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 Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
The following table is the checklist of reporting requirements for 2012 - 2013 for an NTRB as supplied by the Land Programs Branch of FaHCSIA on 30 August 2013.
All CAC Act requirements have already been referenced in the Compliance Index.
Any 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 |
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Letter of Transmittal | Page xv |
Table of Contents | Page xi - xiii |
Index | Page 218 |
Glossary | Page 216 |
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 6 |
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NTRB Overview | Page 70 - 75 |
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(c) organisational structure | |
(d)outcome and output structure | |
(e)Key features – strategic plan, operational plan | |
Report on Performance | |
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Page 62 - 68 |
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Page 70 - 75 |
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Table 2-8 |
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The review of Native Title organisations is in progress and is due to report to Government in December 2013. |
Corporate Governance – statement of the main practices in place | |
(a) name of the senior executive and their responsibilities | |
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Page 110 - 127 |
(c) corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review | Page 131 |
(d) approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risks | Page 130 |
(e) policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards | Page 125 |
(f) nature and amount or remuneration for senior management and how it is determined | Page 174 |
External Scrutiny – Significant developments in external scrutiny | |
(a) judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals | Page 75 |
(b) evaluation and / or audit reports – findings and responses | Page 140 |
(c) other external reviews | FaHCSIA initiated review of the functions of all Native Title Organisations 2013. |
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 133 |
(b) training and development undertaken and its impact | Page 133 |
(c) impact and features of Certified Agreements and AWA's | Page 133 |
(d) occupational health and safety performance | Page 133 |
(e) statistics on staffing | Page 73 |
(f) indemnities and insurance premiums for officers | Page 131 |
Consultants and Competitive tendering and Contracting | |
(a) competitive tendering and Contracting practices | Page 13 |
(b) number of consultancy services contracts let and total expenditure on consultancy services |
Page 74
Page 194 - 195 |
Financial Statements | |
(a) auditor's report | Page 140 - 141 |
(b) statement by Governing Committee and CEO | Page 142 |
(c) financial statements | Page 144 - 148 |
(d) notes to financial statements | Page 150 - 184 |
Other information | |
(a) index | Page 218 |