Feature CATSI Act Corporations Act Company structure Corporation Company limited by guarantee (most common structure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups) Naming Business name must include the w...
Feature Incorporated Unincorporated Activities A separate legal entity that can do things in its own name: open a bank account arrange insurance sign documents enter into contracts (for example, to e...
NPY Women’s Council (NPYWC) was set up in 1980 and incorporated in 1994 The organisation was founded in response to the concerns of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women across the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Ya...
The Marruk Project was awarded First Place in Category B of the 2014 Indigenous Governance Awards Here Project Manager Angela Frost explains the benefits of being a non-incorporated entity – the project can...
The Muntjiltjarra Wurrgumu Group (MWG) was awarded Highly Commended Category B in the 2014 Indigenous Governance Awards MWG members Regina Ashwin and Stacey Petterson outline how the MWG came together as a represe...
NPY Women’s Council chairperson Yanyi Bandicha and co-ordinator Andrea Mason talk about NPY Women’s Council’s purpose, how they got started and how they’re governed...
Purple House CEO Sarah Brown and Board Director Marlene Spencer talk about getting their organisation started They explain why it was so important for Pintupi people to start their own service Purple House was sta...
The Murdi-Paaki Regional Assembly (MPRA) is an unincorporated organisation It operates as the peak representative structure that represents the interest of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in 16 commu...