Contents
ABOUT THIS REPORT
LETTER OF TRANSMISSION
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
PRESIDENT'S OVERVIEW
The year in review Introduction External factors affecting the Tribunal Trends within the Tribunal External assessments of the native title system
Future trends Conclusion
TRIBUNAL OVERVIEW
Tribunal members
Organisational structure Outcome and output structure
REPORT ON PERFORMANCE
Financial performance
Outcome and output performance Overview of active claims
Output group 1.1 — Registrations Output 1.1.1 — Claimant application registration decisions Output 1.1.2 — Claimant and non-claimant determination registrations Case Study — Ngaanyatjarra Lands determination Output 1.1.3 — Indigenous land use agreement registration decisions Case Study — Argyle Participation Agreement, East Kimberley WA
Output group 1.2 — Agreement-making Output 1.2.1 — Indigenous land use and access agreements Case study — South Australia's first local government agreement Output 1.2.2 — Claimant, non-claimant and compensation agreements Case study — 'Headingly' Pastoral Access Agreement Output 1.2.3 — Future act agreements
Output group 1.3 — Arbitration Output 1.3.1 — Future act determinations Output 1.3.2 — Objections to expedited procedure finalised
Output group 1.4 — Assistance, notification and reporting Output 1.4.1 — Assistance to applicants and other persons Output 1.4.2 — Notification Output 1.4.3 — Reports to the Federal Court
MANAGEMENT
Corporate governance Members’ meetings Strategic Planning Advisory Group Agreement-Making Strategy Group National Future Act Liaison Group ILUA Strategy Group Research Strategy Group
Tribunal Executive Role and responsibilities Senior management committees SES remuneration
Corporate planning Strategic Information Management Plan
Management of human resources Learning and development Workforce planning Indigenous employees Occupational health and safety performance Performance against disability strategy
Certified Agreement and AWAs Certified Agreement 2003–2006 Australian Workplace Agreements
Risk management
Information management
ACCOUNTABILITY
Ethical standards and accountability Code of conduct
External scrutiny Judicial decisions Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund Freedom of information Other scrutiny
Accountability to clients Client satisfaction Client Service Charter Social justice and equity in service delivery Online services
Performance against purchasing policies Procurement Information technology outsourcing Human resource and finance information systems Consultancies
Environmental performance Energy management
APPENDICES
Appendix I Human resources Employees Members Indigenous Employees
Appendix II Significant decisions General developments in native title law Registration test Future acts decisions by Tribunal members Indigenous land use agreements
Appendix III Consultants
Appendix IV Freedom of information Documents or information available for purchase or subject to a photocopy fee Documents available free of charge Other information Access to information
Appendix V Use of advertising and market research
Appendix VI Audit report and notes to the financial statements
GLOSSARY