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Recommendations
Recommendation 1
2.54 The Committee recommends that the OIPC develop
comparative data, based on a range of key performance indicators, to assess the
relative effectiveness of NTRBs in meeting their statutory obligations and that
this data be published annually.
Recommendation 2
2.77 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth
establish an independent advisory panel to advise the Minister on the
re-recognition of NTRBs once their recognition period has expired.
Recommendation 3
2.81 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth provide
further details of the proposed transitional arrangements that will apply when
the recognition period for NTRBs expires in order to avoid uncertainty for
claimants.
Recommendation 4
2.83 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth address
the issue of native title claims that overlap the boundaries of different
representative bodies to avoid uncertainty for claimants.
Recommendation 5
3.74 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth
immediately review the adequacy of the level of funding provided by the OIPC to
NTRBs for capacity building activities including management and staff
development, and information technology.
Recommendation 6
3.75 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth, in
conjunction with industry groups, consider providing additional pooled funding
for emergency and unforeseen situations, such as future act matters, litigation
or court proceedings; and that the OIPC develop guidelines and procedures that
will enable funding to be available in these situations in a timely fashion.
Recommendation 7
3.76 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth ensures
that the level of funding available to the Office of the Registrar of
Aboriginal Corporations provides NTRBs with adequate training and support to
meet the requirements of the introduction of the new corporate governance
regime under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Bill
2005.
Recommendation 8
3.77 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth
immediately review the level of operational funding provided to NTRBs to ensure
that they are adequately resourced and reasonably able to meet their
performance standards and fulfil their statutory functions.
Recommendation 9
3.116 The Committee recommends that the OIPC, in close
consultation with NTRBs, develop standardised criteria for use in the
recruitment of representative body staff; and that these criteria be used
nationally to provide consistency in standards of recruitment.
Recommendation 10
3.117 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth
investigate the feasibility of:
- the
secondment of expert government staff to NTRBs;
- the
establishment of a centre of excellence to develop the legal capacity of NTRB
lawyers and from which NTRBs could draw expertise as required; and
- the
provision of scholarships for post-graduate study to further enhance skills in
areas of relevance to the work of NTRBs.
Recommendation 11
3.118 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth
implement a national recruitment strategy to address the professional staffing
needs of NTRBs and that this strategy:
- promote
the status and positive image of work in NTRBs;
- focus
on promotion of careers in NTRBs to the professions;
- introduce
an ongoing NTRB student placement program; and
- promote
the employment of Indigenous people to positions in NTRBs.
Recommendation 12
3.119 The Committee recommends that representative bodies
focus on the professional development needs of NTRB professionals and enhance
the support structures and programs available to them, including:
- developing
a formal induction training program for new recruits;
- establishing
ongoing training programs to further enhance skills in particular areas;
- creating
a mentoring system; and
- implementing
performance evaluation systems to assist in the identification of professional
development needs.
Recommendation 13
3.120 The Committee recommends that the OIPC continue to
monitor the salary differentials provided to senior professional staff of
NTRBs; and introduce a scale of salaries to provide consistency across the
system if significant differentials continue to apply.
Recommendation 14
3.121 The Committee recommends that representative bodies
investigate the feasibility of implementing a system of 'pooling' of
professional staff in situations where an NTRB may lack a full complement of
particular professional staff.
Recommendation 15
4.23 The Committee recommends that the OIPC continue to
support NTRBs in improving the quality of their strategic planning processes
and especially in integrating strategic plans, operational plans and
performance based budgeting and reporting.
Recommendation 16
4.24 The Committee recommends that the OIPC, in
consultation with representative bodies, review the current compliance and
accountability requirements placed on NTRBs with a view to reducing unnecessary
duplication of reporting and streamlining reporting procedures.
Recommendation 17
5.61 The Committee recommends that the amended Guidelines on the Provision of Financial
Assistance by the Attorney-General under the Native Title Act 1993 due to
come into effect in June 2006 provide:
- provisions
to encourage agreement-making rather than litigation to resolve native title
disputes; and
- that
eligibility for assistance be subject to means testing along similar lines to
those applying for grants of legal aid.
Recommendation 18
5.84 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth examine
appropriate means for resourcing the core responsibilities of Prescribed Bodies
Corporate.
Recommendation 19
5.85 The Committee recommends that the Commonwealth, State
and Territory Governments widely publicise the availability to Prescribed
Bodies Corporate of different funding sources, particularly in relation to the
PBCs' land management functions.
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