LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL The Honourable Jenny Macklin MP Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 27 September 2010 Dear Minister, I am pleased to present the 2009-10 Annual Report for Queensland South Native Title Services Ltd. This report is provided in accordance with the Australian Government’s Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 2009-10 general terms and conditions relating to the native title funding agreements under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 203FE(1). The report includes independently audited financial statements for the financial year ending 30 June 2010. Yours sincerely, Ezio Senatore Director QSNTS Ltd w w i TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter of Transmittal .................................................................................. i Performance REPort ..................................................................................27 • Overview ...............................................................................................................................28 • Outputs/Trends ...................................................................................................................29 Table of Contents ..........................................................................................1 • Narrative Report on Native Title Claims .........................................................................31 • Targets/Outcomes Table for Native Title Claims .........................................................47 GlossarY .............................................................................................................3 • Financial Report ..................................................................................................................55 • Future Acts ...........................................................................................................................56 Contact DETAILS ...............................................................................................5 CorPorate REPort ....................................................................................... 59 • Organisational Governance .............................................................................................60 Director’S REPort ..........................................................................................7 • Organisational Management ............................................................................................60 • Planning and Reporting .....................................................................................................60 CEO’S REPort ......................................................................................................8 • Risk Management ...............................................................................................................60 • Remuneration of Staff ........................................................................................................61 QSNTS OVerVieW .............................................................................................12 • External Scrutiny .................................................................................................................61 • Background and Governance ..........................................................................................14 • Role, Vision, Values ............................................................................................................14 HUMAN ResoUrces REPort .......................................................................62 • Functions ..............................................................................................................................15 • Organisational Structure ...................................................................................................16 ConsUltants, ComPETITIVE Tendering • Services ................................................................................................................................18 • Statutory Services ..............................................................................................................19 and Contracting .......................................................................................... 65 • Capacity Development ......................................................................................................20 • Reform ...................................................................................................................................21 Financial Statements .................................................................................67 NEWS and DEVeloPments ..........................................................................22 IndeX ....................................................................................................................91 • Regional Approach .............................................................................................................24 • Implementation of TRIM ....................................................................................................24 • Appointment of CEO for QSNTS ...................................................................................24 • Policy and Procedures Manual ........................................................................................25 • QSNTS launches new Strategic Plan 2010-2013 .....................................................26 • QSNTS welcomes new PLO ...........................................................................................26 • Social Justice Commissioner visits QSNTS .................................................................26 • Website Review ..................................................................................................................26 • QSNTS Welcomes New CFO ........................................................................................26 w w 1 2 ALRM Aboriginal Land Rights Movement LGAQ Local Government Association GLOSSARY of Queensland CLC Carpentaria Land Council • Applicant refers to the person or persons, LRT Land and Resources Tribunal authorised by the native title claim group to make CFO Chief Financial Officer an application for a determination of native title or LSSP Legal Service Strategic Plan an application for compensation and to deal with all matters arising under the Native Title Act 1993 CAC Act Commonwealth Authorities (Cth) (NTA) in relation to that application. and Companies Act 1997 (Cth) MOU Memorandum of Understanding • Authorisation is the process (usually in the CEO Chief Executive Officer NNTT National Native Title Tribunal form of a meeting) that a community use to give permission for an application for a determination CMT Case Management Team NTS CORP Native Title Services Corporation of native title to be made under the NTA on their (NSW) behalf by ‘the Applicant’ and to give the Applicant the power to deal with matters arising in relation CPSU Community and Public Sector Union to that application. NTA Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) DERM Department of Environment • Certification refers to the process by which and Resource Management NTDA Native Title Determination Application relevant Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) or Native Title Service Providers DOGIT Deed of Grant in Trust NTRB Native Title Representative Body (NTSPs) can certify that the authorisation requirements of the NTA have been met regarding Native Title Determination Applications (NTDA) EPA Environmental Protection Authority NTSP Native Title Service Provider and Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA). EPC Exploration Permit for Coal NQLC North Queensland Land Council • Native title is the communal, group or individual rights and interests of Aboriginal EPM Exploration Permit Minerals OH&S Occupational Health and Safety Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders in relation to land and waters, where the rights and interests are possessed under the traditional FaHCSIA Commonwealth Department of OIPC Office of Indigenous Policy laws acknowledged, and the traditional customs Families, Housing, Community Coordination observed, by the group or individual concerned; Services and Indigenous Affairs and by those laws and customs, have a ORIC Office of the Registrar of Indigenous connection with the land and waters; FAIRA Foundation for Aboriginal and Corporations and the rights and interests are recognised Islander Research Action by the common law of Australia. PBC Prescribed Body Corporate FMO Finance Minister’s Orders • Native title application refers to an application for a determination of native title, a revised PLO Principal Legal Officer determination of native title or a compensation GALC Goolburri Aboriginal Land Council application under s 61of the NTA. It is sometimes QSRBAC Queensland South Representative referred to as a Native Title Determination GLC Gurang Land Council Body Aboriginal Corporation Application or native title claim. Aboriginal Corporation QSNTS Queensland South Native (Source: National Native Title Tribunal GMI Greater Mount Isa region Title Services Limited www.nntt.gov.au) ILUA Indigenous Land Use Agreement TRIM Total Records Information Management LIR Land Interest Reference w w 3 4 CONTACT DETAILS Internet Home Page Address www.qsnts.com.au REPORTS QSNTS Brisbane Head Office Address Level 4, 370 Queen Street Brisbane, Q 4000 PO Box 10832, Adelaide Street Brisbane, Q 4000 P (07) 3224 1200 | 1800 663 693 F (07) 3229