Cape York Land Council Aboriginal Corporation Annual Report 2012-13 Cape York Land Council Annual Report 2012-2013 Cover art: Artist: Gavin Beasley © 2012 Title: No title This artwork was printed on T-Shirts for the Kowanyama Determination in December 2012. Information about the Artist and his collection is available at the Kowanyama Art Centre The Cape York Land Council website address is http://www.cylc.org.au/ . Copies of the 2012-13 Annual Report and previous reports may be found on the website. Inquiries may be directed to the website manager Zena Lemke. Zena can be contacted by phone on (07) 4053 9222, or by email at [email protected] . Cape York Land Council Annual Report 2012-2013 CAPE YORK LAND COUNCIL Contact: Richard Ah Mat ABORIGINAL CORPORATION Email: [email protected] ICN 1163 ABN 22 965 382 705 32 Florence Street PO Box 2496 CAIRNS QLD 4870 Phone (07) 4053 9222 Fax (07) 4051 0097 The Hon Nigel Scullion MP Minister for Indigenous Affairs Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Dear Minister It is with pleasure that I present to you the Cape York Land Council Aboriginal Corporation’s (CYLC) Annual Report for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013. CYLC continues to build on its proud history of achievements. Every year CYLC staff and Board Members work on land and sea matters with Traditional Owners and other stakeholders across Cape York to increase positive outcomes for Aboriginal people. Foremost amongst CYLC’s activities is effective delivery of Native Title Representative Body statutory functions as provided under the Native Title Act 1993 , and the requirements of your department’s Program Funding Agreement. The past year has been no exception to this record of performance. In ongoing partnership with your government, and based on CYLC’s past and future achievements, I look forward to progressively realising the long held aspirations of the Aboriginal people of Cape York to regain and enjoy their rights to land and sea so they can preserve their culture and have increased opportunities to achieve a better future. I submit the CYLC 2012-13 Annual Report for your consideration. Yours sincerely, Richard Ah Mat Chairperson Cape York Land Council Page | 1 Cape York Land Council Annual Report 2012 - 13 ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................ 4 REPORT BY CHAIR ................................................................................................................... 5 REPORT BY CEO ....................................................................................................................... 7 CYLC OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................... 10 Background ........................................................................................................................... 11 Representative Area ............................................................................................................. 12 Functions ............................................................................................................................... 12 Organisational Structure ....................................................................................................... 14 REPORT ON PERFORMANCE ................................................................................................ 15 Native Title Unit ..................................................................................................................... 15 Native Title Determination Applications and Regional Research Strategy ...................... 17 Indigenous Land Use Agreements ................................................................................... 22 Other Legal Actions........................................................................................................... 25 State Land Dealings & National Park Transfers Unit ....................................................... 25 Aboriginal Freehold Overview ........................................................................................... 26 Community Relations Unit ..................................................................................................... 29 Future Acts Unit ................................................................................................................ 29 PBC Support Unit .............................................................................................................. 30 Strategic Outcomes Unit ....................................................................................................... 32 Performance Analysis ........................................................................................................... 34 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ................................................................................................. 36 Board of Directors ................................................................................................................. 36 Senior Management Team .................................................................................................... 39 Risk Management ................................................................................................................. 39 Corporate and Operational Planning .................................................................................... 40 Financial Management .......................................................................................................... 40 Ethical Standards .................................................................................................................. 40 Remuneration for Senior Management ................................................................................. 41 MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES ............................................................................ 42 Staff Overview ....................................................................................................................... 43 Training and Development .................................................................................................... 43 Impact and features of Certified Agreements and AWAs ..................................................... 44 Occupational health and safety performance ....................................................................... 44 Indemnities and Insurance Premiums................................................................................... 44 CONSULTANTS, TENDERING AND COMPETITIVE CONTRACTING .................................. 45 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ...................................................................................................... 46 Page | 2 Cape York Land Council Annual Report 2012-2013 List of Figures Figure 1 - CYLC NTRB Boundary Map ............................................................................10 Figure 2 - CYLC Organisational Structure ........................................................................14 Figure 3 - Cape York Research Regions..........................................................................16 Figure 4 - Map of Cape York showing determined, claimed and unclaimed areas ...........24 Figure 5 - Map showing completed and pending Cape York SLDs & National Park Transfers .........................................................................................................................28 Figure 7 - CYLC Reporting Structure ...............................................................................42 List of Tables . Table 1 - NTDA Status .....................................................................................................17 Table 2 - ILUAs registered with the National Native Title Tribunal during 2012-13 ...........22 Table 3 - Native Title Determinations ...............................................................................23 Table 4 - ILUAs registered with the NNTT under the SLD and National Park Transfers Program 2012-13 .............................................................................................................26 Table 5 - SLD total land transferred .................................................................................27 Table 6 - Future Act Notices received 2012-13 ................................................................29 Table 7 - Board Member meeting attendance 2012 - 13 ..................................................38 Table 8 - Staff overview 2012 - 13 ...................................................................................43 Table 9 - 2012-13 Consultant Costs .................................................................................45 Table 10 - 2011-12 Consultant Costs ...............................................................................45 List of Photographs Photo 1 - Dancers at Kowanyama Determination .............................................................. 6 Photo 2 - Art and culture ................................................................................................... 9 Photo 3 - Flag raising at Lockhart River ...........................................................................11 Photo 4 – Archer River, Cape York ..................................................................................13 Photo 5 - Judges Table Decoration, Kowanyama Determination .....................................15 Photo 6 - Kowanyama Determination ...............................................................................21