Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        The minister authorised publication of the draft amendments on 5 October 2006.

Chapter 2 - Overview of the Bill

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[3]        Submission 5, p. 1.

[4]        Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers with Anthropos Consulting, Mick Dodson, Christos Mantziaris, Senatore Brennan Rashid (commissioned by the Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations), A Modern Statute for Indigenous Corporations: Reforming the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act: Final Report of the Review of the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 (Cth), December 2002 (the 2002 review).

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, pp 7-8.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

[7]        See further Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10; and ORAC, Fact Sheet: The Bill and the review – some differences, June 2005. Available at: http://www.orac.gov.au/publications/legislation/FactSheet_TheBillAndTheReview.pdf (accessed 15 September 2005).

[8]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10.

[9]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10.

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10.

[11]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10.

[12]      Explanatory Memorandum, pp 11-19.

[13]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 12.

[14]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 15. The particular provisions in question and the justification for the application of strict liability are outlined in the Explanatory Memorandum: see pp 15-16.

[15]      Explanatory Memorandum, pp 15-17.

[16]      This section draws heavily on the Explanatory Memorandum, particularly pp 19-31.

[17]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

[18]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 38.

[19]      See, for example, proposed sections 265-20, 265-25, 265-30 and 268-5.

[20]      See, for example, proposed provision 376-35 dealing with falsification of books; proposed Chapter 8 civil consequences of contravening civil penalty provisions; and proposed Chapter 13 general offences.

[21]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 23.

[22]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 24.

[23]      Chapter 6 deals with the criminal consequences.

Chapter 3 - Overview of the 2006 Transitional Bill and 2006 Amendment Bill

[1]        House of Representatives Hansard, 14 September 2006, pp 3-6.

[2]        This section draws heavily on the Explanatory Memorandum of the Transitional Bill.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum, pp 2-3.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 16.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 19.

[6]        This section draws heavily on the Explanatory Memorandum of the Amendment Bill.

[7]        The relevant section is 57A of the Corporations Act. See Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2. See also Attachment B to ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5c.

[8]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3. See also Attachment B to ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5c.

[9]        ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5c, Attachment B, p. 1.

[10]      ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5c, Attachment E.

Chapter 4 - Key Issues

[1]        See also 2005 Bill Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[2]        See Chapter 2 of this report, para 2.4.

[3]        Submission 1, pp 1-2. See also AIATSIS, Submission 10, p. 1 and ASIC, Submission 11, p. 2.

[4]        Submission 10, p. 1.

[5]        Submission 9, p. 4.

[6]        Submission 12, p. 2.

[7]        Submission 12, p. 1.

[8]        CLC, Submission 9, p. 6.

[9]        Mr Dalrymple, Submission 2, p. 1.

[10]      GLSC, Submission 12, p. 2. See also Coalition of Aboriginal Legal Services, Submission 3, p. 2.

[11]      Committee Hansard, p. 24.

[12]      Committee Hansard, p. 26.

[13]      Committee Hansard, p. 25.

[14]      Committee Hansard, p. 25.

[15]      The Registrar, Committee Hansard, p. 25.

[16]      Committee Hansard, p. 26. See also ORAC, Submission 5, p. 2.

[17]      Submission 11, p. 2.

[18]      See AIATSIS, Submission 10, p. 1. See also NQLC, Submission 4, p. 1.

[19]      NQLC Submission 4, pp 1-2.

[20]      Submission 4, p. 1.

[21]      See, for example, COALS, Submission 3, p. 3; GLSC, Submission 12, p. 2.

[22]      Submission 5, p. 8.

[23]      Supplementary Submission 5c, see attachments.

[24]      See chapter 2, para 2.10 and also Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10.

[25]      Submission 7, p. 2.

[26]      Submission 7, pp 2 and 7; and see also CLC, Submission 9, pp 8-9 on the other obligations on prescribed bodies corporate.

[27]      Submission 7, p. 1. See also AIATSIS, Submission 10, p. 3.

[28]      Submission 3, p. 2; see also Goldfields Land and Sea Council, Submission 12, p. 1.

[29]      Committee Hansard, p. 37.

[30]      Supplementary Submission 5c, Attachment A, p. 5. See also Transitional Bill, Explanatory Memorandum, pp 39-40.

[31]      Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate are known as 'Prescribed Bodies Corporate' (PBCs) prior to their registration.  They hold native title on trust for the common law native title holders, or act as their agent, and are required to be incorporated under the ACA Act.

[32]      See clause 265-20 of the 2005 Bill.

[33]      As the 2002 review explains, representative bodies are responsible for running and assisting with native title claims and negotiations, and have a form of statutory monopoly in prioritising, funding and/or performing these functions within their regions. Many are incorporated under the ACA Act, p. 67.

[34]      Submission 10, pp 2-3. 

[35]      Submission 9, p. 4.

[36]      Submission 9, p. 10.

[37]      Clauses 108 to 111 of the Transitional Bill.

[38]      See for example sub-clause 268-25(5) and clauses 353-1 to 353-10 of the 2005 Bill.

[39]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10.

[40]      Submission 1, p. 1.

[41]      Submission 9, p. 5.

[42]      Submission 9, p. 6.

[43]      Submission 2, pp 1-2.

[44]      Submission 2, p. 2.

[45]      2005 Bill, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10.

[46]      The Registrar, Committee Hansard, p. 28. See also answer to question 2 on notice, ORAC, 19 October 2005.

[47]      Committee Hansard, p. 28.

[48]      ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5c, Attachment E.

[49]      Committee Hansard, pp 28-29.

[50]      Submission 1, p. 1.

[51]      Submission 4, p. 2.

[52]      ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5c, Attachment A, p. 2.

[53]      Committee Hansard, p. 31.

[54]      ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5d, p. 2.

[55]      ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5d, p. 2.

[56]      ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5d, p. 1.

[57]      Submission 4, p. 7.

[58]      Submission 4, p. 8.

[59]      Submission 4, p. 8.

[60]      Committee Hansard, p. 38.

[61]      ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5c, Attachment A, p. 3.

[62]      Submission 4, p. 7.

[63]      Submission 4, p. 7.

[64]      Submission 4, p. 8.

[65]      Submission 4, p. 9.

[66]      Submission 4, p. 9.

[67]      Submission 4, p. 5.

[68]      NQLC pointed out that the same arguments would apply to the distribution of members' statements as provided for in proposed section 201-50: Submission 4, p. 6.

[69]      Submission 4, p. 5.

[70]      Submission 4, p. 5.

[71]      The Explanatory Memorandum states that this is consistent with section 314 of the Corporations Act and improves internal accountability: see p. 72.

[72]      Submission 4, p. 10.

[73]      Submission 4, p. 10.

[74]      Committee Hansard, p. 35.

[75]      ORAC, Supplementary Submission 5c, Attachment E.

[76]      Submission 4, p. 3.

[77]      2005 Bill, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 35.

[78]      Mr David Dalrymple, Submission 2; AIATSIS, Submission 10.

[79]      See 2002 review, Chapter 18, pp 242-244.

[80]      Submission 10, p. 3.

[81]      Submission 2, p. 1 and see also p. 2.

[82]      Transitional Bill, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[83]      Submission 3, p. 1; see also 2005 Bill, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 82 and NAILSS v Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations (1998) 54 ALD 55.

[84]      Submission 3, p. 2.

[85]      Submission 3, p. 3.

[86]      Submission 3, p. 3.

[87]      Proposed section 700-1.

[88]      Submission 4, p. 10.

[89]      2005 Bill, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 17.

[90]      2005 Bill, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 82.

[91]      Committee Hansard, p. 37.

Dissenting Report by the Australian Labor Party

[1]        Submission 7, p.1.

[2]        Submission 9, p.4.

[3]        Committee Hansard, p. 19.

[4]        Committee Hansard, pp 25-26.