Welcome to the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
From 1 May 2008 our name has changed. We are now known as the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations—ORIC. It replaces our old name, the Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations.
The Registrar is an independent statutory office holder who administers the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act). This Act guides how Indigenous corporations are run. The CATSI Act started on 1 July 2007.
The Registrar's office supports and regulates the corporations that are incorporated under the Act. It does this in a variety of ways: by advising them on how to incorporate, by training directors, members and key staff in good corporate governance, by making sure they comply with the law and by intervening when needed.
Hot topics
- How do corporations move to the CATSI Act?
- Media release: WA Aboriginal corporation put under administration
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The Registrar's office is developing a Reconciliation Action Plan
(RAP). A RAP is a tool to help organisations build positive
relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
> If you have any suggestions for our plan or any comments please email info@oric.gov.au.
Reminders
- Annual reports for 2006–07 were due by 31 December 2007. If you haven't already sent yours to the Registrar's office please send them in now.
- Appointment of contact person/secretary
- A rule book tool is now available to help
corporations create rules that comply with the CATSI Act and design
good governance practices. Read more here.
- All forms have been re-written for the CATSI Act which began on 1 July 2007. New forms are being loaded onto our forms page as they become available.
- Public Register online