NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL NEW SOUTH WALES NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL 2005 - 2006 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - 2006 Designed by: Sheridan Kent and Cindy Heyhoe 34 Harley Crescent GOOD Condell Park NSW 2200 IMPRESSIONS T 9790 4001 F 9790 1961 Contents Letter to the Minister ...................................................................................................................2 Administrator’s Report .................................................................................................................3 Addresses of Zone Offices Report by the Chief Executive Officer .........................................................................................6 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council Overview .............................................................10 Background .....................................................................................................................11 Western Zone Our Clients ......................................................................................................................13 Northern Zone Aims & Objectives ...........................................................................................................13 Regional Aboriginal Land Councils (RALCs) ..................................................................15 Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) ........................................................................17 Council Structure and Memberships .............................................................................18 Executive .........................................................................................................................19 Finance and Administration Division ............................................................................20 Commercial Unit .............................................................................................................21 Human Resources Unit ...................................................................................................21 Network Services Unit ....................................................................................................22 Zone Offices of NSWALC ................................................................................................23 Governance Unit .............................................................................................................23 Strategic Planning & Policy Unit ....................................................................................24 Eastern Zone Media & Marketing Unit ................................................................................................25 Legal Services Unit ..........................................................................................................25 2005-2006 Year in Review ..........................................................................................................27 Southern Zone Review of Operations .....................................................................................................28 Finance & Administration Division ................................................................................28 Human Resources ...........................................................................................................31 Learning and Development ...........................................................................................34 Head Office Eastern Zone Information and Technology Unit .................................................................................35 Level 4 Level 5 Property and Administration. ........................................................................................36 33 Argle Street 33 Argle Street Head Office. ....................................................................................................................36 Parramatta NSW 2150 Parramatta NSW 2150 Statutory Investment Fund ............................................................................................37 PO Box 1125 PO Box 987 Commercial Unit .............................................................................................................39 Parramatta NSW 2124 Parramatta NSW 2124 Community Business Plans. ............................................................................................40 Rural Properties ..............................................................................................................41 Land Rights ....................................................................................................................43 Tel: 02 9689 4444 Tel: 02 8836 6000 Review of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act ....................................................................48 Fax: 02 9687 1234 Fax: 02 8836 6006 Community Forums ........................................................................................................56 Network Services Unit ....................................................................................................54 Northern Zone ................................................................................................................65 Western Zone Southern Zone Southern Zone ................................................................................................................70 62 Bultje Street Suite100 Western Zone .................................................................................................................74 Dubbo NSW 2830 Corporate level Eastern Zone ...................................................................................................................78 PO Box 1196 Riveside Plaza Governance Unit .............................................................................................................80 Dubbo NSW 2830 Monaro Street Audit Committee ............................................................................................................86 Media and Marketing ....................................................................................................92 Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Funds Granted to Community Organisations ...............................................................98 Tel: 02 6885 7000 Legal Matters and Changes .........................................................................................100 Fax: 02 6881 6268 PO Box 619 Economic Factors ..........................................................................................................102 Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Management and Activities .........................................................................................102 Research & Development .............................................................................................102 Northern Zone Tel: 02 6124 3555 List of Consultants ........................................................................................................103 8 Dalley Street Fax: 6297 3541 EEO .............................................................................................................................104 Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Land Disposal ................................................................................................................105 PO Box 1912 Accounts Payment Policy & Practice ............................................................................105 Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Risk Management/Insurance ........................................................................................105 Occupational Health and Safety ..................................................................................106 Tel: 02 6659 1200 Financial Reports .......................................................................................................................107 Fax: 02 65550 0420 List of Local Aboriginal Land Councils .....................................................................................148 “Liberate and EMPOWER Aboriginal People in New South Wales through ECONOMIC and SOCIAL INDEPENDENCE.” NEW SOUTH WALE S ABORIGI NAL LAND COU nc IL 20 February 2007 The Hon Reba Meagher Minister for Community Affairs, Youth and Aboriginal Affairs Governor Macquarie Tower 1 Farrer Place Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Minister We present to you the draft New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2006, in accordance with the provisions of the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984. Yours sincerely Murray Chapman Administrator New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council • Annual Report 2005 - 2006 - 2005 Report Annual • Council Land Aboriginal Wales South New 2 Report from the Administrator MURRAY CHAPMAN This report marks my third year as systems and structures, and consolidation NSWALC’s Administrator. of NSWALC’s Statutory Investment Fund have all been key features of this I was appointed by the then Minister for reporting period. Aboriginal Affairs, the Hon. Dr. Andrew Refshauge MP, on 23 November 2003 Our achievements demonstrate an after the Minister considered a report increasingly effective and efficient into NSWALC by Mr. Wayne Beauman organisation firmly engaged with an of the accounting firm, Bentleys MRI. ever increasing number of internal The investigator’s report highlighted and external stakeholders, mindful a number of problems in the council’s that it is the remnant peak Aboriginal administration. representative body on the eastern seaboard. My appointment was extended for twelve