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2016-2017 NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS Chairperson’s Welcome 5 Trial Period 22 Dareton LALC 33 From the Chief Executive Offcer 6 Capacity Development 22 Mutawintji LALC 33 About Us 7 Economic Development Policy Review 22 Balranald LALC 33 Our Clients 7 NSWALC Strategic Plan 2013-2017 23 Tibooburra LALC 34 Council Structure 7 Offce of the Deputy CEO 23 Eastern Zone 35 2016-2017 Councillors 8-9 Resources Development Project 23 Organisational Structure 35 Organisation Structure 10 The Policy Landscape 24 Support to LALCs 35 Senior Management 11 Minerals Exploration 24 Community Beneft Schemes 35 Policy and Programs 13 Involvement of Aboriginal Businesses 24 Risk Assessment System (RAS) 35 Land & Property 13 Network Strategic and LALC Training 35 Operational Support 24 Land Claims 13 Social Housing 35 Review of LALC Funding Procedures 26 Overview of Land Claims 13 Land Dealings 35 Zone Director Forums 26 Claims lodged with the Registrar 13 Regional Forums 35 Advice to Zone Offces 26 Outstanding Aboriginal Land Claims Community Land and as at 30 June 2016 13 Strategic Advice and Network Relations 26 Business Plans (CLBP) 36 Land Claims granted 13 Business Development 26 NAIDOC 36 Land Claims refused 13 Offce Zones 28 Economic / Community Development 36 Land Claims withdrawn 13 Northern Zone 28 Native Title 36 Contamination Issues And Risk Mitigation 14 Staffng 28 LALC Funding 36 2016-2017 Property Register 14 General Zone Support to LALCs 28 Payments to LALCs 37 Proposed Dealings With Claimed Land Specialised Support to LALCs 28 LALC Debt 37 (Including Compulsory Acquisitions) 14 Review of Operations 28 Southern Zone 38 Land Dealings 14 LALC Regional Forums 28 Staffng 38 Scope And Approval Of Land Dealings 14 Compliance Monitoring and Assistance 28 Support to LALCs 38 Certifcates Of Title 16 LALC Audit Results 29 Regional Forums 38 Property Holdings And Management 16 Risk Assessment System and Performance LALC Board Elections 38 Property Portfolio 16 Improvement Planning 29 LALC Training 38 The Policy & Programs Unit 16 LALC Board Elections and Support 30 Risk Assessment System (RAS) 39 Culture and Heritage Reform 17 Training and Workshops 30 LALC Social Housing Activity 42 Aboriginal Fishing Reforms 17 LALC Employee Recruitment and Community Land and Workplace Relations Assistance 30 Review of the Aboriginal Land Business Plans (CLBP) 42 Rights Act 1983 17 LALC Land and Mapping 30 Economic Development Program 42 Crown Lands Review 17 Aboriginal Land Agreements and LALC Funding 42 Community Development Planning 31 Aboriginal Land Agreements 17 Western Zone 44 Far Western Zone 31 Economic Development 17 Staffng 44 Human Resources 31 International Advocacy 18 Compliance and Funding 44 Support to LALCs 31 MOU between NSWALC and NTSCORP 18 Central Region Allocation and Expenses 44 Monitoring and Compliance 31 NSWALC Community Fund 18 North West Region Allocation Payments to LALCs 31 Freddy Fricke Scholarship 19 and Expenses 45 Community Land and Business Plans 31 Funeral Fund 19 Risk Assessment System (RAS) 46 LALC Debt 31 The Aboriginal Communities Waste LALC Support and Capacity Development 47 Management Program 19 Land Claims, Dealings and Management 33 LALC Board Governance Training Aboriginal Communities Water Dareton LALC 33 and Elections 47 and Sewerage Program 19 Balranald LALC 33 LALC CEO Training 47 Subdivisions 20 Social Housing 33 Regional Forums 47 Discretionary Grants 20 Water and Sewerage Program 34 Water and Sewerage 47 Local Government - LGNSW 20 Regional Forums and CEO Meetings 34 Community Land and Submissions and Publications 21 Business Plans (CLBP) 47 Local Aboriginal Land Council Activities 33 Workshops, Events and Meetings 21 Finance, Investments and Governance 48 Broken Hill LALC 33 Additional policy advice and assistance 21 Governance Unit 48 Wilcannia LALC 33 Economic Development 23 Board Governance 48 Menindee LALC 33 2 NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 Internal Audit 48 Barkandji 72 Percentage of Total Employee-Related Expenditure on Senior Staff and Executive 92 Procurement 48 Western Bundjalung 72 Budgets 93 Resource Development 48 Gumbaynggirr People (Boney-Whitt) 72 Insurance 95 Audit and Risk Committee 49 New claims 72 Financial Statements 97-162 Planning and Risk Management 49 General Native Title work 72 Acronyms 163 Complaints 49 Media and Communications 72 Contact Details 164 Attestation Statement 50 Online and Social Media 73 Compliance and Evaluation Section 51 Media Releases and Network Messages 73 Compliance and Funding Database 51 Events 73 Risk Assessment System 51 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner 73 Statewide LALC Funding Category 52 Information and Communications Technology Unit 74 Statewide Grant Allocations Report 55 Operations Support 74 Payments against Approved Grant 55-60 ICT Steering Committee 74 Total Outgoings for LALCs 61 ICT Strategy 74 Investigation and Administration of Aboriginal Land Councils 61 ICT Project Deliverables 74 Brewarrina LALC Administrator 62 People and Workplace Unit (P&W) 75 Balranald LALC Administrator 62 Recruitment 75 Ivanhoe LALC Administrator 62 Organisation and Establishment Structure 75 Mungindi LALC Administrator 62 Employment Conditions 76 Awabakal LALC Administrator 62 Payroll and Salaries 76 Albury and District LALC Investigator 62 Workplace Health and Safety (WH&S) 76 Narromine LALC Investigator 62 Policy Review 76 Finance Unit 63 Traineeships/ Internships/ Work Experience 76 Year End Accounts 63 Training 76 Annual Budget 63 Capacity Development Plan 76 Monthly Management / Investment Reports 63 NSWALC Staff Training 76 Cash Flow Management 63 Training for Local Aboriginal Land Councils 78 Expenditure Control 63 Records and Fleet Management 78 Customer Services 63 Changes to the Structure of the Unit 78 Investment 63 Fleet Management 79 Statutory Investment Fund 63 Mail 79 Current Management and Value 64 Appendices 80 Where Our Money Goes 64 Obligations under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 80 Investment and Growth of the Fund 64 Councillor Meeting Attendance 84 Investment Committee 65 Councillor Travel Expenses 86 Investment Decisions 66 Overseas Visits 86 Modelling Outcomes 66 Privacy and Personal Information Protection 86 Investment Performance 67 Consultants 87 Performance against Peers 68 Grants 88 Corporate Services 70 Human Resources 89 Legal Services Unit (LSU) 70 Equal Employment Opportunity 89 Legal Matters 70 Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation 90 External Legal Costs 70 Remuneration of Councillors 90 Inspections, Appeals and Settlements 71 Performance and Number Land Claim File Inspections 71 of Executive Offcers 91 Land Claims Litigation – Workforce Diversity Strategies 91 Appeals and Settlements 71 Aboriginal Employment Plan 91 Key Land Claims – Settlements 71 Senior Staff and Executive Remuneration 92 Native Title 71 NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 3 31 October 2017 The Hon. Sarah Mitchell, MLC 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Minister In accordance with the provisions of the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984 anD the Audit Act 1983, we are pleaseD to submit the 2016-2107 New South Wales Aboriginal LanD Council Annual Report. We commend this report to you. Yours sincerely Roy Ah-See Anne Dennis Chairperson Deputy Chairperson NSW Aboriginal LanD Council NSW Aboriginal LanD Council 4 NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 Leaders Forum, NSWALC reached out to Land Councils throughout Australia to CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME establish a new national voice. Despite the significant differences in the Land Rights models in States and Territories, Aboriginal organisations across these jurisdictions share common goals. We plan to continue developing this national Land Rights peak body in the coming year, just as we plan to become more active in the push to secure constitutional recognition and a treaty or treaties for Aboriginal peoples. In Darwin, the CEO and I also visited the Aboriginal owned Rusca Training Academy and Civil Works Complex. The academy prepares Aboriginal people for careers in the civil, mining and construction industries. The visit was very important in shaping my thinking about how we can best drive economic development opportunities for our mob here in NSW. ROY AH-SEE ROY But while there was much to celebrate in 2015-16, the year was also marked with sadness with the loss of two giants of the Land Rights movement, Kevin Cooke and Just three months after the conclusion of this reporting TigaCouncil Bayles leaders, who as wellwere as bothintroducing former new Chairs ways toof ensure NSWALC. Our condolences go out to period, NSWALC will celebrate its 40th Anniversary. theirbenefts families are delivered and many and friendsmaintained as forthey members do to all in othera Aboriginal people who lost more consistent and coordinated way. When more than 200 people resolved to form the New loved ones this past year. South Wales Aboriginal Land Council at Redfern’s Black None of what we achieved this year would have been Theatre in October 1977, they had high hopes for the Nonepossible of withoutwhat we the achieved pioneering this work year of thewould Land have Rights been possible without the future. pioneeringlegends we workplan ofto Landhonour Rights at our legends 40th Anniversarylike Cookie and Tiga. But neither would it celebrations. But neither would it be possible without our They were the ones who formed the frst wave of the