18-500: The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation ( ILSC ) is an Australian federal government statutory authority with national responsibilities to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to acquire land and to manage assets to achieve cultural, social, environmental and economic benefits for Indigenous peoples and future generations. It was established as the Indigenous Land Corporation ( ILC ) following
36-464: A corporate Commonwealth entity or a non-corporate Commonwealth entity. A statutory authority may also be a body within a Commonwealth entity, exercising the powers given by Parliament but administratively part of the entity." A statutory corporation is defined in the government glossary as a "statutory body that is a body corporate, including an entity created under section 87 of the PGPA Act" (i.e.
54-619: A period of ten years to 30 June 2004. Since June 2004, the ILSC has been self-sufficient. In the preceding ten years, one third of allocations could be allotted towards funding ongoing activities. The ILSC is now regulated by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 . The ILSC has acquired a number of assets, some of which are run as stand-alone subsidiary businesses, including Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia (known as Voyages), National Indigenous Pastoral Enterprises (NIPE), and
72-666: A statutory authority may be a statutory corporation). An earlier definition describes a statutory corporation as "a statutory authority that is a body corporate", and the New South Wales Government 's Land Registry Services defines a state-owned corporation as "a statutory authority that has corporate status". Statutory authorities at the State or Territory level are established under corresponding State or Territory laws. Each statutory authority tends to have its own enabling legislation, or originating act , even if it
90-615: A week to come to an agreement. Although the centre had accumulated a large debt, but the first social return on investment (SROI) report found that NCIE created three times the value for members of the community, dollar for dollar. Following its 2010 acquisition by the ILC, Voyages established the National Indigenous Training Academy at Yulara, Northern Territory (Ayers Rock Resort) to provide young Indigenous people with accredited training in hospitality, and
108-462: Is a body set up by law ( statute ) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example regulations or statutory instruments ) in their field. They are typically found in countries which are governed by a British style of parliamentary democracy such as the United Kingdom and
126-527: The Commonwealth countries like Australia , Canada , India and New Zealand . They are also found in Israel and elsewhere. Statutory authorities may also be statutory corporations , if created as a body corporate . '. A statutory authority is a generic term for an authorisation by Parliament given to a person or group of people to exercise specific powers. A statutory authority can be established as
144-736: The Agribusiness Investment Program, to provide funding for Indigenous agricultural enterprises. The ILSC has a seven-member board, appointed by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs . The Chairperson and at least four other members of the Board must be Indigenous. The ILSC Board makes all policy and land acquisition decisions. The ILC was formed following the Mabo decision , which first recognised native title in Australia and
162-831: The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE). The NCIE was established in 2006 and is located in Redfern in Sydney . It was partly in response to the 2004 Redfern riots , with the intention of improving the long-term well-being of the Redfern community. It was created on the site of the Redfern Public School after it was acquired by the ILSC. As of 2012, Jason Glanville was the Chief Executive Officer of NCIE. In 2015, Kirstie Parker
180-592: The enactment of the Native Title Act 1993 . The Corporation owns several subsidiary businesses, including Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia , National Indigenous Pastoral Enterprises (NIPE), and the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence . The Indigenous Land Corporation was established under the Land Fund and Indigenous Land Corporation (ATSIC Amendment) Act 1995 . in 1993–4, following
198-512: The gym and sporting facilities include NRL players from the Rabbitohs , the governor-general, and members of the air force . The centre provides after-school care , programs for jobseekers, a variety of classes in health and cultural topics, and swimming lessons for all ages. In early August 2022 it was announced that the NCIE would be closed from 8 August 2022, after the ILSC and new owners of
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#1732791161329216-676: The passing of the Native Title Act 1993 . In 2008 the ILC rolled out its Training to Employment (T2E) program, which was renamed "Our Land Our Jobs" in 2015. In 2015 Tricia Button became the first Aboriginal woman to be Deputy CEO of the organisation; later known as Tricia Stroud, she was Chief Operating Officer as of 2021. On 1 February 2019 the name of the Indigenous Land Corporation was changed to Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation, with its remit extended to cover waters as well as land. In that year it created
234-474: The prior ownership of land by Indigenous people, rejecting the doctrine of terra nullius . As of October 2021, Joe Morrison is CEO and Tricia Stroud is Chief Operating Officer. The ILSC was established pursuant to the Land Fund and Indigenous Land Corporation (ATSIC Amendment) Act 1995 . that allocated an indexed sum of A$ 121 million from the Australian Government to the ILC over
252-455: The resort significantly increased its level of Indigenous staff from 1 per cent of the workforce at time of acquisition to approximately 32 per cent of the workforce in 2015. The National Indigenous Pastoral Enterprises was established in 2014, and a year later became a fully-functioning subsidiary, with 246 Aboriginal employees, which was about 72 per cent of the workforce. Statutory authority A statutory body or statutory authority
270-564: The same fashion as an act of parliament, but usually with specific initials (depending on the authority) and a number. Just as with laws enacted by Parliament, all laws made by a statutory authority must be published in the Government Gazette. The Parliament of Australia , or a State or Territory Parliament , will delegate its authority to a statutory authority for several reasons; The power to enact legislation has been delegated by Australian Parliaments (State and/or Federal) in
288-497: The site since 30 June, the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC), could not agree on ongoing support for the centre. However, after staff and community members had protested for five days, Linda Burney , the federal Minister for Indigenous Australians , and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek intervened.Burney said that the centre must stay open, and that the ILSC and NSWALC had
306-400: Was appointed CEO. As of October 2021 Darren Hammond was CEO. It offers sports, fitness, conferences and community classes which include educational support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The centre is also home to several diversion and youth programs which are run in collaboration with local police. In mid-2022 there were around 50 employees, mostly Indigenous. Other users of
324-680: Was established before the relevant over-riding legislation. For example, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) was established in 1949 by the Science and Industry Research Act , but it has since come under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 as legislation covering statutory authorities has evolved. Laws made by statutory authorities are usually referred to as regulations. They are not cited in
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