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Letter of Transmittal LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL The Honourable Jenny Macklin MP Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 30 September 2011 Dear Minister, I am pleased to present the 2010-11 Annual Report for Queensland South Native Title Services Limited (QSNTS). This report is provided in accordance with the Australian Government’s Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 2010-11 general terms and conditions relating to the native title funding agreements under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s203FE(1). The report includes independently audited financial statements for the financial year ending 30 June 2011. Thank you for supporting the work of QSNTS. Yours sincerely, Colleen Ma’run Wall Chairperson Queensland South Native Title Services w w i TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter of Transmittal .................................................................................. i PerformanCE Report ..................................................................................18 • Performance Review ..........................................................................................................19 • Statutory Services ..............................................................................................................20 Table of Contents ..........................................................................................1 • Capacity Development ......................................................................................................20 • Reform ...................................................................................................................................21 GlossarY .............................................................................................................3 • Organisational Capacity ....................................................................................................23 • Outputs .................................................................................................................................24 • Narrative Claim Performance Reports ...........................................................................25 ContaCT DETAILS ...............................................................................................5 • Future Acts ...........................................................................................................................41 • Financial Performance Report .........................................................................................43 Chairperson Report .....................................................................................7 Corporate Report ....................................................................................... 45 CEO Report .........................................................................................................8 • Governance ..........................................................................................................................46 • Executive Management......................................................................................................46 • Board of Directors ..............................................................................................................46 QSNTS OVerVieW .............................................................................................10 • Planning and Reporting .....................................................................................................47 • Region ...................................................................................................................................11 • Risk Management ...............................................................................................................47 • Background ..........................................................................................................................12 • Ethical Standards ...............................................................................................................48 • Role ........................................................................................................................................12 • Remuneration of Staff ........................................................................................................48 • Vision and Values ................................................................................................................12 • External Scrutiny .................................................................................................................49 • Functions ..............................................................................................................................13 • Key Features and Structures ............................................................................................14 • Strategic Plan ......................................................................................................................15 HUman RESOURCES Report ...................................................................... 50 • Statutory Services ..............................................................................................................16 • Workforce Planning, and Staff Retention ......................................................................51 • Capacity Development ......................................................................................................17 • Learning and Development ...............................................................................................52 • Reform ...................................................................................................................................17 • QSNTS Enterprise Agreement 2009-2011 .................................................................52 • Operational Plan .................................................................................................................17 • Workplace Health and Safety ..........................................................................................52 • Consultants, Competitive Tendering and Contracting ...............................................53 • Looking Ahead: Human Resources for 2011-2012 ...................................................53 FinanCIAL Statements .................................................................................54 INDEX ....................................................................................................................79 w w 1 2 GLOSSARY CEO Chief Executive Officer CFO Chief Financial Officer • Applicant – the person or persons authorised by the native title claim group to represent the group in matters arising under the Native Title CMT Case management team Act 1993 (Cth) in relation to the native title determination application. FaHCSIA Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community • Authorisation – the process (usually in the Services and Indigenous Affairs form of a meeting) that a native title claim group uses to give permission to deal with matters ILUA Indigenous land use agreement arising in relation to that application, including a determination application. NNTT National Native Title Tribunal • Claim – an application for a determination of native title, a revised determination of native titile, NTSCorp Native Title Services Corporation or a compensation application under s61 of the (New South Wales) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). Also referred to as a native title determination application or a native NTA Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) title application. • Native title – the communal, group or NTDA Native title determination application individual rights and interests of Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders in relation NTRB Native title representative body to land and waters, where the rights and interests are possessed under the traditional NTSP Native title service provider law acknowledged and the traditional customs observed by the group or individual concerned. The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), or Native PBC Prescribed body corporate Title Act, refers to the legislation recognising these rights and interests by the Federal Court PLO Principal Legal Officer of Australia. QSNTS Queensland South Native Title • State of Queensland – the Queensland State Services Limited Government and principal respondent party to a native title determination application. Also referred to as ‘the State’. TRIM Total Records Information Management w w 3 4 CONTACT DETAILS QSNTS Brisbane Head Office Address Level 4, 370 Queen Street Brisbane, Q 4000 EXECUTIVE REPORTS PO Box 10832, Adelaide Street Brisbane, Q 4000 P 07 3224 1200 | 1800 663 693 F 07 3229 9880 E [email protected] W www.qsnts.com.au QSNTS Annual Report Contact Media and Communications Officer, Sophia Walter. Annual Report Photography Di O’Rourke Hank Wymarra Andrew Fahey Amy Humphries Lars Falcongreen Carbon Media Sophia Walter Matt O’Rourke Cover Artist Yalenguya (Sharon McAvoy) Design and layout SuckerPunch Design Copyright QSNTS 2011 w 5 6 Chairperson Report CEO REPORT On behalf of the newly formed Board of Directors, I have the pleasure of presenting the Queensland South Native The 2010 – 2011 financial year was tumultuous to say the least. It spanned from the highest statutory highs – Title Services 2010-11 Annual Report. the native title consent determinations for the Quandamooka People – to the lowest operational lows – the forced closure of the QSNTS head office for a week as a result
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