A
Abbott MP, Hon Tony
visit, 6
Abednego, John
profile, 116
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005, 12, 97, 121
and advisory committees, 123
and Board meetings, 118
and disclosure of sacred matters, 121
and TSRA, 98–101
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
and TSRA, 97
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Holding Act 2013 (Qld), 60
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service
and delivery of services in accordance with relevant standards, 79
and funding support for legal services for residents, 76
access to services
and Torres Strait Development Plan 2014-2018, 54
accountability, 130–1
accountable authority, 15, 106
Acting Chief Executive Officer appointments, 101
adaptation and resilience action plan
re climate change, 46
Adjei, Trisha, 28
advertising and market research, 177
affordable housing, 68, 69
see also Horn Island affordable housing project
Ailan Kastom, 22, 23, 50, 74, 85
Alternate Deputy Chairperson, 97
election, 10
see also Lui, Willie
analysis against 2015–2016 Portfolio Budget Statements and Corporate Plan, 16–20
Aniba, Chelsea
profile, 115
animal management, 126
annual performance statements, 12, 15–20
appropriate accreditation
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people employed in TSRA supported social services sector and, 79
Appropriation Programme Expenditure, 14
approved business training, 16, 33
APSjobs website, 177
Arafura Sea, 84
art centres, 24
income from retail sales, 22, 26
artists see local artists; professionally active artists and cultural practitioners
Artists’ Forum: Copyright, Education and Support, 18, 26, 28
arts and craft industry, 22, 23
arts development programme, 24
Arts Law Centre of Australia, 28
Arts Queensland
and arts development programme, 24
arts skills workshops, 24
Assistance with Tertiary Education Scheme, 9
Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld), 79
Assure Programs see lngeus Australia Pty Ltd (trading as Assure Programs)
Attorney-General’s Department
and funding support for legal services for residents, 76
Indigenous Legal Assistance and Policy Reform Programme, 79
audit see internal and external audit support; internal audit
Audit Committee, 52, 106, 123–4
and internal audit, 130
meetings, 124
attendance, 124
membership, 123
Auditor-General
and audit of financial statements, 130, 139–40
Australasian Performing Right Association, 28
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, 95
Australian Border Force, 60
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
and value of tropical rock lobster fishery, viii
Australian Bureau of Statistics
population of Torres Strait region, 85
and regional statistics, 91, 95
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
and exposure draft of management plan for tropical rock lobster fishery, 38
mixed reef fish species allowable catch, 38
Australian Government
and Indigenous Advancement Strategy, 86
and infrastructure funding for MIP 6, 20, 71
and MIP, 73
Australian Information Commissioner, 133
Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
and Native Title Conference, 61
Australian Institute of Grants Management, 125
Australian Institute of Marine Science
and impact of Fly River pollution on marine resources, 44
Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security
and workshops on fisheries management principles, 41
Australian Public Service Commission
online induction programme, 132
State of the Service Report and APS Statistical Bulletin, 135
Australian Public Service Values, 133
Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, 6
and Torres Strait Women’s Leadership Programme, 54, 56
and Torres Strait Young Leaders Programme, 54
and Training Rural Australians in Leadership, 54
Australian Rural Leadership Programme, 52
Auwa Kidai Memorial Recording Studio, 5
Ayres, Robyn, 28
B
Badu community
Board member for, 106, 108
and Strait Start, 76
Badu Island
Katter Leases on, 60
Badulgal people
Native Title claim, 61
Bamaga Airport emergency works, 77
Bamaga community, 84
Board member for, 106, 109
and community consultation and engagement, 52
Bamaga community swimming pool
and lifeguard training project, 81
barge/boat ramp upgrades, 77
Bedford, Kenny, 61
profile, 110–11
Biggest Morning Tea, 79
biodiversity planning and management, 44
biodiversity project, 42
Board, 97, 106–20
appointments 2012–2016, 106
elections, 7, 10, 52, 53
ethics, 120
and fisheries management framework, xi
functions, 106
and Land and Sea Management Strategy for Torres Strait 2016-2036, x, 44
meetings, 118–19
members
induction, 120
profiles of, 106–16
and new development plan, 10
and Regional Economic Investment Strategy, ix
strategic planning and training workshop, 3, 120
support for, 52
training and education, 120
Board Charter, 120
Board Member's Code of Conduct, 120
Board Strategic Workshop, 52
boating safety, 76
Boigu community
Board member for, 106, 109
seawalls, vii
and Strait Start, 76
Boigu Island
Katter Leases on, 60
boundary disputes, 65
see also Ugar traditional boundaries project
boundary mapping project
and Ugar boundary dispute, 66
Brandis QC, Senator the Hon George
visit, 6
briefings and information for minister, 101
broker role for access to external business support and development programmes
TSRA in, 7
Buckskin, Lee-Ann Tjunypa, 28
bullying see Preventing Bullying and Harassment Policy
business funding support, 31
business mentoring support, 31
business opportunities, 3
business support products and services, 3, 7
business training, 16, 33
Business Workshops, 16, 33
businesses see commercially viable businesses
C
Cairns
freight from, xii, 84
TSRA office in, 125, 131
Cairns – Horn Island air route, xii
Cape York Peninsula, 84
catch reporting, xii, 16, 40
catches
Torres Strait and Aboriginal fishers, 16–17, 40
Chairperson, 97, 106, 118
and community engagement, 3, 7
election, 10
and Executive Committee, 121
support for, 52
see also Elu, AO, Joseph
Chairperson’s message, 3–6
Charter of Representation, Performance and Accountability, 120
Chief Executive Officer, 97
and community engagement, 3, 7
and Programme Steering Committee, 123
see also See Kee, Wayne
Chief Executive Officer’s message, 7–10
Chief Financial Officer
and Programme Steering Committee, 123
child and family safety programmes, 75
Child Protection Week, 79
climate change, ix, 42, 43, 126
climate change adaptation and resilience plan, 45
climate change and coastal erosion project, 42
climate change strategy, 46
closing the gap in disadvantage between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, 86
building blocks for, x, 87, 88
progress, 90
Closing the Gap strategy, 86
coaching and referee clinic, 70
coastal inundation, vii
coastal protection works, vii
Comcare
notifications, 132
Comcover
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, 130
commercial fisheries, 36
commercial licensing of designs and products, 28
commercial rights
and Native Title, 59
commercially viable businesses
access to capital, 29, 30
management of by Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people, 29, 30
owned by Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people, 16, 29, 30, 33
fisheries, 36, 37, 38
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, 97
Commonwealth Disability Strategy, 135
Commonwealth Procurement Rules, 177
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
and impact of Fly River pollution on marine resources, 44
Commonwealth–state financial relations, 86
communications, 10, 84
see also land and sea communication systems
community and domestic safety, 75
community and social services support, 75
community capacity building
grants, 77
community consultation and engagement, 52
community development framework
communication, cultural competence and service delivery across governments, 50, 51
Community Development Programme (CDP), 31
participants and Thursday Island Boat Club Project, 34
participants moved from welfare into employment, 33
Torres Strait (Region 59), ix, 31
Community Development Programme agreement management, 31
community engagement, 3, 7
community events, 79
community infrastructure, 75
Community Legal Education Officer, 76
community market garden and horticulture initiatives, 46, 68, 72
see also garden and horticulture project
community safety partnerships, 76
community safety projects
grants, 76
community sustainable horticulture, 43
community waste education programme, 72
community-based management plans for natural and cultural resources, 19
community-driven cultural heritage projects, 26
compliance report
compliance with PGPA Act, 130
conflicts of interest policy, 131
consultants, 180–2
copyright and intellectual property rights
of professionally active artists and cultural practitioners, 22, 26, 28
see also traditional knowledge, intellectual property and copyright
coral bleaching, 44
Coral Sea, 84
coral trout
licence leasing agreements, 38
Cornforth, Jacqueline, 28
corporate governance and accountability, 103–35
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
and PBCs, 65
Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
closing the gap in disadvantage between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, 86
building blocks for, x, 87, 88, 90
cultural heritage and histories
preservation and maintenance of, 23
cultural heritage material and information, 22, 26
of professionally active artists and cultural practitioners, 22
cultural maintenance, 4–5
cultural maintenance programme, 24
Cultural Policy, 24
cultural practitioners
support for, 5
see also professionally active artists and cultural practitioners
cultural protocols, 24, 45
see also cultural values and protocols
Cultural Protocols: A Guide for TSRA Staff, 24
cultural values and protocols
and services and management practices, 22, 23
see also cultural protocols
culturally significant sites and artefacts, 22
culture, 85
Culture, Art and Heritage Programme, 12, 22–6, 97
additional programme-specific performance indicators, 26
programme deliverables, 22
programme expenditure, 23
programme goals, 22
programme objectives, 22
programme performance, 24–5
regional goal, 22
Torres Strait Development Plan outcomes, 23
D
Damaralag
Native Title rights over, 85
dance see music and dance preservation
dance strategy, 24
Dauan community
barge/boat ramp upgrades, 77
Board member for, 106, 110
Dauan jetty, 77
de Mamiel, Chris, 101
decision-making
elected Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal leaders and, 20
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal participation in, 50, 51
Deeds of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) land tenure, xii
Deeds of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) loans
and reserve communities, 32
Deeds of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) transfers, 60, 63
Dentsu Mitchell Media Australia Pty Ltd, 177
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 60
Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and grant management system, 7
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
and Torres Strait Treaty Cycle Meetings, 5
Department of Social Services, 7
Deputy Chairperson, 97
election, 10
see also Noah, Aven S
desalination units, 71
directors’ interests policy, 131
disability reporting
changes to, 135
Disability/Flexi-Respite Programme, 79
disclosure of sacred matters, 135
domestic safety see community and domestic safety
Domestic Violence Prevention Month, 79
dugong management plan see turtle and dugong management plans
E
early intervention and injury management strategy, 132
ecologically sustainable development
outcomes contributing to, 126
principles of, 126
economic development, 3, 7
Economic Development Investment Strategy, 31
see also Regional Economic Investment Strategy (REIS)
Economic Development Programme, 12, 29–33, 97
additional programme-specific performance indicators, 33
programme deliverables, 29
programme expenditure, 30
programme goal, 29
programme objectives, 29
programme performance, 31–2
regional goal, 29
Torres Strait Development Plan outcomes, 30
and Torres Strait Maritime Pathways Project, xi, 31
economic development summits, ix
education
regional statistics, 94
elected Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal leaders
and engagement in policy development and decision-making, 20
electricity production
non-renewable diesel fuel usage for, 46
Elu, AO, Joseph, 6, 10, 15
and Native Title Conference, 61
profile, 107
and Thursday Island Boat Club Project, 34
see also Chairperson
Employee Assistance Programme, 132
employment
matching training to, 34–5
regional statistics, 92
of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people, 9, 33
and Wasaga Village Roads and Drainage Project on Horn Island, 73
employment and training projects, 32
enabling functions, 125–35
enabling legislation, 98
Endeavour Strait, 84
endorsed community-based management plans for natural and cultural resources, 19
energy use, 127
enterprise agreement, 131
environment see state of the environment report card
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 126
environmental health infrastructure, 73
environmental health infrastructure projects, 20, 71
environmental impacts of operations
minimisation of, 127
environmental legal and other requirements register, 126
Environmental Management Committee, 5
Environmental Management Programme, 12, 42–6, 97
additional programme-specific performance indicators, 46
and ecologically sustainable development, 126
programme deliverables, 42
programme expenditure, 43
programme external funding expenditure, 43
programme goal, 42
programme objectives, 42
programme performance, 44–5
regional goal, 42
Torres Strait Development Plan outcomes, 43
environmental management system, 126
environmental performance indicators, 127
environmental policy, 126
environmental risks, 126
environmental sustainability, 126–7
equity, inclusion and diversity
culture of, 133
Ergon Energy
and renewable energy projects, 45, 46, 126
erosion, 42
see also climate change and coastal erosion project
Erub Airport Road, 77
Erub community
barge/boat ramp upgrades, 77
Board member for, 106, 110–11
and Strait Start, 76
Erub Stadium, 70
event management, 32
Evolution: Torres Strait Masks exhibition, 24
Executive Committee, 121–2
meetings, 121, 122
attendance, 122
membership, 121
objectives, 121
portfolio structure, 121
review of, 3, 120
Executive Members, 106
explanation of programme budget variance, 183
external accountability, 123
External Funding Programme Expenditure, 14
external scrutiny, 130
F
Federal Court of Australia
and Malu Lamar (Torres Strait Islander) Corporation RNTBC as the holder of the Native Title rights, 61
and Timber Creek case, 19, 60
and Ugar Native Title, 65
Fell, Keith
profile, 112
Filewood, Alan, 34
financial outlook, 10
financial performance
summary of, 14
financial statements, 137–74
finfish action plan, 38, 40
finfish capacity building, 38
finfish fishery, xi
finfish leasing revenue, xi
finfish quota management, 38
Finfish Quota Management Committee, 38
fisheries, 3
participation in, 40
participation in management of, 41
towards 100 per cent ownership, viii, 16, 36, 38
see also catch reporting; catches; commercial fisheries
fisheries communications, 38
fisheries data, xii, 40
fisheries legislation
changes to, 59, 63
fisheries management framework, xi, 39
fisheries management principles workshops, 41
Fisheries Programme, 12, 36–40, 97
additional programme-specific performance indicators, 40
programme deliverables, 36
programme expenditure, 37
programme goal, 36
programme objectives, 36
programme performance, 38–9
regional goal, 36
Torres Strait Development Plan outcomes, 37
fisheries project, 42
fisheries resources
sustainable management of, 36, 37
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people and management of, 36
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people’s understanding and use of, 40
fisheries roadmap – towards 100 per cent ownership, 38
Fly River pollution
impact of on marine resources, 44
fraud control, 130
freedom of information, 135
Freedom of Information Act 1982, 135
freehold land tenure, xii
freight and road infrastructure, xii
fresh produce/fresh and healthy foods, 68, 69, 70, 72
Frontier Software Pty Ltd
and payroll and leave records, 132
Fujii, Romina
profile, 114
future acts
and ILUAs, 59, 60
legal advice and support in relation to, 58
G
Gab Titui Cultural Centre, 24, 135
income from retail sales, 22, 26
logo, vii
quarantine space, vii
touring exhibitions, 24
upgrade, vii
Gab Titui Cultural Centre Indigenous Art Award, 24
garden and horticulture project, 42
see also community market garden and horticulture initiatives; community sustainable horticulture; horticulture initiatives; sustainable horticulture programme; sustainable horticulture project
gender balance
in workforce, 9
gender imbalance
in representation on elected bodies, viii
geography and logistics, xii, 84
governance and leadership capacity, 50
Governance and Leadership Programme, 12, 50–4, 97
additional programme-specific performance indicators, 54
programme deliverables, 50
programme expenditure, 51
programme goal, 50
programme objectives, 50
programme performance, 52–3
regional goal, 50
Torres Strait Development Plan outcomes, 51
governance framework, 106–24
governance structure
overview of, 105
government ministers
elected Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal leaders meetings with, 20
government services
delivery of, 50
grant management system, 7, 125
grants, 178–9
community capacity building, 77
community safety projects, 76
and promotion and maintenance of Torres
Strait Islander and Aboriginal art and
culture, 26
school attendance and learning initiatives, 76
sport and recreation activities, 70
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal art and culture, 26
water security, 71
see also Smarty Grants
Green Hill Fort, 135
Growing Our Own Maritime Stream, 32
Growing Our Own project, ix
Gudang Yadheykenu people
Native Title claim, 61
Gur A Baradharaw Kod (GBK) Sea and
Land Council
capacity building for, 62
and Land and Sea Management Strategy for Torres Strait 2016-2036, x, 44, 47
and Native Title Representative Body role, 4, 62
H
Hammond Island
Katter Leases on, 60
wharf infrastructure, 77
Hammond Island community
barge/boat ramp upgrades, 77
Board member for, 106, 111
and community consultation and engagement, 52
harassment see Preventing Bullying and Harassment Policy
Havili, Vera, 56
health
regional statistics, 95
health care services, 69
health education, 68, 72
Health Issues Committee, 5
health programmes and services, 68
Healthy Communities Programme, 12, 68–72, 97
additional programme-specific performance indicators, 72
and horticulture activities, 44
programme deliverables, 68
programme expenditure, 69
programme goal, 68
programme objectives, 68
programme performance, 70–2
regional goal, 68
Torres Strait Development Plan outcomes, 69
healthy food options, 68, 69, 70, 72
healthy lifestyles, 68, 72
helicopter underwater escape training, 132
Herro, Jasmin, 28
High Court of Australia
Mabo decision, 85
HLB Mann Judd
and internal audit, 130
home ownership, 68, 69
and land tenure, xi
Home Ownership Programme, 32
Horn Island
Ngarupai Airport, 84
subdivision, 72
Wasaga Village Roads and Drainage Project on, 73
see also Ngarupai (Horn Island)
Horn Island affordable housing project, 71
Horn Island community
and Strait Start, 76
horticulture in schools programme, 126
horticulture initiatives, 70
see also community market garden and horticulture initiatives; community sustainable horticulture; garden and horticulture project; sustainable horticulture programme; sustainable horticulture project
housing, 72
see also affordable housing
housing tenure
regional statistics, 95
human resources, 131–4
Hutchings, Michael, 28
I
Iama community
Board member for, 106, 111
and Strait Start, 76
incidents
workplace health and safety, 8
income
regional statistics, 94
indemnities and insurance premiums for officers, 130
Indigenous Advancement Strategy, 3, 86, 120
programme streams, 86
Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns, 24
Indigenous Economic Development Conference, 31
Indigenous employment, 9
see also Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal employment
Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs), xi, 58, 59
and building on Native Title land, 65
with compensation or other benefits, 19
and future acts, 59, 60
and major infrastructure, 60
PBCs and, 65
Indigenous leadership, 52
Indigenous Legal Assistance and Policy Reform Programme (Attorney-General’s Department), 79
Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA) project, 45
Indigenous Rangers, viii
information and communications technology (ICT)
infrastructure, 125
upgrades, 135
information management and technology, 125
Information Publication Scheme (Cth), 135
Information Publishing Scheme (TSRA)
and Torres Strait Regional Plan ISD Community Booklets 2012, 87
infrastructure funding, 77
infrastructure planning
coordination of, 77
infrastructure to support healthy homes and healthy living environments, 69
integrated planning framework, 13
Integrated Service Delivery (ISD), 87
booklets, x, 52
integrated service delivery forums, 74, 75, 77
intellectual property see copyright and intellectual property rights; traditional knowledge, intellectual property and copyright
inter-agency and integrated service delivery meetings and forums, 75
interagency social service forums, 77
internal and external audit support, 52
internal audit, 130
International Standard AS/NZ ISO 31000 Risk Management – principles and guidelines, 129
International Women’s Day celebrations, 79
Into Business Workshops, 31
invasive species management, 44, 126
invasive species project, 42
island land and sea profiles, 48
Islanders Board of Industry and Services, 60, 70
J
James Cook University
and impact of Fly River pollution on marine resources, 44
Janke, Terri, 28
JHerro Pty Ltd, 28
Joint Advisory Council, 5
judicial decisions and reviews, 101
K
Kaiwalagal region
dugong and turtle management plan, 19
Kala Kawau Ya, iii
Kala Lagau Ya, iii
Katter Leases, xii, 60
Kaurareg people, 85
Native Title claim, 61
Native Title rights, 85
key performance indicators
results for, 16–20
Kubin (Moa Island)
and Music and Dance Audit, 25
Kubin community
barge/boat ramp upgrades, 77
Board member for, 106, 112
and Strait Start, 76
L
land and sea communication systems, 75
Land and Sea Management Strategy for Torres Strait 2005, 47
Land and Sea Management Strategy for Torres Strait 2016-2036, viii, x, 44, 47–8
aims, 47
implementation, 48
Traditional Owner engagement and, 45
Land and Sea Management Unit, 42
land and sea rangers project, 42
Land Holding Act leases see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Holding Act 2013 (Qld); Katter Leases
land management
for future generations, 42
land project, 42
land tenure
and Indigenous Land Use Agreements, xi
and social housing and home ownership, xi, 32
land tenure arrangements, xii
language centre, 4, 8, 24
language strategy, 8, 24
languages, iii
law enforcement partnerships, 76
leadership see Governance and Leadership Programme
Leadership Capacity Building Programmes, 120
leadership capacity-building initiatives, 6, 9
learning and development, 132
leasing licences to non-Indigenous fishers
finfish fishery, 38
legal services for residents
funding support for, 76
letter of transmittal, xvii
licence leasing agreements
inclusion of mixed reef fish species, 38
licences
and tropical rock lobster fishery, viii
lifeguard training project, 76, 81
lngeus Australia Pty Ltd (trading as Assure Programs)
and Employee Assistance Programme, 132
loans in Deed of Grant in Trust and reserve communities, 32
Loban, Yen
profile, 113
local artists
support for, 5, 22
see also professionally active artists and cultural practitioners
local fresh food suppliers, 72
logo
Gab Titui Cultural Centre, vii
Lui Jr, AM, Getano
profile, 111
Lui, Kiwat
profile, 115
Lui, Willie
profile, 108
M
Mabo decision, 85
Mabo, Eddie
gravesite of, 6
Mabuiag community
Board member for, 106, 112
and Strait Start, 76
Mabuiag Island
Katter Leases on, 60
McIlgorm, Professor Alistair, 41
major infrastructure Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs), 60
Major Infrastructure Programme (MIP), vii, 73
Stage 5
and environmental health infrastructure projects, 20, 71, 73
Stage 6, vii, 20, 71
funding, 77
and water security, 20
Maka, Sam
profile, 110
Malu Lamar (Torres Strait Islander) Corporation RNTBC, 63
and Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim Part A, 61, 66
Management Group
and risk management, 128, 129
management plans see endorsed community-based management plans for natural and cultural resources
mangrove monitoring, 44
marine biodiversity, 44
market gardens see community market garden and horticulture initiatives
market research see advertising and market research
Masig community
barge/boat ramp upgrades, 77
Board member for, 106, 113
and Music and Dance Audit, 25
and Strait Start, 76
Masig Island
coastal protection works, vii
Masig Stadium, 70
media and communications support, 52
media releases, 52
Mer community
Board member for, 106, 107–8
and Strait Start, 76
Mer Island
gravesite of Eddie Mabo, 6
Mer Women’s Group, 6
Meriam Mir, iii
Meriam people
and Native Title rights over Mer (Murray) Island, 85
see also Mabo decision
Mini-Markets, 79
Minister for Indigenous Affairs
briefings and information for, 101
and role of Native Title Representative Body, 4, 62
Statement of Expectations, 3, 52, 100, 120
and TSRA, 130
see also responsible minister
ministerial appointments, 101
ministerial directions, 100
Ministry for the Arts
and arts development programme, 24
Mipa (Turtle Island)
Native Title rights over, 85
mixed reef fish species, 38
Moa Island
Katter Leases on, 60
Mobile Black Spot Programme
Round 2 funding, 125
Moore Stephens Accountants and Advisers
and Audit Committee, 123
Mosby, Hilda
profile, 113
Mualgal people
Native Title claim, 61
Mura Kosker Sorority
and community events, 79
and delivery of social services, 76, 78
in accordance with relevant standards, 79
and Disability/Flexi-Respite Programme, 79
and Old People’s Action Programme, 79
Muralag (Prince of Wales Island)
Native Title rights over, 85
Music and Dance Audit, 25
music and dance preservation, 5
see also dance strategy
music strategy, 25
My Pathway (CDP provider), 31
and employment and training project, 32
and Growing Our Own project, ix
and Thursday Island Boat Club Project, 34, 35
N
Naghir Island
Native Title claim, 61
National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day, 79
National Environmental Science Programme
and impact of Fly River pollution on marine resources, 44
National Indigenous Reform Agreement service delivery principles, 50, 51
National Landcare Project
and traditional ecological knowledge project, 45
National Museum of Australia
and Evolution: Torres Strait Masks exhibition, 24
National Native Title Tribunal
and ILUAs, 19
and Naghir Island Native Title claim, 61
and registered ILUAs, 60
and Ugar boundary dispute, 66
Native Title, x, 4, 85
and commercial rights, 59
Native Title Act 1993, 4, 59, 85, 97
and dispute resolution, 65
Native Title claims and determinations, 18, 59
Naghir Island, 61
see also Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim
Native Title compensation, 19, 60
Native Title Conference, 61
Native Title holders and claimants
and Land and Sea Management Strategy for Torres Strait 2016-2036, 48
services for, 58
Native Title land tenure, xii
Native Title legislation
changes to, 59, 63
Native Title Office
and dispute resolution, 65
and future act notices, 60
and ILUAs, 19
and Katter Leases, 60
legal services for, 61
and legal services for PBCs and Traditional Owners, 61
and major infrastructure ILUAs, 60
and Prescribed Bodies Corporate
and ILUAs, 60
and Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim Part B, 61, 66
Native Title Programme, 12, 58–64, 97
additional programme-specific performance indicators, 63
programme deliverables, 58
programme expenditure, 59
programme external funding expenditure, 59
programme goal, 58
programme objectives, 58
programme performance, 60–2
regional goal, 58
statistical data, 64
Torres Strait Development Plan outcomes, 59
Native Title Representative Body (NTRB), 4
and Land and Sea Management Strategy for Torres Strait 2016-2036, 48
legal services, 61
and Native Title claims and determinations, 18
TSRA as, x, 4, 62, 65, 97
Native Title rights
legal protection of, 58
suspension of, 60
natural resources
sustainable management of, 42, 43
navigation passages, 84
network communications infrastructure, 125
New Zealand fisheries, 39
Ngarupai (Horn Island)
Native Title rights over, 85
see also Horn Island
Ngarupai Airport, 84
Ngarupai and Muralag
Board member for, 106, 113
Noah, Aven S
profile, 107–8
Nona, Maluwap
profile, 108
non-Indigenous fishers
finfish fishery, 38
Northern Peninsula Area, 84
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
funding for event management positions, 32
and lifeguard training project, 81
and Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Regional Plan 2009-2029, 12
O
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, 62
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations compliance requirements
PBCs and, 20
official visits, 6
Old People’s Action Programme, 79
operations
report of, 83–101
organisational leadership, 9
organisational structure, 176
outcome statement, 15
outer island ranger sites
support for, 125
P
Pacific Festival of the Arts, Guam, 24
paper use, 127
Papua New Guinea, 84
and Torres Strait Treaty Cycle Meetings, 5
payroll and leave records, 132
Pearson, Francis
profile, 114
Peninsula Developmental Road, xii
Performance Development Programme, 132
pest management strategy, 126
Peter, Eric
profile, 109
policy development
elected Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal leaders and, 20
population, 85
regional statistics, 91–2
Port Kennedy Association
and community events, 79
and delivery of social services, 76, 78
in accordance with relevant standards, 79
and Disability/Flexi-Respite Programme, 79
and Old People’s Action Programme, 79
Port Kennedy community
Board member for, 106, 114
Poruma community
Board member for, 106, 114
and Strait Start, 76
Poruma Island
coastal protection works, vii
Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs)
and Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, 65
and Deeds of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) transfers, 63
and ILUAs, 19, 65
legal, policy and advocacy support for, 58
legal services for, 61
and Native Title Act 1993, 59
and non-compliance matters, 63
and Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations compliance requirements, 20
regional workshops, 61
support and capacity building, 62
see also Registered Native Title Prescribed Body Corporate
Preventing Bullying and Harassment Policy, 132
Prince of Wales Channel, 84
Prince of Wales Island community
water security grant funding for, 71
principles of ecologically sustainable development, 126
privacy, 133
Privacy Act 1988, 133
professionally active artists and cultural practitioners, 18, 26
copyright and intellectual property rights of, 22, 26, 28
see also cultural practitioners; local artists
programme budget variance
explanation of, 183
programme reports, 21–81
Programme Steering Committee, 106, 123
programme structure, 97
review of, 3, 120
programmes and planned performance, 12
property and asset maintenance, 135
property management, 135
Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA), 38
and catch reporting, xii, 16
and exposure draft of a management plan for region’s tropical rock lobster fishery, viii, 38
and fisheries data, 40
and fisheries roadmap, 38
and management of fisheries, 41
representation, 39, 40
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), 15, 121
and audit committee, 123
and Board members, 106
compliance with, 130
and conflicts of interest, 131
and fraud control, 130
and TSRA, 97
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule)
compliance with, 130
public works committee, 135
Pulu Islet IPA, 45
Q
quarantine space
Gab Titui Cultural Centre, vii
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
mixed reef fish species allowable catch, 38
Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works
and major infrastructure Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs), 60
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
and Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme, 77
and wharf infrastructure on Hammond Island, 77
Queensland Government
and administration of Torres Strait, 85
and Deeds of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) transfers, 60, 63
and environmental health infrastructure, 73
and infrastructure funding for MIP 6, 20, 71
and Katter Leases on Badu Island, 60
and Katter Leases on Boigu, Mabuiag, Hammond and Moa islands, 60
and land tenure matters, 66
and major infrastructure Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs), 60
and social housing in communities, xi
Queensland Health, 72
R
Ramsay, John, 101
Ranger Programme, viii, 8
vehicles and vessels, 135
ranger project, 45
rangers, 45
compliance powers for, xi
and mangrove monitoring, 44
and seagrass monitoring, 44
and turtle and dugong management plans, xi
see also Indigenous Rangers; land and sea rangers project; outer island ranger sites; Torres Strait Ranger Programme
recording studio, 53
Region 59 see Torres Strait (Region 59)
Regional Adaptation and Resilience Plan
2016-2021, ix
Regional Biosecurity Strategy, 44
regional communication, 50
Regional Economic Investment Strategy (REIS), ix, 3, 7, 31, 33
regional employment opportunities, 29
regional energy strategy, 45, 46
regional environmental health infrastructure
investment in, 20
regional governance, xii
regional plan community booklets, 54
regional statistics, 91–5
regional waste management implementation strategy, 71
regional water operations and support, 71
Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate (RNTBCs), x
and Torres Strait Rangers Working on Country, viii
Registered Native Title Prescribed Body Corporate, 58
and Traditional Owner disputes, 65
see also Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs)
remote weather stations, 44
Remuneration Tribunal
and remuneration of Board members, 106
renewable energy, 42, 43, 45, 46, 126
report of operations, 83–101
research initiatives, 42
responsible minister, 99
see also Minister for Indigenous Affairs
risk control and compliance frameworks, 123
risk management, 128–9
risk appetite, 129
risk assessment, 128
risk identification, 128
risk mitigation, 129
risk monitoring, 129
risk management workshop, 128
risks and issues registers, 126
S
Sabatino, Mario
profile, 111
sacred matters
disclosure of, 135
Safe Communities Programme, 12, 74–9, 97
additional programme-specific performance indicators, 79
programme deliverables, 75
programme expenditure, 75
programme goals, 74
programme objectives, 74
programme performance, 76–8
regional goal, 74
Torres Strait Development Plan outcomes, 75
safe public areas, 75
Saibai community
Board member for, 106, 115
and community consultation and engagement, 52
and Strait Start, 76
Saibai Island
seawalls, vii, 70
Saibai Mekem Garden, 6
St Pauls community
Board member for, 106, 115
and Strait Start, 76
Savage, Saila
profile, 112
school attendance and learning initiatives
grants, 76
school garden programme, 46
Scullion, Hon Nigel, 99
visits, 6
Sea and Land Council see Gur A Baradharaw Kod (GBK) Sea and Land Council
Sea Claim see Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim
sea level rise, vii, 43
seagrass and other research activities project, 42
seagrass monitoring, 44
seawalls, vii, 70
See Kee, Wayne, 6, 10
see also Chief Executive Officer
SEEK website, 177
Seisia, 84
Seisia community
Board member for, 106, 107
and community consultation and engagement, 52
service delivery, 75
progress in, 89
see also access to services
service delivery organisations
operation of in accordance with relevant standards, 79
service gaps, 54, 87
service referrals, 79
serviced land and infrastructure to support housing, 72
services and management practices
cultural values and protocols and, 22, 23
ShineWing Australia
and Audit Committee, 123
Smarty Grants, 7, 125
social and economic engagement partnerships, 77
social development and support programmes, 75
social housing in communities, xi
social services and facilities, 74, 75
delivered by NGOs, 76, 78
social services providers
and community capacity building grants, 77
service referrals, response timeframes and waiting lists for, 79
solar photovoltaic systems, 127
Spanish mackerel
licence leasing agreements, 38
sport and recreation activities, 68, 72
grant funding, 70
sporting events, 72
staff learning and development, 9, 132
staff online induction programme, 132
staffing profile, 134
state of the environment report card, 44
Statement of Expectations, 3, 52, 100, 120
Statement of Intent, 3, 52, 100, 120
Stephen, Jr, Jerry
profile, 116
Stephen, Seriako, 61
Strait Start, 76
Strategic Planning and Training Workshop
for Board members, 3, 120
sustainable community gardens, 44
sustainable environmental management, 42
sustainable horticulture programme, 126
sustainable horticulture project, 44
T
TAFE North Queensland
and Growing Our Own project, ix
Tagai State College
and Growing Our Own project, ix
and horticulture in schools programme, 126
and language centre, 4, 8
Tarilag (Packe Island)
Native Title rights over, 85
telecommunications infrastructure, 10
telecommunications upgrade project, xi
Telstra, 10, 60
and regional telecommunications upgrade project, xi, 125
Tendering for Government Workshop, 31
Terri Janke Lawyers and Consultants, 28
Tertiary Education Scheme, 52
tertiary scholarships, 52
Thursday Island
residential development on, 135
TSRA office on, 84, 125, 131, 135
Thursday Island Boat Club
renovation, ix, 32, 34–5
Thursday Island community
and Strait Start, 76
tidal inundation, 42
Timber Creek case, 19, 60
Torres, Luis Vaez de, 85
Torres Shire
waste solutions, 72
Torres Shire Council
and awareness campaign re waste, 71
funding for event management positions, 32
and Regional Biosecurity Strategy, 44
and subdivision on Horn Island, 72
and Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Regional Plan 2009-2029, 12
and Wasaga Village Roads and Drainage Project on Horn Island, 73
Torres Strait, 84
Indigenous people of, iii
traditional languages of, iii
Torres Strait (Region 59)
Community Development Programme (CDP), ix, 31
Torres Strait and Aboriginal fishers
catches of, 16–17, 40
Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Regional Plan 2009-2029, x, 12, 54, 87, 123, 183
Torres Strait Creole, iii
Torres Strait Development Plan 2009-2013, 87
Torres Strait Development Plan 2014-2018, 10, 12, 54, 97
and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005, 12
and access to services, 54
and fisheries, 36
outcomes, 7, 123
Culture, Art and Heritage Programme, 23
Economic Development Programme, 30
Environmental Management Programme, 43
Fisheries Programme, 36, 37
Governance and Leadership Programme, 51
Healthy Communities Programme, 69
Native Title Programme, 59
Safe Communities Programme, 75
and programme budget variance, 183
and programme structure, 3, 120
and regional plan, 87
and workforce strategy, 131
Torres Strait freehold land tenure, xii
Torres Strait Indigenous language centre, 24
Torres Strait Island Regional Council
and all-tide safe access to Ugar community, 71
and Katter Leases on Badu Island, 60
and major infrastructure Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs), 60
and Regional Biosecurity Strategy, 44
and Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Regional Plan 2009-2029, 12
and Ugar proposed new infrastructure, 66
Torres Strait Island Regional Council Water and Waste Water Management Programme, 71
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal art and culture
grants for promotion and maintenance of, 26
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal employment
and Wasaga Village Roads and Drainage Project on Horn Island, 73
see also Indigenous employment
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal organisational leadership and governance, 50, 51
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal owned commercially viable businesses see commercially viable businesses
Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal women
and leadership roles, viii, 6, 53, 54
Torres Strait Islanders Media Association (TSIMA), 5, 53
Torres Strait Islanders Regional Education Council (TSIREC)
and ‘Ensuring a Strait Start’, 76
Torres Strait islands
topographies, ecosystems and formations, 84
Torres Strait Language Reference Group, 4, 8, 25
Torres Strait Language Symposium, 4
Torres Strait Languages Charter, 4, 8
Torres Strait Maritime Pathways Project, ix, xi, 31
Torres Strait Maritime Safety Programme, 76
Torres Strait Ranger Programme
and Working on Country, viii, 8, 45
Torres Strait region
map of, iv–v
population of, 85
Torres Strait Regional Adaptation and Resilience Plan 2016-2021, ix
Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 and, 98–101
accountable authority, 106
annual performance statements, 15–20
as corporate Commonwealth entity, 97, 130
corporate governance and accountability, 103–35
enabling functions, 125–35
enabling legislation, 98
establishment of, 97
financial statements, 137–74
formation, 97
functions, 98–9
membership, 97
and minister, 130
as Native Title Representative Body, x, 4, 62, 65, 97
organisational structure, 176
powers, 99
programme reports, 21–81
purpose, 15
report of operations, 83–101
Statement of Intent, 3, 52, 100, 120
vision, iii
Torres Strait Regional Plan ISD Community Booklets 2012, 87
Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim
Part A, 61, 66
Part B, 61, 66
Torres Strait seawalls, vii, 70
Torres Strait Traditional Languages Charter, 4, 8, 25
Torres Strait Traditional Languages Plan 2016-2017, 4, 8, 25
Torres Strait Treaty Cycle Meetings, 5
Torres Strait Women’s Leadership Programme, viii, 6, 53, 54, 55–6
Torres Strait Young Leaders Programme, 53, 54
Torres Strait Youth and Recreational Sporting Association (TSYRSA), 70
and employment and training project, 32
funding for, 72
and Thursday Island Boat Club Project, 34
tourism, 32
traditional cultural practices (art, dance, language, storytelling, songs), 22
traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) database, 26, 45
traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) project, 45
Traditional Inhabitant Boat (TIB) fishers
catch data, xii, 40
and non-Indigenous fishers, 38
Traditional Inhabitant Boat (TIB) licence, 38
Traditional Inhabitants Meeting, 5
traditional knowledge, intellectual property and copyright, 22, 23
traditional languages, iii, 4
Traditional Owner engagement, 45
Traditional Owner representatives from Western Province villages
and Torres Strait Treaty Cycle Meetings, 5
Traditional Owners
and boundary disputes, 65, 66
commercial rights, 59, 63
and Native Title, 4, 58
training and education
for Board members, 120
training programmes on principles of fisheries management and representational skills, 38
Training Rural Australians in Leadership, 52, 54
transport infrastructure, 75, 77
Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme (TIDS), 77
travel
reduction in use of, 127
in Torres Strait region, 84
TRAWQ (communities of Tamwoy, Rosehill, Aplin, Waiben and Quarantine on Thursday Island)
Board member for, 106, 116
tropical rock lobster fishery
exposure draft of management plan for, viii, 38
value of, viii
TSRA Community Newsletters, 177
TSRA Corporate Plan 2015-2016, 12, 97
results and analysis against, 16–20
TSRA Enterprise Agreement 2011-2014, 131
TSRA Portfolio Budget Statements 2015-2016, 12
results and analysis against, 16–20
turtle and dugong management plans, xi, 19, 44, 126
penalties and permit system, xi
U
Ugar community
and all-tide safe access to, 71
Board member for, 106, 116
Ugar PBC
meeting with Traditional Owners, 66
Ugar proposed new infrastructure, 66
Ugar traditional boundaries project, 61, 65–6
Native Title rights, 65
V
vehicles and vessels, 135
Viscopy, 28
W
waiting lists
social services providers, 79
Warraber community
Board member for, 106, 108
and Strait Start, 76
Warraber Island
coastal protection works, vii
Warraberalgal Porumalgal IPA, 45
Warul Kawa IPA, 45
Wasaga Village Roads and Drainage Project on Horn Island, 73
waste and landfill projects, 71
waste management, 71, 72
impacts of, 42
water quality, 44
water security
MIP 6 and, 20
water security grant funding
for Prince of Wales Island community, 71
wealth
from fisheries, 36, 37
of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people, 29, 30
weather and marine data, 44
weather stations, 44
website redesign, 32
wharf infrastructure on Hammond Island, 77
White Ribbon Awareness Day, 79
whole of region economic development solution broker, 29
whole-of-government investment for infrastructure to support healthy homes and healthy living environments, 69
Williams, Reg
profile, 109
women’s and youth leadership, 53, 54, 55–6
Work Health and Safety Act 2011, 8, 132
Work Health and Safety Committee, 132
work health and safety management arrangements, 132
workforce, 9
Working on Country
and Torres Strait Ranger Programme, viii, 8, 45
Working on Country plans, 19
workplace agreement, 131
workplace consultative arrangements, 133
Workplace Consultative Committee, 133
workplace diversity, 133
workplace health and safety, 8, 132
reportable incidents, 8
Y
Yeta (Port Lihou Island)
Native Title rights over, 85
youth leadership, 53, 54
Z
Zakazukha Marketing Communications, 52
Zuna (Entrance Island)
Native Title rights over, 85