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Annual Report 2013-14 13 14 Annual Report PEOPLE Indigenous Land Corporation LAND OPPORTUNITY 2013 –14 www.ilc.gov.au ANNUAL REPORT Indigenous Land Corporation Annual Report 2013–14 ILC OCTOBER 2014 © Commonwealth of Australia 2014 ISSN 1325 3395 Information about the ILC can be obtained from: Indigenous Land Corporation GPO Box 652 Adelaide SA 5001 Telephone: (08) 8100 7100 Facsimile: (08) 8100 7171 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ilc.gov.au The ILC’s Annual Reports are available electronically on the Publications page of the ILC’s website. The ILC respects Indigenous cultures and has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that the contents of this publication do not offend Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Acknowledgements Annual Report team: Eric Roberts and Peter Keough Published by: Indigenous Land Corporation Design/Production: On Creative Copy Editing & Proofing: Michael Robinson Creative Commons licence With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted, all material presented on this site is provided under a http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/licence. The details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the links provided), as is the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/legalcode The document must be attributed as the Indigenous Land Corporation Annual Report 2013–14. 25 September 2014 Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion Minister for Indigenous Affairs PO Box 6100 Senate Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Minister I am pleased to present the Annual Report of the Indigenous Land Corporation covering the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014. The Report is made in accordance with a resolution of Directors dated 15 September 2014 and complies with the requirements of Section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. The Report includes the Corporation’s Report of Operations and audited consolidated financial statements for the reporting period in accordance with the Finance Minister’s Orders. Section 9(3) of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 requires that you table the report in each House of the Parliament as soon as practicable. Yours sincerely Dr Dawn Casey PSM FAHA Chairperson ANNUAL REPORT | 2013 • 2014 I At a glance Part Overview 01 Page 1 Part Performance 02 Page 11 Part Governance 03 Page 69 Part Administration 04 Page 91 Part Our People 05 Page 105 Part Financial Administration 06 Page 116 Part Appendices 07 Page 200 II ANNUAL REPORT | 2013 • 2014 Contents Part 1: Overview 1 ILC by the Numbers 4 Chairperson’s Report – Our Achievements 6 Programme Overview 10 Part 2: Performance 11 Achievement of Indigenous Benefits 12 Programme Deliverables 12 Priority Outcome 1: Access to and Protection of Cultural and Environmental Values 14 Priority Outcome 2: Socioeconomic Development 16 Training to Employment Programme 17 Performance Achieved Against Deliverables – Land Acquisition 28 Native Title 34 Properties Granted 35 Other Dealings in Land 39 Performance Achieved Against Deliverables – Land Management 40 Performance of ILC Agricultural Businesses 57 Performance of ILC Subsidiaries 61 Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia 62 National Centre of Indigenous Excellence 65 Mutitjulu Foundation 68 Part 3: Governance 69 Governance Structure and Mechanics 70 Responsible Minister 71 The ILC Board 71 Board Committees 74 ILC Policy National Indigenous Land Strategy 2013–17 76 Land Acquisition Policy 76 Land Management Policy 77 Client Services and Complaints Handling System 79 Strategic and Operational Planning 80 Risk Management 80 Internal Audit Programme 81 Evaluation 81 Measurement of Benefits 87 External Scrutiny 89 Maintenance of Ethical Standards 90 ANNUAL REPORT | 2013 • 2014 III Contents (cont.) Part 4: Administration 91 Day-to-Day Administration 92 Insurance and Indemnities 93 Purchasing 93 Fraud Control and Awareness Program 93 Work Health and Safety 95 Monitoring and Reporting of Environmental Performance in ILC Offices 101 Part 5: Our People 105 Organisational Structure 106 Human Resource Management 107 Employee Arrangements – Indigenous Land Corporation 109 Employee Arrangements – National Indigenous Pastoral Enterprises 111 Employee Arrangements – National Centre of Indigenous Excellence Ltd 113 Employee Arrangements – Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Pty Ltd 114 Part 6: Financial Administration 116 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account 117 Land Account Financial Overview 117 Land Account Consultative Forum 117 Overview of Financial Results 117 Management of Investment Funds 118 Asset Management 118 Auditor’s Report 120 Director’s Report 122 Financial Statements 123 Part 7: Appendices 200 Appendix 1: Functions and Powers 201 Appendix 2: ILC Board Meetings 2013–14 202 Appendix 3: ILC Board Committee Meetings 2013–14 204 Appendix 4: Training Participants on ILC-Operated Businesses in 2013–14 205 Appendix 5: Indigenous Trainees Hosted on ILC-Operated Properties for 2013–14 207 Appendix 6: Requests for Assistance Under the ILC Native Title Policy 207 Appendix 7: Consultants 207 Acronyms and Abbreviations 208 Compliance Index 209 Index 210 IV ANNUAL REPORT | 2013 • 2014 PART 1 | OVERVIEW Part 01 Overview ANNUAL REPORT | 2013 • 2014 1 PART 1 | OVERVIEW – HIGHLIGHTS 02 Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess The ILC purchased culturally significant 01 of Cambridge visited the National Indigenous land and provided funding to support Training Academy at Yulara during their tour enterprise development as a contribution to of Australia. During the visit, service awards the Dja Dja Wurrung Native Title Settlement were presented to trainees. Ayers Rock Resort package in Victoria. Traditional dancers hosted 120 domestic and international performed at the settlement celebrations. media during the visit. Highlights i n 2 013 –14 03 Traditional Owners, Indigenous rangers and scientists gathered at the ILC’s Kurunjie and Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove Durack properties in the Kimberley as part 04 visited the ILC’s Mossman Gorge Centre of the Bush Blitz programme which seeks eco-tourism business during his 2014 trip to record and map animal, plant and insect to far north Queensland. Sir Peter was species on environmentally significant welcomed by traditional smoking ceremony habitat across Australia. and later inspected the on-site tourism training centre and met Indigenous trainees. 2 ANNUAL REPORT | 2013 • 2014 PART 1 | OVERVIEW – OUR PRIORITIES Our priorities The ILC is committed to achieving sustainable benefits for Indigenous people. We focus on two priority outcomes: • Access to and protection of cultural and environmental values; and • Socioeconomic development. Figure 1: Purpose, Priorities and Outcomes 2013–14 Deliver social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits to PURPOSE Indigenous people through land acquisition and land management Access to and protection PRIORITY Socioeconomic of cultural and OUTCOMES development environmental values • Employment participation • Access to a social service • Training participation • Maintenance or revitalisation • Expansion of the Indigenous estate of culture • Access to country • Improved management and PROGRESS • Generation of new and/or development of Indigenous INDICATORS increased income -held land • Indigenous business creation • Access to and/or protection and development of culturally significant sites • Participation in social and • Protection or restoration of community activities environmental heritage values ANNUAL REPORT | 2013 • 2014 3 PART 1 | OVERVIEW – ILC BY THE NUMBERS ILC by the numbers in 2013–14 5.86m hectares of land acquired since establishment 5 in 1995 properties granted to Indigenous corporations 148 Indigenous-held properties improved 5,315 land management Indigenous employment with ILC assistance outcomes enabled by land acquisition and land management projects 4 ANNUAL REPORT | 2013 • 2014 PART 1 | OVERVIEW – ILC BY THE NUMBERS 4 properties acquired, totalling 46.8ha, to expand the Indigenous estate 134 land management projects supported 17 tourism and agricultural businesses operated 504 Indigenous staff directly employed in tourism and 55% agricultural businesses of all ILC projects involved 359 collaboration Indigenous trainees hosted with other parties across ILC tourism and agricultural businesses ANNUAL REPORT | 2013 • 2014 5 Chairperson’s report OUR ACHIEVEMENTS In 2013–14, the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) continued to work with Indigenous communities and organisations, industry, government agencies and not-for-profit groups across Australia to achieve Indigenous benefits through the operation of its land acquisition and land management programmes. It is against this background that I am pleased to present our annual report on behalf of the ILC Board of Directors. The ILC’s strategic directions are set out in the five- Acquiring, managing year National Indigenous Land Strategy, reviewed and and divesting land redeveloped last financial year after wide consultation The Land Account was established to reconnect with Indigenous Australians. The NILS 2013–17 sets Indigenous peoples with their land, and to help build a out two priorities for the ILC’s operations – access to sustainable Indigenous land base. Land acquisition and and protection of cultural and environmental values land management for a range of Indigenous benefits and socioeconomic development. – social, cultural, environmental and economic – are This year the Board has been mindful of the ILC’s origins the
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