7J
19 June 2012 24 Ngarla Kunoth-Monks[7l. Malcolm Ross[9] Shirley Dempsey[8]
SUPPORTING GOOD GOVERNANCE
The admin istrative arm of the CLC provides support
and advice to the Council. Ensuring that members
understand their role and responsibilities is critical
to good governance.
The CLC conducts a thorough induction process at
the beginning of each Council term.
This process consists of workshop sessions at Council
meetings and regional workshops with smaller groups
of members in their own communities.
Appropriate educational materials are produced to assist
in explaining the role and functions of the CLC as a whole
in addition to the role and responsibility of members.
Further work was done on the development of the CLC governance manual, including redrafting,
discussions with Executive and re-working by the
designers. The printed version will be ready early in
2013 in order to be used for induction processes and
governance training with the incoming Council.
The CLC also attended and provided advice to ABA
Advisory Committee members at the ABA meetings
held on 15-17 August 2011 in Canberra, and 8-10
November 2011 and 16-20 April 2012, and also
participated in meetings of the ABA homelands
sub-committee in Darwin on 18-19 October 2011, 15 February 2012 and 4-5 June 2012.
CODE OF CONDUCT
The Council has adopted a Code of Conduct which
incorporates requirements under the CAC Act and seeks
to establish ethical standards and behaviour. Explaining
and discussing the Code of Conduct is a key part of the
induction process. The Code of Conduct sets out processes
for dealing with members who breach the code. A copy of
the Code of Conduct is provided at each meeting.
The Central Land Council is made up of 90 elected representatives from 75 communities.
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL 90 members from 75 communities and outstations
I
CHAIRMAN DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
REGIONAL SERVICES I
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" Commu nity liaison
" Regional office support
DIRECTORATE
" Po licy
" Media
" Council &
Executive liaison
" Women's
ISSUeS
" Community
development
MINING
" Exploration applications
" Mining agreements &
employment
DIRECTOR
REGIONAL OFFICES
" Lajamanu
" Alparra
" Papunya
" Yuendumu
" Kalkaringi
" Mutitjulu
" Tennant
Creek
" Atitjere
" Alice Springs
NATIVE TITLE
" Native Title applications
" Land use agreements
I CORPORATE SERVICES
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" Financial management
" Human resources
" Records & library
" Information technology
" AAMC - royalty associations
" Property
LAND MANAGEMENT
" Regiona l land management
" Community ranger programs
" Joint management
" Enterprise development
" Employment
LEGAL
" Land claims
" Agreements
" Legal advice
ANTHROPOLOGY
" Traditional Ownership Identification [TO lD]
" Land claims
" Work area clearances
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 13.
LAND & NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PERM ITS
LAND & NAT U RAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
LAND CLAIMS & ACQUISITIONS SUPPORT
II LAND CLAIMS Ill OTHER LAND ACQU ~ IS= I=T =- IO _,N=-......,._â ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT &
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
LAND USE AGREEMENTS
EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING
COMMERCIAL ASSISTANCE
ADVOCACY SERVICES &
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
DISTRIBUTIONS
ADMINISTER LAND TRUST
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
NATIVE TITLE
Enhanced social, polit ical and economic participation and equity for Aboriginal people in the Central Land Council's area as a result of the promotion, protection and advancement of their land rights, other rights and interests.
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STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FRAMEWORK The Central Land Council's strategic planning methodology integrat es longer-term objectives and an outputs/
outcomes-driven performance information framework with medium and long term financial planning and
annual resource allocation. A new strategic plan, for the five-y ear period 2012 to 2017, is substantially
complete. After extensive consultation with staff and Council m embe rs, goals and strategies have been
revised, a long term financial model developed and a performance information framework has been finalised.
Operational planning aligned to the strategic plan is almost complete.
PERFORMANCE
2011-2012 was another growth year with CLC operations
increasing support and advocacy services to Traditional
Owners. Key activities related to the negotiation of the
leasing of Aboriginal land for Australian and Northern
Territory Government purposes was a particular focus,
and included 19 specially convened consultations with
affected Traditional Owners and communities. These
consultations included obtaining directions about any
rent due to be paid. It was encouraging to note that
Aboriginal people are increasingly choosing to put these
types of receipts to community purposes. Funds include
compensation for the five-year leases which were
seized under the NTER and rent for Australian and NT
Government leases, the majority of which are unpaid.
The key achievements are described in the output
chapters. In summary these include:
" Working with Traditional Owners to manage their land
and resources, protecting sacred sites and economic
development [Outputs 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 4.31.
" Pursuing Traditional Owners' native title interests
[see Output 61.
" Guiding Traditional Owner community development
aspirations [see Output 4.41.
" Negotiating commercial agreements with
parties interested in the use of Aboriginal land
and the management of income arising from land
use agreements [see Output 3.4).
" Representing the land interests and aspirations of
Aboriginal people in Central Australia.
" Providing employment opportunities and managing
community -based ranger groups delivering a range
of land management services.
Land use agreements, land management, and economic
and community development are functions experiencing
rapid growth causing the CLC's staff to have nearly
doubled since 2007 . The work specifically associated
with acquiring Aboriginal freehold title has diminished
over fhe past 30 years, but the work involved with
manag ing and developing that land is rapidly increasing.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE The CLC is funded on a cash basis with the annual
estimates of revenue less expenditure forecast on a 'break evenâ‘ basis. The actual net revenue and
expenditure results for the financial year ended 30 June 2012 against the combined ABA and Native Title
sources of funding was $13 0,791 after accounting for planned commitments [refer Note 5 in the annual
financial statements). This represents only 0.06 percent of the budgeted $20.3m related to these programs .
During the period CLC successfully managed and reported against more than 55 active funding
agreements from other levels of government, in addition to 84 operational cost recovery arrangements invoiced. The CLC's operational sources of revenue are detailed below. Continuing the trend of previous years,
CLC ha s been successful in securing additional funds to perform services furthering outputs and outcomes.
Income continues to be underpinned by contributions
from the Aboriginals Benefits Account.
Sources of Revenue 2011-2012
20.----- ---------------------------
ABA funding Recoveries Other Native Title cost income Rep Body
" Ranger Program s64(11
Other funding Agree " ments
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 15.
The ABA has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years [balance above $400m at June 20111. and
there has been some uncertainty and debate around the correct balance between the grants program and
administrative payments . During the period FaHCSIA engaged consultants to forecast future ABA revenue longer
term, and to develop a performance framework. The CLC welcomes move s which assist in developing a long term
approach to financial planning, administration and performance, particularly relating to s.64[41 funding.
In the last year, ABA related payments for CLC are summarised below:
ALRA Section
s.64[1 I
s.64[11 and
s.35[1 I [20071
s.64[41
Grant Funding
s.64[31
Affected Areas
2011/2012
$13,672,416
$4,641,079
$4,490,721
$2,437,400
Funding agreements in the pursuit of land
management [$3.52ml. and the related ranger programs [$5.46ml. continue to be the next
largest income streams, primarily from the Department of Sustainability, Environment,
Water, Population and Communities [SEWPaCI
and the Indigenous Land Corporation [ILC).
A key risk to many program s including the
ranger program at the CLC is the variability in
the m ethodology and agreements of all levels of
Expenditure classified by CLC output groups
10
8
6
4
2
Comments
Admin istrative authorised expenditure, refer Note 5 in Financial Statements
One -off payment of accrued receivable from ABA due to
legislative amendments in 2007. [Refer also notes 4 and 51
Revenue in the year for individual grants:
" Ranger Program Capital & Operations
" Willowra Early Learning Centre [Community Dev.l
" Mutitjulu Pool construction [Community Dev .l and
" Funeral & Ceremonial support
These amounts are paid directly to relevant [affected areal
corporations as directed by ALRA- refer Note 15 to financial statements
government. The success of the ranger program
is contingent on SEWPaC's Working on Country
program, SEWPaC Indigenous Protected Area funding,
the ILC, and the ABA. While the CLC is extremely
grateful for the support of these partners, the risks and inefficienci es created through funding effectively
one program through multiple sources, for periods
between 12 months to 4 years, and all with differ ent
reporting frameworks, priorities and conditions is
unnecessarily onerous.
$m
Natural Resource Management
Land Claims & Acquisition Economic Development
Advocacy & Community Development
Administration Native Titl e Program
" 2010/11 " 2011/12
16. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Outputs classified under Natural Resource Management [$9.83m; 28 percent) were the largest
area of expenditure in 2011-2012. There has been an
increase in this output group largely through the land
management efforts of the CLC Ranger program, as
noted above, funded primarily through SEWPaC,
and the ILC. During the year the CLC ranger program
received $ 1.6m for the acquisition of land and buildings for an operational and training centre
in Alice Springs.
As we ll as achieving land management objectives,
significant elements of these programs also relate
to emp loyment, education and training [Output 3.21.
Although funding for this program has been secured
to June 2013, with indications of ongoing support,
formal extensions are still pending. There is little
flexibility in operational funds for growth, despite
signifi cant demand from communities to support
additional ranger groups.
Econom ic development and commercial services
incorporating land use agreements , employment,
education and training, mining and commercial
assistance accounts for the next largest expenditure
output group: $9.22m or 27 percent of the CLC"s
total expend iture. This includes CLC's core statutory
mining and land use agreement assistance functions;
applications for consent to exp lore on Aboriginal land;
costs relating to the CLC employment unit and certain
training outcomes in the ranger program; tourism
development; and pastoral development projects.
Advocacy and commun ity development [$5.87m;
17 percent) is another growing area of operations
for the CLC. There continues to be unmet demand for commun ity development resources. Further
details on work performed within each of these
output groups is co ntained elsew here in this report.
The CLC is proactive in identifying cost recovery
opportunities in accordance with relevant Common " wealth guidelines to mitigate any reduction in the level
and quality of service delivery in the performance of
its functions. Productivity gains and cost recoveries have not kept pace with increasing costs, particularly
in remote office management and services. These
costs, in particular those related to improved work
health and safety for C LC staff working remotely, are
the subject of an add itional estimates submiss ion
made in July 2012.
An accounting surplus of $7.59m is reported in the
CLC Statement of Comprehensive Income. This is
mainly the net result of assets purchased during the
year, deferring depreciation expense to future years
[+$1. 7m additional purchases compared to 10/11 I;
asset revaluations [+$2.3m) and revenue recognition
accounting policies resulting in extra revenue
recogn ised [+$3.1 m increase in unspent grants). Within
the CLC accounts, Note 16 provides some further detail
of commitments against recognised revenue, which
will be expensed in future years, likely resulting in an accounting deficit forecast in those years.
Also during the year, CLC was paid an additional
amount accrued under legislation in place between 1996 and 2007, being $4,641,079. This amount has
been recognised as revenue in Note 4[g) and an
expense in Note 3[c) in the financial statements.
The Minister has been advised that the CLC's
Executive Comm itt ee resolved that the funds would
be used for the long term and sustainable benefit of
Aboriginal people in the CLC area. The funds will be
applied by an Aboriginal Corporation formed for the purpose of sustainable community benefit.
The statutory financial statements have been
subjected to the requirements of an Australian
Accounting Standard which requires that all receipts
for special purpose programs must be recognised as current year revenue although services remain
unperformed and matching expenditure is to occur in
future years. As with other government entities, CLC
is not funded on an annual basis for non-financial
asset depreciation or employee leave liabilities.
Indigenous population growth and increasing
Traditional Owner awareness of land use
opportunities, including through voluntary leasing, is
increasing demand on CLC resources and services.
Most of the CLC 's constituents reside in remote
communities and the 'costs of doing business' continue to increase faster than growth in approved in
operational funding.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 17 "
LAND & NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PERMITS
LAND & NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Enhanced social, political and economic participation and equity for Aboriginal people in the Central Land Council's area as a result of the promotion, protection and advancement of their land rights, other rights and interests.
18. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
OUTPUT 1.1
PERMITS The permit system is authorised by section 73 of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) and contained within the Aboriginal Land Act (NT). The system provides all visitors, workers and researchers with a system of regulated access to Aboriginal land which is administered by the land
councils. The CLC offers entry, transit, media (news-of-the-day), mining and special purpose permits.
PERMITS ISSUED
----- Entry permits Med ia permits Mining permits Spec ial permits Transit permits Total permits 808
27
411
47
2,606
3,899
302
15
299
26
1,808
2,450
438 390
14 5
372 273
23 32
2,908 3,079
3,755 3,779
TRENDS IN PERMIT APPLICATIONS
4000
3500
3000
2500
- TOTAL PERMITS
- TRANSIT PERMIT
2000
- SPEC IAL PERMIT
1500 - MINING PERMIT
MEDIA PERMIT
1000 - ENTRY PERMIT
500
" " I
453
6
270
36
3,232
3,997
: 0 -- ~--~â‘---- L--- -- ~~--~ 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 PERFORMANCE
The NTER legislation amended the system so permits
are not required for public areas in main communities.
Notwithstanding those amendments, permits to visit
Aboriginal land outside community 'common areas'
are stil l required. However, as Traditional Owners
requested, many visitors to communities are still
app lying for permits to areas where permits are not
requir ed, i.e. in public or 'common areasâ‘, and the CLC
has issued 453 entry permits to such areas this year.
Visitors apply for permits in commun ities because they
wish to have peace of mind about the consent of the
residents, and the CLC appreciates the goodwill shown
in this area by members of the public.
Nonetheless, the CLC is concerned that the dilution
of the permit system has led to an assumption by the
public that they are free to visit Aboriginal land outside
communities as well. Traditional landown ers are
particularly concerned that uninvited visitors may be
responsible for theft of equ ipment [most commonly
solar panels and bore equ ipment] and damage to
sacred sites. The permit system administered by the
CLC does ensure that all the Traditional Owners are in
agreement about access to their country rather than
just one or two.
Protecting cultural and environmental heritage
Permits also have a role to play in environmental
protection by minimizing the impact on Aboriginal
land. The CLC has referred two serious cases of
unauthorised access to the police for prosecution. One
involved unauthorised access to Lake Amadeus which
is a signifi cant sacred site. Motorbike riders were
responsible for significant degradation of the Lake's
surface and the resulting visual impact. The other
incident involved uncontrolled access to the Haasts
Bluff Aboriginal Land Trust associated with the 2011 irruption in the population of the endangered princess
parrot and the possibility of criminal behaviour in
relation to the illegal bird trade.
Special purpose permits
Considerable resources are expended by the CLC on
special purpose permits. This year these have involved
consultations and negotiations regarding films, races
across Aboriginal land, academ ic research, fauna
surveys and private tourist visits. In line with new
Northern Territory legislation, the CLC now requires an
Ochre Card to be produced with the permit application
if access could require contact with children.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 19 "
OUTPUT 1.2
LAND & NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT In the Central Land Council's region, traditional Aboriginal Landowners own 407,985 square kilometers of Aboriginal freehold Land under the Aboriginal
Land Rights Act. This represents more than 52 percent of the 776,549 square
kilometers of Land covered by the CLC's nine regions.
While the land continues to be of imm ense importance The Land Management section continues to be
and spiritual signifi cance to its Aboriginal owners, much of it is arid or semi-arid, there are few surface waters, it is ecologically fragile, remote and often
inaccessible. Mu ch of the land is unsuitable or only marginally suitable for pastoralism.
There is increas ing recognition that the region contains natural environments of national signif icance. Not only are these areas often dynamic
cultural landscapes, but they support many of Australia's most threatened species and have an extremely high conservation value.
However, there are a number of complex and
difficult management issues facing Aboriginal landowners in Central Australia, including weeds, feral an imal control, fire management, mineral
exploration and mining, tourism, and other threats
to biodiversity conservation.
One of the CLC's main natural resource management
objectives is to build traditional landowners' on-ground capac ity to deal with the cha ll enges and opportunities involved in the sustainable management of their
country. This approach ensures that core environmental and cultur al values are protected and managed, while participation in emp loyment and training is increased and community development advanced.
The ability of Aboriginal people to visit and look after their country remains a priority for most Aboriginal landown ers, and there is very strong support from communit ies for young Aboriginal people who wish to be involved.
20. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
structured around six distinct but inter-related operational units:
" Regional Land Management Support
" Community Ranger Programs
" Joint Management & Tourism
" Rural Enterprise
" Employment
" Administration and Information
Externally-funded staff were employed under agreements with the following agencies:
" Indigenous Land Corporation !ILC]
" Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities [SEWPAC]-CFOC Indigenous Protected Area [IPA] Program,
Working on Country [WoC] Program, Director of National Parks
" Department of Employment, Education and
Workplace Relations [DEEWR]
" NT Department of Natural Resources, Environment, Arts and Sport [NRETAS]
" Territory NRM [Natural Resource Management]
" Tourism NT [TNT]
" Ninti One Limited
A large number of other staff work in nine
remotely-based community ranger groups, which
at the end of this period were employing nine ranger
group co-ordinators and 92 Indigenous rangers on
a full- time, part-time or casual basis. A further
five rangers were engage d on a casual basis in an
emerg ing "pilot' ranger program and another 63
trainee rangers employed on a short-term casual basis to enable ranger groups to undertake major
projects during the bu siest part of the year.
Although remotely-based, these positions add a
significant load to the adm inistrative and human
LA ND RESOURCE INFORMATION
The C LC ha s co ntinued to improve land resou rce
information management systems and methodology.
When a bid to the ABA for funding for Land Re source
Information Management System [LRIM S] was unsuccessful, the focus shift ed from database
deve lopment toward data collation and improved
moni toring system s.
Des pite being unable to fill the Land Resource
Information Officer [LRIO] position, ranger groups
and Regional Land Management staff mad e good
progress in consolidating existing natural resource
manage m ent datasets for Aboriginal-owned land
[particularly weed and fauna data]. Most of the data focuses on the Tanami region, which retains remnant
populations of nationally signifi ca nt species and has received significant additional resources through the
IPA program. There was also increased survey effort
around the Ahakeye Aboriginal Land Trust [ALT]. the
Hanso n River catchment and Haasts Bluff ALT.
Threatened fauna spec ies recorded on Aboriginal
lands across the CLC region in 20 11 -12 included brush-tail ed mulgara [nationally vulnerab le]. Slater's
skink [nationally end angered]. black-footed rock "
wa llaby [nationally vulnerable]. princess parrot
[nationally vulnerable]. bilby [nationally vulnerable]
and southern marsupial mole [nationally endangered ].
resource functions of the organisation. In this
period two staff were also formally seconded from
the NT Parks and Wildlife Service [NTPWS] to
provide additional capacity-building and project
implementation support to CLC's growing Aboriginal
ranger program. These positions are managed
within the CLC staffing structure under separate
seco ndment agreements w ith NRETAS.
With the depth of skill s across the section the CLC
has the capacity to respond both to the interests and
aspirations of its constituents and the broad range
of externally-generated proposals and agendas .
CLC Threatened Species Records 2011-12
"
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) Bllby
e Bush Turkey I Emu
............
Gre at De sert Skink " M arsupial Mole
0 M ulgara
C Sla t e~s Skink
6 Black-Footed Rock Wallaby
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 21.
CLC Fauna Survey Effort 2011-12
Cyber Tracking Officer Field Support 2011-12
Wildlife tracking survey with Punmu Rangers and training officer
The CLC agreed to a request by SEWPAC to act as a clearing house for weeds and threatened species data collected by other Indigenous ranger or IPA groups around the Central Australian region. Arrangements were negotiated with Ngaanyatjatjarra Land Coun cil and Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa !Martu] Land Management.
Responsibility for data collation rests largely with the CLC-hosted Central Desert CyberTracker Support Officer appointed in 2010 and funded by SEWPAC . CyberTrackers are small GPS-linked hand-held computers with icon-based data collection software, designed for people with low literacy levels but high levels of traditional ecological knowledge or keen observational skills.
Initial national expectations of the project have proved too ambitious, with data collection skills amongst ranger groups still at a fairly basic level. The CLC has continued to focus on building basic
skills in CyberTracker use among Indigenous land management groups around Central Australia.
Animal tracking training . Female rangers TORC , Tjuwanpa , Finke Gorge
.. -~- Consulting with Anga s Down s
IPA data coordinators
Data workshop at Umuwa for Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yan ku nytjatja ra, covering 5 IPAs
" CyberTracker Training Events Ranger Group Areas in Central CyberTracker Project
22. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
The graphic shows the diverse range of groups the CLC trained in the use of CyberTrackers in 2011-2012.
Work began on developing a CyberTracker training manual, with an outline of the manual presented to the
Regional Steering Committee in February.
Staff also download and collate all CyberTracker data from ranger groups, including a significant amount
of fauna and weeds data from the Warlpiri ranger group in the Southern Tanami. This improved monitoring
sequences for bilbies, rock wallabies and Slater"s skinks, and made slight changes to the weeds, fire and feral
sequences to align w ith Australian Government data requirements.
FIRE MANAGEMENT The 2011-12 fire season was the worst since 1974,
with about 40 percent of Central Australia affected
by bushfires. Largely in response to these fires, the
CLC expanded its role of advising and assisting in fire
management on Aboriginal land, through ongoing
emp loyment of a fire management officer, CLC-hosted
Aboriginal ranger groups, regional l and management
officers and the temporary engagement of grant "
funded fire officers in the south-west area. Through
their efforts and those of Traditional Owners, the CLC
and partner organisations achieved significant fire
management results during this period of extremely
high wildfire risk.
Representation, Resourcing and Awareness
The Tanami Regional Indigenous Fire Management
Committee (W arlu Committee] continued to direct fire
management across Aboriginal lands in the greater
Tanami region. Its annua l meet ing in October was
attended by 38 participants representing the seven key
Tanami communities of Lajamanu, Yuendumu, Nyirripi,
Willowra, Tennant Creek, Daguragu and Ali Curung.
A second regional Aboriginal fire committee was
established for the south-west corner of the CLC
region and adjoining Aboriginal lands in South
Australia and Western Australia. Two out of three
planned aerial incend iary burning trips across the
greater Tanami region - in the Yinapaka (Lake Surprise] and Mount Bennett areas-were conducted
during this period with Traditional Owners and rangers stationed at Ti Tree and Willowra.
The CLC distributed fire awareness educational
material to 34 regional offices of the CLC and Shire before the 2011-12 wildfire season began and met
with personnel from FaHCSIA. the Northern Territory Emergency Service, Bushfires NT, NT Police and
local government to discuss the rollout of FaHCS IA's
Community Fire Preparedness program.
Staff were also involved in community meetings,
seminars and teleconferences held to increase
awareness of the fire risk in the region and discuss
strategies to reduce it and fight wildfires.
Fire Planning and Strategic Management
CLC rangers undertook prescribed burning at 23
locations throughout the CLC region in the early
part of the season. They completed more than 2000 square kilometres of prescribed burning in the
period, including 32 hours of helicopter time in
aerial burning activities.
Meanwhile, CLC staff and rangers helped to fight and
contain fires across a range of land tenures. They
attended 21 wildfires between August and February,
often working alongside staff from NT Parks and
Wildlife Service, Bushfires NT, NT Emergency Services
and affected cattle stations. Staff also conducted
back-burning operations on the Pmere Nyente ALT to
protect Uluperte outstation from an approach ing wildfire .
CLC Fire Management Activity 2011-12
CJ CLC Region 2011-2012 Wildfires
2011-2012 Burning Activity
Aerial Burning
On-ground Burning
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 23.
Staff were able to significantly advance the fire management aspirations of Traditional Owners of the Petermann and Katiti ALTs. Territory NRM [TNRM) funded ground-based and aerially-assisted
burns across both land trusts during the 2011 burning season.
In the south-west region CLC staff and Traditional
Owners took part in prescribed burning work with
Parks Australia staff at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National
Park and NT Emergency Services personnel at Yulara,
directed at protecting the Yu lara resort from wildfire.
The CLC also obtained TNRM funding to undertake
a fire management project during the 2012 burning
season, focussed on the Atnetye, Pmere Nyente
and Pmer Ulperre lngwemirne Arletherre ALTs in
the Simpson Desert region. Progress has included
completion of draft fire management strategies for
the three ALTs and a ground-based burning trip with
Traditional Owners on the Pmer Ulperre lngwemire
Arletherre ALT .
Fire management improvement s and strategies were
also implemented on the newly-acquired Huckitta
Station, Loves Creek Station and the Haa sts Bluff ALT.
where the focus was marble gum woodland, breeding
ground of rare princess parrots.
CLC staff, including members of the Munguru "
Munguru [Daguragu) ranger group, also participated in a prescribed burning program in Judburra
[Gregory) National Park in collaboration with
Traditional Owners and staff of the NT Parks and
Wildlife Service and the NLC.
Ranger groups were trained in the operation of fire "
fighting equ ipment, including seven new fire trailer s and
the R2 aerial incendiary machine [in collaboration with
Bushfires NT staff). Twenty-two rangers underwent a
nationally-accredited Bushfire Fighting Level 1 training
course, and Traditional Owners of the Tennant Creek
area were trained to enab le them to work with NT Parks
and Wildlife Service and Bushfires NT staff.
The CLC Fire Management Officer provided fire
planning and operational support to all CLC -sponsored
Aboriginal ranger groups. Technical assistance in fire
planning matters continued to be provided by staff of Bushfires NT.
CLC staff were also involved in a number of
inter-agency fire planning meetings prior to, and during, the bushfire season .
CLC Firefighting Activity 2011-12
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Firefight ing Effort
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND CARBON ECONOMIES
The Australian Government's Clean Energy Legislative
Package and the Carbon Credits [Carbon Farm ing
Initiativ e) 2011 [CFI Act) offer potential econom ic
opportunities for Aboriginal people, who are under
increasing pressure from both governments and the
private sector to take part in carbon abatement projects.
Unfortunately the CLC ha s been unable to adequately respond to the num erous workshop
requests, research proposals, policy development
opportuniti es and carbon abatement project proposals, and accordingly ha s sought funding from ABA to emp loy a carbon research officer.
24. CLCANNUALREPORT2011/2012
Nev ertheless, existing staff represented constituent
interests in a numb er of forums including a meeting with Department of Climate Change staff on Carbon Farming Initi ative implications for Aboriginal Lands
in July and a two-day national workshop in Alice
Springs organised by the CRC for Remote Economic
Participation in August to develop research prioriti es for carbon abateme nt, carbon economie s and energy
futures relevant to Aboriginal lands.
They also met with the CSIRO to establish the CLC's
priorities and information needs for future carbon abatement and carbon economies research.
The CLC continued to represent Traditional Owners in
related developments where their interests have been
comprom ised, overlooked or at best taken for granted.
This representation included negotiations with R.M.
Williams Agricultural Holdings' Conservation, Carbon
and Biodiversity project on Henbury station, purchased
with funds from the National Reserve System program
in 2011. The CLC facilitated two meetings to seek
Traditional Owner instructions on their desired
W ATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The CLC continued to assist Traditional Owners to
protect cu lturally and ecologicall y significant water
resources from the impacts of unmanaged livestock,
feral animals and weed infestation s. Grant funding for
these waterhole protection and rehabilitation works
was secured through Territory NRM [TNRM].
Mungkarta ALT
The CLC supported Traditional Owners from
Nguyarrm ini outstation to undertake exclusion
fencing of five significant rockholes in the Murchison
Range. Half of the proposed work was completed in
this period.
Haasts Bluff ALT
As part of this project, camel-proof fencing was
erected at Ulambara Spring near Papunya. A
monitoring program was established at llpili
Springs to measure the benefits of existing came l
management regimes and decide whether came l "
proof fencing was required. Other candidate sites
for camel-proof fencing were investigated on
neighbouring Ngalurrtju ALT.
Dulcie Ranges National Park/Huckitta Station
The CLC supported condition assessments and threat
mitigation at three culturally significant waterholes.
level of engagement with the project, accompanying
Traditional Owners to a meeting convened by RMWAH
and participating in ILUA negotiations facilitated by
the NT Government.
The CLC also expressed concern to senior NT
Government representatives that they had failed to
consult with the CLC on their successful application
to the Biodiversity Fund for $1,163,000 for carbon
storage and biodiversity enhancement projects on
jointly-managed parks and adjoining Aboriginal land
over the next six years.
Henbury Station
Pertame Traditional Owners worked to protect
ecologically and culturally significant sites along
the Finke River with CLC support and took part in
fieldwork with NRETAS aquatic scientist s to transfer
Indigenous Ecological Knowledge [IEK] values of the
river and manage weeds in the Finke River corridor.
The CLC also initiated consultations with Traditional
Owners of the Urrampinyi lltjiltjarri ALT [formerly
Tempe Downs] regarding a proposed NRETAS fish
study in the Palmer River catchment.
CLC and NRETAS staff and Traditional Owners
continued to collaborat e on the monitoring the impact
of feral camels on waterholes as part of the Australian
Feral Camel Management Project. The collection of
data on terrestrial and aquatic fauna, water quality
and vegetation condition provided valuable training
opportunities for Santa Teresa, Docker River, Nyirripi
and Papunya rangers. Sim il ar collaborative work also
occurred with Australian Wildlife Conservancy staff at
Newhaven Reserve with Nyirripi-based members of
the Warlpiri Rangers group.
CLC staff represented constituent interests in
community water planning and supply in meetings and workshops with the NT Power and Water
Corporation and NRETAS.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 25.
INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT
Feral Animal Control-Camels
The CLC's feral animal control efforts remained
primarily focused on the environmental degradation caused by feral camels across large areas of Aboriginal-owned land, particularly in the west,
south-west and south-east subregions. The CLC
increased its participation in a consortium of
government and non-government organisations that was successful in obtaining four-year funding of $19 million
through the Australian Government's Caring for our
Country [CFOC] program to reduce feral camel numbers.
Funding arrangements negotiated with program host
Ninti One Limited allowed the CLC to meet the costs of consulting with Traditional Owners about reducing feral
camel numbers on Aboriginal land.
As a partner in the Australian Feral Camel
Management Project [AFCMPI. the CLC was able
to continue funding two positions dedicated to feral
camel management.
The project continued to raise awareness among
Traditional Owners of camel-related impacts
and management options through country visits,
workshops and other events. Activities in the
Petermann and Haasts Bluff ALTs, the areas of
highest feral camel densities, involved Traditional Owners in camel track and population monitoring,
waterhole surveys and an aerial camel survey of
the south-west portion of the Petermann ALT.
Culling and Harvesting
A total of 30 meetings seeking Traditional Owner
directives on camel management have now been
convened, with Traditional Owners consenting to
manage camels through either cull or commercial
harvest across the majority of Aboriginal land
where high camel densities occur.
As a result, the CLC continued to work alongside
NRETAS personnel on successful aerial culling events
on Aboriginal land. It assisted in planning culls,
notifying communities when they were taking place
and providing logistical support.
Traditional Owners helped map exclusion zones for
proposed cull activities, with instructions on 'no-goâ‘
areas such as sacred sites, outstations and hunting
and bush tucker areas transferred on to electronic
and hard copy maps.
26. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Camel management officers also promoted
feral camel management issues and initiativ es through newsletters, booklets, posters and videos presentations.
Camel Management Activity 2011-12
47 can.ll
I Artificial watering points installed Camel removals by muster I Firearms safety training I Ground-based culling
(
CLC staff also provided operational support to
NRETAS personnel during aerial culls, employing and involving Traditional Owners in fuel delivery to base
camps, placement and removal of roadside warning
signs, and obtaining permission for cull personn el to
utilise various outstations during operations.
Aerial culling activities in this period removed about 25,000 feral camels from Aboriginal land
in the CLC region.
Agreements were brokered with two proponents for the
commercial harvest of feral camels on portions of the
Katiti and Petermann ALTs, but no harvests proceeded.
Capacity Building
CLC staff devoted considerable efforts to build the
capacity of Aboriginal people to manage camels locally on an ongoing basis. Working with Aboriginal
ranger groups in affected areas, they developed and
implemented a ground-based shooting program and
conducted two trial camel musters.
So far the shooting program has entailed preparation
of a draft CLC firearms policy, including liaison with
NT Police; organising documentation for employees
firearms licensing; undertaking firearms training
courses for ranger staff based at the communities of
Nyirripi, Yuendumu, Hermannsburg and Papunya; and
two ground-based shooting exercises with Warlpiri
Rangers from Ny irripi and Yuendumu.
The trial camel musters, at llpili and Undurana in
the Haasts B luff ALT, were highly successful training
events organised on a cost-recovery basis.
Feral Animal Control - Other
An experienced camel handler gave on-the-job
training to members of the Papunya and Tjuwanp a
ranger groups and Traditional Owners. Equipment
purchased for these two musters will be used
throughout the region for other CLC-sponsored musters.
Planning ahead for Traditional Owner-driven
camel management programs was also reflected in the commissioning of a camel monitoring manual
for the Northern Tanami IPA. Transect-based aerial surveys are a key element of the proposed
monitoring regime. Members of the Wulaign Ranger
group were trained in aerial survey techniques
during this period for this purpose.
The CLC is a member of a number of camel
management groups and provided related advice to
Parks Australia for the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park.
Other feral animal control efforts were largely directed towards the management of populations of wild horses
and donkeys. This work included supporting feral horse musters by Tjuwanpa Rangers in the Hermannsburg
region and the Ltyentye Apurte Rangers and Traditional Owners on the Santa Teresa ALT.
CLC staff also took part in planning future culls and musters of donkeys and horses throughout the region.
Other activ ities included liaising with the grazing licensee regarding feral dog control on Ahakeye ALT and
a pastoral condition assessment project on Loves Creek Station as part of Greening Australia"s MacDonnell
Ranges Stewardsh ip (Feral Control) grant for the property.
CLC Rangers assisting with the muster at Undurana May 2012
INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL- WEED MANAGEMENT
The CLC's rangers undertook most of the weed
control activities during this period.
At Lajamanu, Wulaign rangers worked with NRETAS
to complete an aerial weed survey of Hook er Creek from Lajamanu to lnverway Station boundary, recording populations of Parkinsonia in the floodout
area, the upper reaches and the township vicinity
itself. Quad-based survey and mapping of plants also occurred along Hooker Creek and trees were marked for spraying in subsequent treatment works conducted in November.
Warlpiri Rangers from Yuendumu, Nyirripi and Willowra treated more than 220 Parkinsonia plants
around Ethel Creek, Bob's Well and Sandford Bore and surveyed sections of Atlee and Waite Creek and
areas around Boomerang and Dingo waterhole to
map weed infestations for follow-up treatment.
Muru-warinyi Ankkul Rangers from Tennant Creek
completed large-scale fee-for -service weed management works on Beetaloo and Newcastle Waters
Stations in conjunction with the Barkly Landcare and Conser-vation Association, treating more than
915 ha of Parkinsonia infestations over four weeks.
Anmatyerr Ranger s from Ti Tree undertook significant Parkinsonia m anageme nt work, including opportunistic
mapping and treatment of small pockets on Anningie
Station, surveying more than 15 km of the Han son River
and re-treating seed ling regrowth along a 2 km stretch
of the Hanson River and its tributaries.
Tjuwanpa Rangers from Ntaria (H erma nnsburg) took
part in a CSIRO workshop to gauge Aboriginal people's perceptions of weeds, with one ranger presenting a
summary of the rangers' weed management work at Kaporilya Springs and continued participation in this
project through a series of recorded interviews used
by CS IRO staff in a DVD production.
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Papunya's Anangu Luritjiku Rangers continued
to monitor known weed sites treated in 2011 and
undertook follow-up treatment of surviving cactus
and rubber bush plants around Papunya and
Three Mile outstation.
They managed rope cactus outbreaks around the
lkuntji comm unity and manually cleared or sprayed Mossman River grass and buffel grass from important
cultural sites, around rockholes and outstation infrastructure to reduce wildfire risk.
Ltyentye Apurte Rangers from Santa Teresa worked
with the NRETAS Weeds Officer to survey for Athel
pine along 45 km of the Finke River on ldracowra
station in July and a five km stretch on Maryvale
Station in September, with follow-up treatment
occurring for plants found.
Students from Nyang atjatjarra College and Monte
Saint Angelo College in Sydney helped Docker River
Traditional Owners with buffel grass control at Puta Puta outstation on Petermann.
Traditional Owners of the Henbury station area took part in weed control work along the Finke River as
part of the Territory NRM -funded Protecting Pertame Waterholes Project.
Th e CLC continued to represent Aboriginal
land-holders on the Alice Springs Regional
Weeds Reference Group, the National Athel Pine
Management Committee and in discussions with the CSIRO.
BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
Consistent with statutory functions of the Aboriginal
Land Rights (NT] Act 1976, the CLC continued its
involvement in a variety of biodiversity survey and
monitoring projects in this period, largely guided by Traditional Owner priorities and the advice of
NRETAS spec ialists.
Work undertaken with Traditional Owners in the
context of IPAs, Indigeno us ranger groups, and
regional land management work programs included:
" Ongo ing flora and fauna survey work in collaboration
with NRETAS and CSIRO in marble gum woodland in the West Mereenie area of the Haasts Bluff ALT
previously utilised for breeding by princess parrots.
" An assessment of habitat attributes of marble gum
stands in the Glen Thirsty area of the Petermann ALT
with NRETAS staff .
" A flora and fauna survey on the Pmer Ulperre
lngwemirne Arletherre ALT in the Simpson Desert involving NRETAS biologists and a
consultant botanist.
" A fauna survey in the Yinapaka (Lake Surprise] area
of the proposed Southern Tanami IPA .
" A pastoral cond ition monitoring survey on Loves
Creek Station as part of Greening Australia's
MacDonne ll Ranges Biodiversity Hotspots grant.
Grant funding was also obtained through Territory
NRM for a number of species and location-specific projects, namely:
" A week-long survey of black-footed rock wallabies by
Traditional Owners in locations within Mungkarta ALT.
" An evaluation of the distribution of remaining
populations of the locally endangered common
brushtail possum at three locations on Aboriginal land (Petermann ALT. Loves Creek Station and
Haasts Bluff ALT] and management of associated
threatening processes.
" Surveys of bilbies, brush-tailed mulgara, great
desert skinks and southern marsupial moles at
Sangsters Bore in the Central Desert ALT as part of
a predator control research project in this area.
Preliminary discussions were also held with TNRM staff concerning funding of a cross-border survey of black-footed rock wallabies in the Mann Range region
straddling the SA/NT border. Early stage planning with Traditional Owners and staff from APY Land Management and the SA Department of Environment
and Natural Resources occurred during this period.
The CLC continued to represent the views of its
constituents in regard to wildlife management issues
at a number of forums during the year.
ST RUCTURED COMMUNITY-BASED LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Now in its third full year of consolidated funding,
the CLC Ranger Program has continued to develop
and strengthen its foundations. The program is now
viewed as one of the preferred employment options
for Aboriginal people living in remote communities
in the CLC region.
This year saw two groups progress from a pilot phase
into established group status with additional funding
secured to support wages and operations for ranger
groups based at Papunya and Daguragu.
The nine established groups and one pilot group and
their areas of operation are:
" Wulaign Rangers- Lajamanu and Northern Tanami IPA
" Warlpiri Rangers- Yuendumu, Nyirripi, Willowra and
Southern Tanami IPA
" Muru-warinyi Ankkul Rangers- Tennant Creek region
" Tjuwanpa Rangers - Hermannsburg region
" Kaltukatjara Rangers - Docker River and
Katiti-Petermann ALTs
" Ltyentye Apurte Rangers- Santa Teresa ALT
and surrounds
" Anmatyerr Rangers- Ti Tree locality
" Anangu Luritjiku Rangers- Papunya and
surrounding Haasts Bluff ALT
" Munguru Munguru Rangers- Daguragu ALT
and surrounds
" Pilot Arltarpilta lnelye Rangers- Harts Range region,
Huckitta Station and surrounds
With continuous Working on Country and Real Jobs
funding the CLC Ranger Program has now moved well
beyond a job creation model to one which represents a
real career aspiration for young Indigenous people on
remote communities.
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Significant outcomes for the period include:
" A 21 percent increase in rangers who have
progressed to higher pay levels.
" Eight Indigenous rangers working at Senior
Ranger levels.
" Two Indigenou s ranger co-ordinator locums filling permanent group co-ordinator positions with the
Docker River and Santa Teresa Ranger Groups .
" Trialling a new subcontracting arrangement with
Group Training NT [GTNTI. a registered training
organisation with experience in running apprenticeship programs to alleviate the pressure
from new ranger groups on the corporate service
workload on the CLC.
Funding
Midway into three-year funding con tracts with
SEWPAC's Working on Country [WoC] program and the
ILC Real Jobs program, the CLC Ranger Program is
in a relatively secure funding phase . At the end of this
year the CLC had also been given a commitment by both SEWPAC and ILC staff to continue funding beyond
June 2013 , when current contracts expire. Although at
this early stage extensions to funding arrangements
of between two and five years are anticipated, the CLC
has requested that the Minister for the Env ironment
make a 1 0-year commitment to the highly successful
WoC and IPA Programs in the 2013-14 Federal
Government budget.
Late in the financial year SEWPAC also finalised its
offer for the 2011-12 funding agreement for Working on Country, which saw an additional $750,000 added
to the contract for operational and administration
costs. Overall funding for the CLC Ranger Program
for the 2011-12 year was $8.48m, the majority of that provided under agreements within the following
government programs:
" Working on Country funding contracts with SEWPAC
for the 2010 -13 period spanning WoC National,
WoC Northern Territory and WoC Flexible streams
providing ranger and ranger coordinator sa laries,
capital, operational and administrative resources
for each of the Wulaign, Warlpiri, Muru -warinyi
Ankkul, Anmatyerr, Tjuwanpa, Anangu Luritjiku and Kaltukatjara Ranger groups to cover a total of 45.2
ranger Full Time Equivalents [FTEsl.
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A significant challenge for coming years will be to
find ways for the organisation to continue to support
growth in ranger groups around the region, given that
the CLC is now almost at capacity with the number
of rangers it is able to directly employ. One focus for the Ranger Program in 2012-13 will be to build the capacity of community-based Aboriginal organisations
within the region to enable them to host new ranger
groups in collaboration with CLC in areas where the
demand is high.
"ILC Real Jobs contract for 2010-13, providing salaries for 25 ranger FTEs funded through FaHCSIA and an
accompanying ILC funding package for co-ordination,
capital, operations and training. Th is funding has been
critical for the support of the ongoing operations of
the Ltyentye Apurte Ranger group at Santa Teresa. It
has also supported employment of rangers within the
newly established Munguru Munguru Ranger group at
Daguragu, the pilot program at Harts Range and some
expansion within the established WoC-funded groups.
" ABA funding for capital and operational expenses for
transportable housing and office infrastructure
needed to support ranger group operations; a
workshop facility in Alice Springs as an operational
hub for the program; additional vehicles and
machinery to expand the rangers' scope of operations;
specialist fire management, erosion control and weed
management works; and funds for business planning
to test the feasibility in time of shifting ranger groups
to hybrid commerc ial contract-ba sed operations.
" SEWPAC Caring for our Country funds for the
operations of the Northern Tanami IPA, providing wages for the Wulaign Ranger Co -ordinator and
the IPA Manag er and operational funding for some
of the IPA management activities undertaken by the Wulaign Ranger s.
Additional incom e for the CLC Ranger Program over
the 20 11 -12 year of around $300,000 wa s sourced from
funding granted by the Granite Mine s Affected Areas
Corporation [GMAAC I. fee-for service income from
ranger engagement in Flexible Employment Program
work through the NT Government's Joint Manag em ent Framework and contract-based weed management
activities on pastoral or mining leases.
To build economic resilience and broaden
employment opportunities within the program,
groups have been supported to take on fee-for "
service co ntract opportuniti es.
In the past two years less than two percent of the total
ranger program income was derived from fee-for " service work. Slightly more than half of this income
in 2011-12 came from Flexible Employment Program
[FEP] contracts with the NT Parks and Wildlife Service
on jointly-managed parks and reserves in the Alice
Springs and Tennant Creek region. This year FEP work
has focused on tourism infrastructure maintenance,
including weed and fire management work around
campgrounds the Larapinta Trail track maintenance
and fencing.
Re cruitment and Staffing
Further growth in the CLC Ranger Program this year brought a need for staffing adjustments including
regrouping of the 10 existing and emerging ranger
groups into north and south sub-programs, each with
five groups overseen by a program co-ordinator.
New ' positions were also created for a second Ranger
Mentor, a Land Management Property Officer position
to improve support for vehicle maintenance and
equipment purchasing, and a second Indigenous
ranger co-ordinator locum .
A second NT Parks and Wildlife Service secondment
position was established with the appointment of
another Tjuwanpa Ranger Coordinator from within
NTPWS ranks. Th is position is also tasked with
overseeing further development of FEP work for
" SEWP AC - W oC (46% ]
" ILC (13% ] ABA
" SEWPAC -CfoC (4% ] " Fee for service (2% ] " GMAAC (1% ]
The Wulaign and Muru-warinyi Ankkul Ranger groups
generated significant income this year frpm Parkinsonia
control contracts undertaken on pastoral properties.
The CLC will continue to scope opportunities and
appropriate governance arrangements to broaden the
Ranger Program's funding base by moving toward a
more commercial operating model. This will require careful consideration of regional viability to ensure
future success, particularly in remote areas where
neither mining, national parks nor pastoralism occur to any significant extent.
Tjuwanpa Rangers on nearby jointly-managed parks
and reserves. This partnership is anticipated to lay the
foundations for Tjuwanpa Rangers to assume a level
of management responsibility for these national parks
in the future.
Two additional Senior Ranger positions were created
w ithin ranger groups in this period, bringing the total
number to eight. With support from the Ranger Trainer, two Senior Rangers commenced studies in Certificate
IV Conservation and Land Management this year.
The development of peer-to-peer training continued,
with senior rangers or those rangers with specialist skills supervising ranger teams in other locations and overseeing completion of projects.
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Equipment, infrastructure and operational resources
Challenges continue in adequately resourcing the
Ranger program. Five of the nine established ranger
groups make do with fairly basic and sometimes
inadequate office and workshop facilities, and six out of
nine group co-ordinators live in leased housing, some
of wh ich is quite short-term. Some progress has been
made in acquiring more stable accommodation for
co-ordinators, but due to community housing tenure
arrangements under the NT National Emergency
Response Act 2007 progress in this area was slow.
The transition from five-year lease arrangements in
August 2012 will improve the situation . As an interim
solution, CLC finalised transfer of ownership from
FaHCSIA of more than a dozen transportable office and
Work program development and significant outputs
The CLC gave more focus to enabling Traditional
Owners to guide work priorities, and governance
structures facilitating this are now in place for mo st of the established ranger groups. A four-day Ecosystem
Management Understanding (EMU] training
workshop enhanced the skills of group co-ordinators
in participatory planning and landscape mapping,
reinforced by EMU pilot projects on Ahakeye and Sa nta
Teresa ALTs. These skill s were put to use to support
greater engagement of Traditional Owners in planning
work program prioriti es.
Ranger groups took part in a broad range of
coll aborative field surveys with NRETAS staff .
These included surveys of fauna and flora in ALT
areas, habitat assessments for rare species and
reintroductions (eg. princess parrot, western quolll, an d camel waterhole impact monitoring.
Fire management dominated work programs of
most ranger groups. The early start to the wildfire
season in August saw rangers shift from prescribed
burning work into emergency fire respo nse, guided by Bushfires NT staff. (See section on Fire Planning and
Strategic Management].
The extensive work in weed control by rangers
is recorded in the Invasive Species Management section. A few examples of other significant activities undertaken by each of the nine
established groups and the one emerging ranger
group in the CLC reg ion follow:
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accommodation containers for ranger group use. Under
ABA funding, the CLC completed project management
specifications for a series of more permanent housing
and office faciliti es. Th e CLC also successfull y
tendered for purchase of workshop and eq uipment
storage facilities in Alice Springs, and finalised lease
arrangements for sheds , yards and office space at
Santa Teresa and Daguragu.
Th e CLC purchased equipment to enable increasingly
complex projects, including a second-hand grader and
other fir e m anagement equipment. It also purchased
six new vehicles and additional ATVs to meet the
growing work needs of ranger groups.
Established Ranger Groups
Munguru Munguru Rangers - Daguragu
Work highlight s included a flora survey across
Daguragu ALT with NRETAS staff and scientists, and
33 person-days of Flexible Employment Program !FEP]
work at Judbarra (Gregory] National Park in April-May, focussed on fire management and track maintenance
of the G ibbie and Wickham trails . Rangers supported
and enab led community activities, including a women's
cultur e trip in which plant knowledge was passed on to
younger people, and a senior students' school country
visit to Longreach Waterhole with Traditional Owners
teaching students about bush food and bush medicine.
Wulaign Rangers - Lajamanu
Rangers undertook early season fuel reduction
burning, but because of high fuel loads and resultant
wildfires had to concentrate on protecting outstation
infr astructure. Planned work activiti es included a week-long bilby survey and planning and supporting
a four-day Lajamanu School country visit to Nyukulku
(Wilson 's Creek floodout] in June. This involved tracking
exercises, feral animal surveys, installing sensor
cameras at waterholes, bush tucker trips and collection
of timber for boomerangs and spears.
Warlpiri Rangers - Yuendumu, Nyirripi and Willowra
Rangers comp leted 400 square kilometres of
prescribed burns and assisted Australian Wildlif e
Conservancy staff at Newhaven Sanctuary with fire "
fighting efforts in October. Work projects included
tracking surveys at Sangster's Bore as pa rt of a
predator-bilby impact project. Rangers provided
logistical support for a five-day IPA country visit
to the Mt Barkly, Pawu and Nanga Ranges area and
helped Traditional Owners to clear soakages at two
sites as part of a 1 0-day Yinapaka fauna survey and
fir e management trip.
M uru-warinyi Ankkul Rangers- Tennant Creek
Ta sks successfully undertaken by rangers included
fencing Mission Block grave sites to protect them
from stock damage, a five-day bilby survey, monthly
maintenance work around tourism infrastructure
at Kunjarra [Devils Pebbles]. and completion of an
800m fence around Porcupine Swamp [Junja] to
protect this important site from cattle and horse
impacts. Rangers completed FEP work at the
Tennant Creek Telegraph Station and Davenport
Ranges National Park. They supported Bushfires
NT in emergency fire-f ighting at Murray Downs
station and placement of 35 kilometres of firebreaks
north-west of Mangalawurru on the Karlantijpa North ALT to check a large w ildfire in September.
An matyerr Rangers - Ti Tree
Rangers assisted fire-fighting efforts at Huckitta
Station, completing a 12 kilometre firebreak and
helping with mop -up activities. They also worked
for three days controlling wildfires on Anningie and
Stirling Stations. Community-based activities included
support for a three-day country visit with 12 Traditional
Owners to follow the Ahakeye [bush currant] storyline.
Rangers also worked with NRETAS scientists and one
Traditional Owner on a fauna survey in the Yanginj
Th epellpaye area, and undertook monthly patrols of
Anna's Reservoir, Ryan's Well, Native Gap and Barrow
Creek Reserves as part of FEP work with NT Parks and
Wildlife Service.
Tjuwanpa Rangers- Ntaria (Hermannsburg)
Rangers worked for three weeks on prescribed
bur~s to protect outstations and important habitat
areas from wildfires . They joined Ltyentye Apurte
Ra ngers in mid-August to help volunteers prevent a
fire on Deep Well spreading to Alice Springs or Santa
Te resa, and also helped stop a large wildfire in the
Wes t MacDonnell National Park. Other achievements
included 121 person-days of FEP-based weed, fire
and track maintenance work on Finke Gorge, Owen
Springs and Ormiston Gorge National Parks, helping
Tjuwanpa Outstation Resource Centre build a new
office block and monitoring burrows of the nationally
endangered Slater's skink.
Anangu Luritjiku Rangers- Papunya
Tasks undertaken by rangers included participation
in the 15-day camel management project at llpil i completing the first stage of a firebreak to protect
a marble gum habitat of rare princess parrots from
wildfire, possum survey work at Junction Waterhole
and building an exclusion fence to reduce the feral
camel impacts at Ulamparru spring. Rangers also accompanied Traditional Owners to assess values and
threats to rock art sites and develop a managem ent
strategy for the Cleland Hills area.
Ltyentye Apurte Rangers - Santa Teresa
Rangers undertook controlled burns over 163 square
kilometre to provide an effective firebreak for the Santa Teresa community ahead of large wildfires
later in the season. Rangers helped survey Slater's skink populations at Loves Creek, and, following up previous successful habitat improvements, removed
buffel grass to reduce impacts around active burrows. They also completed a 15 km fencing and track
rehabilitation project in the Urlampe Range and
helped Bushmob muster 50 horses, with about 20
drafted off for use in a trail riding activity for troubled
youth. They also undertook repairs and maintenance
of a new workshop space, and prepared a site for transportable co-ordinator accommodation.
Ltyentye Apurte Rangers straining part of the 20km of new fencing installed as part of Two Paddocks feral management EMU project Sept 2011.
Kaltukatjara Rangers - Docker River
Rangers focused on fire management activiti es, working with the CLC SW Fire Project Officer, the
Katiti-Petermann IPA Officer and Traditional Owners
to undertake numerous fuel reduction and asset
protection burns and further on-ground burning in May . Rangers assisted in patch-burning over 420
square kilometres of spinifex country and routinely
slashed around the Kaltukatjara campground and
Lasseter's Cave to reduce the risk of wildfir es.
As part of the Australian Feral Camel Management
Project, rangers installed cameras and assisted in monitoring camels at important waterholes, as we ll as preparing a watering point to lure camels away from
the Docker River community and establish a potential
harvest point. Camel numbers were then monitored
for future harvest opportunities in 2012 .
WOMEN'S LAND MANAGEMENT
The CLC sought to increase Aboriginal women's
involvement in cultural and natural resource
management activit ies. This occurred mainly through
the efforts of the now ABA-funded Women's Land
Management Facilitator position, originally appointed
in February 2011.
The focus of the position shift ed to developing
collaborative approaches with other organisations to
enable women's engagement in two-way education
on country, Indigenous Ecological Know ledge (IEK)
transfer and activities that promote language and cu ltural knowledge retention.
The CLC assisted groups of Traditional Owners and
organisations across the CLC area to develop funding
proposals for women 's land management project work centred on these themes.
The CLC also provided support for on -ground women's
land management activities this period including a trip
by 25 young women to their country west of Ali Curung
with senior knowledge holders, undertaking traditional
land management practices. Site visits were facilitated on the Katiti-Petermann proposed IPA and the film
Minma Kutjara in Docker River was completed.
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Emerging Ranger Group s
Arltarpilta lnelye Rangers - Atitjere (Harts Range)
This group continued to operate episodically under the guidance of the Regional Land Management
Officer. Project-based funding supported five casual
trainee rangers in a series of activities, including a
range of general station work on Huckitta Station and
assistance in back-burning activities when the station
twice came under threat from wildfires. Rangers also installed protective fences and interpretive signs for
the NRETAS-funded Spotted Tiger Cultural Heritage
project. Funds were secured to purchase new vehicles
and equipment.
The Women's Land Management Facilitator also
completed the fieldwork for the Protecting Pertame Waterholes project, w ith 10 women participating in country visits .
The CLC continued to develop ways of increasing
women's involvement in land management activities
including a survey of current and previous CLC
staff regarding the engagement of women in land
management consultation and activities w ithin the
region. Responses were collated and strategies to improve women's engagement identified.
JOINT MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES
NT Parks and Reserves
Twenty NT Government parks and reserves in the
CLC region are listed in the Parks and Reserves
[Framework for the Future Act] 2003 to be jointly "
managed w ith Traditional Owners. Fourteen of the
16 parks subject to title transfer and leaseback
arrangements had been granted by the end of the
previous period.
Beyond the tenure change and leaseback arrangements,
joint management arrangements require a joint management plan to come into full effect. With another
six plans processed in this period, a total of eight have
now been completed and brought into effect by passage
through the NT Legislative Assembly .
These plans app ly to: Ra inbow Valley Conservation
Reserve, Dev il s Marb les Conservation Reserve,
Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, Judbarra/
Gregory National Park, Finke Gorge National Park,
Trephina Gorge Nature Park, N 'Dhala Gorge Nature
Park and Corroborree Rock Conservation Reserve.
Once the Watarrka and West MacDonnell National
Parks are officially handed back, their joint management plans can be passed through the
NT Legislative Assembly.
Another three joint management plans are expected to
go to public comment in the second half of 2012, these
being for: lytwelepenty/ Davenport Ranges National
Park, Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historic Reserve
and Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park.
Joint management planning has not yet commenced
for seven smaller parks and reserves: Arltunga
Historical Reserve, Ruby Gap Nature Park, Ewaninga
Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, Dulcie Range
National Park, Kuyunba Conservation Reserve,
Mac Clark Conservation Reserve and Native Gap
Conservation Reserve.
Planning is scheduled to commence in the second
half of 2012 for Arltunga, Ruby Gap and Ewaninga.
This period saw a third CLC Joint Management
Officer [JMO] position funded by the NT Government
to provide dedicated joint management support
to Traditional Owners of Finke Gorge and West
MacDonnell National Parks.
With current funding arrangements to cease on 30
June 2013, negotiations to continue NT Government
funding for all three positions began.
The CLC represented the interests of Traditional
Owners in Territory-wide joint management
implementation issues at higher-level inter-agency
meetings and forums.
It also addressed a wide range of specific resourcing,
procedural and policy matters applicable to all20
parks and reserves subject to joint management in
the CLC region in direct negotiations with NTPWS at
a number of levels.
West MacDonnell Ranges National Park
The CLC consulted Traditional Owners about their
concerns regarding some tour groups operating in the
park and provided advice to NTPWS about park permit
applications invo lving film and exploration and two
development proposals.
It also continued to facilitate Traditional Owner and
Tjuwanpa Ranger group involvement in FEP work
on the park.
Watarrka (Kings Canyon) National Park
The CLC consulted Traditional Owners and provided
advice to NTPWS on 11 park permit applications.
It also assisted Lilla residents to prepare a planning
consent application to the Minister to enable econom ic
activities on their community living area and arranged
a soil assessment for their campground proposal.
Finke Gorge National Park
The CLC consulted Traditional Owners and provided
advice to NTPWS on park permit applications and
other issues in the park.
The CLC has arranged for the final approvals for the
draft Finke Gorge Joint Management Plan for tabling
in the NT Legislative Assembly.
It also facilitated Traditional Owner and ranger
involvement in park and regional fire planning
meetings and feral animal management.
Alice Springs Telegraph Station lASTS)
Historical Reserve
In an attempt to assist the Traditional Owners of Alice
Springs to participate in the joint management of
this park more effectively, the CLC has liaised with the Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation to discuss
the draft joint management plan, representation on a
committee and the historic precinct concession.
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East MacDonnell Ranges National Parks and
Reserves (Trephina, N'Dhala, Corroboree Rock
Nature Parks)
Besides assisting in permit applications, the CLC
has held an on-country camp for Traditional Own ers
and supported Indigenous junior ranger activities in
Trephina Gorge . It also assisted a Traditional Owner
with a trail ride proposal.
Em ily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park and Heavitree
Gap extension
The CLC consulted Traditional Own ers and provided
advice to NTPWS on park permit applications and site
clearances in the park.
Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve
The CLC consu lt ed Traditional Owners and provided
advice to NTPWS on park permit applications .
It also worked hard to build Traditi ona l Owner capacity
to tender for park contracts and supported FEP
activiti es providing employment for younger Traditional
Owners in the Reserve . It also facilitated site clearance
app lications for a new campground and helipad.
Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve
Th e CLC consulted Traditional Own ers and provided
advice to NTPWS on park permit applications.
Karlu Karlu (Devils Marbles) Conservation Reserve
Th e CLC consulted Traditional Owners and provided
advice to NTPW S on park permit applications and
facili tated Traditional Owner involvem ent in fire
management and IEK fieldwork with NTPWS.
ltywelepenty (Davenport Range) National Park
The CLC facilita ted fire managemen t and IEK
fieldwo rk with Traditional Owners to develop draft
fire management protocols and worked with parks to
develop an agreed cultural heritage management plan
template.
Dulcie Ranges National Park
Th e CLC provided informa tion and advice to N TPW S
on the Dulcie Range Community Living Area for title
transfer and seeking government support for bore placement and soil conservation reports.
Arltunga Historical Reserve and Ruby Gap Nature Park
The CLC worked with Traditional Owners to prepare
for the joint management planning process.
Kuyunba Conservation Reserve
The CLC provided information and advice to NTPWS
regarding rock art vandalism.
Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservat ion Reserve
The CLC met with Traditional Owners with regard to rent payments.
Judbarra (Gregor y) National Park
Th e CLC has facili tated country visits for fire
manag eme nt, cultural heritage management and
women's engage ment for the park and supported the employment of the Munguru Munguru Rangers
and young Trad itional Owners in FEP projects w ithi n the park.
Karlu Karlu Joint Management planning meeting
Joint Management Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (UKTNP)
The CLC has statutory functions in respect to the
management of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park under the terms of lease-back upon transfer of
title to the Traditional Owners in October 1985. Negotiations between CLC and Parks Australia regarding a five-yearly review of the UKTNP Lease
were resumed in this period.
The CLC has maintained a dedicated capacity to consult
Traditional Owners and support their involvement
in joint management of UKTNP since 2002, largely
through the emp loymen t of a park-based Joint
Management Officer [JMO). funded by the Director
of National Parks.
While the most recent two-year agreement exp ired on
30 June 20 12, the CLC has retained the current JMO in
good faith until negotiations with Parks Australia for a
three-year funding renewal are finalised .
The JMO also provides broad support to the UKTNP
Board of Management [BoM) to carry out its functions.
Co- management - Indigenous Protected Areas
The CLC continued to support constituents to
achieve their aspirations for the development and
management of Indigenous Protected Areas [IPAs) as
a basis for protecting the cu ltural and natural values
of their land.
The IPA program also provides the added potential
of a long-term operational framework for affiliated
Indigenous community rangers.
IPAs are established through consultati on w ith
Traditional Owners over a two-to-three-year period under external funding arrangements with
S EWPAC. Declaration of an area of Aboriginal land
is voluntary, and requires the consent of Traditional
Ow ners and comp letion of a plan of management
approved by SEWPAC.
Under IPA funding agreeme nts with SEWPAC, four staff
we re emp loyed to co-ordinate and facilitate the planning,
development and operational programs associated with
the following declared and proposed IPAs:
" Northern Tanami IPA [declared)
" Southern Tanami IPA [scheduled for declaration)
" Katiti/P etermann IPA [proposed)..
These include making decisions consistent with the
Plan of Management and monitoring the effective
management of the Park.
Wider representation of the interests of the CLC and
UKTNP Traditional Owners is also provided by the JMO
as a member of the Joint Management Partnership
[JMP) team . Other members of the JMP team are
the Mutitjulu Community Liaison Officer, the Board
Secretary and UKTNP Park Manager. The JMO
continued to participate in fortnightly meetings of the
JMP and in consultations arising to address a w ide
range of issues.
The CLC's joint management responsibilities at
UKTNP are also served by other staff. The CLC
provided park management support on a range of
areas to UKTNP Traditional Owners, Board members
and the Mutitjulu community, including support
for Board meetings, interpreting, transport and consu ltation on a wide range of Park issues.
Northern Tanami IPA
The Northern Tanami IPA was declared on 30 April
2007 over about 40,000 square kilometres of the
Central Desert and Hooker Creek ALTs, follow ing a
three-year development program.
Despite some staffing problems, significant IPA
outc_omes were achieved and included:
" Convening of three IPA Management Committee
meetings attended by Traditional Owner
representatives and the Lajamanu-based Wulaign
Rangers to set work plan priorities.
" Representing IPA and outstation interests at a
Community Transport Planning Consultation
meeting held at Lajamanu to discuss needs for the
IPA/Central Desert ALT area.
" Representing IPA interests at the 2011 Warlu
Committee meeting.
" Co-ordinating logistics and activities for three school
country visits.
" Collaborating with NRETAS on an extensive weed
survey along Hooker Creek.
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" Overse eing completion of the Feral Animal
Strategy for the Northern Tanami IPA by De sert Wildlife Services, and undertaking sensitive Traditional Owner consu ltation s on management recommendations for muster and remova l of feral
horses and donkeys around Lajamanu, co-operative boundary fencing with Supp lejack Station and strategic came l control activities.
" Co-ordinating exclusion fencing assessment and
construction works to protect two culturally
signif icant wetlands.
" Co-ordinating three bilby surveys with consultant
ecologists, rangers and Traditional Owner s.
Proposed So uthern Tanam i IPA
A key ach ievement of the Southern Tanami IPA
development project during this period was the
comp letion of the finaliPA plan of management
after four years of Traditional Owner consultation, resea rch and fieldwork. Preparation of the plan is
a prerequisite for an IPA. Draft operational plans
were also comp leted for the three proposed IPA
managem ent zo nes centred around Nyirripi,
Willowra and Yuend umu.
Rural Enterprise - Pastoral
The CLC maintained support for Traditional Own ers
to und ertake sustainable pa storal practices through
co ntinued pa rticipation in the Indigenous Pastoral
Program (IPP]. The IPP is a co-operative partnership
operating betwee n the CLC, the NLC , the Indigenous
Land Corporation (ILC]. the NT Department of
Resources (DOR]. DEEWR and the NT Cattlemen's
Association (see output 3.4].
In late June 2011 the ILC Board com mitted to the IPP
for another five years, subsequently entering into a further two-year ILC funding contract to maintain the employm ent of the CLC's Indigenou s Pastoral
D evelopm ent Officer position until June 201 3.
Under these arrangements the C LC expa nded its
capacity to provide greater aware ness of NRM issues in
pastoral planning and decision-making on Aboriginal
land through the Regional Land Management Officers
arTd Ranger groups especially in respect to activiti es
such as pastoral l and monitoring, EMU mapping, soil
conservation and invasive species control.
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The CLC Council passed a resolution endorsing the
declaration of the Southern Tanami IPA subject to securing adequate funding for effective management
of the largest terrestrial protected area in Australia.
Subsequent negotiations secured sufficient funding for the establishment and management
of the IPA until June 20 13 from the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population
and Communities IPA program and Th e Nature
Conservancy, an American-based philanthropic
organisation investing in Indigenous conservation initiatives in northern Australia.
Proposed Katiti-Petermann IPA
Th e m ain focus of the Katiti/Petermann IPA
development project was the ongoing preparation
of a draft manag ement plan for the area, due for completion by D ecember 2012. A female malpa
(Indigenous co-worker] was appointed to work
alongside the IPA Development Officer to ensure
Traditional Own er management priorities were
accurately reflected in the draft plan. CLC staff also
m et with Traditional Owners of the Cave H ill area of
the ad jacent APY land s of South Australia to gain their
insight s into cultural heritage tourism management
for incorporation into the IPA plan of management.
The CLC also helped develop the skills of eight
Indigenous cattlemen in grazing land management
by supp orting their attendance and mentoring at an
Indigenou s Cattlem en's Work shop.
It is important to maintain links w ith NT Government
agenc ies and training providers to gain wide-ranging
supp ort for Aboriginal landowners on sustainable
pastoral development issues.
The CLC und ertook initi atives to address spe cific NRM
issues and improve sustainability on a num ber of
IPP properties an d other Aboriginal-owned pastoral
enterprises, including completion of grazing licence inspections and completion of property managem ents
plans to be used in future grazing licence negotiati ons.
As previously noted, co-ordination and on -ground
support was provided to Aboriginal landown ers in the control of extensive wildfire s that threatened pa storal
assets on Atula, Hu ckitta and Ooratippra Stations.
LAND CLAIMS AND
A CQUISITION SUPPORT The Central Land Council aims to provide Aboriginal land owners with information, advice and support to enable them to manage their land in a sustainable and productive way.
LAND CLAIMS
OTHER LAND ACQUISITION
Enhanced social, political and economic participation and equity for Aboriginal people in the CLC's area as a result of the promotion, protection and advancement of their land rights, and their other rights and interests.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 39 "
OUTPUT 2.1
LAND CLAIMS Securing and maximising the Land base for traditional Aboriginal Landowners has been one of the most important statutory functions for the Central Land Council.
Section 23 of the Aboriginal Land Rights [Northern
Territory] Act 1976 requires land councils to assist
Aboriginal people to pursue land claims, in particular,
by arranging legal assistance at no cost to the claimants.
Section 50 of the Act provides a process by which
Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory may claim
unalienated Crown land, or â‘la nd in which all estates and
interests are held for and on behalf of Aboriginal peop leâ‘.
LAND UNDER CLAIM
Wakaya Alyawerr
The Northern Territory Government and the CLC, on
behalf of the claimants reached agreement on the
basis for settlement of this land claim some time ago.
However. the settlement has not yet been finalised because of the need to work out particulars of the land
needs of various parties w ithin the â‘ s year leaseâ‘ area
around the commun ity of Canteen Creek. This task has
been comp licated by changing policies around tenure
over government assets. It is of great concern to the
CLC that construction of a badly needed new store in the
commun ity has been delayed because of the complex
interaction of the statutory 5 year lease, native title
issues, the land claim and government tenure policies.
A meeting was convened w ith the claimants and
community on 14 July 201 1 in anticipation of a revised government offer that was foreshadowed by the
Northern Territory Government early in the year.
Unfortunately the details were provided to the CLC
after the meeting. Over the following months planning processes were undertaken by the NT Government within the community , one purpose of which was to enable it to provide greater definition of certain areas
that wou ld be retained in the final settlement.
Details of the areas to be retained by Northern Territory
agencies were provided to the CL C on 26 June 2012 and the CLC met with the claimants and commun ity
the foll owing day when the claimants instructed the
CLC that they would like to have Northern Territory
Government representatives come to the community
to explain the offer and discuss it with them .
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The Act allows for the return of successfully claimed
land to the traditional Aboriginal owners as inalien "
able Aboriginal freehold title.
It also allowed claims on pastoral land when the
pastoral lease was owned by Aboriginal interests .
However, the â‘sunset clauseâ‘ , Section 50[2a] of the
Land Rights Act, prevents the hearing of any land
claims lodged after June 1997.
Frances Well
The detriment issues with this land claim remain
unresolved. On behalf of the claimants the CLC has
written to the Aboriginal Land Commissioner requesting
that the matter be set down for hearing of the land claim.
Brookes Soak
The report of this land claim was published by the
Aboriginal Land Commissioner in April 1992 . The land
claim has remained unresolved since then due to the
detriment claimed by the proprietors of Mt Denison Pastoral Lea se which surrounds the claim area,
should they lose the alleged benefit of the soakage
water resource located there. The soakage is known to the claimants as Yurkurru.
In Novemb er 20 11 the C LC forwarded a comprehensive
submission to the Minister for Families, Community
Services and Indigenous Affairs in support of a request
that the Min ister recommend the grant of the claim area to a Land Trust. In add ition to detailed information
to support the submission that contrary to the findings
in the Land Claim Report, the water resource is
minimal and its loss would not be detrimental to the station, the submission also addressed certain
errors, misunderstandings or adverse interpr etations
concerning some of the evidence given in the land
claim hearing.
Alcoota and Loves Creek
Outstanding detriment issues were resolved and Land Trusts established for each of these areas
in anticipation of delivery of title in the near future.
OUTPUT 2.2
OT HER LAND ACQUISITION Pursue all other appropriate avenues to achieve the acquisition of land for the benefit of Aboriginal people. Aboriginal people were only able to claim vacant Crown land and land owned by Aboriginal people under the
Aboriginal Land Rights [Northern Territory] Act 1976. This meant many Aboriginal people who lived on pastoral
leases didn't get the benefit of ownership under the Land Rights Act. There are two other, albeit difficult, paths
Aboriginal peo ple may pursue to own their traditional land .
They ca n apply for a Community Living Area unde r Part 8 of the Pa storal Land Act 1992 which may give them a
sma ll parcel of land - perhaps a couple of sq uare kilometres - on a pastoral lease. Alternativ ely, they may apply
to the Indigenous Land Corporation [ILC] or other sources such as ABA to buy land on their behalf. Th e CLC ha s
pursued both of these strategies at different times.
LA ND ACQUIS ITION - PASTORAL LEASES
There were no acquisitions this financial year and
the CLC's work has been mainly in the staged
transfer to Aboriginal managem ent of Huckitta station which was purchased in August 2010 with
ABA funding.
Full transfer to Aboriginal control occurred with
the settlement of a contract of sale for purchase
of existing Huc kitta stock, plant and equipment in
August 20 11 and the subsequent formation of a
trading co mpany Huckitta Enterprises Pty. Ltd.
to manage pastoral operations.
The CLC mad e several attempts to purchase Henbury
Station w hich its Traditional Owner s had long hop ed
to own. Instead, Henbury was purchased by R.M.
Williams Agricultural Holdings [RMWAH] in July 2011 as a result of an Australian Governmen t-assisted
purchase through the National Reserve System
[NRS] for carbon-farming.
LA ND ACQUISITION - NATIONAL PARKS
Due to the considerable Traditional Owner
disappointment at being excluded by both the
Au stralian and Territor y Governments from the
opportunity to participate in the purchase of Henbury , the CLC endeavoured to represent their interests by facilitating a number of meetings
between RMWAH and the Traditional Owner s.
Traditional Owners in the western Alice Springs
region we re also disappointed at being unable to
purchase another property in which they had an
interest, despite having secu red funding from both
the Indigenou s Land Corporation and the National
Reserve System [NRS] unit of the Department of
Sustainability, Environmen t, Water, Population and
Commun ities [SEWPAC]. However, negotiations with the lessee were unsuccessful in securing an agreed purchase price within the 'fair market value'
rang e of a current independent valuation in hand.
No further progress was made in this period toward finalising formal joint managem ent arrangements over
national parks and reserves in accordance with the NT Parks and Reserves [Framework for the Future] Act
20 04. Of the 20 parks in the CLC region that these arrangements apply to, 16 are subject to a change in tenure to
either Aboriginal freehold or NT Parks freehold and 99 year lease -back to the NT Government.
The remaining four are jointly-managed under Indigenous Land U se Agreements that are now in place
w ithout change in tenure. Title transfers and leasebacks have been comp leted for 14 of the 16 parks subject
to tenure change. Despite continuing nego tiations with FaHCSIA and the NT Parks and Wildlife Service,
admiflistrative delays throughout the year postponed the comp letion of the rema ining titl e transfers.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 '1.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES
LAND USE AGREEMENTS
EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MINING
COMMERCIAL ASSISTANCE
Enhanced social, political and economic participation and equity for Aboriginal people in the Central Land Council's area as a result of the promotion, protection and advancement of their land rights, other rights and interests.
,2. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 201 1/2012
OUTPUT 3.1
LAND USE AGREEMENTS The CLC has statutory functions to assist Traditional Owners in the management of their Land and to negotiate, on their behalf, with people wanting to use Aboriginal Land.
Before consultations on land use agreements can
begin, the right Traditional Owners for the land need
to be correctly identified and consulted.
Under section 19 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act,
the CLC may direct a land trust to enter into an
agreement or grant an interest in land to a third party.
However the CLC is not the decision-making body.
Before giving a direction to a land trust, the CLC must
ensure that the traditional Aboriginal owners of the
land understand the nature of the transaction and,
as a whole, consent to it.
The CLC must also ensure that affected Aboriginal
peop le are given an opportunity to express their views,
and that the terms and conditions are reasonable.
PERFORMANCE
Where landowners instruct the Land Council to
negotiate an agreement for a lease or licence, the
technical, legal and commercial expertise of the
Land Counc il ensures that the benefits to the
landowners are maximised.
These benefits can include employment and training
opportunities as well as financial returns.
The CLC monitors projects to ensure compliance with
the terms and conditions of the lease or licence and
distributes income received on behalf of landowners
under lease and licence agreements.
Land use agreements on Aboriginal land cover interests as diverse as tourism development, feral animal
harvesting, grazing licences and leases for infr astructure.
Leases to government for housing and infr astructure have drawn heavily on CLC's resources again this
financial year. All of these proposals require the CLC to carry out a Traditional Owner identification process
[TOlD ] so that the correct people can be notified and consu lted .
Negotiations for a grazing licence
Lease
Prqposed store
Negotiations for roadhouse
Miscellaneous
Total
10
1
2
15
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 ,3.
Leasing
The CLC has aga in devoted considerable resources
during the yea r to helping Trad ition al Owners and
community members differ entiate betwee n the types of leasing proposals that they are routinely being asked to consider.
The CLC supports voluntary leasing as a way for
government, organisations and bu sinesses operating
on Ab original land to formalise their rights in relation to particular assets and to demonstrate their respect
for the Aboriginal landow ners. The C LC has consistently
advised Traditional Owners and communi ties to
eva luate voluntary leasing proposa ls based on
whether the lease terms and conditions are fair and reasonable. A Land Council mu st be satisfied that
the terms and co nditions are reasonable before it can
direct an Aboriginal Land Trust to grant a lease.
The large number of meetings convened in communities
for the various diff erent kinds of leases, som e of which are quite complex, as well as for rent distribution,
coming on top of the usual burden of meetings required
by other agencies, ha s placed a considerable strain
on the residents and tradit ional lan down ers of those
communities. Th e CLC ha s as far as possible sched uled
and condu cted leasing consultations in a way that will
reduce the potential for confusion betwee n the different
kinds of lease proposals.
Long-term leases require that the leased areas are surveyed so that the leases can be registered.
Non e of the commun iti es had been surveyed to the
standard required. The Australian Government has
provided funds to the Northern Territory Governme nt to condu ct cada stral surveys in around 50 remote
communities, and this will be rolled-out over the next three yea rs.
Th ere are currently seve n m ain categories of leasing
being dealt with by the CLC, which can be sorted into three groups, depending on the legislation that
governs them :
Non voluntary leasing-under the Northern Territory
National Emerge ncy Response Act 2007:
" Five-year leases in place over thirty-one communities
in the CLC region which were compu lsoril y acqu ired by the Australian Government. These w ill expir e
on 17 Augu st 201 2.
''â‘ CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Voluntary leasing-under s19A, Aboriginal Land
Rights !Northern Territory] Act 1976:
" Whole of community !township] leases.
Comm unities in the CLC region have consistently
rejected such proposals.
Voluntary leas ing-under s19, Aboriginal Land Rights !Northern Territory] Act 1976:
" Housing leases.
" Australian Government infrastructure leases.
" Northern Territory government infrastructure leases.
" Loca l government infrastructure leases.
" Other non -government leasing applications which
are primarily made by Aboriginal organisations, not
for profit organisations and businesses.
Five-year leases
The question of the Australi an Government agreeing
on a fair rent for these leases in accordance with
independent valuations remains outstanding. During
the year there were ongoing discussions towards
resolution of this outstanding issue.
Th e five year leases were imposed by the Australian
Government on commun ity living areas, which are not
Aboriginal land under the Land Rights Act, as well as
over commu niti es on Aboriginal land.
During the year the CLC met w ith the Traditional
Owners and community members in all of the 20
communities on Aboriginal land to obtain instructions
abo ut distribution of the rent instalment that had
already been paid to the CLC by the Australian
Government, eve n though the final quantum due
rema ined in dispute. The Australian Government
provided a revised offer of rent in February 2012, but
the offer omitted areas of land on which community
hou sing was located. The CLC rejected the exclusion
of community housing from the rent offer.
Whole of Community (Township) Leases
The Australian Government did not specifically
request any whole of community leases in the CLC
region this year, but have indicated that they are
open to negotiating such leases at any time if there is interest from Traditional Owners.
Hous ing Leases
The housing lease model that has been adopted
includes conditions that will provide an opportunity
after 6-10 years for Aboriginal housing providers or other social housing providers to be granted a sublease over the community housing. The Australian
Governme nt will pay no rent for the head leases.
Instructions to grant housing leases were finali sed for
seven communities this year. In the case of Yuendumu,
the complexities around the housing lease proposals
and other community issues required that three
further meetings be convened at the commun ity in order to get instructions.
Num ber of community meetings 26
regarding Housing Leases
N umber of Housing Leases consented to 7
by Traditional Owners and granted to the
Aus tralian Government by Aboriginal
La nd Trusts
Austra lian Government infrastructure leases
In October 2011 the Australian Government requested
the CLC to negotiate leases for Australian Government
assets located in 23 co mmunities. Sixteen of the
comm unities are on Aboriginal land, six are on
comm unity living areas, and the last is on Crown land
subject to a land claim. These leases will be held by
the Exec utive Director of Township Leasing on behalf
of the Australian Government.
The first phase was to reach agreement with the
Australian Government on a template lease that
would app ly in each instance, referred to as the Australian Government Infrastructure Lease. Th e leas~ terms were agreed along with the method
to calculate rent in each case, and the CLC then
comme nced a program of community consu ltations.
By the end of the year these consu ltations
had resulted in the leases being approved in
eight commun itie s. The leases were rejected in two commun itie s, one community deferred
consideration pending resolution of the five year
lease rent, and further consultations were
required in four co mmunities.
NT Infrastructure Leases and Licences
Consultations concerning these leases continued
during the year in conjunction with consultations
concerning housing.
Local government infrastructure leases
During the year preliminary meetings were held
with officers of two of the four shire councils w ith
responsibilities in the CLC region. Previously the CLC
had entered into a memorandum of understanding
w ith each of those shire counc ils which included
commitments to leasing in add iti on to other matters.
It is apparent from those meetings that the shires are
not yet suffic iently prepared to progress leasing issues.
Community living areas (CLAs)
The CLC does not have a statutory function to
represe nt the corporations that own community
living areas, and non e of the corporations has a bank
account because their sole function is to hold the title
to the CLA. For that reason the Australian Government
has not yet paid any rent for the five year leases over
CLAs. During the year the CLC undertook a program
of establishing that the title holding corporations were
compliant, and seeking their instructions to assist
them in managing the rent receipts and negotiations
over leases.
It is not possible for Government Leases for certain
types of infrastructure to be granted in communi ty
living areas until certain legal reforms to remove
statutory restrictions that prevent the grant of such
leases are comp leted. It is anticipated that the
Australian Government or the Northern Territory
Government w ill legislate to address this anomaly and
enab le CLA leasing for a broader range of purposes.
Dealing with competing applications for leases over
the same area of community land
The roll-out of various leasing requirements pending
expiry of the five-year leases has revealed a risk that
separate parties may request leases over the same area of land in a community. This situation is further
comp licated by the local government reform process
undertaken by the Northern Territory Government
whereby assets of community councils were
transferred to the new shires by statute. In some cases
these assets remain disputed. The non-transparent
procedures adopted by the Australian Government in
providing administrative authorities to various bodies to occupy land held under the five-year leases has, in
some cases, further exacerbated this situation.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 ,5.
Pastoral development
In respect to the processing of land use proposals
for pastoral purposes the CLC continued to support Traditional Owners in negotiations with local and
interstate pastoral interests seeking grazing licences
over Aboriginal-owned land and in the implementation
and ongo ing mon itoring of licence conditions.
Key points of negotiation include training and
employment opportunities for Traditional Owners
and remote commun ities; sustainable grazing levels
compatible with cultural and natural resource values
and redevelopment of pastoral infrastructure for the
future benefit of Traditional Owners.
The term of grazing licences issued to date has largely
been 5 + 5 years. External interest in longer-term
proposa ls persists but faces understandable difficulties
in gaining the interest of Traditional Owners due to
perceived conflicts w ith existing community land uses
and many long-held but undeveloped aspirations of
Traditional Owners for the use of their land.
During 2011-2012 the CLC conducted assessments,
Traditional Owner consultations and proponent negotiations
over the following external proposals for pastoral
production and related activities on Aboriginal land:
Ngalurrtju ALT and Yalpirakinu ALT
The CLC conducted further consu ltations with Traditional
Owners in regards to an external grazing licence
proposal. However they rejected the terms and issued
instructions to cease negotiations in favour of their own
request for CLC to investigate the feasibility of a regional
pastoral enterprise incorporating mu ltiple Aboriginal
land-holdings in the western Anmatyerre region.
Anatye ALT
Negotiations began over leasing of a block on the
Anatye ALT with neighbouring Tarlton Downs Station.
Angarapa ALT
Traditional Owners consented to a 10 year grazing
license to be issued to the adjoining McDonald
Downs lessee but due to external issues relating to
conflicting land use proposals this agreement has yet
to be signed and consultations are continuing .
Dagaragu ALT
Consultations have begun regarding renewal of three
gr~zing licences on the ALT due to expire. Further
negotiation is dependent on finalisation of a Property
Management Plan funded through the Indigenous
Pastoral Program.
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Haast Bluff ALT
The CLC engaged a pastoral consultant to find a
suitable party to take up the established Haast Bluff
grazing licence area following the expiration and non "
renewal of the previous agreement.
Ooratippra PL/ lrrmarne ALT
(former Ooratippra Stock Reserve)
Several prospective sub-lessees have shown interest in a
grazing license and discussions are continuing. The CLC
conducted a property inspection to ensure the security of
assets and infrastructure while negotiations continue.
Loves Creek PPL
Negotiations commenced with the current sub-lessee
to continue the existing arrangements beyond the
anticipated grant of Aboriginal freehold title in July 2012.
Pmere Nyente and Atnetye ALT
Traditiona l Owners w ill be consulted over a request
by the lessee for an extension of infrastructure
install ation timeframes and a rent reduction due
to the extensive 2011 fires which burnt out most of
Numery station and the adjoining licence area.
Wirliyajarrayi ALT (Willowra)
Licence renewal negotiations have begun with the current
holder of the grazing licence which is due to expire.
Feral Animal Harvesting
An agreement to harvest camels has been negotiated
with a commercial proponent on the Katiti ALT. Other negotiations have been progressed for harvesting on a
portion of the Petermann ALT.
Tourism Development
llpurla Trail
The CLC's Tjuwanpa Rangers were involved in
constructing a trail and a working group of Traditional
Owners was formed to carry the project forward.
Patji Ballooning (Petermann Aboriginal Land Trust)
The CLC consulted Traditional Owners and negotiated
w ith Outback Ballooning on a proposal to land
tourist balloons on the Land Trust. It facilitated an operational entry permit and an Environmental Impact
Assessment and developed a management plan . Due
to business reasons operations have been suspended .
Longitude 131
The CLC negotiated non-monetary benefits for
Traditional Owners associated with renewal of their preferred access through the Petermann ALT.
OUTPUT 3.2
EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING Assist as appropriate in the economic advancement of Aboriginal people through employment, education and training, particularly in relation to Land use
proposals, within the Land Council region. The Central Land Council continued its commitment to maximising sustainable Aboriginal employment and training
utcomes in its region.
The CLC has a number of advantages in the field, including a capac ity to broker emp loyment opportunities arising from mining and other comme rcial land use agreements negotiated under both the Aboriginal Land Rights Act and the Native
Title Act.
The CLC is also seen as a 'trusted brand' among
its constituent s. It fosters many partnerships and coll aborative land management arrangements
and has strong community networks which help
it eno rmously in encouraging people to take up
oppo rtunities it has sourced for them.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2011-2012: MINING
At a glance
Com pleted Minerals Council of Australia pre-employment programs
Fu ll time employment with Newmont
and contractors
10
14
Hunt Energy Surprise Well project 8
for two months
Full time employment with So dexo catering
Other exploration
The CLC placed 25 Aboriginal people into full
time emp loyment in the mining sector this year and facilitated a 1 0-day contract for the local
Abo riginal rangers.
8
5
Non etheless the field still holds considerable challenges including distance, scarcity of jobs, lack of education, absence of work histor ies, and peer and
fam ily pressure.
In addition to direct placem ent efforts, the CLC is a
key player in a number of Aboriginal employment and training forums, including the NT Government Indigenous Education & Employment taskforce; the Central Australian Minerals Counc il of Australia [M CA)
MOU Steering Committee and the Plenty Pathways
Education Working Group.
Full time mining employment placements
at 30 June 2012
30
25
20
15
10
5
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Significant effort put in by the CLC to date clearly
demonstrates the value of pre-employment
program s for improving take-up and retention of
jobs for Aboriginal people in the mining industry.
How eve r signifi cant cha ll enges continue to be faced in rec ruiting people from remote communities to
these courses, with fewer people being job rea dy as a
result for the rigours of employment that accompany opportunitie s in the industry.
Complex factors beyond the CLC's influ ence con tribut e
to low levels of employee availability that persist
NATIONAL PARK JOINT MANAGEMENT
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (UKTNPI
in many such communities including worsening
educational outcomes, increased substance abuse,
diminished social cohes ion and lack of compatible
development frameworks required to build basic
employm en t awareness.
While there are a range of employment opportunities
that the CLC is well-placed to facilitate, stronger collaborations are required with local governme nt
and employment service providers to build the
fundamental capacity of Aboriginal people in remote
communities to take full advantage of these.
Th e CLC continues to play an active advocay role in promoting loca l emp loyment w ithin joint management
arrangements for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park [UKTNP] and provides ongoing support for Anangu staff and
Mutitjulu Community Rangers working on the Park.
NT Parks and Wildlife Service
The CLC continued to be engaged in training and employment for Traditional Owners in national parks and reserves jointly-managed with the NT Parks and Wildlif e Service [NTPWS].
Again the Flexible Employment Program [FEP] proved
to be a successful strategy for Aboriginal employment.
This year there were 181 FEP projects across the region
w ith a total of 90 Indigenous community participants.
Appro ximately 80 of these were undertaken by three
existing CLC-sponsored Aboriginal ranger groups
providing valuable capacity-building opportunities for
the Tjuwanpa, Tennant Creek and Oagaragu -based ranger groups.
Signifi ca nt support was provided by CLC staff through
preparation of FEP work program s, up-take of FEP opportunities and on-ground project support.
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Working alongside NT Parks and Wildlife staff FEP
project participants receive a federally-endorsed
training wage and accredited training toward
Certificat es in Conservation and Land Management.
FEP project activiti es encourage involvement in joint
man ageme nt and in the longer term seek to provide
the foundations for developing Traditional Owner
capac ity to take up contract-based park management work or full-time emp loym ent with the NTPWS as park rangers.
A number of other ca pacity building initi atives were also facil itated to improve Traditional Ownersâ‘ ability
as joint-manageme nt partners with the NTPWS.
COMMUNITY RANGER PROGRAMS The CLC Ranger Program continued to be a very successful and popular model for Indigenous
mployment and skills development in Aboriginal communities across the CLC region.
More than 160 Indigenous people were employed
within the program either in permanent positions or
in short-term casua l contracts to meet the increased
demands within ranger group work plans during the
busy season from April to October.
A significant number of casual trainee rangers
we re employed this year to assist with increased
fire management needs across the region due to
exceptional rainfall over 2010-2011. Others were
engaged to assist with large fencing projects aimed at
reducing impacts of feral animals.
Two ranger groups previously deve loped under interim
funding arrangements became permanent through
consolidation of Work ing on Country [SEWPAC] and
ILC Real Jobs funding contracts.
Anangu Luritj iku Rangers became fully operational in
January 2012 with the recruitment of six Papunya and
Mt Liebig-based employees and establishment of a
Employment outcomes and ranger retention rates
At June 30 2012, the CLC employed 92 Indigenous
rangers; ten were full-time, 47 part time and 35 were
casual within the nine established Indigenous ranger
groups supported under the Working on Country and
Real Jobs funding arrangements.
Another five casual rangers were emp loyed to undertake project work as part of the Harts Range
"Pilot" Ranger Project. Overall this represents an
increase from the 82 rangers employed in 2010-2011.
There has been a 14 percent growth in numbers of
rangers employed in permanent positions from 50 in
2010 to 57 in 2012.
Comparative CLC Ranger employment
120
COMPARATIVE CLC RANGER EMPLOYMENT
governance group of senior Traditional Owners. This 100
group qu ickly comp leted core training requirements
and commenced a diverse program of works at sites
across the Haasts Bluff ALT. The Daguragu-based
Munguru Munguru Ranger group also transitioned
to a permanent footing with the establishment of a
governance group and recruitment of six local rangers.
Th e Atitjere-based Arltarpilta lnelye Rangers,
employing up to seven young Eastern Arrernte men,
continued its development in this period. It is likely
this group w ill become permanent next year.
80
60
40
20
2010 2011 2012
" Casual " Part-time " Fullt ime
A further positive trend evident in the graph below depicts ranger pay levels increasing by 21 percent between
October 2010 and June 2012. This data reflects the increasing permanency and career development in the CLC ranger
w orkforce and is indicative of the progression of longer-term employees to more senior roles in ranger teams.
Progress in Rangers' pay levels
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40
30
20
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Within the program, the proportion of women employed
in ranger jobs remained fairly constant between 2010
and 2012, with 23 percent of all rangers employed
in June 2012 being female. Although these numbers
are still fairly low, a more satisfying trend has been
the significant increase of women in permanent
ranger positions [50 percent in 2012 compared with 37
percent in 2011]. Similarly female rangers also have
a significantly higher retention rate with close to 80
percent retention between 2011 and 2012.
The overall retention rate of rangers across the
program for the last two years is around 50 percent which is a reasonably good level given the low
Indigenous employment rates generally in remote
regions. While some rangers left the program due
to poor performance or attendance issues, most left
to take up other employment opportunities or as a result of having only a short-term appointment for seasonal project work. Chronic health was also a
contributing factor to departures from the program .
QUALITY TARGETED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Ranger Program achieved significant outcomes in the provision of quality professional development for
rangers. Training courses were targeted at the provision of basic work-readiness skills development for newer
rangers [eg. first aid, 4WD, quad-bike operations, workplace policies and procedures] in addition to building
the range of specialist skills required for their diverse work programs [eg. advanced welding, heavy machinery
operations, bushfire fighting, aerial incendiary use ].
The foundations for a resilient ranger workforce
with capacity to undertake complex or technically challenging projects such as landsca pe regeneration
or feral animal control infrastructure were also laid through a focus on developing higher order teamwork and leadership skills.
Some of the significant training outcomes of the
program during this period include:
" Delivery of 26,000 hours of training across the
Ranger Program with 64 percent of all training
provided being in nationally accredited units.
CLC Rangers training by skills set (hours) 2011-12
" Delivery of over 7,500 hours of Workplace English
Literacy and Language [WELL] training on-site
within all established ranger groups.
"Increase in training hours for higher qualification courses eg. Certificate IV Conservation and Land
Management, Certificate Ill Media, and Certificate Ill Tourism.
" Progress in the development of a tailored fire
management training package.
" Administration, Literacy and Numeracy (9043)
" Core Occupational H ealth (9895 )
Erosion Control ( 1290)
Fire Management (732)
Lands, Parks and Wildlife (3592 )
" Vertebrate Pest Management ( 174)
Graphical summar ies are provided above of the ranger training effort in training hours across the program.
50. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
" Three rangers began a two-year Certificate IV in
Conservation and Land Management , a qualification
considered essential for senior rangers who hold
aspirations for management positions. The course
demands a considerable level of independent research,
report writing, data collat ion and analysis. Support from the Ranger Trainer and WELL trainers is being provided to assist rangers to meet the stringent
course requirements.
" Five rangers started a one-year Certificate Ill in
nservation and Land Management , a qualification
desirable for rangers taking leadership roles within
the group.
Workplace English Language and Literacy
(WELL) training
Literacy and numeracy skill s are common barriers
to success for many Aboriginal people in remote
regions and the CLC is extremely proud of the progress
made in this area through the ranger program. A
key outcome was the consolidation of WELL training
delivery which develops functional literacy and
numeracy skills across the CLC Ranger Program.
In contrast to the high dependence level at the start of
the WELL program, by the end of the second year of
WELL delivery there was demonstrated improvement
in confidence and a reduced level of dependence on
assistance required to undertake language, literacy or
numeracy tasks.
Data showed improved foundational skills of CLC
rangers, with the proportion of WELL delivery at
Australian Core Skill s Framework Level II or higher,
increasing 24 percent compared to 2011 levels.
Quad bike training at the 2012 CLC Ranger camp.
" Two rangers commenced Certificate Ill in Tourism
(Guidmg) to position them for a leading role in
existing community-owned tourism enterprises.
" Two rangers graduated with Certificate Ill in Media .
Rangers holding this qualification have taken
leadership roles in documenting ranger group
activity and are developing instructional materials.
" Muru-warinyi Ankkul Rangers received a Highly
Commended certificate at the NT Landcare Awards
at Parliament House in Darwin.
" Shannon Lander, a Ranger Group Coordinator
Assistant, received the Central Australian Ranger of the Year award at the 2012 Northern Territory Ranger Awards.
These new foundational skill s have provided rangers
with the impetus to take up further education and
training opportunities and the confidence to present
their work to the wider public at conferences and workshops in the NT and interstate [see section 3.2.41.
Sixth Central Australian Indigenous Community
Ranger Camp
The 2012 CLC Ranger Camp held at Yulara near
Uluru was an outstanding success and attracted 135
participants across 25 ranger groups from remote
communit ies in the NT , SA and WA.
Additional funding was provided through SEWPAC's
IPA Program to enable a greater number of non-CLC
ranger groups from across the Central Australian
region to participate.
PASTORAL The CLC continued to work as a member of the
Indigenous Pastoral Program [IPP) Steering
Committee and related IPP Working Groups to
maximise opportunities for Indigenous employment
and training in the wider NT pastoral industry.
It facilitated, supported, mentored and, to a signifi cant extent, funded the placement of 43
people into pastoral-based training across the
region in this period at all levels.
Two people were placed into employment through the
NT Cattlemen's Association [NTCA) Real Jobs program.
There has also been a focus on training disengaged youth at horsemanship camps held at various locations as an introduction to pastoral work. This
will be expanded in 2012-2013 to include the Plenty Pathways project to increase pastoral employment in
the eastern region.
Critical focus is given to Indigeno us employme nt
benefits in evaluating all grazing licence proposals.
DEFENCE The CLC hosted and co-ordinated a career information day for the Defence Indigenous Development
program in partnership with Army and Central Desert
Training. Twenty five people attended, six comp leted applications and three were selected to start training
in February. All are still engaged in the program .
Riders in the CLC 's horsemanship course at Mistake Creek Station.
OUTPUT 3.3
MINING The mining industry is a significant part of the Northern Territory economy and mining operations on Aboriginal land contribute an enormous percentage of "flat mineral production.
The CLC region contains one of the most productive
gold mines in Australia, located in the Tanami Desert
some 500 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs, with
more than 7 million ounce s mined. Also, the Northern
Territory's only on-shore oil and gas production occurs
at Pa lm Vall ey and Mereenie west of Alice Springs. All these sites operate under agreemen ts made by the CLC on behalf of tradition al Aboriginal owners,
with the fir st ag reement signed in 1981 .
The ag ree ment s reached und er the Land Rights Act
provide for positive outcomes to traditional Aboriginal
owne rs-interests in land are protected and benefits
include compensation payments, em ploym ent,
training, sacred site protection, environmental
protection and cultural awareness.
The right of traditional Aboriginal owners to control
access to their land is foremost for the CLC when
negotiating with exploration companies requesting
access to Aboriginal land.
Under the Land Rights Act the CLC must ensure that traditional Aboriginal ow ners are fully informed
when mak ing decisions over exploration and mining.
Agreeme nts can be entered into only where there is informed group consent. Adherence to the legislative process results in certainty for both Aboriginal people
and proponents.
EXPLORATION LICENCE APPLICATIONS (ELAS AND EPAS)
How it all works
Exploration for minerals and petroleum is regulated
under the Northern Territory 's Minerals Titles and
Petroleum Acts. Exploration Licences (ELs] allow the
holder/operator to explore for m inerals over the area
of the licence . Exploration Permits (EP s] generally
cover much larger areas and are req uired for oil and
gas exploration . A more rece nt addition to mineral/
petroleum tenure is the G eotherma l Exp loration Perm it
(GEPs ] und er the new NT Geothermal Energy Act.
On A boriginal land, exploration licences and permits
can only be granted with the consent of the CLC.
The mining provisions [Part IV] of the Land Rights
Act set out a clear process for accessing Aboriginal
land. Th e Northern Territory Mining Minister initi ates
the process by consenting to exploration applicants
entering into negotiation with the CLC. Applicants
then have three months to lodge an application with
the CLC for its consent to the grant.
In response, the CLC organises meetings to consu lt the
relevant traditional Aboriginal owners and ascertain
their views. The applica nt is entitled to present their
exploration proposals to traditional Aboriginal owners
at the first meeting. A representative of the Minister
can also attend this part of the meeting.
Where instructed, the CLC negotiates an agreement
over the terms and conditions of the grant. Through
this process the rights and interests of traditional
Aboriginal owners are protected, and once a decision
is made, the app licants have the certainty needed in
order to make the substantial investment required for exploration . Wh ere consent is given to exploration,
the traditional Aboriginal owners cannot refuse any
subsequent mining. An agreement for mining must
be made to allow mining to proceed. Mining generally
involves substantial impacts to the environment and
ca n affect neighbouring communities.
The decision, therefore, that traditional Aboriginal
owners are required to make at the exp loration
application stage is quite onerous. This is at the earliest point in the development process, when the least information is available on the nature of any
possible deve lopment.
Th e C LC's statutory obligation is to ensure traditiona l
Aboriginal owners are informed as far as practicable
when making such decisions. Where an agreement
is made for exploration, the CLC must be satisfied
that traditi ona l Aboriginal owners understand the
nature and purpose of the agreement and, as a group,
consent to it.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 53.
The CLC organises and conducts exploration and mining consultation meetings to ensure that the relevant
traditional Aboriginal owners of land affected by applications are able to exercise their rights under the Land Rights Act.
PERFORMANCE
Table 1 shows recent data for the processing of applications
Number of exploration titles !mainly ELAs and EPAsl effectively progressed to an initial traditional owner meeting
Total number of exploration titles considered at Traditional Owner meetings !includes first and further meetings!
Number of exploration titles processed to a final decision
Number of exploration titles completed in totallincludes those withdrawn during negotiating period!
93 115
98 145
91 69
88 92
85 70 48
102 105 65
30 39 42
62 67 52
Graph 1 Average time taken (in years) from date In the 2011-2012 year, many resources were again
application is received to either CLC consent or refusal directed to exploration co nsultation s in order to
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2.5
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0.5
2012 2011 2010 2009
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2008
maximise the rate of processing of licences and
permits. Fourteen traditional Aboriginal owner
consultation meetings were conducted with a total of
98 individual exploration titles considered, compared
with 145 at seventeen meetings in 20 10-2011 and 102 at twenty meetings in 2009-2010 .
This represents a consistent high performance by the
CLC in progressing titles to comp letion. In the last three
years the CLC has consu lted over more exploration
titles than at any other time in its 38 year history.
Of the 98 titles for 201 1-201 2, 93 were discussed
for the first time, only a few less than the record set
of 115 titles in 2010-2011. It was an increase on the
2009-2010 year's performance of 85 and continued another intensive processing year for the CLC [refer Table 1]. Four of the 98 individual exploration titles
consulted over were oil and gas permit applications
covering more than 43,000 square kilometres.
Meetings were held at commun iti es and outstations
across all CLC regions, including Papunya, Yuendumu, Ti-Tree, Kintore, Tanami and Lajamanu, Emu Bore
near Nyirripi, Willowra, Jarra Jarra and Nguraminyi, Parntapariji and Wunara in the Tennant Creek region.
Planning and resourcing this number of remote area meetings is an impressive achievement.
These meetings can involve several mining
companies, various mineral commodities, numerous
Aboriginal Traditional Owner groups and cover
many thousands of square kilometres of land. The
successful packaging of tenements at meetings is a
complex and challenging process, dependent upon
many factors including the number of Traditional
Owner groups, whether it is appropriate to bring
groups together, the number of companies, the
ability of companies to progress negotiations and the
availability of the necessary CLC resources [staff,
vehicles) to bring the meeting together.
Table 2 shows the numbers of exploration titles
processed by the CLC and includes both Els and EPs.
Applications for consent to the grant of 85 exploration
licences and exploration permits were received.
Table 2 shows the numbers of exploration titles processed by the CLC and includes both Els and EPs .
Applications for consent to the grant of 85 exploration licences and exploration permits were received.
Consent to negotiate from NT Government 103 98 117 78 100
Application for consent to the grant" 85 121 128 85 96
Withdrawn during negotiating period 21 23 32 28 10
Refused 19 31 24 26 24
Consent to the grant 48 38 6 13 8
Granted by NT Government 65 8 7 20 11
Under negotiation as at 30 June 311 299 298 272 262
Note: "count of 'Applications for consent' includes applications following expiry of moratorium period.
The high interest in exploration on Aboriginal land is largely due to sustained demand for mineral and energy
commodities along w ith a continuing high gold price. The price of oil and interest in uranium remained strong
during the year and the price of gold increased in response to the economic uncertainty. Other commod ities of
interest in the CLC region include coal, coal gas, copper, mineral sands, base metals, manganese, phosphate
and potash.
The Northern Territory Department of Resources continued to promote the mineral prospectivity of the
Northern Territory, especially to Chinese investors. These activities together with new geoscientific data from the Northern Territory Geological Survey have played a role in the increase in applications on Aboriginal land,
particularly in the Arunta, Petermann and Amadeus geological regions. Mineral exploration expenditure in the NT for 2011-2012 was another record year with expenditure projected to be over $200 million.
OIL AND GAS
The NT is the subject of an oil and gas rush with almost
blanket coverage by exploration permit applications
[EPAs) and granted titles, reflecting the upgraded
prospectivity of the hydrocarbon basins in the NT. This
is due to a sustained higher oil price, increased global
demand for energy, as well as new technologies for
exploration and recovery of oil and gas. The vast Wiso
Basin for example, situated in the north west of the CLC
region is subject to numerous applications covering
several Aboriginal Land Trusts. Some of these areas
of land have never before been considered at
meetings with traditional Aboriginal owners.
The individual EPA areas are huge and may cover up
to 16,000 square kilometres each, and are generally
very remote, often with minimal or no established
access. But in terms of processing and counting outcomes, one EPA is counted as one title even though
it may coincide or equate with the total area covered by twenty or more ELAs which when processed are
counted as 20 titles.
CLCANNUALREPORT2011/2012 55.
URANIUM
A numb er of applications rece ived by the CLC in 2011-2012 continue to name uranium as a target commodity although there were only seven applications this
reporting period compared to 22 in 2010 -2011. Th e
Fuku shima disaster in Japan in 2011 continues to have
an impact on public attitudes, the interest in uranium
exploration and perhaps the uranium price. The views
of traditional Aboriginal own ers on exploration, mining and downstream use of uranium are mixed. Some
Traditional Owner groups have this year said no to
uranium while others have consented. The views of
some traditional Aboriginal owners in the CLC region
about uranium and the nuclear fuel cycle have been reported in the media through their opposition to the
proposed nuclear waste repos itory at Muckaty, just
north of Tennant Creek.
CONSENTS TO GRANT
As a result of consultations with traditional Aboriginal
owners and successful negotiations with applicants, the CLC consented to 48 exploration licence
applications covering more than 20,000 square
kilometers of Aboriginal land . This is a record number of consents to the grant by the CLC and 10 more
than last year, another record year, resulting from negotiations reaching their conclusion as well as the
signif icant number of titles taken for meetings.
The CLC comp leted 27 Traditional Owner
identificat ions for meetings to allow the Traditional
Owners to consider exploration licence applications
over Aboriginal land. The CLC's anthropologists prepared reports on the validity of Traditional Owner
instructions after meetings to consider exploration
licence app lications.
The graph below compares this years' number of exploration licence applications both consented to and
refused with previous years' figures
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300
250
200
150
100
50
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
" Total processed -refused, consent, withdrawn " Negotiating period open " Received CLC
The average time for processing applications that were either consented or refused during this financial
year, from the date the app lications were received by the C LC is 2.0 years. This is shorter than last year's average of 2.1 years an d 2.8 years in 2009-10, and is consistent with the standard negotiating period of two field seasons [some 22 months ) specified under the Act.
Wh ere necessary, extensions to the negotiating period are made by agreement between the parties. It is important to note however, that many of the applications which take years to conclud e are hamp ered by applicants seeking joint venture partners [often unsuccessfully) as they are unable to undertake exploratio n
in their own right. Fund ing for exp loration programs in remote areas like Central Australia remains tight due
to the current international financial situation. In addition new compa nies can take time coming to terms
with the draft deeds. The delay caused by these applicants ha s disproportionate impact on the average time for processing applications.
56. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Overall for the year, the number of applications concluded remained less than the number of additional
applications for consent. As at 30 June 2012 there are 311 exploration licences under negotiation, as
compared to 299 at 30 June 2011. The graph below demonstrates the trends.
In order to reduce the number of exploration titl es with the negotiating period open, the CLC has to process
to conclusion more app lications than it receives. The rate applications are received are outside the control
of the C LC. Over the last five years the number of applications received has been consistently high resulting
in a corresponding steep rise in the numb er with the negotiating period open.
Trends of Exploration Title Processing on Aboriginal Land
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300
250
200
150
100
50
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
...... Negotiating period open __.,_. Refu sed Withdraw n
Received CLC __.,_. Con sented __.,_. Total processed - refused. consent. withdraw n
The CLC again processed an impressive number Four EPAs were applied for in 2011-2012 covering
more than 43,000 square kilometres. A similar
number w ill be received in the next reporting period. The size and complexity of consultations required
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of app lications to first meetings [93] in 2011-2012.
However, even with instructions to negotiate, some
negotiations can take considerable time. Several
compan ies including De ep Yellow, ABM Resources
and ~oro Energy have recently finalised several
deeds, which led to an increase in the number of
consented titles.
for exploration permits for oil and gas will present a
challenge in processing titles for the CLC for the next
few years.
It is expected that the large meetings of the last two
years will continue to lead to consent decisions in 2012-2013.
The NT Government has used the provision under
section 41 A of the Land Rights Act to withdraw consent
in extreme cases where a company is not performing. This action has helped avoid "warehou singâ‘â‘ of titles and
has improved the active participation in negotiations
with the CLC by bona fide applicants.
Nevertheless the CLC will continue to process titles
efficiently and endeavour to achieve a medium "
term target of fewer than 200 exploration titles with negotiating period open .
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URANIUM AND OTHER COMMODITIES INFORMATION MEETINGS Strong interest in uranium exploration continued
even though the uranium price has eased from
record highs of over $US 1 00/pound to around $US 50/
pound. Of the exploration applications received by the
CLC in 2011-2012, around 25 percent were aimed at
discovering uranium [previously this was as high as
95 percent]. along w ith a suite of other target metals
and bulk commodities. These, combined with previous
applications for uranium still represent a significant
area sought for uranium exploration on Aboriginal land.
Proposals for uranium exploration, however, raise
specific issues unique to uranium mining and the
downstream supply chain. Traditional Aboriginal
owners need to be aware of these in order to make
fully informed decisions. It is helpful to recognise that
uranium m ining rem ains a contentious and contested,
even polit ical, issue in Australia. Many Aboriginal
people have broadened their knowledge of the unique
properties of uranium and of radiation monitoring at a
m ine or exploratio n site.
Provision of ba lanced information about uranium
exploration and mining, radiation protection, the regulatory regime and the nuclear industry is
fundamental to informed consent of traditional Aboriginal owners and the CLC continues to work
toward developing and sourcing appropriate
information and where there is opportunity,
collaborating with different parties to improve the
breadth of that information.
Dissem ination of this information is ongoing through
the CLC's uranium information strategy which aims to
give affected Aboriginal communities and traditional
Aboriginal owners facts on uranium mining, radiation,
and downstream processing and uses.
The uranium information strategy has been replicated
for other commodities where traditional Aboriginal
owners and communities have little experience such
as rare earth minerals, phosphate and unconventional
oil and gas. The same approach is taken as for uranium where the information sessions are purely educational with no decisions being required of
tradit ional Aboriginal owners on the day. Community information sessions have been conducted for large
seismic programs, unconventional oil and gas targets
and hydraulic fractur ing. Education sessions have
been he ld in Ampi latwatja and Lake Nash to date with
further forums planned over the coming months. Planning is underway for community information
meetings on underground coal gasification proposed in the region as well.
AGREEMENT MAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION Where agreements are entered into with mining of sacred sites; work program approval and access
companies the Central Land Council assumes a range permits; environmental protection and rehabilitation;
of obligations and responsibilities. Aboriginal employment, training and contracting;
The agreements generally provide for payments to liaison, reporting and inspection.
Traditional Owners, procedures for the protection
Table 3 summarises the new and current exploration and mining agreements for the CLC including the
total area of land involved under agreements for exploration
Exploration Agreements [no. of ELs & EPs]
Area of Aboriginal land under EL agreements
Mining Agreements [no. of MLs & PLs]
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13[66]
17,640 sq km
54 [178]
76,844 sq km
10 [12]
6. - - -
As at 30 June 2012 the CLC has 54 current
exploration agreements in respect of 178 exploration
titles including oil and gas permits. The CLC also has 10 mining agreements relating to a total of
12 mineral leases or production licences relating
to operations in the Tanami, at the Granites, and
Mereenie and Palm Valley.
A total of 13 new exploration agreements were
finalised during the year, relating to 66 individual
exploration licences. The details are as follows:
" Four agreements were concluded with ABM
Resources covering areas of the Tanami Desert in
relation to 20 individual exploration licences.
" A further agreement was signed with ABM
Resources for 16 exploration licences within the
Lake Mackay Aboriginal Land Trust.
TANAMI MINING AGREEMENTS Newmont Tanami Operations mine gold ore from the
Callie deposit and mill it at the Granites.
Ongoing monitoring of the mining agreements
occurred during the year including reporting on the
tailings seepage interception system, the paste fill
plant, the proposed construction of a new tailings
storage facility and safety improvements to the
Granites Airstrip. A meeting of the Granites Liaison
Committee meeting was held in July 2011. Newmont
presented to traditional Aboriginal owners its plan to
construct a new deep hoisting shaft at the Callie and
Auron ore bodies, which would allow the life of the
mine to be extended. A proposal for a new tailings storage facility at Quorn North was also discussed.
Both projects are currently under construction.
Tanami Gold acquired Newmont's tenements around
the T?nami Mine in 2010. Tanam i Gold reported back
to a Tanami Mine Liaison Committee meeting in
October 2011 on its exploration activities over the 2011
field season. It also outlined its intention to refurbish
the existing mill at Tanami Mine and recommence
mining once the feasibility of the mine is established
and finance secured.
" An agreement with Lassact for EL 26527 was also
finalised over the Lake Mackay Aboriginal Land Trust.
" An agreement was concluded for EL 24885 in the
north Tanami region on the Central Desert Aboriginal
Land Trust with Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited.
" Agreements were concluded with Tanami Gold
covering two licences and Deep Yellow in relation to
seven licences in the Tanami Desert.
" An agreement was signed with Toro in relation to
seven exploration licences in the Tanami area and a
further agreement for two licences on Central Desert
and Pawu Aboriginal Land Trusts.
" An agreement was completed with ABM Resources
in relation to 10 exploration licences to align the
obligations under existing agreements.
MEREENIE OIL AND GAS FIELD- SANTOS LTD
The Mereenie Oil and Gas Field, operated by Santos
is a mature project. For the last 20 years Mereenie
has supplied gas to the Northern Territory Power and
Water Corporation for use in providing electricity to
major Northern Territory centres including Darwin
but the contracts expired in 2010. Oil continues to be
produced but the cessation of the gas contract has
a major effect on payments received by traditional
Aboriginal owners under the agreement.
A Liaison Committee meeting was held in Alice
Springs in August 2011 to discuss possible future
seismic and drilling programmes.
Palm Valley Gas Field-Magellan Petroleum Ltd
A Liaison Committee meeting was held at Palm Valley
Gas Plant in February 2012 Traditional Aboriginal
owners received an update from the company on the
field activities and future gas contract. There have
been no new activities and the gas supply contract
ended in January 2012. The company is seeking a
further gas contract for five to ten years to produce the remaining reserves.
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EXPLORATION AGREEMENTS
Minerals
Under existing exploration agreements various
monitoring activiti es took place including 10 liaison committee meetings and a number of exploration
work area inspections.
Newmont conducted exploration activiti es in 201 1-12
at the Oberon deposit northwest of the Granites Mine.
Tanami Gold focussed its exploration activities on the
Groundrush and adjacent deposits to the northeast of
Tanami Mine, where it now has a resource of 750,000
gold equivalent ounces. Across the entire Central
Tanami Project area there is currently a total resource
of 2.2 million ounces, including previously mined areas.
Emmerson Resources holds a significant portfolio of
tenements covering the old Tennant Creek Gold Field and have condu cted extensive exploration over the
past 24 months . The CLC processed some 20 work
programs during this period for exploration drilling.
Westgold Resources and Adelaide Exploration have
been carrying out drilling activities to the south west
of Tennant Creek for more than four years. Traditional
Aboriginal owners met with Westgold in 2011 during
a helicopter site protection survey to discuss regional
exploration progress and the development of the gold
copper resource at Rover 1. Exp loration to date cannot
provide a resource estimate with sufficient confidence
to enable a decision to mine. To progress development
Westgold plans to construct an exploration decline to
enable deep underground drilling to better define the
resource. A Liaison Committee meeting is planned for
later in 2012 to discuss the proposal and inspect the proposed site layout.
Thundelarra Resources continues its activity exploring for uranium within the Ngalia Basin on the Yuendumu,
Ngalurrtju and Yunkanjini Aboriginal Land Trusts. The company has conducted regional geophysical surveys
and is currently carrying out regional exploration
drilling to assess uranium prospectivity . An inspection of the drilling activity and further sacred site
clearance work was carried out in July 2011. There are
several other companies exploring for uranium in the
Ngalia Basin on areas adjoining ALT where CLC has
agreements including Energy Metals, Cauldron Energy
and Royal Resources. CLC continued to undertake
liaison meetings and site visits with traditional
Aboriginal owners for these project areas.
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ABM continued to make progress with its gold
exploration work on its Twin Bonanza and other
regional projects. After acquiring numerous
tenements from Tanami Gold and Newmont in 2009, the company made a significant gold discovery at
the Old Pirate deposit and continued to consolidate its resource base in 2011-12. It now estimates a resource of 3.3 million gold equivalent ounces across
the Old Pirate, Buccaneer and Hyperion deposits. A Traditional Owner liaison committee meeting is
planned for the second half of 2012.
ABM has also carried out an extensive exploration
drilling program on its La ke Mackay exploration licences.
In June 2012 a liai son visit was undertaken with
traditional Aboriginal owners to the small copper mine near Areyonga, where Dehne Mclaughlin has
been exploring for azurite mineral specimens since
2007 . A Mineral Claim Application was received by
the CLC in 2011 but under the new Minerals Title
Act has been amended to become a Mineral Lease
Application. The traditional Aboriginal owners also
considered both the proposal and the nego tiated
terms and conditions at this meeting.
Other companies including Minemakers Australia Pty
Ltd, Crossland Uranium, Arafura Resources, Cameco/
Paladin, Energy Metals, Rum Jungle, Toro Energy,
Texalta and Central Petroleum were all active on land
subject to native title applications, often adjoining
Aboriginal land, where similar clearance and liaison
procedures apply under agreements.
CTP Surprise Well Drill Site Visit
Pe troleum
Central Petroleum continues with exploration for
oil and gas on EP 115 on Haasts Bluff ALT. Seismic acquisition was undertaken during 2008- 2010 and
dril ling of John stone 1 and Surprise 1 oil wells near Kintore followed.
In January 2012 the company announced oil flow to
the surface from Surprise 1 well at some 380 barrels
per day and production testing has followed which may result in the application for a Production Licence
[PLAI. Central Petroleum was successful in employing
eight local Aboriginal people from Kintore, assisted by
ITEC emp loyment agency and the CLC. This is the first
emp loyment of local Aboriginal people in the petroleum
industry in this region in more than 30 years. Central
Petroleum also conducted further exploration on EP
93 following the discovery of a thick sequence of coal in
the northern Simpson Desert [Pedirka Basin) which the
company considers to have potential for underground
coa l gasification [UCG].
PetroFrontier holds a major exploration permit
portfol io over the southern Georgina Basin, primarily across pastoral lease but adjoining various parcels of
Aboriginal land. Exploration has included extensive
seismic acquisition over an area of hundreds of
kilometres with more survey work planned.
GO VERNMENT LIAISON
PetroFrontier drilled two horizontal wells this year [Macintyre and Baldwin) with one further well [Owen)
planned. Fraccing of the three horizontal wells is
anticipated to occur in the second half of 2012.
Fraccing
The interest in un conventional oil and gas is a
global phenomenon and controversial because of
the utilization of the technique known as fraccing.
Fraccing or hydraulic fracturing involves the
creation of cracks in underground rock layers by the introduction of sand , water and some chemicals
under pressure, to increase the recovery and flow of gas and petroleum. The technique has been in use
for many years to enhance hydrocarbon recovery
in conventional vertical wells but the rapid onset
and global interest in unconventional oil and gas
and fraccing of horizontal wells particularly in the
US has resulted in significan t environmental and
safety concerns being expressed worldwide. The
sudden expansion of the gas industry in eastern
Australia has resulted in calls for a more cautious
approach nationally . The CLC is working with the NT
Government to promote best practice environmental
management of this burgeoning industry, particularly
where there are groundwater protection concerns.
Th e CLC seeks to work collaboratively with the Northern Territory Geological Survey for work proposed
on Aboriginal land. The only work undertaken in the reporting period was a regional gravity survey
ov er the Amadeus Basin.
In 2012 the CLC met with the Petroleum Division
of the Department of Resources regarding the
rapid growth in the number of exploration permit
applications in the CLC region both on and off
Aboriginal land. Both parties acknowledged the size
of the applications and the complexity and logistical cha llenges these titles present. The CLC expressed
concern over the monitoring of activities for granted
pe rmits particularly with respect to well design and
the protection of underground water resources with
respect to fraccing activities.
The changes to Part IV of the mining provisions of the
Aboriginal Land R ights [NT) Amendment Act 2006
wh ich commenced on 1 July 2007 continues to result
in the. smooth operation of the Act and results in
substantially less administration for the CLC.
The standard negotiating period is two field seasons
[some 22 months) and extensions can be made
between the parties The CLC works cooperatively
with the Northern Territory mining titles branch to administer exp loration and mining titles on
Aboriginal land. The NT Mining Minister ha s been delegated many of the Australian Government
Minister's functions. Officers from the Northern Territory's Department of Resource s regularly attend the first meetings of traditional Aboriginal own ers
over the exploration titles.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 61.
OUTPUT 3.4
COMMERCIAL ASSISTANCE Provide research and assistance and identify infrastructure requirements as appropriate to enable Aboriginal Landowners and other Aboriginal people to undertake commercial activities.
Section 23[1] leal of the Aboriginal Land Rights [NT] Act 1976 assigns a function to the Central Land Council
to "assist Aboriginals in the area of the Land Council to carry out commercial activities [including resource
development, the provision of tourist facilities and agricultural activities]."
Besides mining, tourism and pastoralism are the main economic drivers in Central Australia and the CLC
works hard to ma ximise opportunities for its constituents in these areas.
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
It has been an extremely challenging year for
Aboriginal tourism development.
Negotiations with Tourism NT and DEEWR to secure
funding for a tourism development officer beyond the
expiry of the current funding agreement on 30 June
2012 were unsuccessful. Fortunately ABA funding for
a tourism development officer has been successful
and will begin next year to maintain a m inimal level of
ongoing capacity in this area.
Umpiyara Tourism Venture
(Katiti Aboriginal Land Trust)
The CLC has provided governance training and
support to the Mutitjulu and Areyonga directors of the Umpiyara Tourism Aboriginal Corporation [UTAC]
with assistance fromthe Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC]. It also assisted with
its business plan, sacred site clearances, mentors and other administrative support.
Uluru Development Project
(Katiti and Petermann Aboriginal Land Trusts)
Traditional Owners are starting to expand their
aspirations for tourism activities in the area beyond
Uluru. The area holds a number of attractions including Lake Amadeus and the proposed Indigenous Protected Area in the Katiti-Petermann
Aboriginal Land Trusts. Aboriginal people in the
area are beginning to understand about more
direct involvement in the tourism industry through
governance and Indigenous tourism workshops like
Stepping Stones to Tourism.
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Lilla Campground (Watarrka National Park}
The CLC has worked hard on this project to gain
funding for a campground and assisted the Traditional
Owners to liaise with the Watarrka National Park Joint
Management Committee Plans are well underway for
this exciting project.
Other
The CLC also promoted a number of other small
operations that it has worked on including the llpurla
Trail near Hermannsburg, Thakeperte near Alice Springs
as a workshop venue, the Spotted Tiger campground in
the Harts Range area and Rainbow Valley.
It also supported a number of new concepts like
artists camps, tag-along tours, guided walks and cultural tours and provided business planning advice to many others in their early stages of development.
The CLC collaborates with Tourism NT, the Northern
Territory Parks and Wildlife Service and other
stakeholders wherever possible in performing its
Indigenous tourism development functions.
Pastoral Development
The CLC has been a member of the highly successful
Indigenous Pastoral Program [IPP]. a multi-agency
collaboration sponsored by the Indigenous Land
Corporation [ILC) since 2003.
This year the ILC renewed its commitment to continue
funding the program for another five years based on
identifiable outcomes.
Key partners in the IPP are the CLC; the Northern
Land Council [NLC); the Indigenous Land Corporation
[ILC); the NT Department of Resources [NT DOR);
the Department of Employment, Education and
Workplace Relations [DEEWR) and the NT Cattleman's
Association [NTCA).
The partnership aims to support the development
of viable, Indigenous pastoral operations and enable
econom ic opportunity via pastoral activity on Indigenous
held land and the CLC has been a key IPP stakeholder.
The CLC was able to provide a number of timely
responses to Aboriginal landowner requests
for practical 'on-ground' assistance in project
implementation and stock handling. Its capacity was
improved considerably during the year through a minor
restructure and the purchase of a new cattle truck.
It also assisted Aboriginal pastoralists with the
NT Government Brands Audit, access to external
financial resources and management advice providing
governance training and advice as requested.
As part of the Indigenous Pastoral Program, the CLC
carried out on-ground inspections and liaised with
grazing licencees, and provided advice and support
to managers and Traditional Owners on 17 Aboriginal
cattle operations.
It also oversaw expenditure of ILC funds for fencing on
Atula, Mangalawurru and Mungkarta and to equip a
bore pipeline, tank and trough on Haasts Bluff.
In addition to assistance provided under the auspices
of the IPP, the CLC supported Traditional Owners of
community -based pastoral enterprises on Aboriginal
land in a variety of ways . It carried out eight cattle
musters and assisted with transport of stud stock.
Governance and business planning form a large part
of the CLC's pastoral work as well as sub-leasing and
agistment negotiations.
Huckitta transitioned to Aboriginal management
after its purchase in 2010 and assistance was given
in a number of ways to maximise its success under
Aboriginal ownership.
Women at a Stepping Stones to Tourism workshop at Docker River
ADVOCACY SERVICES
PUBLIC AWARENESS & EDUCATION
ADVOCACY & REPRESENTATION
CULTURAL & HERITAGE SUPPORT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
Enhanced social, political and economic participation and equity for Aboriginal people in the Land Council's area as a result of the promotion, protection and advancement of their Land rights, other rights and interests.
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OUTPUT 4.1
PUBLIC AWARENESS &
EDUCATION The CLC plays an important role in informing its constituents and the wider public about Aboriginal issues in Central Australia. Every year the CLC produces a wide range of informative and educational materials on issues of importance to Aboriginal people. It is also often the first point of contact for journalists and the
general public wishing to know more about Aboriginal people in Central Australia.
PERFORMANCE The CLC sets out to provide timely responses and
advice on key issues, to increase the awareness of the
Council and to maximize positive media coverage.
It priorit ises communicat ion with its constituents in
its efforts to ensure that Aboriginal people in the bush
fully understand some of the complex and rapidly
chang ing issues which directly affect them.
It does this through organising events, issue
management, public relations and producing or
arranging web, print, radio and TV content.
The CLC continued to produce educational materials
on a range of issues important to its constituents.
In add ition, its media monitoring presentations
at Council meetings continue to provide valued
information to Council members .
Press releases
CLC web site visits
since February 12, 2012
19
22,547
CLC newsletters
Land Rights News
Special purpose video
HIGHLIGHTS
New website
The CLC's new website was finally launched in
January 2012 after a hacking incident that affected
sites throughout Australia. The new site uses a
7
3
2
content management system (CM S] to streamline the
man~gement of material and is more accessible, offers
more relevant information and greater transparency.
Land Rights News Central Australia
Land Rights News is Au stralia 's oldest Aboriginal
newspaper and the response to the new version has
been overwhelmingly positive.
Land Rights News Central Australia (LRNCA] was
launched in October 2011 and is produced solely by the
CLC. It focuses on Aboriginal issues in Central Australia
and its objective is to provide information while
engaging Aboriginal people from diverse backgrounds
in Central Australia. LRNCA provides a valuable
channe l to aid lit eracy and community engagement.
Circulation was increased to 8000 due to demand after
the initial print run. It is distributed free to communities
in the CLC's region and also to some cross border
area~ and provides one of the on ly sources of relevant
information for Aboriginal peop le in the area.
Council members enjoy the first issue of the new land Rights News Central Australia
OUTPUT 4.2
ADVOCACY & REPRESENTATION The CLC has a statutory responsibility to ascertain, express and represent the wishes and opinions of Aboriginal people Living in the CLC area, and to protect their interests.
To fulfil this responsibility the CLC identifi es significant legislative and policy matters, consults with Traditional
Owners and Aboriginal people to ascertain their views and establishes positions on significant policy issues
through the Council and Executive. From this basis the CLC is ab le to represent with a high degree of authority
the Aboriginal views and aspirations on issues and engage with all levels of government and other stakeholders
to ensure that Aboriginal interests are taken into account.
PERFORMANCE
The CLC made the following submissions to the
Australian Government on policy matters:
" CLC Submission to the Senate Community Affairs
Committee into Stronger Futures Bills
" APO[NT] Submission to the Senate Community
Affairs Committee into the Stronger Futures in the
Northern Territory Bill and two related Bills
" CLC Submission to the Australian Government Review of Remote Participation and Employment Services
" APO [NT] Submission to the Australian
Government Review of Remote Participation
and Employment Services
" APO [NT] Submiss ion on Constitutional Recognition
of Indigenous Australians
" CLC submission to the Hous e of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Affairs inquiry into language learning in
Indigenous comm unities
" Indigenous Language Inquiry
" CLC comment on Payphone Consumer Safeguard
Exposure draft
COMMENTARY ON PERFORMANCE
Aboriginal Peak Organisations (NT)
The Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory [APO] was formed in Octob er 2010, and
includes the CLC, the Northern Land Counci l, the
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern
Terr:itory, the Central Australian Aboriginal Legal A id
Service, and the North Au stralian Aboriginal Justice Agency. The APO [NT] has done a substantial amo unt
of work this financial year, including securing ongoing
66. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
funding for a policy officer, and progressing work on
priority policy matters including homelands and small
comm unities, Stronger Futures, alcoho l and substance
misuse issues. New priority work areas were agreed at
a meeting of the CEOs in June 2012 and these include
hou sing and youth suicide. APO also convened a forum
of Aboriginal CDEP providers to discuss the review of
remote employment arrangements, wrote a submission
and undertook advocacy work on this critica l issue.
NT Emergency Response INTER) and Stronger Futures
The NT Emergency Re sponse legislation will largely
come to an end in August 2012. The Australian
Government released a discussion paper in June 2011
entitled Stronger Futures, which set out a framework
for consultation with Aboriginal people over a wide range
of m easures, largely those provided for by the NTER. The
CLC worked with other APO NT members to prepare a
detailed and comprehensive submission to the Minister
as part of the Australian Government's Stronger
Futures consu ltations.
The key areas for the CLC included Aboriginal
land permits, prescribed area signage, Aboriginal
governance, community leasing, housing, and alcohol
reforms. As part of the effort to represent the views
of Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory, the CLC along with other APO NT member s, met with
the Minister in Canberra on 18 Augu st 2011 to draw
attention to the submission and explain the position
of Aboriginal peo ple. The Minister subseq uently
attended the CLC m eeting in Kalkaringi on 24 August
2011 following an invit ation from the Chairman to hea r
fir st-hand concerns from Aboriginal people regarding the NTER andcither major reforms including Shires.
The CLC released a statement on 26 August 2011 as
part of the 45th anniversary celebrati on of the Wave Hill Walkoff at Ka lkaringi.
On 25 November 2011 the package of Stronger
Futures legislation was referred to a senate inquiry.
The CLC provided a detailed submission to this
inquiry, with particular emphasis on the land reform
provisions (see below under Community Living
Areas]. In addition, the CLC worked closely with
other APO NT member organisations to produce a subm ission on the other measures, including income
management, stores licensing, SEAM, and customary
law. The CLC appeared at the senate inquiry hearings
on 21 February 2012. The inquiry report made 11
recommendations, which included clarifying how
the School Enrolment and Attendance through Welfare
Reform Measure (SEAM] will work and improving the
way the Government consu lts Aboriginal people. The
CLC worked hard to secure beneficial amendment to
the Bills. Some important amendments were passed
by both Houses, including provision for infringement
notices for possess ion of small amounts of alcohol.
Disappointingly, attempts to secure other priority
amendments were unsuccessful, particularly in relation
to the customary law provisions.
The package of Stronger Future legislation
commenced on Monday 16 July 2012.
Announced in early 2012 the funding arrangements
under Stronger Futures include a historic ten year comm itment to fund critical programs, including
funding for homelands, health services, legal aid,
night patrols, remote police, remote teachers, and
additional housing money.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin attends the CLC's Council meeting at Kalkaringi in August 2011
The CLC joined with the APO (NT] to welcome this
recognition that Indigenous programs require long "
term funding commitments. The CLC has since been working to provide some input to the National
Partnership Agreement which will determine the
Stronger Futures funding arrangements between
the Australian and NT Governments.
Community living Areas
As part of the Stronger Futures legislative package
introduced in November 2011 the Australian
Government proposed to give itself regulation making
powers to alter NT Government laws that regulate
the use of land on communities excised from pastoral
properties (known as Community Living Areas - or
CLAsl. As noted above, the CLC made a submission
to the Senate Committee Inquiry specifically dealing
with the need for comprehensive reform of community
living area legislation. The subm ission noted that in the
absence of changes to ensure that the land was secure
in perpetuity and without clear land administration
measures, any lifting of the current constraints on the
grant of leases and other interests would not provide for 'secure tenureâ‘. Evidence was also given at the
public hearing on 21 February 2012 in Alice Springs.
The legislation passed on 28 June 2012.
Due to the Australian Government's proposed reforms
and issues relating to leasing, residents of CLAs w ill
have to consider a large range of complex issues in the
next 12 months. CLC delegates from CLAs (22 of 90]
were. invited to a briefing in May 2012 in Tennant Creek
to discuss the issues affecting them. Those delegates
were informed that the CLC can provide legal and administrative assistance with many of these matters
but that the CLA land holding bodies (unlike Land
Trusts] need to instruct the CLC to act for them.
After the meeting of delegates from the CLAs, meetings were timetabled at each of the CLAs over
which five year leases had been taken and as at 30
June 2012 meetings had been held and assistance
requested by both Atitjere and Titjikala communities.
Since the introduction of the Stronger Futures Bills
the CLC has also been communicating with staff in
the Land Reform Branch of FaHCSIA in relation to the
need for adequate consultation with CLA land owners
as a precursor to any proposed reform.
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Remote Participation and Employment Review
The Australian Government announced a review
of remote participation and employment servicing
arrangements on 29 June 2011. The CLC reviewed
the discussion paper released on 16 August 2011.
A subm ission by the CLC was prepared based on
experience gained through its employment program s,
including the CLC Ranger program and Mining
Employment Program. As well, the CLC was part of the
working group of CDEP providers overseeing a research project aimed at developing a revised model for remote
participation and employment. Through its membership
of the APO, the CLC assisted with the coordination of the
project and provided input into the development of the
model. The findings of the research formed the basis for a subm ission by APO NT to the review which was
submitted on 21 October. A copy was sent to the Minister.
The CLC has done further work to promote the CEEDS
model proposed by APO NT. This includes convening a working group of peak Aboriginal organisations and outstation resource agencies, organising meetings
with Ministers Macklin and Collins, and meetings with relevant departmental officials in DEEWR and FaHCSIA in Canberra in February 2012. APO INTI also
produced two factsheets, entitled Work not Welfare,
and The Benefits of Wages- A case study, highlighting
the importance of a subsidised waged scheme.
The new arrangements were announced in May 2012
and the CLC is now considering options to help ensure
Aboriginal organisations are well placed to run the new scheme.
Tenure and Leasing
Responding to the Australian Government's secure
tenure policy ha s remained a high priority for the CLC this financial year, particularly in light of the
impending expiry of the compulsorily acquired five
year leases. Work has included:
" Continued negotiations over the payment of fair rent
for the five year leases.
" Commencing consultations with traditional
owners regarding use and distribution of the five year lease rent.
" Finalising the template leases for Australian
Government and NT Government infrastructur e al}d commencement of community consultations.
" Processing of non-government applications for
s.19 leases, including stores, art centres and community facilitie s.
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"Informal discussions with the MacDonnell and
Central Desert Shires regarding leasing, and commencement of formal negotiations over a
template lease.
" Completion of co nsultations for Yuendumu
community regarding a housing.
" Commencement of consultations regarding housing leases for all remaining non-RSD communities;
" Finalisation of negotiations with FaHCSIA regarding
leasing requirements for the ABA stores project.
" Commencement of consultations with CLA commun iti es regarding CLA reform, five year lease
monies and ongoing leasing requirements.
" Participation in the Mutitjulu Ta skforce, and
associated tenure-sub-committee, which aim to explore
options for reforming the tenure and service delivery arrangements at Mutitjulu. This work has included
attending meetings in Mutitjulu, considering tenure
options, and nego tiat ing an agreement to provide for
housing upgrades and tenancy management.
For further details on the outcomes and progress of
leasing consultations see section 3.2.
Delegates discuss the issues around statehood for the Northern territory at a Council meeting at Ross River in November 2011.
Constitutional matters
During this financial year, the CLC put considerable
effort into preparations for input to the proposed NT
Constitutional Convention. The CLC with the Northern
Territory Constitutional Convention committee briefed
the Council and Executive on the timelines and
relevant issues that arise with respect to the upcoming
Constitutional Convent ion. However, statehood is back
off the agenda after bipartisan support for a Statehood
Constitutional Convent ion coll apsed. It was intended
that elections would be held for delegates from across
the Territory to attend the Constitutional Convention at
the same time as Local Government elections. Elected
delegates were then to develop a draft Constitution to
eventually go to a referendum about the new 'State of
the Northern Territory.' This was all abandoned at the
last minute, and no clear path forward is evident.
Local Government Arrangements
The CLC also worked with APO [NT] to provide
a submission in September 2011 to the Expert
Panel set up by the Australian Government to lead
the process toward a change to the Australian
Constitution. APO [NT] engaged the services of
constitutional experts, George Williams AO and Sean Brennan, to assist in developing its proposal. The
APO [NT] proposal suggests a level of recognition
that is broadly acceptable to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory which at the same time
would have a reasonable chance of being accepted
in a national referendum. The Expert Panel
provided its report to the Government on possible
options for constitutional change to give effect to
Indigenous constitutional recognition in January
2012. The report accords quite closely with the
recommendations in the APO NT subm ission.
The C LC signed MOUs with the MacDonnell Sh ir e and the Central Desert Sh ire in February 2011 .
These MOUs comm it to regular liaison meetings, and these meetings took place in March 2012.
Small communities and homelands
The C LC remains concerned about the impact of the
COAG National Partnership Agreement on Remote
Service Delivery, wh ich, together with the SIHIP,
effective ly allocates the majority of resources to
defined 'priority communitiesâ‘.
Together with the NT Government's Working Futuresâ‘
announcement on its outstations policy these
developments signal an uncertain future for small
commun ities and outstations. As previously reported,
the CLC has been working w ith the Centre for
Appropriate Technology [CAT] to explore the complex
policy dilemmas confronting the sparsely settled
desert region. An ABA application and detailed project
plan and concept paper was submitted to the ABA
advisory Comm ittee in July 2011. There has not yet
been a formal response to the application.
In addition, the CLC has been continuing to lobby
hard on the need to secure a sustainable future for
outstations and homelands. There has been some
we lcome progress in 2012 which gives some hope
that homelands are back on the politi cal agenda.
Minister Macklin has committed to a continuing contribution towards municipal and essential services
for homelands of $206m over 10 years as part of stronger futures. While this is insufficient it is an
important signal of ongoing commitment to the future of outstations. The NT Government has also committed to $15m over ten years, and recently the
CLP, in opposition, have released a homelands policy
promising $50m for homelands.
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Indigenous Governance
Having obtained funding from the ABA, the CLC
successfully recruited for the project coordinator position
for the community governance project in April 2011.
In conjunction with a group of experts, the CLC
developed comprehens ive project plans, including a
rigorous monitoring an d eva luation framework.
The project is overseen by a Governance Advisory
Comm itt ee [GACI. comprising representatives of
FaCHSIA, NT ROC, CGR IS, an independent expert, Di Smith, Reconciliation Australia and the CLC.
This has met in May 2011, February 20 12 and June
2012 . The next meeting is scheduled to be held in
Lajamanu in September 2012 .
The coordinator ha s spent the majority of project
time in Lajaman u and developed strong relationships with comm unity m embers and relevant age ncy staff. Amongst commun ity members there is a strong
feeling of meeting fatigue, comb ined w ith a lack of
clarity about how best to move forward.
A current focus of the project is to support actions
that help peop le regain a sense of control and
purpose ; for instance, a letter writt en to other Warlpiri
commun iti es about keep ing external conflict out of Lajamanu w hen visiting spaw ned a series of meetings
and discussions wh ich resulted in a signifi cant change
in behav iour.
In May 20 12 the mentors group and CLC staff
visited Lajamanu to get independent feedback on the progress of the project and to investigate an
appropriate evaluation methodology. Feedback was very positive; the team will visit again in October 20 12.
Inquiry into language learning in
Indigenous communities
On 8 July 201 1 the Hou se of Representatives
Standing Comm itt ee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Affairs announced that it would inquire into and report on langu age learning in Indigenous
communities. The CLC prepared a submi ssion to the inquiry and submitted it on 12 September 20 11 . Th e
CLC also provided assistance to ensure that Warlpiri
women with signifi ca nt experience in bilingual education were also able to prepare a submi ssion
and appear at the inquiry hearing held in April 2012.
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Substance misuse
The CLC attended meetings for Alice Springs Alcohol
Reference Panel and People's Alcohol Action Coalition
in July 2011, August 2011 and October 2011 and
assisted with the preparation of submissions to the Australian Government for reforms to alcohol
pricing including establishing a 'floor priceâ‘ on
alcohol in the NT to com bat very high consumption
rates. The CLC developed a brief for an independent
evaluation of social clubs in remote communities. The research proposal influenced the development
of a research project commissioned by FaHCSIA and
NTG Department of Justice. The CLC is a member
the project's research advisory committee.
Telecommunications
Th e CL C co ntinues to undertake strategic advocacy
work on priority telecommunicat ions matters. The CLC is active member of ACCAN and we assist
to develop their advocacy agenda associated with
remote Indigenous telecommunications. The CLC attended the Australian Communication Media
Authority's [ACMA] and Australian Communications and Consumer Advocacy Network's [ACCAN]
Reconnecting the Customer Summit. The summit
provided an opportunity to discuss matters raised
in submissions to the draft ACMA 'Reconnecting
the Customer â‘ report and to outline how the
telecommunicat ions industry's poor custome r
service and comp laints-handling practices affect
CLC constituents. The CLC also provided comments
on the draft regulations with respect to stronger
payphone performance standards and performance
benchmarks for supply and repair and the provision of new payphones, released by the Department
of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Eco nomy . The CLC also attended the 'Connecting the
Dots Conference' held to identify a 'new future' of
infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities.
The CLC is a partner in ongoing longitudinal research
project undertaken in coll aboration with CAT and
Institute of Social R esea rch at Sw inburne University
which compa res and eva luates home internet
usage and comm unity internet centres in remote
commun iti es. This work follows on from an ea rli er research project which investigated the determinants
for hom e internet usage for remote Aboriginal people and wa s funded by ACCAN [see report http://accan. org .au/fi les/SW I N -C LC -CATHomel nternet.pdf]
OUTPUT 'â‘3
CULTURAL & HERITAGE SUPPORT Aboriginal people in Central Australia consistently proclaim their desire to keep Aboriginal law and culture strong. Today, for most Aboriginal people in the
CLC's region, land and culture remain inextricably bound and the protection of sacred sites and objects is still a critical issue.
A significant role of the CLC is to help Aboriginal
people to do this. Every year the CLC receives
numerous requests by government agencies, mining and other commercial interests seeking to carry out activities on Aboriginal land.
The CLC carries out work area clearances to ensure
that sacred sites are not damaged during this work.
The correct identification of Traditional Owners is
fundamenta l to ensu ring the smooth operation of
the Land Rights Act and the CLC frequently does
anthropological research to determine Traditional
Ownership of land. While it can be a major exercise,
this procedure enab les development to proceed with certainty.
COMMENT ON PERFORMANCE
Sacred Site Protection and Work Area Clearances
Sacred sites are places of deep spiritual signifi cance
and are an integral part of Aboriginal cultur e.
Their protection is vital for the continuation of religious
and cultural traditions and as a source of identity
for Aboriginal people. The CLC assists Aboriginal
people to protect their sacred sites by ensuring that
every development proposal [including exploration
and mining activity and road works] goes through a
site clearance [work area clearance] process where
sites are damag ed, either because site clearances
were not obtained, or because cond ition s imposed
by Traditional Owners were not adhered to, the
CLC assists Traditional Owners either to negotiate
compensat ion or to prosecute the offender. Each year
the C LC receives numerous requests from government
agenc ies, public sector corporations and mining and
other commercial interests seeking permission from Aboriginal landowners to undertake a diverse range of
activities on their lands.
The combination of poverty and the high mortality rate
of Central Australian Aboriginal people means that
assistance often has to be given for funerals to enable
people to be buried on their country with the appropriate
ceremonies. The CLC is responsible for admin istering
ABA funds to assist its constituents to do this.
In add ition, there is also funding available to assist
Aboriginal people in its region to maintain their cultur al
affiliations by ca rrying out ceremonial activities.
Traditional land management practices and Indigenous ecological knowledge occupy an
increasingly important place in the preservation
of Aboriginal culture and heritage.
A work area clearance is comp leted prior to the
commencement date of the proposed work. Through
the clearance process, Traditional Owners gain a
sound understanding of the request, and hence the
ab ilit y to make informed decisions about it.
They may advise the CLC that some areas are not
available for the proposed work because of sacred sites
in the area or instruct the CLC on protection measures
and conditions to be imposed on the proponent so that
work can proceed in a way that does not damage the sites or in any way affect their integrity.
The CLC's anthropologists conducted research towards
or issued advice in 159 instances for the maintenance of Aboriginal culture and heritage, including the issue
of 118 sacred site clearance certificates .
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 71.
" Provide advice/resea rch for exploration and m ining activity on Aboriginal land 1261
" Provide advice/research for related to exploration and m ining activity on native title lands 1351
Provide advice/research for telecom mu nications infrastruc ture 1271
Provide advice/research for community infrastructu re and roadworks 1441
Provide advice/research for camel management activities 131
" Provide advice/resea rch for site damage investigations 141
" Provide advice/resea rch for variety of j oint management, repatriation and other land m anagement activities 1201
" requests from clients of the CLC for genealogical information 1231
OTHER CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION
There have been some significant developments in cultural heritage protection this year as the CLC took
further steps to increase its role in site protection and management.
To assist the CLC staff, a cultural heritage planning
and management workshop was organised in
conjunction with the ANU Institut e for Professional
Practice in Heritage and the Arts.
Funding was secured through the Australian
Government's Indigenous Heritage Program !SEWPAC] to support Traditional Owners to manage three cu ltural
heritage places on the Haasts Bluff ALT. Petermann
ALT and Dulcie Range National Park.
Support wa s also given to the Atitjere !Harts Rangel ba sed Arltarpilta lnelye ranger group and senior
Traditional Owners to comp lete the Spotted Tiger Mica
Mine heritage project, funded through the NT Heritage Grants Program .
Significantly support was provided for Traditional
Owner s to protect sacred sites from impacts of Finke
Desert Race spectators and participants through
negotiations with the Finke Desert Race Committee . It will enable Traditional Owners of Apatula to construct
exclusion fencing around sacred sites in close proximity
to the route.
The CLC continued to dedicate time and resources to
the repatriation of sacred objects, from its own collection
and from museums around the country and continued its maintenance of the CLC's sacred sites database.
ABORIGINAL CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES AND FUNERALS
The CLC assisted 182 families with funeral expenses during this financial year. The following communities w ere
assisted with resources to support summer ceremonial activities:
Ntaria, Wallace Rockhole, Santa Teresa, Alice Springs, Docker River, Finke, Kalkaringi, Lajamanu, Yu endumu
Nyirripi, Willowra, Kintore, H aasts Bluff, Papunya, Mt Liebig, Tennant Creek, Barkly, Wauchope, Soapy Bo re,
Antarrengeny, Alparralrrultja, Ampilatwatja, Alcoota, Mt Eaglebeak, Atitjer e, Ti-Tree, Mt Allen and Lara mb a.
WOMEN'S LAW AND CULTURE MEETING Th e Wom en's Law and Culture meeting is an important annual event which this year was funded by grants
from both the Alice Springs and Central Remote Indigenous Coordination Centres (ICC]. The Women 's Issues
Coord inator has worked with women to finalise the date and location of the ne xt Women 's Law and Culture meetings. It will be hosted by the ladies at Utopia and mark the 20th Anniversary of the commen ceme nt of
such m eetings which started in 1992 at Utopia.
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Janie Miama filming other senior Docker River women re-enacting the Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa
INDIGENOUS ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE (IEK)
The CLC continued to be very active in this area despite the conclusion of the three-year CLC-hosted intergenerationaliEK transfer program "Hand ing Down Knowledge". An evaluation of that program was held and the CLC received very positive feedback regarding its invo lvement. The recommendations included continuing to invest in Indigenous ecological
know ledge (IEK] programs and the CLC was involved in a number of meetings and workshops throughout
the Northern Territory and nationally to promote support for IEK.
Th e CLC continued to provide significant support
in the planning, resourcing and co-ordination of on-ground IEK projects in the Dulcie Ranges National Park, Epenarra, Jarra Jarra and the Karlantijpa South ALT. Assistance was also provided with successful
grant for Lajamanu, Mungkarta , Pertame (Southern
Arrernte Traditional Own ers, and Tenn ant Creek.
TRADITIONAL LAND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
Most CLC land management field activities provide In a more targeted initiative, opportunities for an opportunity for Traditional Owners and community the intergene rational transfer of traditional fire
me mbers to access country and undertake a range of management knowledge of senior Trad ition al traditional land management and cultural practices. Owners of the Ka titi and Petermann A LTs were greatly Co untry visits ranging in duration from day trips to a enhan ced with the commencement of the Anangu- Tjuta
wee k or more frequently allow for one or more of the Tri-stat e Cooperative Fire Management project in the following activities to be conducted: cross-border region of NT, WA and SA. border region.
" Cleaning out of culturally-significant waterholes.
" Maintenance of other significant sites through actions to address environmental threats such as
fire, weeds, stock and feral animal impacts.
" Undertaking of associated ceremonies and other cultur al obligations.
" Traditional burning of co untry.
" lntergenerational transfer of traditional knowledge .
" Hunting and collection of bu sh foods, medicinal plants and artefact materials.
Many of these co ntinued to be suppo rted by CLC's growing ranger group network, in particular where they occur in conjunction with IPA management an d feasibility assessment activities in the northern Tanami, southern Tanami and Katiti-Petermann
regiol)s. Others arose from opportunistic value " adding to core-funded land management functions and targeted externally-funded activities.
Anmatyerr ranger Serena Presley working with a
Ti Tree School student to clean a rockhole
OUTPUT 4.4
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Aboriginal people in Central Australia are committed to driving their own development to create a better life now and in the future for their children and grandchildren. They are working together to plan, implement and evaluate sustainable projects that benefit people at a regional, community and outstation level.
Aboriginal groups are doing this through carefully facilitated community development processes, which
have been shown to be an effective engagement strategy in Aboriginal development. With meaningful
local participation at its core, community development
processes can achieve social, cultural and economic outcomes, as well as building self-reliance, good
governance and stronger communities.
Now in its eighth year, the CLC's Community Development [CO] Program ha s grown from two to six
major regional projects. CLC staff work in partnership with Aboriginal people to direct their resources to projects that both maintain their Aboriginal identity,
language, culture and connection to country and
strengthen their capacity to participate in mainstream
Australia through improving health, education and
employment outcomes.
PERFORMANCE
The four objectives of the CLC Community
Development Program are:
" Maximise opportunities for Aboriginal engagement,
ownership and control, particularly in relation to the
management of resources that belong to them.
" Generate outcomes which benefit Aboriginal people and are valued by them, including social, cultural
and economic outcomes.
" Build an evidence base for the CLC's community
developm ent approach and the value it has for
contributing to Aboriginal capabiliti es.
" Share lessons learned with other government and
non -government agencies.
A 2012 paper by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Institute of Family Studies found the CLC 's community development approach "highly effective" in strengthening Aboriginal groups and
organisations to run their own affairs [Tsey et al, 20121. During this reporting period the CLC continued
to apply this approach to its four large projects, the Uluru Rent Money [URMI Project, the Warlpiri Education and Training Trust [WETT] Project, the Granites Mine Affected Areas Aboriginal Corporation [GMAAAC] Project
and the NT Parks Rent Money Project, as well as the smaller Tanami Dialysis Support Service Project.
These projects are funded from different sources: the URM and NT Parks Rent Money Projects put rent
received by relevant Traditional Owner s towards a range of sustainab le initiatives; WETT and the Dialysis
Project use mining royalties for sustainable education, training and health benefits respectively; and the
GMAAAC Project supports nine communities to apply 'affected areaâ‘ monies flowing from mining for broad
comm unity benefit. But they are all implem ented using the same community development [CD] approach. Each project involves facilitating Aboriginal groups to draw on their own financial resources, knowledge, skill s and local governance structures to achieve positive outcomes for the group.
7 4. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Monitoring and Evaluation
The CLC is committed to improving processes,
assessing outcomes, transparency and accountability
to its constituents, and building an evidence
base for its commun ity development approach.
Systematic monitoring of the CD Program has been
conducted since 2009 with support from international
development monitoring and evaluation specialist,
Dr Linda Kelly of Praxis Consultants. With limited resources, starting with only $10,000 in 2009, a CD
program Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy was designed and implemented.
This strategy has been further refined each year.
The monitoring work has been extended and now
involves annua l co llation and analysis of the following
data sets: sem i-structured intervi ews with Aboriginal
project participants and community-based service
providers conducted by an independent researcher;
progress or final reports from project partners; and ,
four-monthly reflective staff reports on their CD practice and project outcomes. This data is collated
and analysed by the consultant and written up in an
annua l monitoring report.
The 2011 Monitoring Report again concluded that
the CD Unit is continuing to work effectively
towards its four major objectives. There has been
considerable ongoing achievement in terms of
Aboriginal ownership of, and engagement with
projects, particularly in relation to URM and WETT [the two longest running projects]. Significantly
community engagement is increasing in the large GMAAAC Project which involves nine communities
app lying approximately $2m annually to community
initiatives and funding projects that w ill have broad
development outcomes for their commun iti es,
rather than directing money to projects that are more â‘ likely to benefit individuals.
I enjoyed every bit of WETT meetings, talking with
Government people. And now everyone listens to us.
Everything was working out really good, proper way.
They (the CLC] were not just telling, they were listening.
We were listening to each other, agreeing with what
was discussed (Lajamanu community mem .ber].
We are getting new ideas from people; having a
vote - learning and participating with each other.
Everyone respects each other; it works well. Men
talk with men, women with women. Then we get together and talk in big group. No problems" (GMAAAC committee member].
"We get community members together-some
people listen on the side. Sometimes we start
arguing and sometimes we let it go. It's our idea what we're going to spend the money on. They [CLC]
put on the board how much money and we talk about
what we need" (GMAAAC committee member].
Monitoring also shows where constraints exist such as internal community issues or external pressures
and practices of other organisations which can
lessen the positive value the CO projects bring; and,
while Aboriginal people value the benefits of projects, some external stakeholders and organisations do not
understand or share their views.
The 2011 report includes recommendations to
develop the monitoring system further. The CLC
has begun implementing several of these and
has secured additional FaHCSIA funds to employ
Aboriginal community-based researchers to work on monitoring in 2012, as well as to engage Health
Economics Consulting to scope indicators and data
sources that can be used to measure the outcomes
of the CLC CD Program.
CLCANNUALREPORT2011/2012 75.
WETT The Warlpiri Education and Training Trust !WETT] was
set up in 2004 and uses royalties from Newmont Asia
Pacific's mining operations in the Tanami region to
improve education and training outcomes for Warlpiri
people. The trustee for the fund is the Kurra Abo riginal
Corporation and WETT is adm inistered by the CLC.
As Kurra's age nt, the CLC consults Warlpiri people to
identify their education and training priorities and then
facilitates the development of projects with input from
relevant project partners.
These projects are further developed by the WETT Advisory Committee, which includes eight
representatives from the Warlpiri-patu-kurlangu-Jaru
Association [WpkJ - the peak W arlpiri education body].
one representative each from the CLC and Newmont
Asia Pacific and three independent members with
expertise in ed ucation and Indigenous governance.
Projects are then recommended for funding to
the Kurra WETT Committee and, if approved, are
implemented by the project partners.
WETT governance was further strengthened this year by the Kurra WETT Committee w ho decided to move
a resolution at the next Kurra meeting to increase
member s' terms from one to two years to retain
the growing corporate knowledge of the group. In
addition, three WETT Advisory Committee meetings w ere held, as well as governance training for the
WpkJ WETT subcommittee . Th e comp rehensive
community deve lopment approach and the strong
WETT governance structure ensure that Warlpiri
people continue to make informed decisions abo ut
the application of their significant WETT resources
to quality programs. In this period WETT continued
to focus on the implementation, consolidation and
expansion of four long-term education and training
subprogram s. There wa s a particular emp ha sis on the WETT Lea rning Community Centre Program through a
conso lidated an d growing partnership with Batchelor
Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Ed ucation [BIITEI.
WETT Early Childhood Care and Development
â‘ (ECCD) Program
The ECCD Program, man aged by World Vision
A ustrali a [WV AI. continued to provide a range of
ben efit s including early childhood activiti es in each
or the four W arlpiri comm uniti es and training for commun ity members in Certif ica tes 1-3 in Children's
Services. During this period the third year external eva luation !undertaken by Curtin University] was
7 6. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
completed. Based on findings of the external
evaluation, CLC worked with WVA to develop a year
four program plan, budget and indicators .
Key outcomes
Early Ch ildhood Activities
Regular playgroups were supported in W illowra,
Lajamanu and Nyirrpi and a range of positive activities for young children were provided to assist them to
become school ready.
Training
Early childhood training was delivered across the
four WETT communit ies and 18 women completed at least one unit. Twelve students attained the Certificate I in Work Preparation and nine of these women attained a Certificate II in Community Services Eleven students completed units in the
Certifi cate Ill in Children's Services.
Aboriginal Employment
One Warlpiri ECCD Program facil itator and 12
Aboriginal playgroup workers were employed as
casuals across the four Warlpiri communit ies.
Capacity Development/Governance
Three Warlpiri playgroup workers presented to
an Indigenous P layg roup conference in Perth and
presented on the role of language and culture in
early learning. Six local reference group meetings
took place across the four communities.
WETT School Support Program
Elder Payments and Country Visits Program
The CLC considers it crit ical to successful educational
outcomes that sen ior people in remote communities
are ab le to participate in the ed ucation system and
som e good progress was made in this area with a
numb er of overnight camps conducted by schoo ls and
comm unities with help from WETT and senior people.
Secondary Schooling
Interstate excursions are extremely significant for
schoo lchildren from remote communities. Many of
these children have never been to one of Au stralia's
major cities or even outside the region. More than 30 students from Willowra, Nyirrpi and Lajamanu schools went on interstate excursions paid for by WETT funds
while another seven at boarding school in Darwin were
funded for camps and excursions. In one case W ETT
funds were used to enable a family to stay in Darwin
while their daughter overcame her homesickness at
boarding school.
WETT Youth and Media Program
A second funding agreement was signed with the
Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation
(WYDAC- formerly known as Mt Theo] to continue and
expand the program for a further three years in the
Warlpiri region, in partnership with Pintupi Anmatyerre
Warlpiri (PAW] Media . This program is funded by WETT
w ith add itional funding from government sources.
While the first three years of the program focused
on diversionary activities for young people, Warlpiri
community members have set a future focus on
education, training and emp loyment pathways .
Training and Capacity Development
Media trainees presented to a national AIATSIS
conference on new media and produced three short
films in Nyirrpi as a result of training under this
program. Two of them collected acting and production
awards at the National Remote Indigenous Media
Festival awards.
Aboriginal Employment
Thirteen young people were emp loyed across the four communities in a variety of work places
including local stores, the Central Desert Shire,
a hea lth clinic and WYDAC.
WETT Learning Community Centre Program
The WETT Learning Community Centre Program had
a significant boost when the CLC and the Batchelor
Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education (BIITE] secured $1,150,000 from FaHCSIA for this regional
program. This funding supplements the WETT three year contribution of $1,237,682 and will be used to:employ a regional coordinator based in
Alice Springs, upgrade and operate the Lajamanu
Learning Community Centre; and operate the
Willowra Learning Community Centre program once construction of the new building is complete.
Nyirrpi Learning Community Centre
The WETT funded Nyirrpi Learning Community
Centre delivered informal training in a wide range
of areas including numeracy and literacy skills, land
management and construction, and art and craft.
An evaluation of the pilot program demonstrated
positive outcomes and enabled a two-year project
plan to proceed . Three local Indigenous staff are
employed at the centre to facilitated community
engagement and learning outcomes.
Lajamanu Learning Community Centre
This community learning centre requires
renovations and a plan has been developed with
community input and involvement from the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT]. A learning centre facilitator was engaged by BIITE and has commenced work in Lajamanu.
Willowra Early Childhood and Learning Community
Centre Construction Project
After many years of planning, setbacks and finally
approval of ABA and additional FaHCSIA operational
funding to supp lement WETT funding, this
construction project was substantially progressed.
Leases for staff accommodation and the learning
centre were approved by the Land Trust and the
Australian Government, architect designs were
finalised and Tangentyere Construction was
contracted to construct the Centre. Four local
Aboriginal employees were engaged by Tangentyere
Construction to work on the building project.
Expenditure on WETT Projects and governance
2005-2012
Early Childhood
School programs
Youth and Media
Learning Community centres
WpkJ Capacity building
Total
$ 2,450,745
$ 1 '11 0,892 $1,963,482
$ 1,435,657
$387,000
$ 7,347,776
WETT member Maisie Kitson and CLC community development staff member Emily Wellard with a model of the Learning Centre
ULURU RENT MONEY PROJECT
The Traditional Owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park allocate funding every year from the rent paid from
the national park to community development projects across the south west of the Northern Territory, and
into South Australia. The Uluru Rent Mon ey [URM] Project also involves considerable work in Mutitjulu wh ich
receives its own po rtion of rent because of the many Traditional Owners living there.
CLC staff facilitate plann ing processes to identify communitiesâ‘ priorities an d develop projects that address
these issue s, and then identify partner organisations able to do the projects. Once casted, projects that comply
with the URM Project's selection criteria are endorsed by the Traditional Owner group and signed off by the
CLC Executive. Comprehensive funding agreements are made and projects are then delivered by the partner
organisations. Monitoring in 2011 found that the various projects supported by the URM Project reflected a
strong inter est by Anangu in services which co ntributed to their culture and identity, as well as to their ability to
participate in the wider community. In communities where a large proportion of project funds has been directed over time people had a much clearer sense of the control they cou ld have over their resources and lives.
Co nsultations have been held with the full group of Uluru Traditional Owners as well as the Mutitjulu Working
Group [MWG].
Funding approved for projects 2011-2012
Extend and increase the Ara lrititja Project [digitised visual history archive]
for another three years in 8 com munities
Support for the Western Desert Nganampa Waltja Palyalpai Tjutangku
[WDNWPT] organisation to operate its renal "bus" for 12 community visits over 12 months
Homeland/Out station repairs and upgrade projects which assist return to country,
tourism enterprise developm ent, remote schooling and youth diversionary activities at:
Aeroplane, Umpiyara, Ukaka, Lilla, lltjiltjari and Angas Down s
$195 ,000
$49,800
$350,000
The CLC's Kaltukatjara rangers and the CAT team finish the Piyultjarja Outstation upgrade using Uluru rent money project funds
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IN 2012
The Mutitjulu Pool
Significant progress was made towards the
construction of the Mutitjulu pool, including:
" An agreement with CAT Projects to manage the
construction project.
" Approval from the Director of National Parks to
proceed with pool construction.
" The selection of invited tenderers to construct the pool.
Fortunately the Aboriginals Benefit Account has
agreed to additional funds for the pool's construction.
Negotiations about its operation are ongoing with the
Royal Lifesaving Society Australia Northern Territory Branch (RLSSA NT).
THE GMAAAC PROJECT
In 2011-2012 the CLC continued to implement
the comprehensive CD process introduced in
2008-2009 w ith all Granites Mine 'affected areaâ‘
monies in accordance with the Granites Mine
Affected Area Aboriginal Corporation (GMAAAC]
rules. Staff worked extremely hard with the
elected committees to make decisions on where
GMAAAC would spend its funds.
Project agreements were developed for 74 community
benefit projects funded by GMAAAC in 2011-12
totalling $2,410,369. The agreements put in place
clear project management arrangements to ensure
that objectives are achieved and community benefits
are maximised and sustained beyond project
completion. GMAAAC projects aim to improve housing,
health, education, emp loym ent and training, and
essential services, as well as to promote Aboriginal
self-management.
Between February and June 2012 CLC staff convened
10 community meetings and 12 committee meetings
in the five large GMAAAC communities to determine
GMAAAC spending for 2012.
Other projects
A number of meetings were held to develop projects
at five new locations: Akanta, Wallany, Eagle Valley,
Kulail and Yulara Pulka.
Projects completed in 2011-2012
Outstation upgrades were carried out at Piyultjara,
Lilla, Ukaka, Patji and Angas Downs.
The first three years of the Ara lrititja Program were
also completed successfully and the program has
been funded to continue for another three years in
Apatula, Mutitjulu, Kaltukatjara and lmanpa and an
additional four communities.
A visitorsâ‘ ablution block including disabled access
was completed at lmanpa.
Amelia Brown and granddaughter shopping in the Yuendumu Womens Centre Op-Shop
NT PARKS RENT MONEY PROJECT Significant progress was made in 2011-2012 by the
NT Parks Rent Money Project, which is now in its second year and involves 16 Aboriginal groups spread
right across the CLC region. The NT Parks Rent Money Project was initiated when a CLC meeting in November 2010 passed a resolution directing all the
rent and income monies from 16 Northern Territory
National Parks [recently handed back by the NT
Government] be used for community benefit purposes
only and not be distributed to individual s.
Since the Council resolution staff have met with 14 of
the 16 groups to inform the Traditional Owners of the
Council decision and begun assisting Traditional Owner
groups with five-year planning and implementation of smaller projects which w ere developed during this
planning. The upgrade of the Titjikala Church, which
has been funded with rent from the Chambers Pillar
Historical Reserve, was completed .
Tanami Dialysis Support Service Project
The CLC continues to oversee the implementation of
the Tanami Dialysis Support Service Project on behalf
of the Kurra Aboriginal Corporation [Kurral. This
project is managed by the Western De sert Nganampa
Walytja Palyantjaku Tjukatu Aboriginal Corporation
[WONWPT]. and currently provides much needed
health services to kidney patients in Yuendumu, with
plans progressing for a similar unit in Lajamanu . Th e
project also provides support to Warlpiri patients on
dialysis in Alice Springs, Katherine and Darwin.
COMMUNITY LEASE MONEY PROJECT Following the Au stralian Gov ernm ent's decision to pay
rent for having taken over community lea ses during
the five yea r NT ER period the CLC ha s added a sixth
m ajor project to its community developm ent portfoli o.
Th e new Community Lea se M oney Project will work
with a large numb er of communities and Community Living Areas which have chosen to invest their
substantial five yea r lease rent and other lease incom e
in projects that crea te lasting benefit s for the residents.
FUTURE PROJECTS
Yuendumu
This program is now in its second year and is we ll
used and supported in the community . This yea r saw the allocation of additional $380,462 Kurra funds
to provide som e additional infrastructure needs. Between July and De cemb er 2011 there w ere 249
dialysis sessions in Yuendumu involving 13 patients,
and nine Yu endumu patients w ere provided dialysis at the Purple Hou se in Alice Springs. A local Aboriginal
community liaison worker wa s employed using Kurra funds to support renal patients travelling between
Alice Springs and the renal facility in Yuendumu.
Lajamanu
The development of the Kurra and ABA funded
Lajamanu dialysis unit and staff accommodation
wa s delayed due to inadequate water infrastructur e
in the community . However, in early 201 2 the NT Government announc ed funding for bores and rising
mains in Lajamanu which will en sure an adequate
w ater supply for the Lajamanu dialysis unit. With
this funding in place the infrastructure can now be
developed. An additional $106,430 was provided by Kurra for op erational costs of the patient support
service and $250,000 wa s secured from the Lajamanu
Progress Association to support the operational costs
of the dialysis unit. R enal patients living in Katherine
and Darwin and a May 201 2 w ere able to come hom e
on a visit to Lajamanu for three w ee ks.
Th e groundwork wa s done for the Community Lease Money Project. Con sultation s were condu cted with
20 out of the 30 affected communities ab out how
Traditional Own ers and residents w anted to apply this rent. Th e amount of mon ey that wa s directed by
Aboriginal people to community developm ent, rather than individual distribution, sugg ests CL C con stitu ents
see signifi ca nt value in the organisation's CO Program .
CbC staff have continued discussions with several Tradition al Own er groups that are interested in app lying
future royalti es to community developm ent projects if and wh en mining goes ahea d. Traditi onal Own ers of the proposed Wun ara, Rov er and Nolan's Bore mines have all expressed som e interest in future planning supp ort
from the CO Unit both in relation to comp ensation paym ents and royalti es.
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ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES The Land Council aims to provide Aboriginal land owners with information, advice and support to enable them to manage
their land in a sustainable and productive way.
DISTRIBUTIONS
ADMINISTER LAND TRUST
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Enhanced social, political and economic participation and equity for Aboriginal people in the Central Land Council's area as a result of the promotion, protection and advancement of their Land rights, other rights an~ interests.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 81.
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DISTRIBUTIONS All payments received by the CLC with respect to third party use of Aboriginal land are deposited in its Land Use Trust Account. Funds from that account are distributed only in accordance with a decision or determination of the Council.
As a matter of policy, the CLC has, for m any yea rs,
w ith few exceptions, distribu ted funds from that account to Aboriginal association s now inco rporated
under the Co rporations [Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island er] Act 200 6 [CATS I A ct].
Fund s rece ived pursuant to s.64[3] mu st be paid to
an association.
Pursuant to section 35C recipient associations are
required to provide the Land Coun cil with their finan cial stateme nts and a written report containing
the information specified by the section.
Th ere is no statutory m echanism for the Land
Coun cil to enforce these reporting requirem ents
other than where payments have bee n m ade to an
PERFORMANCE
association pu rsuant to a determination. How ever,
financial statements are now publicly ava ilable on the ORI C webs ite.
On ce the fund s have been distributed by the CLC to
the recipient associations, the C LC "s AAMC assists
the associations w ith the management of their
corporate and accounting obligations under the CATS I Act, distribu tion of fund s or be nefits to or on
behalf of their m emb ers.
Associations m ay engage the services of the AAMC on an opt-in basis, subject to ag reement on cost recovery
arrang em ents. The CLC"s ong oing role with each
association is the subject of a letter of engagem ent
that is co nfirmed at the AGM.
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act)
, Compliance and Governance
Annu al Ge neral Meetings and com m itee meetings held and income distribution instruction s taken 36
Corporations independently aud ited prior to annua l general meetings 34
Co rporations' Statutory Financial statem ents lodged w ith O RIC 34
Corpo rations closed
General reports lodged
M emb ership lists of all associations upd ated and also forwarded to OR IC
All required signed chairperson and directors reports forwarded to the Registrar after me eting held 33
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ABORIGINAL ASSOCIATIONS MANAGEMENT CENTRE [AAMC]
The Central Land Council's Aboriginal Associations
Management Centre [AAMC] provides administration,
accounting, consultation, secretarial, compliance
and corporate governance services to incorporated
associations that negotiated compensation and other
payments arising from the application of the ALRA
and the Native Title Act 1993.
The associations are required to convene annual general
meetings and to make decisions about the distribution of
funds to or for the benefit of their members.
AAMC helps associations to convene their meetings,
to maintain an up to date register of members
[seeking anthropological advice where appropriate].
and will administer the funds of the association on it s
behalf in accordance with the decisions made at the
AGM. The AAMC has proven that it is cost effective in
providing its services to associations.
Association meetings are held at the comm unities
where the majority of members reside, and AAMC
staff attend those locations to assist in the conduct
of the meetings. In 2011-2012 the unit provided
assistance to 33 associations.
AAMC also ensures that all associations are
GST compliant, arranging all tax and BAS
returns as required, as well as the annual
audit of each association.
ASIC compliance
" Performed for three incorporated companies
" Income distribution
Land Rights Act
Pursuant to the rules of corporations, AGMs and
committee meetings were convened to provide income
distribution instructions.
AAMC has a staff of seven comprising three
project officers and four accounting staff.
During the year the unit assisted associations
to convene 34 AGMs and 71 committee and sub
committee meetings.
In cases of disagreement within the association
concerning the allocation of an association's funds
among the members over eligibility for membership or
even whether a proposed transaction is perm itted by the
rules of the association, MMC is able to call upon the
services of other parts of the CLC such as the mining,
anthropology or legal sections, and where necessary or
appropriate, relevant CLC personnel from those areas
will attend a meeting to assist the members.
During the year, due largely to the receipt of
Australian Government rent money, the AAMC now
has a close association with the CLC's CD Unit,
especially where community proposals will involve
decisions about individual distribution that the AAMC
can assist with.
In addition to the administrative assistance it
provides to associations, AAMC has been required to
administer certain funeral and ceremon ial purpose
funds that are allocated to the CLC from the ABA or by some associations .. These funds assist with outlays
for ceremonies and funerals. During this year funding
assistance was provided for 185 funerals.
Native Title
Five distribution meetings were held for native title
holder groups.
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ADMINISTER LAND TRUSTS Aboriginal Land is formally held by Land Trusts-Aboriginal people who hold the title for the benefit of all the Traditional Owners and people with traditional interests in the Land.
Aboriginal Land Trusts are statutory entities and usually consist of a chairperson and not less than
three members who hold office for periods not
exceeding five years. Land trust members are usually
traditional Aboriginal owners of the land held in trust.
The functions of a land trust are to hold title to land, exercise powers to acquire, hold and dispose of real
and personal property for the benefit of the traditional
landowners and where land is granted in a deed
of grant held in escrow, to acquire the estates and
interests of other persons with a view of gaining the delivery of the title to the land trust.
A land trust can only deal with the land in ways that
the Land Council directs it to, but land councils can
" Aboriginal land " Pastoral lease
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only direct land trusts to deal in land in ways that the Traditional Owners have determined.
To assist the Land Trusts the CLC:
" Provides secure storage for Deeds of Grant in trust and common seals.
" Maintains a register of common seals and trustees.
" Ensures member ship is up to date and comp lies
with the Aboriginal Land Rights Act.
" Registers agreements.
" Conducts consultations.
" Land Trusts are included in public indemnity
insurance maintained by the CLC.
PERFORMANCE
There are 89 land trusts in the CLC's region.
Two new Aboriginal Land Trusts were created in
2011-2012, the Alkwete Aboriginal Land Trust and the Arletherre Aboriginal Land Trust.
ABORIG INAL LAND TRUST IN CLC REGION
Ayleparrarntenhe ALT
Central Desert ALT
Daguragu ALT
Erlterlapentye ALT
Haasts B luff ALT
Hooker Creek ALT
lliyarne ALT
llparle ALT
lnarnme ALT
lrlwentye ALT
lrrinjirrinjirri ALT
lrrmarne ALT
lrterrkewarre ALT
lwupataka ALT
Kanttaji ALT
Karlantijpa North ALT
Karlantijpa South ALT
Katiti ALT
Lake Mackay ALT
Lhere Pirnte ALT
Ltalaltuma ALT
Mala ALT
Malngin 2 ALT
Malngin ALT
Mangkururrpa ALT
Melknge ALT
Mount Frederick ALT
Mpwelarre ALT
Mpweringe-arnapipe [2] ALT
Mpweringe -arnapipe ALT
Mt Frederick [no.2] ALT
Mungkarta 2 ALT
Mungkarta ALT
Ngalurrtju ALT
Ntaria ALT
Pantyinteme ALT
Pawu ALT
Petermann ALT
Pmer Ulperre lngwemirne Arletherre ALT
Pmere Nyente ALT
Purta ALT
Pwanye ALT
Pwanye No 2 ALT
Rodna ALT
Roulpmaulpma ALT
Rrurtenge ALT
Santa Teresa ALT
Thakeperte ALT
Thangkenharenge ALT
Tyurretye ALT
Uluru-katatjuta ALT
Uremerne ALT
Uretyingke ALT
Urrampinyi lltjiltjarri ALT
Uruna ALT
Wakaya ALT
Wampana -Karlantijpa ALT
Warrabri ALT
Warti-Yangu ALT
Warumungu ALT
Watarrka ALT
Wirliyajarr ayi ALT
Yalpirakinu ALT
Ye w erre ALT
Yingualyalya ALT
Yiningarra ALT
Yuendumu ALT
Yunkanjini ALT
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 85.
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN
RELATION TO LAND
Each Land Council has a statutory duty under section 25 of the Land Rights Act to conciliate disputes. Fortunately, in the CLC area the number of disputes is modest.
In some cases it is recognised that conciliation is, or w ill ultimately be, ineffective to resolve a dispute. In such a situation the CLC adopts strategies to manage the dispute over time and m inimise disturbance
among groups associated w ith the area in dispute.
PERFORMANCE
Disputes to which section 25 of the Land Rights Act
app lies to are uncommon in the CLC's region.
Again this year there were no disputes in the C LC
region that required the CLC to undertake conciliation
und er section 25 .
Most disagreement s are between family groups and arise from some other cause. There were a number
of disagreements during the intensive rounds of
consultations concerning leasing in Aboriginal
commun iti es and co ncerning distribution of rent paid
by the Australian Government for the five year leases .
Due to CLC staff ado pting well und erstood strategies
to minimise disagreement, largely through thorough consultation and transparent decision making, none of these disagreements escalated into a formal dispute.
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Yuendumu disturbance
Regrettably there were further episodes of disturbances at Yuendumu, stemming from the
original cir cumstan ces that arose in 2010 . These
disturbances are not related to land issues.
NATIVE TITLE The Land Council aims to provide Aboriginal Land owners with information, advice and support to enable them to manage their Land in a sustainable and productive way.
Enhanced social, political and economic participation and equity for Aboriginal people in the Central Land Council's area as a result of the promotion, protection and advancement of their Land rights, other rights and interests.
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NATIVE TITLE Native title is the legal term used by the Australian High Court to describe the rights and interests Aboriginal people have over their lands since long before European settlement of Australia.
These rights and interest s are called 'common law' Indigenous property rights and were recognised by the
High Court in the Mabo judgment in June 1992 and made into legislation in 1993 . The High Court's subsequent
Wik judgment (December 1996] further determined that native title could coexist with other rights on land held
under a pastoral lease.
While native title recognises that Indigenous people have traditional rights to speak for country, to protect sites
and to be consulted regarding developments on their land, it does not give Indigeno us people ownership of the
land in the way that the Aboriginal Land Rights [Northern Territory] Act 1976 does.
THE CLC'S NATIVE TITLE PROGRAM
In 1994, the CLC became a recognised Native Title
Representative Body [NTRB] for Central Australia under s.203 of the Native Title Act. In that capacity the CLC has statutory functions to facilitate and
assist native title holders to make native title
applications, respond to proposed future acts
and negotiate agreements, and resolve disputes
between groups.
The CLC aims to certify applications for native title
determination and applications for registration
for Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs] in a
timely manner. Native title determinations and ILUA applications are presented to the Council or the CLC
Executive before going to the National Native Title Tribunal [NNTT].
The CLC Native Title Program is underpinned by an
operational plan developed annually as part of its
annual funding bid to FaHCSIA.
Review and planning sessions are held twice a year to
evaluate progress of activities, identify emerging trends or prioritie s, map out details of the work program and financial commitments for the months ahead, and if
need be, revise the operational plan to reflect changes
in workload demands or circumstances.
While CLC's native title functions are subject to se parate funding and compliance requirements, its
Nat~ve Title Program functions are undertaken within
a fully integrated CLC structure which promotes a
seamless program work flow .
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HUMAN RESOURCES
The CLC currently has 19 native title funded positions
which include a manager, a principal legal officer,
other legal officers, a research officer, anthropologists and mining officers, as well as administrative, land
management and project staff.
These positions are located within various
departments of the CLC.
Consultants
The CLC engaged 14 consultants to work on native
title activity during 2011 -12. Each consultant possessed the required qualifications and expertise
relevant to their contract.
NATIVE TITLE CONSENT DETERMINATIONS
Neutral Junction Determination
On 13 July 2011, Justice Reeves handed down a
native title consent determination at a special sitting of the Federal Court at Arnerre outstation, located within N eutral Junction pastoral lease,
300 kilometers north of Alice Springs.
The determination area covers 16S'4 square kilometres of the North-Western section of the Neutral Junction Perpetual Pastoral Lease and includes the parallel Crawford and Osborne Ranges, the floodout of the
Taylor Creek and flat spinifex plains.
Celc.Lr mg the Neutral Junction Consent Determination
Kurundi Consent Determination
At a special sitting of the Federal Court 14 July 2011, at lnjaridjin Waterhole within the Davenport Range National Park, Justice Reeves handed down a native title consent determination recognising the
non-exclusive native title rights of the claimants over 3857 square kilometres of land held under the
Kurundi Perpetual Pastoral Lease .
The determination area lies within the territories of the Mirtartu, Warupunju, Arrawajin and Tijampara
landholding groups who have maintained their strong connection to their country on the Kurundi pastoral lease in sometimes difficult circumstances. Many of the native title holders and their ancestors lived and
worked at the station over several decades . Working as stockmen gave them an opportunity to stay on their country, learn all their stories and abide by their law. The native title determination recognises their traditional rights to hunt, gather and fish on the land and waters, the right to conduct cultural activiti es and ceremonies, the right to live on the land and for that
The estate is located centrally within the territory of the Kaytetye people who have maintained their customs and laws despite the considerable changes
since their first encounter with Europeans, when John McDouall Stuart camped at Taylor Creek in 1862 .
There are known gold reserves at Neutral Junction in the same area where a critically important complex of sacred sites exist. Traditional Owners have historically resisted any exploration in this region and any form of ground disturbance ha s caused a high level of anxiety to senior people.
For some years, the area had been protected by agreements between the CLC and exploration and mining compan ies not to interfere with sites. In the early 1990s the CLC sought Reservation of Occupancy from the Northern Territory Government under
the Mining Act in order to protect sacred sites, but this was declined. It was the threat of mining that prompted Traditional Owners to seek recognition of
their native title rights and to ensure their right to negotiate over any future exploration and mining. The recognition of native title will now ensure these
rights and some protection for the future.
purpose, to camp, erect shelters and other structures, and it secures their right to negotiate over any future acts such as mining within the determination area.
Kurundi will continue to operate as a cattle station w ith the native title rights recognised by the Federal Court co-existing with those of the pastoralist and
pastoral lease. However, recognition of native title rights will provide a legal basis for native title holders
to access and protect their traditional country and sacred sites into the future.
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P~"'lding C'lncont Determin::.ti('ns
In addition to the two consent determinations handed
down in July 2011, matters relating to the Lake Nash, Glen Helen and Sandover native title applications were substantially resolved in the reporting period and consent determinations tentatively scheduled for
late 2012.
Abbreviated Anthropology reports
A recent development has been the preparedness of the NT Government to consider abbreviated or short-form
anthropology material in relation to the resolution of a number of native title consent determinations.
This is a positive deve lopment which allows the CLC to use native title resources more effectively and see
a more timely resolution of claims.
In the reporting period, CLC worked on preparation of short-form anthropology reports and report overviews for Stirling PPL (NTA registered 19 July 20111. as well for Bushy Park, Huckitta, Henbury and New Crown/ Andado PPLs for which NT As will be filed in 2012.
Justice Re._
cn~p ~AT I 00LICATIONC:
Where possible the CLC seeks to deal with compensation matters by negotiating outcomes.
When deemed appropriate and instructed by native title holders, the CLC will seek to secure compensation for acts resulting in the extinguishment or impairment of their native title rights and interests .
No new native title compensat ion app lications
were lodged with the National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT] during 2011-12.
CLAI~1ANT APPLIC.'\TIO c
The CLC pursues native title determinations that will achieve recognition and protection of native title rights
and deliver outcomes that are important to native title holders. The CLC has a total of 14 active native title
claimant applications registered with the NNTT. During 2011-12, CLC staff undertook a total of 66 meetings and
consultations relating to native title applications and made significant progress in anthropological research,
as well as preparation and delivery of consent determination reports.
New Applications
Stirling PPL
New application was filed 19 July 2011 and has been
registered with the NNTT.
Mt Doreen PPL
Original application (NTD5/2005] was withdrawn and
a new application over the whole of Mt Doreen PPL
was filed 14 October 2011 and has been registered
with the NNTT.
Amended Applications
Sandover
An amended application was filed 5 April2012 and
registered with the NNTT. Amendments were made
to the original Native Title application [NTA] to bring it
up to date with current law, to amend the composition
of the claim group following further research and to
reflect changes to the named applicants.
Current Applications
The CLC and the NT Government are pursuing
negotiations for determinations by consent in the
following applications and hope to have these settled in 2012-13: Lake Nash, Sandover, Glen Helen and Kalkarindji.
Anthropological reports and material in respect of
Lake Nash, Sandover, Napperby, Glen Helen,
Mt D~reen, PPLs, as well as Kalkarindji Township
and Rainbow Valley National Park, have been
finalised and lodged with the NT Government.
In the reporting period, research was completed
for New Crown/Andado, Mt Cavenagh/Victory
Downs, Bushy Park, Huckitta and Stirling claims
and significant progress made towards finalising
anthropology reports. Substantial research was also
undertaken for Mt Denison and a draft anthropology
report has been prepared and reviewed.
Consent for a native title application â‘ over Rainbow
Valley National Park has been requested from the
NT Government and as at 30 June 2012 the CLC
still awaiting a response.
Finalised/withdrawn applications
Kurundi
Matter finalised. Native Title consent determination
was handed down July 2011.
Neutral Junction
Matter finalised. The Native Title consent determination
was handed down July 2011.
Mt Everard
The Native Title Application was withdrawn 12 June
2012 . A right to negotiate application arising from future
act [non-mining] was filed registered with the NNTT
20 April2006. Further action was dependent on site
selection for a proposed nuclear waste dump under the
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act
2005. Following the passage of the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill in April 2012, instructions were
obtained to withdraw the application.
Stirling
An application was filed 19 July 2011 and registered
in respect of the whole of Stirling PPL and remainder
of Neutral Junction PPL [not covered by the existing
native title determination].
There is a history of mining and exploration interest and
activities on and near the claim area and Traditional
Owners instructed CLC to pursue a native title claim in
order to protect sites and secure their right to negotiate
over any future exploration or mining.
The NT Government indicated it would be satisfied
with an abbreviated anthropology report and the
existence of two successful land claims nearby
[Ti Tree Land Claim, Alyawarra Kaititja Land Claim]
further supported the viability of a quick resolution of this claim.
Field research and affidavits were completed in the
reporting period.
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Aileron
An application was filed in De cember 2007 and
registered in October 2008 in respect of a small
portion of Aileron PPL, close to Nolan's Bore. The NTA
was in response to drilling (target minerals rare earth
oxide and uranium) and proposed further works with
ELA 23671 held by Arafura Resources .
Mining operations were expected to commence in
2010 but the mining company advised that global
financial conditions were delaying the project and as
at 30 June 201 2, had not proceeded.
Patta and West MacDonnell Ranges National Park
Aboriginal freehold title to Dulcie Ranges wa s
granted to Traditional Owner s in June 2009 and the area leased back to the NT Government as a national
park. The withdrawal of the native title claim over the land has been waiting for title for a living area w ithin
the park to be granted.
Grant of Aboriginal freehold title to the We st
Ma cDonnell Ranges National Park has been
scheduled for 18 July 2012 . Th e park is being handed
back as a result of settlement of long-standing
claims over som e national parks under the Parks and Reserves [Framework for the Future] Act.
Grant of title to the Patta Aboriginal Land Trust
wa s delayed while matters relating to access
ea sem ents w ere being resolved with the Northern
Territory Gov ernment.
Alyawarr (Sandover), incorporating Derry Downs,
Murray Downs, Elkedra and Ammaroo PPls
Th e native titl e application w as lodged in respon se to mining and horticultural future acts.
All docum ents were lodged with the Northern Territory Gov ernm ent in March 2011. It accepted that
the conn ection report and other m aterials supplied
by the CL C establish that the landh olding groups listed hold native titl e over the application area. Th e
Gov ernm ent advised it is w aiting on Ca binet approval
on outstanding issues [former stock route) before it
ca n finalise docum ents.
Th e Alyaw arr Aw enyerre Ap erte lngkerr-W enh
Aboriginal Corporation ha s bee n establi shed as
the Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) in anticipation
of the determination.
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There ha s subsequ ently been further m ining and exploration inter est in other areas of Aileron PPL and
Traditional Owner s are therefore kee n to ensure sites
of cultural importance are protected and that they have a say in any future development. The CL C will be looking to withdraw the current NTA and replace it
with a whole of lease NTA in 201 2-13.
In June 201 2, Justice Reeves of the Federal Court
ordered CLC to write to the Au strali an Governm ent
requesting that NTP7021 be scheduled. H e also ordered the Au stralian Government to advise wh en
the matter would be finalised.
Th e We st Ma cDonn ell Ranges N ational Park and the
Patta claim will be withdrawn as part of a negotiated
settlement with the Northern Territ ory Gov ernm ent
which includes grant of freehold title under the
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) A ct 19 76,
and lease of the area to NT Gov ernm ent together
with joint m anag ement of the parks.
Extensive con sultation s in relation to joint
manag em ent of the parks continued during the reporting period.
Kalkarindji
An am ended native titl e application wa s lodged in
February 2011 . It is anticipated that this application
will be settl ed through negotiation with the Northern Territory Gov ernm ent.
In the reporting period, there w ere four field visits to
Kalkarindji for negotiations with Traditi onal Own ers
and the No rthern Territory Gov ernm ent regarding
extinguishm ent of native titl e over the claim area
and comp ensation for an all of township con sent
determination. Th e NT Gov ernm ent advised that it
has taken the proposal to various agencies and will
need to go to Ca binet for approval. CLC will then take
further instructions on the NT Gov ernm ent's final proposal and an ILUA w ill nee d to be executed as a
wh ole of township agree m ent.
Co nsent determination has bee n tentatively set for
late 201 2/ea rly 2013 .
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Lake Nash
The application was lodged in response to mining future acts. An amended application was filed in April 2012,
as at 30 June, a further amendment of the NTA will be required due to the death of a named applicant.
There were four field visits in the reporting period to finalise affidavits and obtain instructions for
establishment of the PBC . The matter has been set down for Consent Determination 15 August 2012.
Glen Helen NTD34/1 0, Narwietooma (formerly South Glen Helen) NTD6007 /2003
Two applications relating to areas on the Glen Helen
PPL have been fil ed and registered in response to
exploration licence applications .
In 2010, Native Title Application NTD2/2005 was
withdrawn and replaced with a single 'whole of leaseâ‘
Application (NTD34/1 0] over Glen Helen PPL. All
anthropological materials relating to this claim were
provided to the NT Government in August 2011 and
it accepted the applicants' connection as native title holders. The CLC and the Government have agreed
on terms of a Minute of Consent and are waiting for
final approvals. A consent determination has been
tentatively set for 26 September 2012.
Alcoota (1 I
Prior to the grant of Aboriginal freehold this native title claim was lodged in response to future acts by
exploration companies.
A land claim to Alcoota station under the provisions
of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory] Act
1976 was completed in October 2004. The Aboriginal
Land Commissioner's Report was delivered in May
2007 and recommended the entire Alcoota PL be
granted. Legal work on finalising the survey and
detriment issues was completed in 201 1-12 and
grant of Aboriginal freehold title by the Australian Government scheduled for 18 July 2012.
Alcoota (2)
A right to negotiate application arising from future act
(non-mining] was filed with the NNTT on 8 November
2005 and registered on 13 April 2006.
The Australian Government introduced the National
Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010 to replace
the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management
Act 2005. The bill provided for the removal of the three sites listed in Schedule 1 of the current Act, which
include Alcoota and Mt Everard.
This Bill was passed in April 2012. CLC has schedu led
a meeting with the applicants in October 2012 to
obtain instructions to withdraw the native title claim.
The other Glen Helen Native Title Application
(NTD6007/ 2003 now amended] covers parts of the
adjoining Narwietooma PPL and other PPLs. The
NTA has been renamed "Narwietooma" by order of
the Federal Court. In June 2011, the CLC received
instruction s to pursue a NTA over the whole of Narwietooma PPL.
In the reporting period, CLC engaged a consultant
anthropologist who prepared a draft anthropology report on Narwietoom a. Once the report is finalised,
CLC will seek instructions to withdraw the original
amended Application (NTD6007/2003] and replace it
with a new NTA over the whole of Narwietooma.
Mount Doreen
A native title application was filed in 2005 and
registered in respect of a portion of Mount Doreen PPL to deal with "mining future acts" relating to
three exploration licence applications where the target mineral is uranium.
On registration an objection was filed in the NNTT.
In 2005-06 an application was made to the NT
Minister for Mines to declare reservations from occupancy under a provision of the Mining Act to
protect certain parts of the Mount Doreen area from further mining/ exploration.
This application (NTD5/ 2005] was withdrawn by
consent on 11 October 20 11 and replaced with a
new application over the whole of Mt Doreen PPL
(NTD39/ 2011] which was filed 12 October 2011 and
registered with the NNTT.
There were four field visits to Mt Doreen in the
reporting period to finalise matters relating to the
native title claim, and to authorise the withdrawal of
the original native title application and replacement
native title application.
Both the CLC and the NT Government have broadly
agreed to the terms of a consent determination
and aiming to have this scheduled by the end of
2012/early 2013.
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Napperby
An application was filed in 2005 in response to a future
act. On registration an objection was filed with the
NNTT. An agreement was reached in 2005 whereby the
NT Government could grant the exploration licences.
However, the native titl e holders instructed the CLC
that they did not want to participate in any further
activities regarding the exploration as they were not
able to prevent the grant.
Following concerns from native title holders, a
decision was taken to proceed with an NTA over
the whole of Napperby PPL. The original NTA was
withdrawn and replaced with a whole of lease native
I=U I c CTS
Mining future acts are the largest driver of CLC's
native title work program and the activity that draws
most heavily on staff time and resources. The number
of exploration tenements notified under s29 of the Native Title Act has increased steadily over recent
years and the CLC needs to obtain instructions from native title holders and respond to these notifications
in a timely manner .
The CLC seeks to notify and provide information to
native title claimants and holders of future acts that
may impact on their native title rights and interests.
Administration of "future acts" as defined by the
Native Title Act is ongoing and a high priority for the
CLC. During the reporting period all reasonable steps to notify native title holders on future acts affecting
their native title rights and interests were undertaken.
The Northern Territory media is monitored on a
daily basis and the CLC maintains a database of all
applications, relevant timelines and associated tasks.
The CLC responds to all applicants with correspondence
outlining the native title process and recommending
negotiated agreements as a preferred option.
Future act meetings, consultations and site clearan
petroleum applications.
title application filed in March 2011.
All anthropological material was provided to the NT Government in June 2011. This was followed by a
teleconference with the NT Government in January
2012 at which authors of the anthropology report
identifi ed essential references on which they relied and
provided copies of the references to the NT Government
that week. The NT Government is in the process of
completing its peer review of the anthropology report
and is expected to provide a tenure history report
to CLC by January 2013. A consent determination is expected in the first half of 2013.
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All applications for exploration licences within the Northern Territory include a statement from the NT Government that the grant attracts the "expedited
procedures" as laid out in the legislation. This
determines a process within a strict time limit set by the Native Title Act [1993].
The CLC responded to 176 notifications under s29
of the Native Title Act in the 2011-12 reporting period. Each notification was assessed as to its potential
impact on the exercise of native title rights and interests both legally and practically.
Th ere were a total of 73 future act mining and
exploration related field trips, meetings and
consultations with affected native title holders in
the reporting period. In other instances existing instructions adequately dealt with the application. With all notifications, contact with the applicant was
required at some stage of the process. However
an ongoing difficulty in the process is determining
whether the application is a genuine exploration proposal or the development of saleable property.
There were 28 instances where CLC anthropology staff
conducted research and issued advice for exploration
and mining activities .
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Site Survey/W ork Area Clearance field trips I consultations 23 28
C_onsultations and instruct ions meetings 13 39
Native title holder identification field trips 4 2
Miscellaneous 3 4
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Numerous other smaller meetings or contacts with individual native title holders were held by mining officers and anthropology staff for notification or research purposes.
t..1i'1ing and Exploration Aareements
2011-12 native title exploration and mining matters and decisions in respect of the allocation of compensation to native title holders flowing from agreements.
Mining Agreements
Exploration Agreement s
Deeds of Assumption
Distribution of compensation monies
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There were a total of 24 'future acts non -mining' related field trips in 20 11-12. These included 17
consu ltations/instructions me etings and seven clearances.
" Bonya airstrip upgrade
" Harts Range airstrip upgrade
" Government employee housing at Harts Range
" Rubb ish pit at Ti Tree
" Damag e from earthworks at Mt Doree n
" Government employe e hou sing at Atitjere
" Excision of Red Gum Store from Old MacDonald Hom estead
" Carbon farming proposal on Henbury PPL
" Telstra works at Milton Park Regen building
INDIGENOUS LAND USE AGREEMENTS
The CLC has implemented a clear strategy to secu re
beneficial outco m es for native title holders through negotiated Indigenous Land U se Agreements (ILUAs] and other ag reeme nts, including "good faith" agreements under s3 1 of the Native Title Act. The C LC currentl y has a total of 71 ILUAs registered with the N ational Native Title Tribunal.
In the reporti ng period, CLC finalised negotiations and drafted an ILUA for the surrend er and
" Southern Road deviation on Mt Doreen PPL
" Various proposed works within Rainbow Valley N ationa l Park
" Proposa l for expansion of Alice Springs Gao l
on Owen Springs PPL
" Proposed infrastructure deve lopment on vacant
crow n land near Finke
" Construction of cathod ic protection works near gas pipeline Tennant Creek and Aileron PPLs
" Construction G loba l Satellite Navigation System base station on Mt Doreen PPL
extinguishment of a block of land at Harts Range. N ego tiation s with the NT Government and Traditional Owners continued regarding the extinguishment of native title over the Kalkarindji claim area and compensatio n deal for an all of township consent determination. Once the terms of the proposal are finalised, an ILUA will be drawn up and executed
as a who le of township agreement.
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POST DETERMINATION ASSISTANCE
Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation (Alice Springs PBCI
The Prescribed Body Corporate, Lhere Artepe
Aboriginal Corporation (LAACI. of the native title
owners in the Alice Springs determination (Haye s v
Northern Territory) reached agreement with the CLC in 2004-2005 giving effect to its independence.
The CLC was approached by LAAC for assistance
in early 2012, when the organisation found itself
in a critica l financial situation apparently as a
consequence of mismanagement and poor decisions by the former management and Board.
A new Board was appointed in April 2012 and while it
is struggling to unravel the complex set of commercial
structures and substantial debts it has inherited, is confident it can re-establish itself and function with
credibility and in the interests of its members .
Ooratippra Aboriginal Corporation
A meeting with native title holders was held at
Alpurrurulam in March 2012 at which instructions were taken for setting up of the PBC to be called
Ooratippra Aboriginal Corporation. This was
established in the March 2012 and CLC assisted native
title holders with a grazing sub-lease for Ooratippra Aboriginal Corp over lrrmarne Aboriginal Land Trust.
Patta Aboriginal Corporation
The CLC has been receiving and remitting funds to
Patta in respect of ILUA's and continues to provide
advice and assistance on the implementation of
the agreements and models for beneficial usage of
compensation monies.
In the reporting period, CLC assisted with negotiations
and agreement for surrender of land held by Partta Land
Aboriginal Corporation and grant of same land to the
Warti-Yangu Land Trust as Aboriginal Freehold land.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION Routine CLC process attempts to identify and
minimise disputes over land from initial contact with native title holders.
There have been no major disputes relating to
overlapping native title claims in the CLC region during
20 11 -12. In anticipation that disputes may arise in
the future, the CLC provides relevant staff with the
opportunity to develop negotiation/mediation skills.
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Since then, CLC has been working with members of
the newly elected Board and designated officers to
secure basic resources to help the organisation sort
through its financial situation and stay operational.
FaHCSIA approved a one-off allocation of $50k to CLC as "crisis support" for Lhere Artepe and this
was released to the corporation as a contribution
towards resolution of existing short-term debts and to
facilitate continued operations.
CLC believes that the survival of Lhere Artepe
Aboriginal Corporation is critically important for
the Arrernte people of Alice Springs and the wider
community. We therefore support any action by the
new Board to rebuild and strengthen the governance and functionality of the corporation and are prepared
to extend reasonable practical assistance.
Crawford Ranges (Neutral Junction)
A PBC named Kaytetye Tywerate Arenge Aboriginal
Corporation was established in June 2012 following an instructions meeting with native title holders at
Tara in June 2012.
Newhaven
A PBC named Yankanjini Aboriginal Corporation was established following an instructions meeting with
native title holders at Christmas Bore in June 2012 .
Kurundi
A PBC named Mitata Aboriginal Corporation was
established following a meeting with native title
holders at Whistle Duck Bore in July 2011.
ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE AGREEMENTS
The CLC did not enter into alternative procedure
agreements during the reporting period.
BODY CORPORATE AGREEMENTS
No Body Corporate Agreements were entered into
during the reporting period.
MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
The Central Land Council is committed to:
" Best practice accounting, financial management,
and performance reporting.
" Maintaining and developing accounting and
financial management systems.
" Providing relevant, accurate and timely
performance-based management reporting.
" Medium and long term financial planning to support
strategic decisions.
" Managing procurement of funds to sustain and
advance the CLC strategic and operational plans
and performance of statutory functions.
" Administering and monitoring comp liance with all
statutory regulatory requirements.
" Recruitment, training and development opportunities for CLC personnel.
" Supporting Aboriginal Corporations in the
management and administration of their affairs.
" Effective risk management including preparing
and managing appropriate governance and risk management frameworks .
The CLC is a body under the Commonwealth Authorities
and Companies Act 1997 [CAC Act) and therefore the financial statements are required to take the form
prescribed by the Act [Schedule 2). as determined
by the Minister. The CLC is also a Native Title
Representative Body within the terms of the Native
Title Amendment Act 1998, and various sections of
that Act and related funding agreements apply to financial reporting requirements.
The CLC's statutory annual financial reports are published
in this report together with unqualified audit opinions
issued by the Australian National Audit Office [ANAO).
In collaboration with FaHCSIA, an outcomes and
outputs framework was approved by the Minister in
2006. Although in the process of being reviewed, the framework provides a basis for preparing budget estimates and reporting on performance and utilisation
of resources. CLC management continues to endeavour to extract value from the application of the framework
to routine reporting of operational performance. The Corporations {Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander] Act
2006 also requires additional expanded compliance and governance activity demanding additional compliance resource application.
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Estimates Review
The CLC submits estimates of administrat ive
expenditure to the Minister on an annual basis.
The Minister subsequently engages a consu ltant to
conduct an independent review and assessment of the
estimates to facil itate the approval process. In 201 1
the Minister agreed that, in future, 'employee costs'
increases would be determined relative to enterprise
agreements, although other aspects of the CLC's
estimated expend itur e are currently constrained to
estimated increases based on consumer price index
changes . The CLC enterprise agreement rates, to be
finalised early in the following financial year. will be
the basis of the next estimates' setting.
Significant demand for growth in CLC activities, with
budgetary pressures especially compounded by above
Statutory Reporting
average Northern Territory and Central Australian
cost increases and expansion in grant funded
programs, continue to cause ongoing challenges.
The CLC makes 'additional estimatesâ‘ submissions
to obtain essential additional resources and capacity.
Additional estimates have been requested in 2012-2013 with a focus on regional office upgrades and
vehicle tracking du e to significant work health and
safety issues in CLC's remote working environments.
Where approved, the estimates provide the CLC
funding for operational expenses, salaries and wages,
and capital expenditure for the financial year. During
the financial year, at four-monthly intervals. the CLC
subm its performance reports to the Minister.
The financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 have been audited and an unqualified audit opinion
has been issued by the ANAO. CLC reporting responds to CAC, Financial Management Orders (FMOs) issued
by the Finance Minister. various ALRA reporting requirements, and Australian Accounting Standards (AAS)
(including the Australian Accounting Interpretations!.
The ANAO is requested by the Minister to perform the annual audit of CLC financial statements. The pu rpose
of the audit is for the ANAO to express an opinion whether the financial statements give a true and fair view.
Risk Management and Fraud Control
The Australian Government Fraud Control Guidelines
apply to all agencies covered by the FMA Act and bodies covered by the CAC Act receiving at least 50
percent of operational funding from the Australian
Government or a Australian Government agency.
A review of its fraud control guidelines. in conjunction
with the Audit Committee. will be undertaken in conjunction with a review of the risk management
framework following the finalisation of the strategic plan. ANAO guidelines will provide the basis of better
practice approaches for fraud control.
Th e Director certified that the required fraud data has
been collected and reported as required under the
Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines 2011.
The CLC has developed various internal practices
and procedures to ensure appropriate authorisations
and financial delegations are in place and for rigorous
monitoring an d detection of any anomalies, as well as continuous ongoing review.
Staff and management of the CLC operate under
an Instrument of Authorisations which documents
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the appropriate financial delegations and
authorities framework.
A Code of Conduct prescribes personal and
professional behaviour and ethics in the workplace
and as part of the CLC Executive and Council
members meetings.
The CLC is proud of its positive track record and some
procedures have been referred to as best practice
in peer organisations and the wider community. It
has been agreed with the Audit Committee that a
comprehensive review of a risk management strategy
will be undertaken when the strategic plan is finalised later in 2012.
The C LC again engaged in the Comcover Risk
Management Benchmarking survey, and will use
components of the survey in the proposed framework
review for assessing improvements.
Judicial decisions and reviews by outside bodies
There were no judicial decisions and reviews by
outside bodies.
Audit Committee
The Committee comprises three independent members. Bill McAinsh (partner of Deloittel. Danny Masters (lawyer) and Bruce Walker (Executive Officer, Centre for Appropriate Technology Inc. and Chairman/Director
of CAT Projects Pty Ltd.) were appointed to the CLC Audit Committee in 2010 . Danny Masters is the Chairperson
and Bruce Walker the Deputy Chairperson. The Committee met three times during the financial year. The
Committee oversees an agreed work plan and Audit Committee Charter.
Date Location Attendees External Auditor Attendance
6th September 201 1 Alice Springs Danny Masters, ANAO (Kristian Gagel.
Bruce Walker, Bill McAinsh Merit Partners (Mathew Kennon)
13th D ecemb er 201 1 Alice Springs Danny M asters,
Bruce W alker, B ill M cAinsh
1st May 2012 Alice Springs Danny Masters,
Bruce Walker, Bill McAinsh
Indemnities and Insurance Premiums for Officers Significant Events
No indemn ity against liability has been given by No significant events referred to in section 15 of the
agreement or other means to a current or former officer . CAC Act have taken place during the financial year.
The CLC holds general liability and professional ALRA fees
indemnity insurance (which includes directors' and No fees were received under sections 33A and 33B. officers' liability provisions) with Comcover and, in
addition, the compulsory professional indemnity
insurance required by the Law Society Northern
Territory is held in respect of legal practitioners.
Amounts paid to Consultants
Consultant 2011/2012
Anthropology
Susan Donaldson 18,700
AKA Consulting 52,200
Olaf Geerken 25,400
Miles Holmes 14,415
John Morton 20,000
Jitendra Kumarage 17,550
Natalie Kwok 56,631
Anna Peeti M eltze r 20,400
Nicolas Peterson 18,000
Sackett Anthropological Services 93,875
Community Development
Alice Springs Film & Television 34,291
Flinders University 27,500
Praxis Consultants 18,844
Chris Doran 32,250
Susan Dugdale & Associates 36,107
David Jagger 59,736
Petronella Vaarzon -Morel 70,899
Consultant
Corporate Services & Finance
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Maloney Field Services
Tangentyere Design
Land Management & Range r Program s
Desert Wildlife Services
Geoffrey Bagshaw
Bush Agribusiness Pty Ltd
Tony Edwards
David Raftery
Central Desert Training Pty Ltd
Pringle Environment Consulting
Mining and m iscellaneous
Sally Hodson
James Weiner Pty Ltd Toni Bauman
Other consultants(< $1 0,000)
2011/2012
32,379
49,600
20,120
45,915
45,000
22,660
31,700
36,000
80,000
17,500
18,000
11,500
22,830 167,693
Total 1,217,695
Consultant is defined as an individual/organisation providing expertise to a minimum annual accumulated
value of at least $10,000
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SECTION 35 DETERMINATIONS On 21 August 2012 the Central Land Council passed a resolution that determines that all money paid to it under
subsection 64[3) in respect of the area affected by the Granites/Callie mining operations shall be paid, within 6
months of its receipt by the Land Council, to the Granites Mine Affected Area Aboriginal Corporation [ICN - 11951.
The Council also passed a resolution that determines that all money paid to it under subsection 64[3) in
respect of the area affected by the Palm Valley and Mereenie Oil/Gas Field operations shall be paid, within 6
months of its receipt by the Land Council, to the Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation [ICN-4141.
Th ese determinations shall be valid for a period of 5 years from the date of this resolution, unless altered or
rescinded by a further resolution of the Council.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Employee Relations
The working conditions of employment for all CLC staff
[unless varied by individual contract for staff employed
under SES salary classifications) are described in the
CLC Enterprise Bargaining Agreement [EBAI. The
Enterprise Agreement, for the period 1 July 2012 to 30
June 2015, was finalised in readiness for a staff vote
and subsequent evaluation by Fair Work Australia.
Key productivity improvements include a commitment
to implementation of a performance information
framework and a proposed transport planning study.
Ministerial authorisation and estimates support has
been received to implement the new agreement .
Staffing Information
All salary progression at the CLC is subject to meeting the required performance standards. The CLC did not
offer performance bonuses to employees during the reporting period.
The development, implementation, admin istration
and eva luation of human resources/industrial
relations strategies and policies enables the CLC to
enhance organisational flexibility, improve workplace
productivity, and facilitate workplace reform to support its general objectives.
Full-time and Part-time contracted staff for 2011-20 12 (Figures are represented as full time equivalent [FTEII
CHAIRMAN 1.0 1.0 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.5%
SES 2 1.0 1.0 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.5%
SES 1 2.0 0.0 0.0% 2.0 1.0% 0.0% 2.0 1.0%
Senior M anagers 3.0 0.0 0.0% 3.0 1.5% 0.0% 3.0 1.5%
SOGA 7.6 0.0 0.0% 7.6 3.7% 4.9 2.4% 2.7 1.3%
SOG B 8.0 1.0 0.5% 7.0 3.4% 4.0 2.0% 4.0 2.0%
SOG C 23.2 5.0 2.5% 18.2 8.9% 12.2 6.0% 11.0 5.4%
ASO 6 58.5 10.7 5.3% 47.9 23 .5% 29.2 14.4% 2 9.4 14 .5%
ASO 5 20.0 12.4 6.1% 7.8 3.8% 9.6 4.7% 10.6 5.2%
ASO 4 27.2 17.6 8.6% 9.5 4 .7% 15.1 7.4% 12.0 5.9%
ASO 3 14.4 11.4 5.6% 2.8 1.4% 6.6 3.2% 7.6 3.7%
ASO 2 37 .6 37 .5 18.4% 0.0% 7.0 3.4% 30 .5 15.0%
Total lllâ‘ll 105.8
The higher representation of Aboriginal staff members at the ASO 2 levels is largely due to the number of
staff employed as rangers in the community ranger program. As at 30 June 2012 there were 18 unfilled vacancies across the organisation.
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The CLC also employed a total of 117 casual staff members [16.6 FTE] during 2011-2012.
Salary Classification All Staff Aboriginal Staff
ASO 6 0.7 0.0
ASO 5 1.0 0.4
ASO 4 0.7 0.2
ASO 3 0.6 0.5
ASO 2 4.0 3.2
ASO 1
Total 16.6 13.9
Staff Development and Training
The CLC is committed to ongoing professional
development of its workforce and supports access
to appropriate training . It is especially comm itted to
developing strategies that facilitate employment and
career development for Aboriginal staff who represent
nearly half of the staff employed, and have formally
stated this commitment in Part 3 of the CLC EBA.
Staff can access training and further education as
part of the CLC Career Development program. All new staff are required to complete a three day
induction and cross-cultural program which provides
them with a comprehens ive insight into the functions of the CLC, as well as its policie s and expectations.
Most employees also receive first aid, work health
and safety related topics and 4WD Awareness training
in their commencement year to assist them to
perform their roles safely.
There was a total of 571 attendees at 97 needs based
short courses, conference's or information sem inars/ workshops during 2011-2012. This year 137 staff were put through bridging training before implementing an
upgrade to MS Office v201 0 across the organisation. In addition Work Health and Safety legislation training
was held for all managers and supervisors.
Non-Aboriginal Staff Female Staff Male Staff
0.7
0.6 0.2 0.9
0.5 0.6 0.1
0.1 0.1 0.5
0.8 1.7 2.3
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Equal Opportunity
CLC is committed to providing a working environment
recognising staff as valued organisation members
who are treated fairly and are acknow ledged in the
organisation's success.
Equal Opportunity [EO] supports the development
and implementation of strategically -based anti "
discrimination, equal employment opportunity [EEO]
and affirmative action policies and programs as well
as Aboriginal Employment and Career Development.
CLC respects and values diversity in the workplace.
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Work Health and Safety (WHS)
The CLC is comm itt ed to meeting its obligations
under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and prior to January 1 2012 the Occupational Health and
Safety Act 1991, and supports the deve lopment of strategicall y based hea lth and safety programs. The
CLC's work hea lth policies and management ensu re
a work environment where peop le are able to work
effective ly and to minimise any risks to their health,
safety and wellbeing.
The CLC continued to focus on timely and effective
injury management for both compensable and non "
compensable injuries through early intervention
initiatives and fitness for continued duty assessments.
The Emp loyee Ass istance Program continued to
be promoted and managed . The program offers
emp loyees and members of their imm ed iate families
free, short-term professional counse llin g.
Performance against the National Disability Strategy
Reporting Requirements under the WHS Act 2011
Work health and safety continued to be managed at
the CLC consistent with the WHS policy and health and
safety management arrangements [HSMA].
The following statements are provided in accordance
with section 276 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Two notifiable incidents were reported to Comcare
und er section 38 of the Work Health and Safety Act
2011. Internal investigations and risk management procedures were applied to these incidents.
There were no notices issued under section 90
[Provisional Improvement Notices). section 191
[Improvement Notices). section 195 [Prohibition
notices), section 198 [Non-disturbance notices)
of the WH S Act 2011. No Comcare investigat ions were conducted in 2011-2012 and the CLC remains
comm itted to adhering to Comcare guidelines.
Building design was comp leted, planning application made and funding was approved during the year to
co nstruct visitor and staff disability access ramps at the head office in Alice Springs. Construction will occur
during 20 12-13.
Since 1994, Commonwea lth departments and agencies have reported on their performance as po licy adviser,
purchaser, employer, reg ulator and provider under the Commonwealth Disability Strategy. In 2007-08, reporting on the em ployer role wa s transferred to the Australian Pub lic Service Commission's State of the
Service Report and the APS Statistical Bulletin. These reports are available at www.apsc .gov.au.
From 2010/11, departments and agencies have no longer been required to report on these functions.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS The CLC maintains a modern and efficient comp uting
infr astructure, particularly focussed on providing a high leve l of service to reg ional offices through the
provision of the best ava il ab le commun ication systems
and remote support services.
The CLC is committed to ensuring the integrity
and security of the CLC's electronic data through backup systems, secure network access and virus
protection. It also facilitates increased efficiency
of the organisa tion through the developm ent and
implementation of new systems that provide improved access to information and commun ications.
In add ition two specialist staff are responsible for
ma intaining an extensive geographical information
system and manipulating geographic data sets to
produce customised map s for CLC projects.
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The ma in goals of 20 11 -2012 were to deploy
Windows 7 and Office 2010, implement an
e-mail archive, and improve network access at direct-to-Internet remote offices.
CLC maintains and develops financial accounting and
reporting systems utili sing the su~ enterprise-wide
integrated business application and associated products.
M anagers an d other staff access operational management financial reporting, including budg et
funding versus actual expenditure variance analysis,
in an on-line real-time password secured and
controlled environment.
David Jupurrurla Long Resource Centre
(Library and Records)
The CLC provides a professional research service for all employees of the Central Land Council through its library which provides online services and inter " library loan services and a specialist collection.
Records are managed in accordance with the Australian Government Archives Act 1983 and according to the Records Management Association
of Australia's Administrative Functions Disposal Authority !AFDA] schedules. Record holdings are 75,000 items.
REGIONAL OFFICES
The CLC maintains a network of nine regional offices staffed by regional coordinators or other staff with more specialist functions. The Tennant Creek office is a larger office with a number of staff due to demand in the area.
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY Under Section 516A of the Environment Protection
and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Australian Government authoriti es must now include a report on environmental matters, to:
" Report how activiti es have accorded with the
principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development !ESDI.
" Identify how outcomes contributed to ESD.
" Document impact upon the environment and
measures taken to minimise those impacts.
" Identify the review mechanisms in place to review and increase the measures taken to minimise its
impact upon the environment.
Although not obligatory, the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities provides guidelines and performance indicators for meeting reporting obligations. This is the second time that the CLC is reporting on its impact
on the environm ent in this detail.
Esp~cially note that various aspects of the CLC's
operations are specifically concerned with the
environment in which the CLC operates, and reference should also be made to those other outputs in this
report, in particular the Land and Natural Resource Management Output 1.2.
Th e CLC has taken a number of corporate
management actions to address energy efficiency that integrate both long-term and short-term econom ic,
environmental and social considerations to promote ESD principles. Examples include:
" Developing, in conjunction with the its strategic planning, a performance information framework.
" Sustainability and environmental impact measures.
"Including in this report the recommended
environmental measures for all Australian Government authorities.
"Including in the proposed Enterprise Bargaining Agreement and the proposal to undertake a comprehensive transportation study. Efficiency gains would also have consequences for CLC 's impact
on the environment.
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liâ‘Iâ‘;â‘HIâ‘I 129,645 140,064 134,533
this includes all energy Electricity consumed kWh 692,933 655,780 636,351
con sum ed wh en undertaking Ga s purcha sed $ 27,671 44,271 33,335
the functions of the agen cy,
such as energy consumed Other fuels L 547,256 476,516 453,000
for offi ce buildings and purchased/consumed
transportation Air travel distances km 74 0,247 850,448 878,921
Greenhouse ga s emissions Air travel greenhou se tonnes 80.5 92.5 131 .3
gas [C02)
Electricity greenhouse tonnes 845.4 800 .1 776 .3
gas [C0 2)
Gas greenhouse tonnes 38 .2 54 .4 38.6
ga s [C02)
Oth er fuels tonnes 1,477.6 1,286.6 1,223.9
gree nhou se ga s [C02)
Total C02 emissions tonnes 2,441.7 2,233 .5 2,170.1
Relative energy use Electricity used KWh per 3,315.5 2,954 .0 2,932.5
per employee employee
Gas used Gj per 108.1 144 .9 153.6
employee
Other fuels used L per 3,542 2,146 2,088
em ployee
Renewabl e energy Electricity produced kWh N/A N/A 17,003
Sa vings $ I 1 I I 1 I 3,911
C02 savings tonnes I 1 I I 1 I 11 .7
Rene w ab le electricity % kwh I 1 I I 1 I 2.6
in % of total electricity
consum ed and produ ced
Total waste Amoun t cbm 41 1 466 474
going to landfill s going to lan dfills
Total waste Amount cbm 219 219 270
going to recycling facilitie s going to recycling
facilities [cbm)
Re lative waste production Amo unt of waste cbm 3.4 3.1 3.4
per em ployee [cbm )
Total co nsumption of water Amount of water kl 4,653 6,733 7,026
consum ed [KL)
Re lative water consum ption To tal water use kl per 22.3 30.3 32 .4
employee
Camel s removed under Camels removed number N/A N/A 309
CLC Feral Camel project C02 emission savings tonnes N/A N/A 296.6
[. 96 tCo2e/came l/ yearl
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Australian National
Audit Office
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Minister for Families, Community Serv~ces and Indigenous Affairs
I have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Central Land Council for the year ended 30 June 2012, which comprise: a Statement by the Directors, Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer; the Statement of Comprehensive Income; Balance Sheet; Cash Flow Statement; Statement of Changes in Equity; Schedule of Comm itments; and Notes comprising a Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and other explanatory information.
Directors' Responsibility for the Financial Stateme11ts
The directors of the Central Land Council are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with the Finance Minister's Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, including the Australian Accounting Standards, and for such internal control as is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on my audit. I have conducted my audit in accordance with the Australian National Audit Office Auditing Standards, which incorporate the Australian Auditing Standards. These auditing standards require that I comp ly with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financia l statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the fmancial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal conhâ‘ol relevant to the Central Land Council's preparation ofthe financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Central Land Council's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates mad e by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the fmancial statements.
I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion.
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Independence
In conducting my audit, I have followed the independence requirements of the Australian National Audit Office, which incorporate the requirements of the Australian accounting profession.
Opi11ion
In my opinion, the financial statements of the Central Land Council:
(a) have been prepared in accordance with the Finance Minister's Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, including the Australian Accounting Standards; and
(b) give a true and fair view of the matters required by the Finance Minister's Orders including the Central Land Council's financial position as at 30 June 2012 and of its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended.
Australian National Audit Office
~~~ Kristian Gage Audit Principal
Delegate of the Auditor-General
Canberra
22 August 2012
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CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL STATEMENT BY DIRECTORS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
In our opinion, the attached financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 are based on properly maintained financial records and give a true and fair view of the matters required by the Finance Minister's Orders made under the Commonwea lth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, as amended.
In our opinion, at the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Central Land Council will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.
Th is Statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.
Mr. avid Ross Director I Ch ief Executive Officer
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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the year ended 30 June 2012
EX PENSES
Emp loyees and council members benefits
Sup pliers
Grants
Depreciation and amortisation
Wr ite-down and impairment of assets/receivab les
Total Expenses
LESS:
OWN-SOURCE INCOME
Own-source revenue
Sa le of goods and rendering of services
Interest
Re ntal
Total own-source revenue
Gains
Gains from sale of assets
Reve rsals of previous asset write-downs and impairments
Other ga ins
Total gains
Total own-source income
Net cost of services
Revenue from government
Surplus I (Deficit) attributable to the Australian Government
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Changes in asset revaluation reserves
Total other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income attributable
to the Australian Government
NOTES 2012 2011
$ $
3(a) 17,172,746 15,728,415
3(b) 10,104,500 13,686,797
3(c) 4,841,079
3(d) 2,441,774 1,981,724
6{b) 35,878 37,713
34,595,977 31,434,649
4(a) 3,039,346 2,808,302
4(b) 589,335 519,152
4(c) 34,301 33,853
3,662,982 3,361,307
4(d) 598,586 215 ,095
4(e) 37,713
4(f) 216,000
852,299 215,095
4,515,281 3,576,402
30,080,696 27,858,247
4(g) 35,353,835 31,977,523
5,273,139 4,119,276
2,317,209
2,317,209
7,590,348 4,119,276
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BALANCE SHEET as at 30 June 2012
ASSETS
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Total financial assets
Non-financial Assets
land and buildings
Infrastructure, plant and equipment
Intangibles
Inventories
Total non-financial assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Payables
Suppliers
Other Payables
Total payables
Provisions
Emp loyee provisions
Total provisions
Total liabilities
NET ASSETS
EQUITY
Asset revaluation reserve
Retained earnings
TOTAl EQUITY
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NOTES 2012 2011
$ $
6(a) 12,423,199 9,591,125
6(b) 622,706 291,819
13,045,905 9,882,944
7(a) 20,405,970 16,617,067
7(b) 5,213,728 3,765,757
7(d)
7(e) 15,652 1,073
25,635,350 20,383,897
38,681,256 30,266,841
8(a) 1,586,744 1,214,885
8(b) 93,994 13,822
1,680,738 1,228,707
9(a) 2,608,046 2,236,011
2,608,046 2,236,011
4,288,784 3,464,718
34,392,471 26,802,123
4,051,610 1,734,401
30,340,861 25,067,722
34,392,471 26,802,123
STA TEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
as at 30 June 2012
Retained Earnings Asset revaluation TOTAL EQUITY reserve
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
$ $ $ $ $ $
Opening balance 25,067,722 20,948,446 1,734,401 1,734,401 26,802,123 22,682,847
Com prehensive Income
Surplus I (deficit ) for the period 5,273,139 4,119,276 5,273,139 4,119,276
Other Comprehensive Income - 2,317,209 2,317,209
Total Comprehensive income 5,273,139 4,119,276 2,317,209 7,590,348 4,119,276
of which:
Attributab le to the Australian 5,273,139 4,119,276 2,317,209 7,590,348 4,119,276
Gove rnment
Transactions with owners
Transfer between equity campo-nents -Asset revaluation reserve realised in relation to sale of assets
Closing balance as at 30 June 30,340,861 25,067,722 4,051,610 1,734,401 34,392,471 26,802,123
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 30 June 2012
Notes 2012 2011 . $ $
Operating activities
Cash received
Sales of goods and rendering of services 2,880,465 3,140,457
Receipts from Government 37,354,612 34,339,587
Rental income 34,301 33,853
Net GST received/(paid) to ATO (102,495) 60,360
Interest 589,335 474,906
Total cash received 40,756,218 38,049,163
Cash used
Employees 16,706,717 15,607,751
Suppliers 16,670,574 16,418,628
Total cash used 33,377,291 32,026,379
Net cash from (used by) operating activities 10(a) 7,378,927 6,022,784
Investing activities
Cash received
Proceeds from sales of property, plant & equipment 598,586 215,095
Total cash received 598,586 215,095
Cash used
Purchase of property, plant & equipment 5,145,439 3,394,552
Total cash used 5,145,439 3,394,552
Net cash from (used by) investing activities (4,546,853) (3,179,457)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash held 2,832,074 2,843,327
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the report - 9,591,125 6,747,798
ing period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting 10(b) 12,423,199 9,591,125
period
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SCHED ULE OF COMMITMENTS as at 30 June 2012
BY TYPE
Com mitments receivable
Net GST recoverable on commitments
Total comm itments receivables
Com mitments payable Cap ital commitments
Motor Vehicle
Total capital commitments
Other Commitments
Opera ting leases
Total other commitments
Net Commitments by Type
BY MATURITY
Co mmitments receivable
Other commitments receivable
One year or less
From one to five years
Ove r five years
Total commitments receivable
Commitments payable
Capital commitments
One year or less
Total capital commitments
O perating lease commitments
One year or less
From o_ne to five years
Over five years
To tal operating lease commitments
N et Commitments by Maturity
NB : Commitments are GST inclusive where
relevant.
N ature of capital commitments
Motor Veh icle
Na ture of operating lease commitments
Le ases for office accommodation
2012 2011
$ $
206,605
206,605
381,778
30,178
4,000
4,000
38,178
118,605
44,000
44,000
206,605
381,778
General description of arrangements
104J27 104,727
1,152,002
1,152,002
1,089,855
104,727
104,727
1,152,002
1,152,002
42,580
1,089,855
Represents pending commitments for motor vehicle purchases.
General description of arrangements
Lease paym ents are subject to annual increase in accordance w it h
upwards movement s in the Consumer Price Index.
The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes CLC ANNUAL REPORT 201 1/2012 113 "
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
1.1 Objectives of the Entity
The Central Land Counci l (the "CLC" or the "Council") is a statutory authority formed within the provision of Sec "
tion 21 of the Aboriginal Land Right (NT) Act 1976 (the "Act"). It is a not-for-profit entity. The CLC receives appro "
priations from the Aboriginal Benefits Account (the"ABA" ) pursuant to ministerially approved estimates prepared
in accordance with Section 34 of the Act and made ava ilable under Section 64 of the Act. The CLC in its present
form with its present programs is dependent on Government policy and continuing funding by Parliament .
The CLC is structured to meet outcomes in the Act and the outcomes (output groups) reported upon in this annual
report, which are as follows:
" Protect and represent the rights and interest of the Aboriginal people,
" Pursue and protect Aboriginal ownership and land interest,
" Support Aboriginal people in land protection of significant sites and maintaining their culture, heritage and
languages,
" Enable Aboriginal people to sustainably use and manage land,
" Best practice for processing development proposals and managing income arising,
" Aboriginal people to develop strong communities, outstations, and regions, and
" Best practice corporate management .
The funding conditions of the Council are laid down by the Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act 1976, and any special
purpose agreement guidelines. Accounting for monies received from the ABA is subject to conditions approved by
the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
1.2 Basis of Preparation of the Financial Report
The financial statements are general purpose financial statements and are required by clause 1(b) of Schedule 1 to
the Commonwea lth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with:
" Finance Minister's Orders (FMO's) for reporting period ended on or after 1 July 2011; and,
" Australian Accounting Standards, Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB),
that app ly for the reporting period.
The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and are in accordance with historical cost con "
vention, except for certain assets and liabilities at fair value. Except where stated, no allowance is made for the
effect of changing prices on the results or the financial position.
The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars and values are rounded to the nearest dollars unless
otherwise specified.
Unless an alternative treatment is specifically required by an accounting standard or the FMOs, assets and liabili "
ties are recognised in the balance sheet when and only when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow
to the entity or a future sacrifice of economic benefit will be required and the amounts of the assets or liabilities can be reliably measured. However, assets and liabilities arising under executor contracts are not recognised un "
less required by an accounting standard. Liabilities and assets that are unrecognised are reported in the schedule
of commitments and contingencies.
Unless alternative treatment is specifically required by an accounting standard, income and expenses are recog "
nised in the CLC's statement of comprehensive income when and only when the flow, consumption or loss of economic benefits has occurred and can be reliably measured.
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1.3 Significant Accounting Judgements and Estimates
In the process of app lying the accounting policies listed in this note, the CLC has made the following judgem ents that
have the most significant impact on the amounts recorded in the financial statement s:
" The fair va lue of land and buildings has been taken to be the market value or the depreciated replacem ent cost of similar properties as determ ined by the directors or an independent valuer.
No other accounting assum ptions or estimates have been identified that have a sign ificant risk of causing a m aterial
adjustment to carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next accounting period.
1.4 New Australian Accounting Standards
Adoption of New Austra lian Accounting Standard Requirements
No accounting standard has been adopted ea rlier than the app licable dates as stated in standard.
New standards/revised standards/interpr etation/amending standards issued prior to the sign-off date app licable
to the current reporti ng period did not have a financial impact on the Council and are not expected to have future
financial impact on the Co uncil.
The follow ing new accou nting standards (including reissued standards)/lnterpret ations are applicab le to the 2011-12
financial year:
" AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures-November 2010 {Compi lation)
" AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements- May 2011 (Compilation)
" AASB 107 Statement of Cash Flow s- May 2011 (Compilation)
" AASB 108 Accounting Policies, Change in Accounting Estimates and Errors- May 2011 {Compilation)
" AASB 110 Events after the Reporting period - December 2009 {Comp ilation)
" AASB 118 Reven ue-October 2010 (Comp ilation)
" AASB 119 Emp loyee Benefits-October 2010 {Comp ilation)
" AASB 124 Related Party Disclosure- December 2009 {Comp ilation)
" AASB 132 Financial Instrume nts: Presentation - June 2010 (Compi lation)
" AASB 137 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Ass ets- Octob er 2010 (Comp ilation)
" AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recogn ition and Measurement- December 2009 (Compilation)
Future Austra lian Acco unting Standard Requirements
The following new standards/revised standards/Interpretations/amending standards were issued by the Au stralian
Accounting Standards Board prior to the sign-off date, which are not expected to have a financial impact on the
entity for future reporting periods:
" ~ASB 9 Financial Instruments- December 2010 (Principal)
" AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement- September 2011
" AASB 119 Em ployee Benefits-September 2011
" AASB 2010-2 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from Reduced Disclosure Requirem ents
" AASB 2010-7 Amendments to Australia Ac counting Standards arising from AASB 9
" AASB 2011 -8 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 13
" AASB 2011-9 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards- Presentation of items of Statement of Other
Compre hensive Income
1.5 Revenue
The revenues described in this Note are revenues relating to the core operating activiti es of the Central Land Council:
" Revenue from the sale of good s is recognised wh en:
o the risks and rewards of ownersh ip have been transferred to the buyer;
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o the council retains no managerial involvement or effective control over the goods;
o the revenue and transaction costs incurred can be reliably measured; and
o it is probable that the economic benefits associated w ith the transaction will flow to the entity.
" Receivables for goods and services, which have 30 days credit term, are recognised at the nominal amounts due
less any impairment allowance account. Collectability of debts is reviewed at the end of the reporting period.
Allowances are made when collectability of the debt is no longer probable.
" Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest method as set out in AASB 139 Financial Instruments:
Recognition and Measurement.
" Revenue from disposal of non-current assets is recognised when control of the asset has passed to the buyer.
" Revenue from the rendering of a service, other than those contributions on receipt as per AASB 1004, is recog
nised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract to provide the service. The stage of completion
is determined according to the proportion that costs incurred to date bear to the estimated total costs of the
transaction.
Resources received free of charge
Resources received free of charge are recognised as revenue when and only when a fair value can be reliably
determined and the services wou ld have been purchased if they had not been donated. Use of those resources is
recognised as an expense. Resources received free of charge are recognised as either revenues or gains depending
upon their nature.
Contributions of assets at no cost of acquisition or for nominal consideration are recognised as gains at their fair
value when asset qualifies for recognition, unless received from another Government agency or authority as a conse "
quence of a restructuring of admin istrative arrangements.
Program Funding Agreements
Most agreements require the grantee to perform services or provide facilities, or to meet eligibi lity criteria. Receipts
from agreements are recognised as income when received. Where agreement funds have been paid in advance had a stand-ready obligation to return unspent funds, a liability is recognised.
Revenues from Government
Funding received or receivable is recognised as Revenue from Government unless they are in the natu,re of an equity
injection or a loan . These are recognised at the time the Council becomes entitled to the funding or as contribution
on receipt as per AASB 1004 Contributions.
1.6 Gains
Resources Received Free of Charge
Resources received free of charge are recognised as gains when, and only when, a fair value can be reliably deter "
mined and the services would have been purchased if they had not been donated. Use of those resources is recog "
nised as an expense .
Contributions of assets at no cost of acquisition or for nominal consideration are recognised as gains at their fair
value when the asset qua lifi es for recognition, unless received from another Government agency or authority as a
consequence of a restructuring of administrative arrangements.
Resources received free of charge are recorded as either revenue or gains depending on their nature.
Sale of Assets
Gains from disposal of non-current assets are recognised when control of the asset has passed to the buyer.
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1.7 Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
Liabilities for 'short-term employee benefits' (as defined in AASB 119 Employee Benefits) and termination benefits
du e within twelve months of the end of reporting period are measured at their nominal amounts.
The nom inal amount is calculated with regard to the rates expected to be paid on settlement of the liability.
Leave
The liabi lity for emp loyee benefits includes provisions for annual leave and long service leave. No provision ha s been
made for sick leave as all sick leave is non -vesting and the average sick leave taken in future years by employe es of
the Cou ncil is estimated to be less than the annua l entit lement for sick leave.
The leave liab iliti es are calculated on the basis of emp loyees' remuneration at the estimated salary rates that w ill be
applied at the time leave is taken, including the Central Land Council's emp loyer superannuation contribution rate s
to the extent that the leave is likely to be taken during service rather than paid out on termination.
The estimate of the present value of the long service leave liability takes into account attrition rates and pay in "
creases through promotion and infl ation.
Separation and Redundancy
Provision is made for separation and redundancy benefit payments . The CLC recognises a provision for termination
whe n it has developed a detailed formal plan for the terminations and has informed those emp loyees affected that it
will ca rry out the terminations.
Superan nuation
The ma jority of emp loyees of the Central Land Counc il are members of Acumen Superannuation Fund . Th e Central
Land Counc il makes emp loyer contributions to the Acumen at the rate of 9% paid on monthly basis. The Central Land
Counc il comp lies with the requirements of the superannuation choice legislation. All superannuation contributions
are to defined contribution plans.
The liability for supe rannuation recognised as at 30 June represents outstanding contributions for the final fortnight
of the year.
1.8 Leases
A distinction is made between finance leases and operating leases. Finance leases effective ly transfer from the lessor
to the lessee substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of leased non-current assets. An operat " ing lease is a lease that is not finance lease. In operating leases, the lessor effectively retains substantially all such
risks and benefits.
Where an asset is acquired by mean s of a finance lease, the asset is capitalised at either the fair value of the lease
property or, if lower, the present value of minimum lease payments at the inception of the contract and a liabili ty is
recognised at the same time and for the same amount.
The discount rate used is the interest rate implicit in the lease. Lea sed assets are amortised over the period of the
lease. Lease payments are allocated between the principal component and the interest expense.
Opera ting lease payments are expe nsed on a basis which is representative of the pattern of benefits derived from
the leased assets.
1.9 Borrowing Costs
All borrowing costs are expensed as incurred.
1.10 Cash
Cas h is r.ecognised at its nominal amount. Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand and any dem and depos "
its in bank accounts with an original maturity of 3 month s or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of
cash and subject to insignificant risk of change s in value.
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1.11 Financial Assets The CLC classifi es its financial assets in the following categories:
" 'held-to-maturity investments', and
" 'loans and receivables'.
The classification depe nds on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of initia l
recogniti on. Financial assets are recognised and derecog nised upon 'trade date'.
Effective interest method
The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and of allocating in "
terest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future
cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset, or, where appropriate, a shorter period.
Income is recognised on an effective interest rate bas is except for financial assets that are recognised 'at fair value through profit or loss'.
He ld-to-maturity investments
Non-derivative financial assets w ith fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity dates that the CLC has the positive intent and ab ili ty to hold to maturity are classified as he ld-to-maturity investments. He ld-to-maturity invest "
ments are recorded at amo rtised cost using the effecti ve interest method less impa irment, with revenue recognised
on an effecti ve yield bas is.
Loans and receivables
Trade receivables, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an
active market are classified as 'loa ns and receivab les'. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using
the effective interest method less impa irment. Interest is recognised by app lying the effective interest rate.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets are assessed for impa irment at the end of each reporting period.
" Financial assets held at amortised cost-If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has been incurred
for loans and receivables or held to maturity investments held at amortised cost, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present va lue of estimated future cash
flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The carrying amount is reduced by way of an
a ll owance <.~ ccount . The loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.
" Financial assets held at cost-If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has bee n incurred the
amount of the impa irment loss is the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and the present va lue
of the estimated future cash flows discou nted at the current market rate for sim ilar assets.
1.12 Financial Liabilities
Financial liabil ities are classified as either financial liabilitie s 'at fair value through profit or loss' or other financial liabilities. Financial liabilities are recognised and derecognised upon 'trade date'.
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Fina ncial liab ili ties at fair va lue through profit or loss are initially mea sured at fair va lue. Subsequent fair va lue adjust "
ments are recognised in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognised in profit or loss incorporates any inter est paid on the financial liability .
Other financial liabilities
Other financial liabili ties, including borrowings, are initi ally mea sured at fair va lue, net of transaction costs. Th ese
liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, w ith interest expense recognised on an effective yield basis.
The effecti ve interest m ethod is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating in " terest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future
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cash payments through the expected life of the financial liability, or, where appropriate, a shorter period.
Supplier and other payables are recognised at amortised cost. Liabilities are recognised to the extent that the goods
or services have been received (and irrespective of having been invoiced).
1.13 Contingent liabilities and Contingent Assets
Contingent Liabiliti es and Contingent Assets are not recognised in the Balance Sheet but are reported in the relevant
schedu les and notes. They may arise from uncertainty as to the existence of a liability or asset or represent an asset
or liability in respect of which the amount cannot be reliably measured. Contingent assets are disclosed when settle "
ment is probable but not virtually certain and contingent liab iliti es are disclosed when settlement is greater than
remote.
1.14 Acquisition of Assets
Ass ets are recorded at cost on acquisiti on except as stated below. The cost of acquisiti on includes the fair value of
assets transferred in exchange and liabiliti es undertaken. Financial assets are initially measured at their fair value
plus transaction costs where appropriate.
Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially recognised as assets and revenues at their fair
value at the date of acquisition, unless acqu ired as a conseq uence of restructuring of administrative arrangements.
In the latter case, assets are initially recognised as contributions by owners at the amounts at wh ich they were recog "
nised in the transferor's accounts imm ed iately prior to the restructuring.
1.15 Property, Plant and Equipment
Asset Recognition Threshold
Purchases of property, plant and equipment are recognised initially at cost in the Balance Sheet, except for purchases
costing less than $2,000, which are expensed in the year of acqu isition (other than where they form part of a group
of similar items which are sign ifi cant in total).
The initial cost of an asset includes an estimate of the cost of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the
site on which it is located, including any necessary make good provisions.
Revaluations Basis
Fair values for each class of asset are determined as shown below:
Asset Class Fair Value Measured at:
Land Market sellin g price
Building excl Leasehold improvem ents Market sellin g price or Depreciated replacement cost
Lease hold Improvement s Depreciated replacement cost
Infrastructure, Plant & Equipment, Computer Equipment Market sellin g price
Heritage and cultural assets Market sellin g price
Library assets Market selling price
Assets that are surplus to requirement are measured at their net realisable va lue. At 30 June 2012 the Central Land
Cou ncil held no surplus assets {30 June 2011: $0).
Following initial recognition at cost, land, buildings, infrastructure, plant and equipment are carried at fair value less
subsequent accumu lated depreciation and accumu lated impairment losses . Formal revaluations are at fair value,
being re-valued with sufficient frequency such that the carrying amount of each asset class is not materially diff er "
ent, as at reporting date, from its fair value. The regularity of independent valuations depends upon the volatility of
movements in the market value of the .. relevant assets.
Reva luation adjustments are made on a class basis. Any revaluation increment is credited to equity under the head "
ing of asset revaluation reserve except to the extent that it reverses a previous revaluation decrement of the same
asset class that was previously recognised in the surplus/deficit. Revaluation decrements for a class of assets are
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recognised directly in the surplus/deficit except to the extent that they reverse a previous revaluation increment for
that class.
A ny accumu lated depreciation as at the revaluation date is eliminated against the gross carrying amounts of the as "
sets restated to the revalued amount.
Freq uency
Freeho ld land, bu ildings and plant and equipme nt are subject to a formal va luation at a minimum of every five
years. The Central Land Counci l policy is for formal valuations to be carried out by an independent qualified valuer.
Between formal valuations assets are assessed for movements in fair value.
Depreciation
Depreciable property, plant and equipment assets are written-off to their estimated residual values over their esti "
mated useful lives to the Central Land Counci l using, in all cases, the straight-line method of depreciation. Leasehold
improvements are depreciated on a straight-l ine basis over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the improve "
ments or the unexpired period of the lease .
Depreciation rates (useful lives) and m ethods are reviewed at each ba lance date and necessary adjustments are
recognised in the current, or current and future reporting periods, as appropriate. Res idual values are re-estimated
for a change in prices only when assets are revalued.
Depreciation rates app lying to each class of depreciable asset are based on the following useful lives:
2012 2011
Buildings on free hold land 40 years 40 years
Lease hold imp rovements Lease term Lease term
Motor vehicles and comp uter equip- 3 to 4 years 3 to 4 years
ment
Plant and equipme nt 7 to 10 years 7 to 10 years
The revalued amo unt of property, plant and equipment are depreciated for the remaining life of the property.
The aggregate amo unt of depreciation allocated for each class of asset during the reporting period is disclosed in
Note 7c. Library assets, as the majority of purchases are individually under $2,000 (the asset thresho ld), and are
charged directly to expenses, are subject to periodic revaluations and are not depreciated.
Impairment
All the assets were assessed for impairment at 30 June 2012. Where indications of impairment exist, the assets re "
coverable amount is estimated and an impairment adjustment is made if the asset's recoverable amount is less than
its carrying amount.
The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of it s fair va lue less costs to sell and it s value in use. Value in use is
the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset. Where the future economic benefit
of an asset is not primarily dependent on the asset's ability to generate future cash flows, and the asset would be replaced if the CLC were deprived of the asset, its value in use is taken to be its depreciated replacement cost.
De recognition
An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or wh en no further future econom ic ben "
efits are expected from its use or disposa l.
1.16 Intangibles
The CLC intangibles compr ise internally developed software for internal use. These assets are carried at cost less ac "
cumulated amortisation and accumu lated impairment losses.
Software is amortised on a straight -line basis over its anticipated useful life. The useful lives of the CLC software are
7 to 10 years .
All software assets w ere assessed for indications of impairment as at 30 June 2011.
120. CLC ANNUA L REPORT 2011/2012
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
1.17 Inventories
Inventories not held for resale are valued at cost, unless they are no longer required, in which case they are valued at
net realisable value.
Costs incurred in bringing each item of inventory to its present location and conditions are assigned as follows:
" raw materials and stores-purchase cost on a first -in-first-out basis; and
" finished goods and work-in-progress-cost of direct materials and labour plus attributable costs that are capable
of being allocated on a reasonable basis.
Inventories acquired at no cost or nominal consideration, are initially measured at current replacement cost at the
date of acquisition.
1.18 Taxation I Competitive Neutrality
The Central Land Council is exempt from all forms of taxation except for fringe benefits tax and the goods and ser "
vices tax (GST) .
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of GST except:
" where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office; and
" for receivables and payables.
1.19 Insurance
Th e Central Land Council has insured for risks through the Government's insurable risk managed fund Comcover .
Workers compensation is insured through Comcare Australia.
No te 2: Events After the Reporting Period In July and August 2012, CLC has signed construction contracts to the value of $4.7m to build a community pool in
M utitjulu and an early Learning Centre in Willowra.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 121.
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 3: EXPENSES 2012 2011
$ $
Note 3(a) -Employee Benefits
Wages & salaries 15,032,770 13,781,353
Superannuation (Defined contribution plans) 1,376,222 1,205,835
Leave and other entitlements 604,346 344,350
Separation and redundancies 59,017
Other employee benefits 100,391 396,877
Total employee benefits 17,172,746 15,728,415
Total employee expenses 17,172,746 15,728,415
The Land Counc il undertakes to make regular monthly contributions in accordance with the Superannuation Guar "
antee legislation at the prescribed rate of 9%. All payments are w ithin the terms of the 2004 CLC EBA and Awards .
The Land Council pays compulsory Professional Indemnity Insurance to Law Society NT for all its practicing Law "
yers.
Note 3(b)-Suppliers
Goods and services
Accounting & Audit
Consultants and other contractors
Travel, motor vehicle and meeting expenses
Accommodation & utilities
Other operating
Grant expense
Total goods and services
Good s and services are made up of:
Provision of goods -related entities
Provision of goods -external entities
Rendering of services-related entities
Rendering of services -external entities
Total goods and services
Other supplier expenses
Operating lease rentals (minimum lease payments) -external entities
Workers Compensation & Professional Indemnity Insurance premium
Total other supplier expenses
Total supplier expenses
122. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
211,631 145,359
1,698,476 1,690,302
3,116,237 2,927,321
1,360,303 1,139,226
3,078,169 2,410,178
304,755 5,236,936
9,769,571 13,549,322
290,774 271,100
5,209,994 9,010,286
178,957 161,940
4,089,846 4,105,996
9,769,571 13,549,322
99,140 84,990
235,789 52,485
334,929 137,475
10,104,500 13,686,797
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 3: EXPENSES 2012 2011
Note 3(c)-Grants
Private sector:
Non-profit Organisations
Total grants
Note 3(d)-Depreciation and Amortisation
Depreciation:
Buildings
Motor vehicles
Plant and equipment
Library
IT Equipment
Total depreciation
Amortisation of intangibles (software)
Total depreciation and amortisation
$ $
4,841,079
4,841,079
496,593
1,662,788
190,694
91,699
2,441,774
2,441,774
359,938
1,336,290
160,486
125,010
1,981,724
1,981,724
The aggregate amounts of depreciation expensed during the reporting period for eac h class of depreciable asset
are detailed in Note 7(c)-Analysis of Property, Plant and Equipment.
Note 4: Income 2012 2011
$ $
OW N SOURCE REVENUE
Note 4(a) -Sale of Goods and Rendering of Services
Provision of goods- External entities 100 5,513
Rendering of services-External entities 3,039,246 2,802,789
Total sale of goods and rendering of services 3,039,346 2,808,302
Note 4(b)-Interest
Interest from cash & short-term deposits 589,335 519,152
Total interest 589,335 519,152
Note 4(c) -Rental Income
Operating lease-other 34,301 33,853
Total rental income 34,301 33,853
Note 4(d)-Sale of Assets
Motor Vehicles, plant and equipment
Proceeds from sa le 598,586 215,095
Carrying value of assets sold
Net gain from sale of assets 598,586 215,095
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 123.
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 4: Income 2012 2011
Note 4 {e)-Reversal of Previous Asset Write-Downs and Impairments
Reversal of impairment losses
Total reversals of previous asset write-downs and impai1rments
Note 4{f) -Other Gains
Accomodation/storage containers received free of charge -from FaHCSIA
Total other gains
Note 4{g) -Revenue from Government
From Government- ABA s.64(1)
From Government- ABA s.64(1) -1996 to 2007 receivable
From Government -Special Purpose Contracts
From Government -Special Purpose Contracts (revenue received in ad "
vance but not yet spent)
Total revenue from Government
"Revenue received in advance but not yet spent (Unearned Revenue)
$ $
37,713
37,713
216,000
216,000
13,672,416
4,641,079
9,999,091
7,041,249
35,353,835
11,723,170
16,314,927
3,939,427
31,977,523
AASB 1004 requires recognition of revenue once control of assets is w ith the CLC. Under the interpretation of this
standard restriction over how the money shou ld be spent do not result in obligations . Therefore no liability has
been recognised, and the grant is recognised as income when cash is received."
This accounting treatment has the effect of additional revenue being recognised for the CLC in the 2011/2012
financial year. For the 2011/2012 financial year, $7,041,249 (2010/2011: $3,939,427) was received and recognised
as revenue, with corresponding outflows of resources expected in the 2012/2013 financial year. Refer also Note 16
to these accounts.
"ABA s.64(1) -1996 to 2007 receivable
In April 2012, $4,641,079 was paid to CLC resolving a receivable from the ABA pursuant to s.64(1) accrued
between 1996 and 2007. This amount was required to be paid to an aboriginal organisation in accordance with
section 35(1) of ALRA as it was in force at the time the receivable accrued. Refer also Note S(a)."
12,. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 5: STATEMENT OF BUDGET vs ACTUAL ABORIGINALS BENEFIT ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
Ex pend iture
Salaries and related expenses
Operational expenses
To tal recurrent expenditure
Ca pital
Total expenditure
Income
ABA sec. 64(1)
Adm inistration fees
Interest
Sale of assets
Recoveries
Other
Total income
A BA surplus I (deficit) at 30 June 2012
The net surplus of $426,273 is accounted for as follows:
A BA surplus I (deficit) at 30 June 2012:
(less) Committed -community & s.19 leasing
(less) Committed- 27 Stuart Highway capital (WHS)
(less) Budgeted in 2011/2012 -Tit le Handbacks
(add) Committed -fleet (ref er Note 5 -2010/2011)
"Notes:
ABA
Approved
Estimates
$
201112012
10,313,890
4,640,284
14,954,174
1,532,246
16,486,420
13,672,420
1,670,842
250,000
276,118
580,000
37,040
16,486,420
ABA Actual
$
201112012
10,187,857
5,557,729
15,745,587
1,650,576
17,396,163
13,672,416
1,987,703
512,692
494,949
1,011,558
143,118
17,822,436
426,273
$
201112012
426,273
(387,000)
(458,500)
(32,000)
465,165
13,938
Notes (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Variance
$
201112012
126,033
(917,445)
(791,413)
(118,330)
{909,743)
(4)
316,861
262,692
218,831
431,558
106,078
1,336,016
426,273
(i) In November of 2011, the Minister varied the CLC s.64(1) annua l estimates for requested additional resources
to support community & s.19 1ea sing of Aboriginal land. Of this increase, $387,000 was a 'one-off' increase and will be utilised in the coming year as the additional resources are deployed. As at the 30th of June, only a portion of the
overall 5 year lease negotiated rent had been received from the Australian Government.
(ii) In November of 2011, the Minister varied the CLC s.64(1) annua l estimates (as a 'one-off' increase), of which
$403,000 was capit al in 2011 /2012. Construction for the 27 Stuart Highway offices (Disabili ty access ramps & WHS
items) has been subject to planning approval delays (planning now approved as at writing of this report). Revised
to an estimate of $458,500 as at the time of writing this report. (iii ) \{arious Land Title handbacks were budgeted in 2011/2012 and will occur early in 2012/2013 incurring costs.
(iv) Refer Note 5 30th June 2011 -cap ital purchases were delayed by manufacturing issues in Japan, these committ "
ments were completed in 2011/2012."
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 125.
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
'
Note 5: STATEMENT OF BUDGET vs ACTUAL ABORIGINALS BENEFIT ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
Note 5(a): Reconciliation -ABA cash Receipts to Income Statement
Cash release received during the reporting period:
ABA Section 64(1)
ABA Section 64(1)-payment under s.64(1)
2012
$
13,672,416
4,641,079
18,313,495
2011 $
11,723,170
11,723,170
The Land Counci l maintains accounts on an accrual bas is, however, the budget comparison is prepared on a pre "
dominantly cash basis, consistent with the cash estimates and guidelines approved by the Minister. During the pe "
riod $4,641,079 was received as a payment under s.64{1), payable to an association. As agreed with the Minister
for FaCSIA, this will be applied for long term sustainable benefit of indigenous people in CLC 's region. This receipt has been reported as income and expenditure in the accounts of CLC in the current year.
Note 5(b): Reconciliation -ABA Special Purpose Grant: Funeral and Ceremony
Income
ABA grant income I (repayment)
Total income I (repayment)
Expenditure
Operational expenditure
Total expenditure
Annual movement in grant funds
Multi-year grant balance of funds: ($28,567)
2012 $
203,000
203,000
290,629
290,629
(87,629)
2011 $
287,150
287,150
(287,150)
Note S(c): ABA Special Purpose Grant: Willowra Early Childhood and Learning Community Centre-Vehicle
2012 2011
$
Income
ABA grant income
Total income
Expenditure
Operational expenditure
Total expenditure
Annual movement in grant funds
Multi-year grant ba lance of funds: Nil
$
(7,850)
(7,850)
(7,850)
The grant was transferred to Willowra Early Childhood and Learning Community Centre -Capital
126. CLC ANNUAL REPOR T 2011/2012
50,000
50,000
7,850
7,850
42,150
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements Fo r the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 5: STATEMENT OF BUDGET vs ACTUAL ABORIGINALS BENEFIT ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
N ote 5(d): ABA Special Purpose Grant: Willowra Early Childhood and learning Community Centre -Capital
2012 2011
$
Income
ABA grant income I (repayment)
Total income I (repayment)
Ex penditure
Capital and Operational expenditure
Total expenditure
Annual movement in grant funds
Mu lti -year grant balance of funds: $1,114,335
Note 5(e): ABA Special Purpose Grant: Mutitjulu Youth Recreation Precinct
Income
ABA grant income I (repayment)
Total income I (repayment)
Expenditure
Capital and Operational expend iture
Total expenditure
Annual movement in grant funds
Multi-year grant balance of funds: $101,747
$
1,150,000
1,150,000
218,752
218,752
931,248
2012
$
212,500
212,500
239,702
239,702
(27,202)
206,310
206,310
23,223
23,223
183,087
2011
$
540,000
540,000
411,051
411,051
128,949
Note 5(f): FaHCSIA Special Purpose Grant: Women's law and Culture Meeting -2011
Income
ABA grant income
Total income
Expenditure
Operational expend iture
Total expenditure
Annual movement in grant funds
Mu lti -year grant balance of funds: Nil
2012
$
12,747
12,747
(12,747)
2011
$
80,000
80,000
67,253
67,253
12,747
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 127 "
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 5: STATEMENT OF BUDGET vs ACTUAL ABORIGINALS BENEFIT ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
Note S(g): ABA Special Purpose Grant: Community Governance Project
Income
ABA grant income I (repayment )
Total income I (repayment)
Expenditure
Operational expenditure
Total expenditure
Annua l movement in grant funds
Multi-year grant balance of funds: Nil
Note 5(h): ABA Special Purpose Grant: Women's Law and Culture Meeting -2012
Income
ABA grant income I (repayment )
Total income I (repayment)
Expenditure
Operational expenditure
Total expenditure
Annua l movement in grant funds
Mu lti-year grant ba lance of funds: $80,000
2012
$
16,800
16,800
(16,800)
2012
$
80,000
80,000
80,000
Note 5(i): ABA Special Purpose Grant: Men and Women of Central Australia Oral History Project
2012
Income
ABA grant income I (repayment )
Total income I (repayment)
Expenditure
Operational expenditure
Total expend iture
Annua l movement in grant funds
Mu lti-year grant ba lance of funds: $48,125
128. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
$
50,000
50,000
1,875
1,875
48,125
2011
$
17,800
17,800
1,000
1,000
16,800
2011
$
2011
$
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 5: STATEMENT OF BUDGET vs ACTUAL ABORIGINALS BENEFIT ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
Note 5{j): ABA Special Purpose Grant: Strong Business Strong Men
Income
ABA grant income I (repayment)
Total income I (repayment)
Expe nditure
Opera tional expend iture
Total expenditure
Ann ual movement in grant funds
Mu lti -year grant balance of funds: Nil
Note 5(k): ABA Special Purpose Grant: Ranger Housing
Income
ABA grant income I (repayment)
Total income
Exp end iture
Ca pital and Operational expenditure
Total expenditure
Annual movement in grant funds
M ulti -year grant balance of funds: NIL
No te 5(1): ABA Special Purpose Grant: ABA Ranger Capital and Operational
Income
ABA grant incom e I (repayment)
Total income I (repayment)
Expen diture
Cap ital and Operational expenditure
Total expenditure
Annual movement in grant funds
Multi-year grant balance of funds: $1,036,315
2012 $
46,221
46,221
46,221
46,221
2012 $
(25,761)
(25,761)
(25,761)
2012 $
2,879,000
2,879,000
2,281,224
2,281,224
597,776
2011 $
2011 $
1,610,000
1,610,000
1,692,534
1,692,534
(82,534)
2011 $
650,000
650,000
211,461
211,461
438,539
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/201 2 129 "
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 5: STATEMENT OF BUDGET vs ACTUAl ABORIGINALS BENEFIT ACCOUNT APPROPRIATIONS
Note 5(m): ABA Special Purpose Grant: Acquisition of Huckitta Perpetual Pastoral lease
2012 $
Income
ABA grant income
Total income
Expenditure
Operational expenditure
Total expenditure
Annual movement in grant funds
Multi-year grant balance of funds: $26,414
130. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
301,804
301,804
(301,804)
2011 $
5,600,000
5,600,000
5,271,783
5,271,783
328,217
No tes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements Fo r the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 6: FINANCIAL ASSETS 2012 2011
Note 6{a): Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash on hand or on deposit (refer also Note 10(b}}
Total cash and cash equivalents
Note 6(b}: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Goods and Services:
Goods and Services-related entities
Goods and Services-external parties
Less : impairment allowance
Total receivables for goods and services
GST receivable
Interest receivable
Total trade and other receivables
$ $
12,423,199
12,423,199
165
400,888
(35,878}
365,175
88,673
168,859
622,706
9,591,125
9,591,125
137,500
147,786
{37,713}
247,573
44,246
291,819
All receivab les are current assets. Debtors are recognised at their nominal amounts due less provisions for impair " ment, if any. Provisions are made when collection of the debt is judged to be less rather than more likely. All
debtors are unsecured and as such, the carrying value of the net receivables represents the amount exposed to
credit risk.
Receivables are expected to be recovered in:
No more than 12 months
More than 12 months
Total trade and other receivables {net)
Receivables are aged as follows:
Not overdue
Overdue by:
-less than 30 days
-31 to 60 days
-61 to 90 days
-more than 90 days
Total Receivables {gross)
The impairment allowance is aged as follows:
-31 to 60 days
-more than 90 days
622,706
622,706
613,088
6,341
13,225
780
25,151
45,496
658,584
11,168
24,710
35,878
291,819
285,821
3,122
556
19,430
20,603
43,711
329,532
19,343
18,370
37,713
An ~mpairment provision was raised during the financial year for 1 minor invoice within the 31 to 60 days and 3 minor invoices >90 days all relating to Mining meetings recoverable costs and admin fees in relation to Mining
agreements.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 131.
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 7: NON FINANCIAL ASSETS 2012 2011
Note 7(a)-land and Buildings
Building-Work-in-progress
Freehold land at gross carrying value (at fair value)
Buildings on freehold land:
-fair value
-accumu lated depreciation
Buildings on leaseho ld land:
-fair value
-accumulated depreciation
Total land and Buildings
$ $
263,342
2,441,990
18,180,348
{496,421)
17,683,929
16,884
{172)
16,711
20,405,970
2,441,990
15,083,463
{908,385)
14,175,077
16,617,067
All land and buildings were subject to revaluation and were independently revalued by Maloney Asset Services as
at 1st July 2011.
A revaluation increment of $2,317,209 for land and buildings (2011: NIL) were credited to the assets revaluation
reserve and included in the equ ity section of the balance sheet.
At 30 June 2012, the directors believe that all non-financial assets are carried at the present fair market value
and no indicators of impairment were found for non-financial assets.
No property, plant or equipment is currently held for sale or expected to be sold or disposed in the next 12 months.
Note 7(b)-Infrastructure, Plant and Equipment
Motor vehicles -at cost
Accumulated depreciation
Plant and equipment- at cost
Plant and equipment- at fair value
Accumulated depreciation
Library at fair value
Accumulated depreciation
Computer equipment at cost
Accumulated depreciation
Total Infrastructure, plant and equipment
7,698,817
{4,456,974)
3,241,843
1,901,713
125,450
{626,484)
1,400,679
500,000
{50,000)
450,000
823,864
(702,658)
121,206
5,213,728
6,069,481
(4,154,129)
1,915,352
1,568,722
125,450
{435,789)
1,258,383
500,000
(50,000)
450,000
1,383,903
(1,241,880)
142,023
3,765,757
At 30 June 2012, the directors believe that all non-financial assets are carried at the present fair market value and no indicators of impairment were found for non-financial assets.
No property, plant or equipmen t is currently held for sale or expected to be sold or disposed in the next 12 months.
132. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 7: NON FINANCIAL ASSETS
Note 7(c)-Analysis of Property, Plant and Equipment (2011-12)
"Table (A):
Reconci liation of the land & Motor Plant & Equip-
op ening and closing Buildings Vehicles ment
ba lances of property,
plant and equipment $ $ $
2011/2012 "
As at 1 July 2011
Gross book value 17,525,452 6,069,482 1,694,172
Accumulated deprecia- (908,385) (4,154,130) (435,789)
tion/ amortisation
Net book value 1 July 16,617,067 1,915,352 1,258,383
2011
Add ition s
Work- in-progress 263 ,342
By purchase 1,704,946 2,989,278 332,991
Revaluation movements
Reva luation increments 2,317,209
recognised in eq uity
Reversa l of accumulated (908,385)
depreciation in gross value
Reversa l of accumu lated 908,385
depreciation
Deprec iation expense (496,593) (1,662,788) (190,694)
Disposa ls-Gross value (1,359,942)
D isposals-Accumulated 1,359,942
depreciation
Net book value 30 June 20,405,970 3,241,842 1,400,679
2012
Net book value as of 30
June 2012 represented by
Gross book value 20,902,564 7,698,817 2,027,163
Accumulated deprecia- (496,593) (4,456,975) (626,484)
tion
Accumulated impairment
losses
Closing net book value 20,405,970 3,241,842 1,400,679
library Computer TOTAL
Equipment
$ $ $
500,000 1,383,903 27,173,009
(50,000) (1,241,880) (6,790,184)
450,000 142,022 20,382,824
263,342
70,882 5,098,097
2,317,209
(908,385)
908,385
(91,699) (2,441,774)
(630,921) (1,990,863)
630,921 1,990,863
450,000 121,206 25,619,698
500,000 823,864 31,952,408
(50,000) (702,658) (6,332, 710)
450,000 121,206 25,619,698
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 133.
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 7: NON FINANCIAL ASSETS
"Table (B): Land & Motor
Reconciliation of the open- Buildings Vehicles
ing and closing balances of $ $
property, plant and equip-ment 2010/2011"
As at 1 July 2010
Gross book value 15,322,815 5,529,880
Accumulated depre- (548,448) (3, 161,434) dation/amortisation
Opening net book value 1 14,774,367 2,368,446
July 2010
Additions
By purchase 2,202,637 883,197
Depreciation expense (359,938) (1,336,290)
Other Movements -Recon- 179,647
stitution of Assets-Gross Value
Other Movements -Recon- (179,647)
stitution of Assets -Accu-mulated Depreciation
Disposals -Gross Value (523,242)
Disposals -Accumulated 523,242
Depreciation
Net book value 30 June
1,915,352
2011
16,617,067
Net book value 30 June 2011 represented by
Gross book value 17,525,452 6,069,482
Accumulated depreciation (908,385) (4,154,130)
Accumulated impairment
losses
Closing net book value 16,617,067 1,915,352
134. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Plant & Library Computer TOTAL
Equipment Equipment
$ $ $ $
1,522,350 500,000 1,247,007 24,122,052
(275,303) (50,000) (1,116,870) (5,152,056)
1,247,046 450,000 130,137 18,969,996
171,822 136,895 3,394,552
(160,486) (125,010) (1,981,724)
179,647
(179,647)
(523,242)
523,242
1,258,383 450,000 142,022 20,382,824
1,694,172 500,000 1,383,903 27,173,009
(435,789) (50,000) (1,241,880) (6,790,184)
1,258,383 450,000 142,022 20,382,824
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 7: NON FINANCIAL ASSETS 2012 2011
Note 7(d) -Intangibles
Co mputer software-at cost
Accumu lated depreciation
Tota l Intangibles
No indicators of impairment were found for intangible assets.
Note 7(e): Inventory
Inventories not held for sale (cost}:
Tyres
Total Inventories
$ $
15,652
15,652
17,965
(17,965)
1,073
1,073
No indications of impairment were found for inventories. All inventories are expected to be consumed in the next
12 months.
Note 8: PAYABLES
Note 8(a}: SUPPLIERS
Trade creditors
Su ndry creditors and accruals
Total supplier payables
Supplier payables are expected to be settled within 12 months:
Related entities
External entities
Total
Note 8(b): Other Payables
Salaries and Wages
GST payable to ATO
Total Other Payables
All payables are expected to be settled within 12 months
Note 9: PROVISIONS
Note 9(a): EMPLOYEE PROVISIONS
Leave
Aggregate employee entitlement liability
Employee provisions are expected to be settled in:
No more than 12 months
More than 12 months
Total employee provisions
833,080
753,664
1,586,744
239,446
1,347,298
1,586,744
93,994
93,994
2,608,046
2,608,046
1,856,326
751,720
2,608,046
802,037
412,848
1,214,885
85,153
1,129,732
1,214,885
13,822
13,822
2,236,011
2,236,011
1,649,260
586,751
2,236,011
Lon g Service Leave liabilities were calculated using the shorthand method in 2011/2012 as allowed by FMO 43.2.
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 135.
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 10 -CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION 2012 2011
$ $
Note lO(a): Reconciliation of net cost of services to net cash from operating activities:
Net cost of services (30,080,696) (27,858,247)
Add revenue from government 35,353,835 31,977,523
Adjustments for non-cash Items
Depreciation and amortisation
Gain on disposal of assets
Donated assets
Impairment of assets
Reversal of impairment losses
Changes in Assets and Liabilities
Decrease /(Increase) in receivables
Decrease /(Increase) in inventory
Increase /(Decrease) in employee provisions
Increase /(Decrease) in payables
Net cash from (used by) operating activities
2,441,774
(598,586)
(216,000)
35,878
(37,713)
(329,052)
(14,579)
372,035
452,031
7,378,927
Note 10(b): Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents as per balance sheet to cash flow statement
Cash balance comprises:
Cash on hand
-Petty cash
Cash at bank
-Operations
-Term deposits
-OIPC account
Balance of cash as at 30 June shown in the Statement of Cash
Flows
500
5,259,960
7,000,000
162,739
12,423,199
1,981,724
(215,095)
80,470
1,337
120,664
(65,593)
6,022,783
593
2,291,277
7,076,821
222,434
9,591,125
All accounts are recognised at their nominal values. Interest, which is earned at the daily prevailing rate, is credited
to revenue as it accrues and is paid semi-annua lly. Refer Note 17 -Financial Instruments for further detail s.
136. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
No tes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements Fo r the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 11-EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REMUNERATION 2012 2011
$ $
Total remun eration received or due and receivable by the Execu "
tive committee:
Sa laries and benefits
Superannuation contributions
219,697
16,038
235,735
179,929
15,245
195,174
The numb er of Executive comm itte e members of the Land Counc il
included in these figures are shown below in the relevant remu "
neration bands:
$Nil-$29,999
$180,000-$209,999
13 11
1 1
Total number of Executive comm ittee members of the Land
Co uncil
14 12
Exe cutive members met 7 times this yea r. The Superannuation Guarantee contribution is paid where appropriate.
The rates for executive committee and chairman remuneration are set by the Australian Government Remunera "
tion Tribunal.
The names of the Land Council Executive who have held office at some time during the year ended 30 June 2012
are shown below.
L Book ie-Chairman
P Wi lyuka-Chairman (appointed 23/05/2012)
G Sm ith-Deputy Chair
M Liddle-Deputy Cha ir (appointed 23/05/2012 )
V Lynch
S Clyne
M Ross
Note 12 -RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE
SAnderson
S Dempsey
M Jon es
D Williams
M Ryan
N Kunoth "
Monks
D Multa
There were no loans or grants made to directors or director related entites during the period. All transactions with
directors or director related entities were made on normal terms and conditions. In cases where transactions oc "
curred, the directors took no part in relevant decisions.
Note 13 -SENIOR EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 137 "
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
13(a)-Senior Executive Remuneration Expense for the Reporting Period
Short-term employee benefits:
Salary (including annual leave taken)
Annual leave accrued
Performance bonus
Other
Total Short-term employee benefit
Post-employment benefits:
Superannuation (post-employment benefits)
Total post employment benefits
Other long-term benefits:
Other long-term benefits
Total other long-term benefits
Total
2012 $
761,312
(16,155)
41,362
786,519
79,419
79,419
23,972
23,972
889,910
2011 $
739,311
18,032
9,522
766,865
80,603
80,603
(2,800)
(2,800}
844,668
Note 13(a) was prepared on an accrual basis. No bonuses were paid or are payable. Prior year comparatives have
been amended in line with the definition of "Senior Executive" in Finance Ministers Orders (FMO) 23 .1.
138. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 13 -SENIOR EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION
Note 138: Average Annual Reportable Remuneration Paid to Substantive Senior Executives for the Reporting
Period
2012
Average annual reportable Senior Reportable Contributed Reportable Bonus paid Total
remuneration Executives salary superannuation allowances
No. $ $ $ $ $
Total remuneration (includin g
part-time arrangements ):
less than $150,000
$15 0,000 to $179,999 1 151,354 21,052 2,492 174,897
$180,000 to $209,999 1 177,323 15,070 4,565 196,959
$210,000 to $239,999 1 182,142 34,552 4,565 221,259
$270,000 to $299,999 1 243,883 47,565 2,355 293,803
Total 4
2011
Senior Reportable Contributed Reportab le Bonus paid Total
Executives sa lary superannuation allowances No. $ $ $ $ $
Total remuneration (includin g
part-time arrangements):
less than $150,000
$15 0,000 to $179,999 1 144,278 20,546 2,402 167,226
$180,000 to $209,999 1 169,445 14,631 4,406 188,482
$21 0,000 to $239,999 1 189,601 23,803 4,406 217,810
$27 0,000 to $299,999 1 222,448 60,523 2,312 285,283
Tota l 4
1. This table reports on substantive senior executives who received remuneration during the reporting period. Each row represents an average figure based on headcount for individual in the band.
2. Reportable salary include the following:
a) gross payments (less any bonuses paid, wh ich are separated out and disclosed in the 'bonus paid' column);
b) reportable fringe benefits (at the net amount prior to 'grossing up' to account for tax benefits); and
c) exempt foreign emp loyment income.
3. The 'contributed superannuation' amount is the average actual superannuation contributions paid to senior
executives in that reportable remuneration band during the reporting period, including any salary sacrificed
amo unts.
4. 'Reportable allowances' are the average actual allowances pa id as per the 'total allowances' line on individual s'
payment summaries.
5. Th~re were no Bonus payment s to CLC employees during the financial year.
6. Various salary sacrifice arrangements were available to senior executives including superannuation, motor ve "
hicle and expense payment fringe benefits. Salary sacrifice benefits are reported in the 'reportable salary' column,
excluding salary sacrificed superannuation, which is reported in the 'contributed superannuation' column .
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 139 "
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 13 -SENIOR EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION
Note 13C: Other Highly Paid Staff
2012
Average annual reportable remu- Staff Reportable Contributed Reportable Bonus Total
neration No. salary superannuation allowances paid
$ $ $ $ $
Total remuneration (including part-time arrangements):
$150,000 to $179,999 2 133,607 18,260 3,270 155,138
Total 2
2011
Average annua l reportable Senior Reportable Contributed Reportable Bonus Total
remuneration Executives salary superannuation allowances paid
No. $ $ $ $ $
Total remuneration (including part-time arrangeme nts):
$150,000 to $179,999 2 136,911 19,187 3,404 159,502
Total 2
1. This table reports staff:
a) who were emp loyed by the entity during the reporting period;
b) whose reportable remuneration was $150,000 or more for the financial period; and
c) were not required to be disclosed in Tables A, B or executive committee disclosures.
2. Reportable salary include the following:
a) gross payments (less any bonuses paid, which are separated out and disclosed in the 'bonus paid' column);
b) reportable fringe benefits (at the net amount prior to 'grossing up' to account for tax benefits); and
c) exempt foreign employment income.
3. The 'contributed superannuation' amount is the average actual superannuation contributions paid to sen ior
executives in that reportable remuneration band during the reporting period, including any sa lary sacrificed amounts.
4. 'Reportable allowances' are the average actual allowances paid as per the 'tota l allowances' line on individuals' payment summaries .
5. There were no Bonus payments to CLC employees during the financial year.
6. Various salary sacrifice arrangements were available to senior executives including superannuation, motor ve "
hicle and expense payment fringe benefits. Sa lary sacrifice benefits are reported in the 'reportable salary' column,
excluding salary sacrificed superannuation, which is reported in the 'contributed superannuation' column.
1 ,0. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 14-REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS 2012 2011
Re muneration to auditors for the reporting period are as follows:
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)- for statutory audit
Merit Partners Pty Ltd -for acquittal of grants
PriceWaterhou seCoo pers for auditing the accounts of Associa "
tions assisted by the Land Council
The Audit Fees above report the costs associated with auditing each financial yea r.
$ $
47,500
32,250
82,175
161,925
47,500
33,000
76,205
156,705
The Land Council incurs the cost of an audit on each of the Aboriginal Corporations, trusts and companies for
w hich the Aboriginal Associations Management Centre (AAMC) assists. Subsequently these costs are covered by
fees charged to the Asso ciation s. PriceWaterhouseCoopers continues to perform the audits and some tax agent
services for these entities.
No other services were provided by the ANAO during the reporting period.
Note 15: LAND USE TRUST ACCOUNT
The Land Council maintains a Land U se Trust Account. Monie s received on behalf of the Associations of Aboriginal people and individuals in accordance with Section 35 of the ALR (NT) Act, are held in the Land Use Trust Account
and are disbursed in accordance with the terms of the trust. The se monies are not available for other purposes of
the Land Council, and are not recognised in the financial statements.
Op ening Ba lance
Ad d receipts
Subsection 64(1) & (3) statutory royalty equivalents
Sec tion 42,43,44,46,48a & 48d negotiated monie s
Se ction 15,16,19 & 20 rental and lease monies
Nothern Territory-National Emergency Response Act 2007
Other monies
Total Receipts
Deduct payments
Section 35(2) statutor y royalty equivalents
Section 35(3) negotiated payments
Section 35(4) rental and lease monies
Nothern Territory-National Emergency Re sponse Act 2007
Other payments
Total Payments
Closing Balance
Cas h at bank and term deposits
2012
$
7,572,818
7,077,125
10,849,226
4,580,937
2,112,068
24,619,357
2,436,046
10,702,112
3,259,796
952,286
843,160
18,193,400
13,998,775
13,998,775
2011
$
6,509,760
2,779,787
10,296,070
4,761,906
1,911,752
19,749,514
2,779,787
10,367,722
3,537,706
2,001,241
18,686,456
7,572,818
7,572,818
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 141.
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 15: LAND USE TRUST ACCOUNT
Note 15(a) -Details of amounts paid -S35(2)
Details of amounts paid as required by Section 37(4) ALR (NT) Act:
Ngurratjuta Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation
Granites Mines Affected Areas Aboriginal Corporation
Determinations under s. 35(2) -both made 24 August 2011
2011/2012
275,592
2,161,808
2,437,400
2010/2011
124,960
2,654,826
2,779,786
(i) That all money paid to it under subsection 64(3) in respect of that area affected by the Palm Valley and Mer "
eenie
Oil/Gas Field operations shall be paid, within 6 months of its receipt by the Land Council, to the Ngurratjuta/Pmara
Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation (ICN -414)
(ii) That all money paid to it under subsection 64(3) in respect of that area affected by the Granites/Cal lie mining
operations sha ll be paid, within 6 months of its receipt by the Land Council, to the Granites Mine Affected Area
Aboriginal Corporation (ICN -1195)
Note 15(b)-Details of amounts paid-S35(4a)
Details of amounts paid as required by Section 35(4A) 'Account "
able Amounts' ALR (NT) Act.
Rent paid by the Director of National Parks under the lease of the
Uluru-Katatjuta National Aboriginal Corporation
Alice T & C Maintenance
Centre for Appropriate Technology
Christian Family Centre
Pitjantjatjara Counci l Inc
Principals Aust Inc
2011/2012
56,755
606,588
45,000
87,600
18,182
814,124
Note 16-SPECIAL PURPOSE CONTRACTS 2012 2011
Statement of completion for Special Purpose Contracts
Revenue received in advance but not yet spent (Unearned Rev "
enue)
"Contract contributions unexpended at 30th June
(refer Note 4(g) for revenue disclosure)"
Closing balance unexpended grants
$ $
9,004,663 3,939,427
The total balance of unexpended grants as at 30th June 2012 is $9,004,663, of which $7,041,249 relates to rev "
enue recognised in the 2011/2012 financial year. The revenue received in advance but not yet spent represents
recognised revenue (in line with AASB 1004) for which there will be outflows in the following year (services not yet performed). The closing balance represents future year expected cash outflows relating to current year revenue in
relation to these agreements. J
142. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 17: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 2012 2011
Note 17{a)- Categories of financial instruments
Financial Assets
Loa ns and receivables
Cash on hand or on deposit
Trade and other receivables-net of impairment losses
Total
Carrying amount of financial assets
Financial Liabiliti es
Other Financial Liabiliti es
Trade Creditors
Sundry creditors and accruals
Total
Carrying amount of financial liabilities
$ $
12,423,199
534,034
12,957,233
12,957,233
833,080
753,664
1,586,744 1,586,744
9,591,125
291,819
9,882,944 9,882,944
802,037
412,848
1,214,885 1,214,885
The carrying amounts are a reasonable approximation of fair value due to their short term nature. The majority
of the financial assets/liabilities above are short term payables and receivables. The Central Land Counci l has not transferred financial assets in which it has retained an interest. Trade and other receivables of $534,034 (2011:
$291,819) have been reduced by GST receivable of $88,673 (2011 : NIL). The amount has also been reduced by al "
lowances for impairment amounting to $35,879 in 2012 (2011: $37,713).
Note 17{b)-Net income and expenses from financial assets and liabilities
loans and receivables
Interest revenue (see note 4(b))
Net gain/{loss) loans and receivables
Net gain/{loss) from financial assets
The re wa s no income or expen se to be recognised from financial liabiliti es
of the Central Land Council.
Note 17{c)- Credit risk
589,335
589,335
589,335
519,152
519,152
519,152
Cas h at the bank and receivables for goods and services represent the total expo sure of the Central Land Council
to credit risk. The Central Land Cou ncil is exposed to minimal credit risk as the majority of receivables are short term; are due under legislation or contract; or are receivable from the Australian Taxation Office in the form of a
GST refund. An ageing analysis can be found at Note 6(b).
All bank accou nts and term-deposits are held with one of Australia's Big 4 banks . CLC has a concentration of credit risk with National Australia Bank ("NAB" ) as CLC's bank accounts and term deposits are held with NAB.
All debtors are unsecured and as such, the carrying value of the net receivables represents the amount exposed to
credit risk. The Central Land Council holds no collateral to mitigate against credit risk.
CLC ANNUAL REPOR T 2011/2012 1 ,3.
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 17: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Note 17(d)-liquidity risk and market risk
The Central Land Council's financial liabilities are suppliers payables and employee liabilities . The Central Land
Council in its present form with its present programs is dependent on Government policy and on continuing ap "
propriations by Parliament. The Central Land Council manages its budget to ensure it has adequate funds to meet
payments as they fall due. Financial liabilities at 30 June 2012 of $1,818,440 (2011: $1,214,885) are all current
liabilities (due within 1 year).
CLC's sensitivity to movement in interest rates in relation to the nature of interest bearing assets in 2012 has
been assessed as 1% (100 basis points). Based on cash as at 30th June 2012, movement of 1% would equate to a
$124,227 increase I decrease in profit and corresponding increase I decrease in equity (2011: $95,905 increase or
decrease in profit or increase I decrease in equity).
There is no market risk relating to the Central Land Councils financial assets or liabilities.
Note 17(e) -Interest Rate Risk
Financial Instrument Notes Floating Interest Rate Non -Interest Bearing Total
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
$ $ $ $ $ $
Financial Assets
Cash at bank 10(b) 12,422,699 9590,532 12,422,699 9,590,532
Cash on hand 10(b) 500 593 500 593
Receivables goods & 6(b) 534,034 291,819 534,034 291,819
services
Total 12,422,699 9,590,532 534,534 292,413 12,957,233 9,882,944
Total Assets 38,681,256 30,266,841
Financial Liabilities
Trade creditors 8(a) 1,586,744 1,214,885 1,586,744 1,214,885
Total 1,586,744 1,214,885 1,586,744 1,214,885
Total liabilities 4,288,784 3,464,718
1 '' â‘ CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
No tes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 18: CONSULTANTS
The following table summarises for reporting in relation to s.37(8) the consultancy expend iture by
category for consu ltants engaged by the council during the reporting period to do work in relation
to the Council's performance of functions or exercise of powers under ALRA .
Co nsultants engaged in
Anthropology (Land Tenure)
Co mmunity Development
Co rporate Services
Em ployment Unit
Fina nce
La nd Management
M edia
Mining
Pa rks Joint Management
Property
Reg ional Land Management
Directorate-Governance & Policy
Lea sing
Na tive Title -(Anthropology)
CLC Ranger Program
Note 19: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
At 30 June 2012, the CLC had no significant legal claims in progress. Wher e quantifiable costs exist,
accruals have been raised .
2011/2012
124,940
252,278
10,500
58,182
32,379
86,265
10,525
18,000
4,000
69,720
104,119
40,896
6,633
340,134
59,124
1,217,695
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 1 45.
Australian National
Audit Office
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
I have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Central Land Council -Native T itle Representative Body for the year ended 30 June 2012, which comprise: a Statement by the Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer; the Statement of Comprehensive Income; Balance Sheet; Cash Flow Statement; Statement of Changes in Equity; Schedule of Commitments; and Notes comprising a Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and other explanatory information .
Directors' Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The directors of the Central Land Council - Native Title Representative Body are responsib le for the preparat ion ofthe financia l statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with the Finance Min ister's Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, including the Australian Accounting Standards,
and for such interna l control as is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on my audit. I have conducted my audit in accordance with the Australian National Audit Office Auditing Standards, which incorporate the Australian Auditing Standards. These auditing standards require that I comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Central Land Council -Native Title Representative Body's preparation of the financial statements that give a
true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Central Land Council - Native Title Representative Body's interna l control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors , as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
I believe that the a~dit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion.
1 ,6. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
GPO Box 707 CANBERRA ACT 2601 19 National Circuit BARTON ACT Phone (02) 6203 7300 Fax (02) 6203 7777
Independence
In conducting my audit, I have followed the independence requirements of the Australian National Audit Office , which incorporate the requirements of the Australian accounting profession.
Opinion
In my opinion, the financial statements of the Central Land Council - Native Title Representative Body:
(a) have been prepared in accordance with the Finance Minister's Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, including the Australian Accounting Standards; and
(b) give a true and fair view of the matters required by the Finance Minister's Orders including the Central Land Council - Native Title Representative Body's financial position as at 30 June 2012 and of its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended.
Australian National Audit Office
(rflc-â‘ _ G..r
Kristian Gage Audit Principal
Delegate of the Auditor-General
Canberra
23 August 2012
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 1 '7 "
CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL -Native Title Representative Body STATEMENT BY DIRECTORS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
The Central Land Council (CLC) is a Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) as prescribed in the Native Titl e Act 1993. Since being recognised as an NTRB, the CLC has performed the functions of the NTRB in association with other CLC mainstream functions.
There has been a requirement since 2002 for the CLC to prepare financial statements for the NTRB under section 203 DC of the Native Title Act 1993.
In our opinion, the attached financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 are based on properly maintained financial records and give a true and fair view of the matters required by the Finance Minister's Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Compan ies Act 1997, as amended.
In our opinion, at the date of this statement, there are reasonab le grounds to believe that the Body will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.
Mr. David- oss Director I Chief Executive Officer
Date 2-l/8/et:::JcZ.
Signed ............. â‘
Mr. Nathan Mo"o . Chief Financial Officer
Date
1 ,8. CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
S ig~~ --~~wA
Mr. Phillip Wilyuka Chairman
oate ~v<6 ;2ot2
CE NTRAL LAND COUNCIL- Native Title Representative Body
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME for the year ended 30 June 2012
NOTES 2012 2011
$ $
EXPE NSE
Em ployees and council members 3{a) 1,553,090 1,653,546
Su ppliers 3{b) 1,688,053 1,784,603
Dep reciation 3{c) 130,555 169,459
TOTAL EXPENSES 3,371,698 3,607,608
LESS:
OWN -SOURCE INCOME
Ow n-source Revenue
Sa le of goods and rendering of services 4{c) 363,006 267,836
Interest 4{b) 30,482 36,868
Total Own-source Revenue 393,488 304,704
Ga ins
Ga ins from disposal of assets 4{d) 87,273
Total Gains 87,273
Total own-source Income 480,761 304,704
Net cost of services (2,890,937) (3,302,904)
Revenue from government 4{a) 3,136,000 2,957,545
Surplus/ (deficit) attributable to the Australian Govern-245,063 (345,359)
ment
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Cha nges in asset revaluation reserves
Total other Comprehensive lncome/(Loss)
Total Comprehensive Income Attributable to the Austra-245,063 (345,359)
lian Government
The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 1 '9 "
CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL- Native Title Representative Body BALANCE SHEET as at 30 June 2012
ASSETS
Financial assets
Cash
Total financial assets
Non-financial Assets
Infrastructure, plant and equipment
Total non-financial assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Provisions
Employee provisions
Total provisions
Total liabilities
NET ASSETS
EQUITY
Asset revaluation reserve
Retained surplus/(loss)
Total equity
NOTES 2012 2011
10
6(a)
7(a)
$ $
162,738
162,738
382,418
382,418
545,156
300,698
300,698
300,698
244,458
14,288
230,170
244,458
222,432
222,432
59,736
59,736
282,168
282,773
282,773
282,773
(605}
14,288
(14,893)
(605}
The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes
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CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL- Native Title Representative Body STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY for the year ended 30 June 2012
Retained Surplus/{Loss) Asset revaluation Total Equity reserve
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
$ $ $ $ $ $
Opening balance {14,893) 330,466 14,288 14,288 {605) 344,754
Other Comprehensive Income
Surplus/(loss) for the period 245,063 (345,359) 245,063 (345,359)
Total Comprehensive in- 245,063 {345,359) 245,063 {345,359)
come/{loss)
Closing balance as at 30 June 230,170 {14,893) 14,288 14,288 244,458 {605)
The above statement shou ld be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes
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CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL- Native Title Representative Body CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 30 June 2012
Notes 2012 2011
$ $
Operating activities
Cash received
Revenue from government 3(a) 3,136,000 2,957,545
Interest 3(b) 30,482 36,868
Sa les of goods and rendering of services 3(c) 363,006 267,836
Total cash received 3,529,488 3,262,249
Cash used
Emp loyees 1,535,165 1,591,082
Suppliers 1,688,053 1,784,603
Total cash used 3,223,218 3,375,685
Net cash from (used in) operating activities 8 306,270 (113,436}
Investing activities
Cash received
Proceeds from sales of property, plant & 87,273
equipment
Total cash received 87,273
Cash used
Purchase of property, plant & equipment 453,237
Total cash used 453,237
Net cash used in investing activities (365,964}
Net increase /(decrease) in cash held (59,694} (113,436}
Cash at the beginning of the reporting period 222,432 335,868
Cash at the end of the reporting period 10 162,738 222,432
The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompa nying notes
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CE NTRAL LAND COUNCIL- Native Title Representative Body
SC HEDULE OF COMMITMENTS
as at 30 June 2012
BY TYPE
Co mmitments payab le
Cap ital comm itments
Motor Vehicle
Total capital commitments
Net Commitments by Type
BY MATURITY
Commitments payable
Capital commitments
One year or less
Total capital commitments
Net Commitments by Maturity
NB: Commitments are GST inclusive where relevant.
Nature of capital commitments
Name General description of arrangements
2012 2011
$ $
235,748
235,748
235,748
235,748
235,748
235,748
Motor Vehicl e Fleet purchases planned for the 2010/2011 financial year experienced manufacturing delays due to catastrophic events in Japan.
There were no commitments receivable or operating lease comm itments as at 30th June 2012.
The above statement shou ld be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes
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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
1.1 Overview
The Central Land Council (CLC) is a Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) as prescribed in the Native Title Amend "
ment Act 1998 and a Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. It is a not-for "
profit entity . Since being recognised as an NTRB, the CLC has performed the functions of the NTRB in association
with other CLC functions. The CLC has reporting requirements specified in the Native Title Amendment Act 1998, Commonwea lth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (schedule 1) and through Finance Minister's Orders.
The NTRB is dependent on the continued release of these funds for its continued existence and ability to carry out its
normal activities. The funding conditions of the NTRB are laid down by the Native Title Act, and any special purpose
grant gu idelines. Accounting for monies received from Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and
Indigenous Affairs is subject to conditions approved by the Land Rights Branch.
1.2 Basis of Preparation of the Financial Report The financial statements of the Central Land Council as a NTRB are required by Section 203DC (4) of the Native Title
Amendment Act 1998 and are general purpose financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with:
" Finance Minister's Orders (FMO's) for reporting period ended on or after 1 July 2011; and,
" Australian Accounting Standards, including Australian Accounting Interpretations, and other authoritative
pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB).
The CLC as a NTRB has prepared the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet and Cashflow Statement
app licable to the NTRB operation and function. All NTRB account balances have been identified from within the CLC
financial information and accurately extracted from the CLC accounts, representing the completeness and existence
of all assets and liab ilitie s of the NTRB. The CLC maintains an NTRB revenue and expenditure cost centre and the Statement of Comprehensive Income is a complete and accurate record of NTRB revenue and expenditure.
The NTRB Statement of Comprehensive Income and Balance Sheet have been prepared on an accrual basis and are
in accordance with historical cost convention. Except where stated, no allowance is made for the effect of changing
prices on the results or the financial position. The financial report is prepared in Australian dollars.
Unless an alt ernative treatment is specifically required by an Accounting Standard or directed by an FMO, assets
and liabilities are recognised in the NTRB Balance Sheet when and only when it is probable that future economic
benefits will flow to the NRTB or a future sacrifice of economic benefit will be required and the amounts of the as "
sets or liabilities can be reliab ly measured. Assets and liabilities arising under agreements equally proportionate ly
unperformed are however not recognised unless required by an accounting standard. Liabilities and assets that are
unrecognised are reported in the schedu le of commitments or the schedu le of contingencies.
Unless alternative treatment is specifically required by an accounting standard, income and expenses are recognised
in the NTRB Statement of Comprehensive Income when, and only when, the flow, consumption or loss of economic
benefits has occurred and can be reliably measured .
1.3 Significant Accounting Judgements and Estimates In the process of app lying the accounting policies listed in the notes, the CLC has made the following judgements
that have the most significant impact on the amounts recorded in the financial statements.
" The fair va lue of land and buildings has been taken to be the market value of similar properties as deter
mined by the directors or an independent valuer.
No other accounting assumptions or estimates have been identified that have a significant risk of causing a material
adjustment to carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next accounting period.
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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 30 June 2012
1.4 New Accounting Standards
Adoption of New Australian Accounting Standard Requirements
No accoun ting standard ha s been adopted ea rli er than the applicable dates as stated in standard.
New standards/revised standards/interpretation/amending standards issued prior to the sign-off date applicable to the current reporting period did not have a financial impact on the Council and are not expected to have future financial impact on the Counc il.
The following new accounting standards (including reissued standards)/l nterpretations are applicable to the 2011-12
financial year:
" AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures-November 2010 (Compilation)
" AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements-May 2011 (Compilation)
" AASB 107 Statement of Cash Flows-May 2011 (Comp ilation)
" AASB 108 Accounting Policies, Change in Accounting Estimates and Errors-May 2011 (Compilation)
" AASB 110 Events after the Reporting period- December 2009 (Compilation)
" AASB 118 Revenue- October 2010 (Compilation)
" AASB 119 Emp loyee Benefits-October 2010 (Compilation)
" AASB 124 Related Party Disclosure-December 2009 (Compilation)
" AASB 132 Financial Instruments: Presentation-June 2010 (Compilation)
" AASB 137 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets-October 2010 (Compilation)
" AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement- December 2009 (Compilation)
Future Australian Accounting Standard Requirements
The following new standards/revised standards/Interpretations/amending standards were issued by the Australian Acco unting Standards Board prior to the sign-off date, which are not expected to have a financial impact on the
entity for future reporting periods:
" AASB 9 Financial Instruments-December 2010 (Principal)
" AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement- September 2011
" AASB 119 Employee Benefits-September 2011
" AASB 2010 -2 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from Reduced Disclosure Require
ments
" AASB 2010-7 Amendments to Australia Accounting Standards arising from AASB 9
" AASB 2011-8 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 13
" AASB 2011-9 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards-Presentation of items of Statement of Other
Comprehensive Income
1.5 Revenue
The revenues described in this Note are revenues relating to the core operating activities of the CLC:
" Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when:
o the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer;
o the NRTB retains no managerial involvement or effective control over the goods;
o the revenue and transaction costs incurred can be reliab ly measured; and
o it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity.
" Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest rate method as set out in AASB 139 Financial
Instruments, Recognition and Measurement .
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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 30 June 2012
" Receivab les for goods and services, which have 30 days credit term, are recognised at the nominal
amounts due less any impairment allowance account. Collectability of debts is reviewed at the end of the
reporting period. Allowances are made when collectability of the debt is no longer probable.
" Revenue from disposal of non-current assets is recognised when control of the asset has passed to the buyer.
" Revenue from the rendering of a service, other than those contributions on receipt as per AASB 1004, is
recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract to provide the service. The stage of
comp letion is determined according to the proportion that costs incurred to date bear to the estimated total
costs of the transaction.
Resources received free of charge
Resources received free of charge are recognised as revenue when and only when a fair value can be reliably determined and the services would have been purchased if they had not been donated. Use of those resources is
recognised as an expense. Resources received free of charge are recognised as either revenues of ga ins depending
on their nature.
Contributions of assets at no cost of acquisition or for nominal consideration are recognised as gains at their fair
value when asset qua lifies for recognition, unless received from another Government agency or authority as a conse "
quence of a restructuring of administrative arrangements.
Program Funding Agreements
Most agreements require the grantee to perform services or provide facilities, or to meet eligibility criteria. Receipts from agreements are recognised as income when received. Where agreement funds have been paid in advance had
a stand-ready obligation to return unspent funds, a liability is recognised.
Revenues from Government
Funding received or receivable is recognised as Revenue from Government unless they are in the nature of an equity
injection or a loan. These are recognised at the time the Council becomes entitled to the funding or as contribution
on receipt as per AASB 1004 Contributions.
1.6 Gains
Resources Received Free of Charge
Resources received free of charge are recognised as gains when, and only when, a fair value can be reliably deter "
mined and the services would have been purchased if they had not been donated. Use of those resources is recog "
nised as an expense.
Contributions of assets at no cost of acquisition or for nominal consideration are recognised as gains at their fair
value wh en the asset qua lifies for recognition, un less received from another Government agency or authority as a
conseq uence of a restructuring of administrative arrangements.
Resource s received free of charge are recorded as either revenue or gains depending on their nature.
Sale of Assets
Gains from disposal of non -current assets are recognised when control of the asset has passed to the buyer.
1. 7 Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
Liabilities for 'short -term emp loyee benefits' (as defined in AASB 119 Employee Benefits) and termination benefits
due within twelve months of the end of reporting period are measured at their nominal amou nts
The nominal amount is calculated with regard to the rates expected to be paid on settlement of the liability.
Leave
The liability for emp loyee benefits includes provisions for annual leave and long service leave. No provision has been
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made for sick leave as it is non-vesting and the average sick leave taken in future years by emp loyees of the
NTRB is estimated to be less than the annual en titlement for sick leave .
The leave liabilities are calculated on the basis of employees' remuneration, at the estimated salary rates that
will be applied at the time leave is taken, including the NTRB's emp loyer superannuation contribution rates to
the extent that the leave is likely to be taken during service rather than paid out on termination.
The estimate of the present value of the long service leave liability takes into account attrition rates and pay
increases through promotion and inflation.
Separation and Redundancy
Provision is made for separation and redundancy benefit payments. The NTRB recognises a provision for termi "
nation when it has developed a detailed formal plan for the terminations and has informed those employees affected that it will carry out the terminations.
Superannuation
The majority of employees of the CLC are m em bers of Acumen Superannu ation Fund . The Central Land Council makes employer contributions to the Acumen at the rate of 9% paid on monthly basis. The CLC as a NTRB com "
plies with the requirements of the superannuation choice legislation .
The liability for superannu ation recognised as at 30 June represents outstanding contributions for the final fortnight of the year.
1.8 Leases
A distinction is made between finance leases and operating leases. Finance lease effectively transfer from the
lessor to the lessee substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of leased non-current assets.
An operating lease, is a lease that is not finance lease. In operating lease, the lessor effective ly retains substan "
tially all such risks and benefits.
W here an asset is acquired by means of a finance lease, the asset is capit alised at either the fair value of the
lease property or, if lower, the present value of minimum lease payments at the inception of the contract and a
liability is recognised at the same time and for the same amount.
The discount rate used is the interest rate implicit in the lease. Leased assets are amortised over the period of
the lease. Lease payments are allocated between the principal component and the interest expense .
Ope rating lease payments are expensed on a basis which is representative of the pattern of benefits derived
from the leased assets.
1.9 Borrowing Costs
All borrowing costs are expensed as incurred.
1.10 Cash
Cash includes notes and coins held at bank . Cash is recogn ised at its nominal amount.
1.11 Financial Assets The NTRB classifies it s financial assets in the follow ing categories:
" 'held-to-maturity investments', and
" 'loans and receivables' .
The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of
initial recognition. Financial assets are recognised and derecognised upon 't rade date'.
Effective interest method
The effective interest method is a method of ca lculatin g the amortised cost of a financial asset and of allocating
interest incom e over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated
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for the year ended 30 June 2012
future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset, or, where appropriate, a shorter period.
Income is recognised on an effective interest rate bas is except for financial assets 'at fair value through profit or loss'.
He ld-to-maturity investments
Non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity dates that the NTRB has the
positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity investments. Held-to-maturity invest "
ments are recorded at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment, with revenue recognised
on an effective yield bas is.
Loans and receivables
Trade receivables, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payment s that are not quoted in an
active market are classified as 'loans and receivables'. Loans and receivables are measur ed at amortised cost using
the effective interest method less impa irment. Interest is recognised by app lying the effective interest rate.
Impa irment of financial assets
Financial assets are assessed for impairment at each ba lance date.
" Financial assets held at amortised cost-If there is objective evidence that an impa irment loss has been
incurred for loans and receivables or held to maturity investments held at amortised cost, the amount of the
loss is measure d as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The carrying amount is reduced by
way of an allowance account. The loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.
" Financial assets held at cost-If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has been incurred the
amount of the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and the present
value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate for similar assets.
1.12 Financial Liabili ties
Financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilities 'at fair value through profit or loss' or other financial
liabilitie s. Financial liab ilities are recognised and derecognised upon 'trade date'.
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are initia lly measured at fair value. Subsequent fair value adjust "
ments are recognised in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognised in profit or loss incorporates any interest paid
on the financial liabili ty.
Other financial liabili ties
Other financial liabili ties, including borrowings, are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs. Thes e
liabilitie s are subseq uently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense
recognised on an effective yield basis.
The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocatin g in "
terest expense over the relevant period. The effective inter est rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future
cash payment s through the expected life of the financial liability or where appropriate, a shorter period.
Supplier and other payab les are recognised at amortised cost. Liabilitie s are recognised to the extent that the goods or services have been received (and irrespectiv e of having been invoiced).
1.13 Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
Contingent Liabili ties and Contingent Assets are not recogn ised in the Balance Sheet but are reported in the relevant
schedules and notes. Th ey may arise from uncertainty as to the existence of a liability or asset or represent an asset
or liability in respect of which the amount cannot be reliably measured. Co ntingent assets are disclosed when settle " m ent is probable but not virtually certain and contingent liabiliti es are disclosed when settlement is greater than
remote.
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for the year ended 30 June 2012
1.14 Acquisition of Assets
Assets are recorded at cost on acquisition except as stated below. Th e cost of acquisition includes the fair value of assets transferred in exchange and liabilities undertaken. Financial assets are initially measured at their fair value
plus transaction costs where appropriate.
Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially recognised as assets and revenues at their fair value at the date of acquisition, unless acqu ired as a consequence of restructuring of administrative arrangements.
In the latter case, assets are initially recognised as contributions by owners at the amounts at which they were recog "
nised in the transferor's accounts immediately prior to the restructuring.
1.15 Property, Plant and Equipment
Asset Recognition Threshold
Purchases of property, plant and equipment are recognised initially at cost in the Balance Sheet, except for purchases
costing less than $2,000, wh ich are expensed in the year of acquisition (other than where they form part of a group
of similar items wh ich are significant in total).
The initial cost of an asset includes an estimate of the cost of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the
site on which it is located, including any necessary make good provisions.
Revaluations Basis
Fair values for each class of asset are determined as shown below:
Asset Class
Infr astructure, Plant & Equipment
Motor Vehicles
Fair Value Measured at:
Market selling price
Market selling price
Assets that are surplus to requirement are measured at their net realisable value. At 30 June 2012 the NTRB held no
surplus assets {30 June 2011: $0).
Following initi al recognition at cost, infrastructure, plant and equ ipment are carried at fair value less subsequent
accumu lated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Formal revaluations are at fair value, being re-valued with sufficient frequency such that the carrying amount of each asset class is not materially different, as at reporting
date, from its fair value. The regularity of independent valuations depends upon the volatility of movements in the
market value of the relevant assets.
Revaluation adjustments are made on a class basis. Any revaluation increment is credited to equity under the head "
ing of asset revaluation reserve except to the extent that it reverses a previous revaluation decrement of the same
asset class that was previously recognised in the surplus I deficit. Revaluation decrements for a class of assets are
recognised directly in the surplus I deficit except to the extent that they reverse a previous revaluation increment for
that class.
Any accumulated depreciation as at the revaluation date is eliminated against the gross carrying amounts of the as "
sets and the asset restated to the revalued amount.
FrequencY
Infrastructure, plant and equipment is subject to a formal valuation at a minimum of every five years. Central Land
Council and NTRB policy is for formal valuations to be carried out by an independent qualified valuer. Between for "
mal valuations assets are assessed for movements in fair value.
Depreciation
Depreciable property, plant and equipment assets are written-off to their estimated residual values over their estimated useful lives to the NTRB using, in all cases, the straight-line method of depreciation. Leasehold improve "
menl:s are depreciated on a straight-line bas is over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the improvements or the
unexpired period of the lease.
Cap ital work-in-progress assets are not depreciated until assets are ready for use.
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for the year ended 30 June 2012
Depreciation rates (useful lives) and methods are reviewed at each reporting date and necessary adjustments are
recognised in the current, or current and future reporting periods, as appropriate. Residual values are re-estimated
for a change in prices only when assets are revalued.
Depreciation rates applying to each class of depreciable asset are based on the following useful lives:
Motor vehicles
Plant and equipment
2012
3 to 4 years
3 to 10 years
2011
3 to 4 years
3 to 10 years
The revalued amount of property, plant and equipments are depreciated for the remaining life of the property.
The aggregate amount of depreciation allocated for each class of asset during the reporting period is disclosed in
Note 6b.
Impairment
All the assets were assessed for impairment at 30 June 2012. Where indications of impairment exist, the assets re " coverable amount is estimated and an impairment adjustment is made if the asset's recoverable amount is less than
it s carrying amount.
The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of it s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. Value in use is
the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset. Where the future economic benefit
of an asset is not primarily dependent on the asset's ability to generate future cash flows, and the asset would be replaced if The NTRB were deprived of the asset, its value in use is taken to be its depreciated replacement cost.
Derecognition
An item of property, plant and equ ipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no further future economic ben "
efits are expected from its use or disposal.
1.16 Taxation I Competitive Neutrality The NTRB is exempt from all forms of taxation except fringe benefits tax and the goods and services tax (GST).
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of GST except:
" where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office; and
" for receivables and payables.
1.17 Insurance
The Central Land Counci l on behalf of the NTRB has insured for risks through the Government's insurable risk man "
aged fund Comcover . Workers compensation is insured through Comcare Australia.
Note 2: Events after the Balance Sheet Date There were no significant events after balance date.
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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 3: EXPENSES 2012 2011
$ $
Note 3(a) -Employee benefits
Wages & salaries 1,379,224 1,441,081
Superannuation 133,721 125,052
Leave 17,925 62,463
Other emp loyee benefits 22,220 24,950
Total employee benefits expenses 1,553,090 1,653,546
There were no expenses incurred for separation or redundancy of employees.
The NTRB undertakes to make regular monthly contributions in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee legislation at the prescribed rate of 9%.
Note 3(b)-Supplier Expenses
Goods from related entities
Goods from external entities
Services from related entities
Services from external entities
Workers Compensation premium
Tota l Suppliers expenses
108,743
37,393
1,516,855
25,062
1,688,053
396,680
64,615
1,323,308
1,784,603
In 2010/2011 certain cost recovery income and expense related to Native Title was incorrectly classified. This
expense has been included in the 2011 comparatives above. For further details of expense by category, please
refer to Note 5.
Note 3(c) -Depreciation
Motor vehicles
Plant and Equipment
Total depreciation
128,221
2,334
130,555
167,229
2,230
169,459
The aggregate amount of depreciation or amortisation expensed during the reporting period for each class of
depreciable assets are detailed in Note 6-Analysis of Infrastructure, Plant & Equipment.
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for the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 4: REVENUE 2012 2011
Note 4(a) -Revenues from Government
FaHCSIA Grant -Operational
Total revenues from government
Note 4(b)-Interest revenue
Interest from deposits
Total interest revenue
Note 4(c) -Sale of goods and rendering of services
Rendering of services -External entities
Total sales of goods and rendering of services
$ $
3,136,000
3,136,000
30,482
30,482
363,006
363,006
2,957,545
2,957,545
36,868
36,868
267,836
267,836
In 2010/2011 certain cost recovery income related to Native Title was incorrectly classified. This income and its
corresponding expense has been included in the 2011 comparatives above.
Note 4(d) -Net Gains from Sale of Assets
Motor Vehicles, Plant & Equipment
Proceeds from disposal
Net book value of assets disposed
Net gain from disposal
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87,273
87,273
CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL- NATIVE TITLE REPRESENTATIVE BODY
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 5-FaHCSIA GRANT: Native Title-Operational
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Other Project Income
Bank Interest
Vehicle Trade-in
AGI -cost recovery
2010-11 Cap it al Funds Clfwd
FaHCSIA Fund ing
Capital
Operational
TOTAL INCOME
Capital
Vehicles
Total Capital
Operational
Salaries
CEOIGM or equivalents
Corporate staff
Project staff
Services
Accommodation
Motor Vehicles -Corporate
Motor Vehicles-Attritbutable
Repair and Maintenance-Equipment
Repair and Maintenance- Buildings
Bank Charges
Audit Fee s
Consultants-Corporate
Consultants-Attributable
Communications, Telephones, Fax and IT
Insurance -Other
Insurance-Assets
Insurance Professional Indemnity
Corporate HR I Finance I Property Services I Library
Training & Development
Governing Comm itt ee
201112012 Approved
Budget
$
20,000
147,273
250,000
222,432
164,000
2,972,000
3,775,705
549,705
549,705
170,000
513,376
1,018,162
174,400
29,487
49,500
58,000
29,700
2,000
12,000
10,000
339,325
80,900
16,000
19,800
23,000
124,100
3,500
2011/2012 Actual
$
30,482
87,273
363,006
222,432
164,000
2,972,000
3,839,193
453,236
453,236
195,000
468,274
988,212
202,136
31,583
66,271
10,519
23,600
6,880
307,478
86,062
25,062
35,400
14,279
138,062
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NOTES TO AND FORM ING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 5 -FaHCSIA GRANT: Native Title -Operational continued
EXPEND ITURE
Staff
Meetings
Governing Committee
Attributable Other meetings expenses
Travel & Allowances
Chairperson
Other Governing Committee members
Members (Travel)
Claimants (Travel)
Staff (Travel) Corporate
Staff (Travel) Attributable
Supp lies & Consumables
Recruitment exp/misc. office exp.
Other
Misc. recoverable meetings attributable expenses
PBC- Lhere Artepe
Balance as at 30th June 2012
2011/2012
Approved
Budget
$
46,500
14,850
43,200
9,000
15,000
22,000
21,517
46,483
34,200
250,000
50,000
3,226,000
2011/2012 Actual
Budget
$
13,842
17,700
51,364
3,732
67,397
45,340
43,944
1,520
329,561
50,000
3,223,219
162,738
Cons istent with Note 1.1, the NTRB maintains accounts on an accrual basis, however, this statement includes ele "
ments of cash accounting consistent with the terms and conditions of the Native Title Grant.
Surplus position as at 30th June 2012 includes comm ittments to: (a) Microsoft Licensing now due in September
2012; (b) vehicle GPS tracking delayed; (c) filling staff vacancy (which has incurred delays); (d) consulting and (e) regional office maintenance which did not eventuate as planned in 2011/2012.
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CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL- NATIVE TITLE REPRESENTATIVE BODY NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 6: NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS 2012 2011
$ $
Note 6{a) -Infrastructure , Plant and Equipment
Motor vehicles -at cost 897,161 643,672
Accum ulated depreciation (533,943) (589,658)
363,218 54,014
Plant and equipment- at cost 114,932 99,120
Plant and equipment- at fair value 92,111 92,111
Accumu lated depreciation {187,843) {185,509)
19,200 5,722
Total Infrastructure, plant and equipment 382,418 59,736
Note 6(b)- Analysis of Property, Plant and Equ ipment
Table (A): Motor Plant & TOTAL
Reconciliation of the opening and closing balances of prop- Vehicles Equipment erty, plant and equipment 2011/2012 $ $ $
As at 1 July 2011
Gross book value 643,672 191,231 834,903
Ac cumulated depreciation/amortisation (589,658) (185,509) (775,167)
Net book value as at 1 July 2011 54,014 5,722 59,736
Add itions
By purchase 437,426 15,812 453,238
Depreciation Expense (128,221) (2,334) (130,555)
Disposals -Gross Value 183,937 183,937
Disposals-Accumulated Depreciation (183,937) {183,937)
Net book value as at 30 June 2012 363,219 19,200 382,419
Net book value as at 30 June 2012 represented by
Gros s book value 897,161 207,043 1,104,204
Accumu lated depreciation {533,943) (187,843) (721,786)
Accum ulated impa irment losses
Closing net book value 363,218 19,200 382,418
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CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL- NATIVE TITLE REPRESENTATIVE BODY NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 6: NON FINANCIAL ASSETS continued
Table (B): Motor
Reconciliation of the opening and closing balances Vehicles
of property, plant and equipment 2010/2011 $
As at 1 July 2010
Gross book value 643,672
Accumulated depreciation/amortisation (422,429)
Net book value as at 1 July 2010 221,244
Additions
By purchase
Depreciation Expense (167,229}
Disposa ls-Gross Value
Disposals-Accumulated Depreciation
Net book value as at 30 June 2011 54,014
Net book value as at 30 June 2011 represented by
Gross book value 643,672
Accumu lated depreciation (589,658)
Accumu lated impa irment losses
Closing net book value 54,014
Plant & TOTAL
Equipment
$ $
191,231 834,903
(183,279) (605,708}
7,952 229,196
(2,230} (169,459)
5,722 59,737
191,231 834,903
(185,509) (775,167)
5,722 59,736
Note 7: PROVISIONS 2012 2011
$ $
Note 7(a): Employee Provisions
Leave 300,698 282,773
Aggregate employee entitlement liability 300,698 282,773
Employee provisions are expected to be settled in:
No more than 12 months 182,752 188,898
More than 12 months 117,946 93,875
Total employee provisions 300,698 282,773
Note 8-CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION 2012 2011
Reconciliation of operating deficit to net cash from operating activities
Net cost of services
Add reven ue from government
Non-Cash Items
Depreciation of plant & equipment
Gain on disposal of assets
Changes in Assets and liabilities
Increase /(Decrease) in emp loyee liabiliti es
Net cash from operating activities
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$ $
(2,890,937)
3,136,000
130,555
(87,273)
17,925
306,270
(3,302,904)
2,957,545
169,459
62,464
(113,436)
CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL- NATIVE TITLE REPRESENTATIVE BODY NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 30 June 2012
Note 9 -DIRECTOR REMUNERATION 2012 2011
$ $
There were no director remuneration payments made during the period with NTRB funding.
Note 10: CASH 2012 2011
Cash at bank and on hand- NTU account
Balance of cash as at 30 June shown in the Statement of Cash Flows
$ $
162,738
162,738
222,432
222,432
Cash at bank-accounts are recognised at their nominal values. Interest, which is earned at the daily prevailing
rate, is credited to revenue as it accrues
Note 11 -AUDITORS REMUNERATION 2012 2011
$ $
Remuneration to the Australian National Audit Office for auditing the financial statements for the reporting period.
The fair value of services provided was :
The Audit Fees disclosed above were treated as expenses in the period (FMO 23.1).
Only audit services were provided by the ANAO during the reporting period.
8,500
8,500
8,500
8,500
Note 12-EMPLOYEE NUMBERS 2012 2011
$ $
The staffing levels for the NTRB as at 30 June were: 17 16
Note 13: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 2012 2011
Note 13{a)-Categories of financial instruments
Financial Assets
Loans and receivables
Cash at bank
Carrying amount of financial assets
The carrying amounts are a reasonable approximation of fair value.
Note 13(b)-Net income and expenses from financial assets and liabilities
Loans and receivables
Interest revenue (see note 3{c))
Net gain/(loss) loans and receivables
Net gain/(loss) from financial assets
$ $
162J38
162,738
30,482
30,482
30,482
222,432
222,432
36,868
36,868
36,868
There was no income or expense to be recognised from financial liabiliti es of the NTRB.
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CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL- NATIVE TITLE REPRESENTATIVE BODY NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 13: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued
Note 13(c)-Credit risk
The NTRB is not exposed to credit risk as receivables are short term; are due under legislation or contract; or are
recievab le from the Australian Taxation Office in the form of a GST refund. As at 30 June 2012 there were no receivables for the NTRB.
Where incurred, all debtors are unsecured and as such, the carrying value of the net receivables represents the
amount exposed to credit risk.
Note 13(d)-liquidity risk and market risk
The NTRB's liabi lities are emp loyee liabil ities. The NTRB in its present form with its present programs is dependen t
on Government policy and on continuing appropriations by Parliament. The NTRB manages its budget to ensure it has adequate funds to meet payments as they fall due. Financial liabilities at 30 June 2012 are $Nil.
There is no market risk relating to NTRB financial assets or liabilities. Sensitivity to movement in interest rates in
relation to the nature of interest bearing assets in 2012 has been assessed as 1% {100 basis points). Based on cash
ba lance as at 30 June 2012, an increase I decrease of 1% would equate to a $1,627 increase/decrease in profit and
equity {2011: $2,224 increase I decrease in profit and equity).
Note 14-Contingent liabilities
At 30 June 2012, the NTRB had no significant legal claims in progress. Where quantifiable costs exists, accruals
have been raised.
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ABA: Aboriginal Benefits Account Aboriginal land: [a] land held by a Land Trust for an estate in fee
simple; or [b] land the subject of a deed of grant held in
escrow by a Land Council. AFCMP: Australian Feral Camel Management Program ALRA: Aboriginal Land Rights [Northern Territory] Act1976
ALT: Aboriginal Land Trust ANAO: Australian National Audit Office
CAC Act: Commonwealth Authorities and Companies
Act 1997 CAC body: a body governed by the CAC Act
CBIT: Community Based Indigenous Training CFI: Carbon Farming Initiative CFOC: the Australian Government's Caring
for our Country CLM: conservation and land management CNRM: cultural and natural resource management CLA: Community Living Area
Corporate governance: The process by which agencies are directed and controlled. It is generally
unde~stood to encompass authority, accountability,
stewardship, leadership, direction and control.
DEEWR: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Depreciation: Apportionment of an asset's capital value as an expense over its estimated useful life to
take account of normal usage, obsolescence, or the
passage of time. EMU: Ecosystem Management Understanding Expenses: The full costs of an activity; that is, the total value of all the resources consumed in
produ.cing goods and services or the loss of future
economic benefits in the form of reductions in assets
or increases in liabilities of the entity. Expenses
include cash items such as salary payments, as well as expenses that have been incurred, such as accruing employee entitlements that will be paid in the future.
FAHCSIA: Australian Government, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Fair value: The amount for which an asset could be exchanged or a liability settled, between knowledgeable,
willing parties in an arm's length transaction.
FEP: Flexible Employment Program FTE: fulltime equivalent GLM: Grazing Land Management GMAAAC: Granites Mine Affected Area
Aboriginal Corporation Grants: Non-reciprocal transfers of economic resources, where the payer agency does not receive
approximately equal value in return. IBA: Indigenous Business Australia IEK: Indigenous Ecological Knowledge IEP: Ranger Indigenous Employment Program ILC: Indigenous Land Corporation ILUA: Indigenous Land Use Agreement IPA: Indigenous Protected Area IPP: Indigenous Pastoral Program: Key partners in the IPP are the Central Land Council [CLC]. the
Northern Land Council [NLC]. the Indigenous Land Corporation [ILC]. the NT Department of Resources
[NT DOR]. the Department of
Employment, Education and Workplace Relations
[DEEWR]. NT Cattleman's Association [NTCA]
JMC: Joint Management Committee JMO: Joint Management Officers JMP: Joint Management Partnership Land Council: means an Aboriginal Land Council
established by or under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act
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Land Trust: means an Aboriginal Land Trust
established under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act Mineral royalties: means royalties payable to the Australian Government or the Northern Territory
in respect of the mining of minerals. NAILSMA: North Australian Indigenous Land and
Sea Management Alliance
NLC: Northern Land Counc il
NTCA: NT Cattlemen's Association
NTPWS: NT Parks and Wildlife Service
PPL: Perpetual Pastoral Lease
NRETAS: NT Department of Natural Resources,
Environment, Arts and Sport NRM: Natural Resource Management
NTRB: Native Title Representative Body
Outcomes: The Outcomes are desired results,
impacts or consequences for Aboriginal people as influ enced by the actions of the Central Land Council. Actual outcomes are assessments of the end results or impacts actually achieved.
RIS: Regional Investment Strategy
RLMO: Regional Land Management Officers
Sacred sites: Sacred sites may be parts of the
natural landscape such as hills, rocks, trees, springs and offshore reefs-places that are not always
spectacular or interesting to the non-Aboriginal eye.
They may be places that are signifi cant to Aboriginal people because they mark a particular act of a
creation being. They also include burial grounds and places where particular ceremonies have been held
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SEWPAC: Department of Sustainability,
Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Formerly DEWHA SOPs: standard operational procedures
[aerial camel culling) Territory NRM: formerly NT Natural Resource
Management Board
Traditional owners: in relation to land, means a
local descent group of Aboriginal people who : have common spiritual affiliations to a site on the land, being affiliations that place the group under
a primary spiritual responsibility for that site and for the land; and are entitled by Aboriginal tradition to forage as of right over that land. UKTNP: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
WELL: Workplace English Literacy and Learning
WETT: Warlpiri Education and Training Trust
COMPLIANCE INDEX OF COMMONWEALTH AUTHORITIES AND COMPANIES ACT 1997 (CAC ACT ) REQU IREMENTS FOR COMMONWEALTH AUTHORITIES
Requirement:
Approval by Directors
Details of exemptions granted by Finance Minister
in regard to reporting requirements
Enabling legislation
Responsible Minister
Ministerial Directions
General Policy Orders
Work Health and Safety
Advertising and Market Research
Disability Reporting Mechanisms
Ecologically sustainable development and
environmental performance
Information about Directors
Organisational Structure
Board Committees and their main responsibilities
Education and performance review processes; and ethics
and risk management policies
Significant events under section 15 of the CAC Act
Operational and financial results
Key changes to the authority' s state of affairs
or principal activities
Am endments to authority's enabling legislation
Significant judicial or administrative tribunal decisions
Reports made about the authority
Obtaining information from subsidiaries
Indemnities and insurance premiums for officers
Reference:
Commonwealth Companies
(Annual Reporting)
Ord ers 2011, Clause 6
Orders 20 11 , Clause 7
Orders 2011, Clause 10
Orders 2011, Clause 11
Orders 2011, Clause 12
Orders 2011, Clause 12
Orders 2011, Clause 12
Orders 2011, Clause 12
Orders 20 11, Clause 12
Orders 2011, Clause 12
Orders 20 11, Clause 13
Orders 201 1, Clause 14
Orders 20 11, Clause 14
Orders 2011, Clause 14
Ord ers 201 1, Clause 16 [a]
Orders 2011, Clause [b)
Orders 2011, Clause 16 [c]
Orders 2011, Clause 16 [d)
Orders 2011, Clause 17 [a]
Orders 2011, Clause 17 [b)
Orders 2011 , Clause 18
Orders 2011 , Clause 19
N/A
N/A
11
nil
nil
102
102
103
3
13
11 & 99
12, 98-101
nil
105-171
15
nil
N/A
nil
N/A
99
CLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 171.
ABORIG INAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY) ACT 1976 (ALRA)
Compliance Index
Fees
Specify the total fees received for services provided by the land council:
a] under Part IV !Mining]; and
b] under 33A for services prescribed by the regulations that it provides in performing any
of its functions, whether in the reporting year or the previous year.
Specify total fees received under s338 !other fees charged to the Commonwealth].
Section 35 Determinations
Page
99
Include details of payments by the Council under Sec. 35 121 or (3] and any determinations 141
made by the Minister under Sec. 35 (6] made during the reporting year.
Details of payments made by determination or otherwise under 35(21, 35(61, 35(41, 35(481, 142
35(111. and 678 (6] must be provided and include, the recipient of the amount; the subsection
under which the amount was paid; and the total of the amount paid.
Details of amounts held in trust
In respect of amounts paid to the Counc il and held in trust at the end of the year;
provide details of the amount paid to Council and the year it was paid,
the amount held in trust, and the mining operation concerned.
Delegations
If there is a delegation under s28, particulars of activities during the year related
to any delegated functions or activities must be provided
Committees
If a committee has been appointed under s29A to assist the Counc il in relation to the
performance of any of its functions or the exercise of any of its powers,
detailed information of its activities must be included.
Consultants
Specify each consultant engaged by council during the year and the amount paid to each consultant. In order for comprehensive information to be reported details of the nature
of work undertaken the total cost of the consultancy and the reasons why a consultant wa s
required could be included in addition to the details required by this provision.
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144
N/A
12
103