As a Native Title Representative Body (NTRB), the TSRA is required to provide an Annual Report of its operations and performance of Representative Body functions together with financial statements prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C).
The following table is the checklist of reporting requirements for 2013 - 2014 for an NTRB as supplied by the Land Programs Branch of PM&C.
All CAC Act requirements have been referenced in the Compliance Index.
Inquiries relating to this Compliance Index can be directed to the Principal Legal Officer, Native Title Office, TSRA, by phone on (07) 4069 2581 or by email to info@tsra.gov.au.
Table 7-2 NTRB Compliance Index
| Requirement | Page Reference |
|---|---|
| Letter of Transmittal | Page xxi |
| Table of Contents | Page xvi - xviii |
| Index | Page 238 |
| Glossary | Page 235 |
| Contact Officer, Internet Home Page Address and Internet Address for the Report | Page ii |
| Report by Chairperson | Page 2 |
| Report by Chief Executive Officer including: | Page 7 |
(a) summary of significant issues and developments; (b) overview of performance and financial results; (c) outlook for the following year. | |
| NTRB Overview | Page 73 - 78 |
(a) overview description of NTRB (b) role and functions (i) legislation (ii) legislative functions (iii) Corporate Governance Policies | |
| (c) organisational structure | |
| (d) outcome and output structure | |
| (e) Key features – strategic plan, operational plan | |
| Report on Performance | |
(a) (i) of performance during the year in relation to strategic and operational plan and by function (ii) summary data on outputs. Discussion of outputs achieved. | Page 63 - 71 |
(b) narrative discussion and analysis of performance (i) trend information (ii) factors, events or trends influencing performance (iii) significant changes in nature of principal functions/services (iv) performance against service charter/standards, complaints data and the NTRB’s response to complaints | Page 73 - 78 |
(c) summary resources tables by outputs, budget / actual by main heads of expenditure and revenue (i) discussion of analysis of NTRB’s financial performance against budget (ii) discussion of any significant changes from the prior year or from budget | Page 75 Table 2-9 |
| (d) developments since the end of financial year that have affected or may significantly affect the NTRB’s operations in future. | During the reporting period, the Gur A Baradharaw Kod Torres Strait Sea and Land Council Torres Strait Islander Corporation was established. The Gur A Baradharaw Kod Torres Strait Sea and Land Council Torres Strait Islander Corporation is in the process of building capacity to enable them to be in a position to apply for the Native Title Representative Body Status for the Torres Strait in 2015. |
| Corporate Governance – statement of the main practices in place | |
| (a) name of the senior executive and their responsibilities | Page 119 - 129 |
(b) senior Management committees and their roles – separation of powers (i) number of Board and Committee Meetings, attendance by Members (ii) training arrangements for Board Members | Page 118 - 138 |
| (c) corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review | Page 143 |
| (d) approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risks | Page 141 |
| (e) policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards | Page 131 |
| (f) nature and amount or remuneration for senior management and how it is determined | Page 190 |
| External Scrutiny – Significant developments in external scrutiny | |
| (a) judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals | Page 78 |
| (b) evaluation and / or audit reports – findings and responses | Page 154 |
| (c) other external reviews | There were no other external reviews |
| Management of Human Resources – Assessment in effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to perform NTRB functions and achieve NTRB objectives | |
| (a) workforce planning, staff turnover and retention | Page 76 |
| (b) training and development undertaken and its impact | Page 76 |
| (c) impact and features of Certified Agreements and AWA’s | Page 76 |
| (d) occupational health and safety performance | Page 145 |
| (e) statistics on staffing | Page 76 |
| (f) indemnities and insurance premiums for officers | Page 144 |
| Consultants and Competitive tendering and Contracting | |
(a) competitive tendering and Contracting practices | Page 77 Page 210 - 212 |
| (b) number of consultancy services contracts let and total expenditure on consultancy services | Page 77 Page 210 - 212 |
| Financial Statements | |
| (a) auditor’s report | Page 154 - 155 |
| (b) statement by Governing Committee and CEO | Page 156 |
| (c) financial statements | Page 158 - 163 |
| (d) notes to financial statements | Page 165 - 200 |
| Other information | |
| (a) index | Page 238 |
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