Our Expertise and Services

Balfour Meagher are committed to Indigenous Corporations and aboriginal communities’ independence, growth and endeavours. Our lawyers have assisted over many years a broad variety of Indigenous organisations and community groups to assist them in these efforts. Our team works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and has helped establish modern commercial and legal structures that enables them to achieve their cultural and environmental responsibilities for their traditional lands, in caring for country and their people.

indigenous Aboriginal business corporations

We provide extensive advice and required documentation for Indigenous Corporations, Joint Ventures, Trusts and communities in relation to:

Advice on and establishing Supply Nation, Aboriginal Business Directory WA and other Aboriginal Business-compliant corporations, trusts and Joint Ventures (JVs)

either by an incorporated JV arrangement or JV agreement; or
other, suitable Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCO)

Aboriginal diversity supplier arrangements – general contractor and supply contracts;

Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) and the dealings with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC);

Governance and compliance advices – including contemporary Board succession and culturally-sensitive Members’ register management:

assistance with meetings & resolutions, and
appointment of independent non-indigenous directors & advisory trustees
amending and updating CATSI Rulebooks and Royalties/ Charitable Trust deeds;

Pastoral leases and agri-business – including land management and agistment arrangements.

Various strategic matters including indigenous organisations, associations relations and communities’ consultations (including “in Country” visits); and

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) matters.

Our experienced commercial and corporate legal team provides strategic business and planning advice, including joint ventures, employment law, appointments of CEOs and consultants, management agreements.

How can we Help?

Indigenous Corporations, Joint Ventures, Trusts & communities

Our Expertise and Services

How can we Help?