Portfolio: Prime Minister and Cabinet
http://www.clc.org.au
$85M
2025-26 Budget$85M
2024-25 Total Revenue350
Headcount (2024-25)8 tagged
Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
STRATEGY SUMMARY
The powers, functions and responsibilities were mainly established by the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 and the Native Title Act 1993. Refer Annexure 3 for the Powers and Functions. [CP p.10]
VISION
“To promote and support Central Australian Aboriginal people’s society, country, secured rights, culture and economy to deliver a promising future. [CP p.10]”
Corporate Plan 2021 · p.10PURPOSE
The powers, functions and responsibilities were mainly established by the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 and the Native Title Act 1993. Refer Annexure 3 for the Powers and Functions. [CP p.10]
Corporate Plan 2021 · p.10Strategic priorities
· 11
Strong/sustainable ranger program providing work on country & achieving land management outcomes
Corporate Plan 2021 · p.12Outcomes
· 5
Outcome 1: Protecting culturally significant sites, Cultural heritage and customs
Activities protecting Aboriginal land and culturally significant sites ‘Culture’
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 2: Creating employment & business participation opportunities
Creating employment & business participation, Supporting new business ventures.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 3: Securing employment - FTE
Employment, Living in harmony.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 4: Ranger program success - employment & training outcomes
Ranger program success - employment, Securing employment - FTE ‘Society’
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 5: Education & training contribution to modern Australia
Education & training contribution to modern Australia respected.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Values
· 11
Good governance
engagement
Aboriginal land development & interests
Protection & interests protection
Culture & Heritage management of Aboriginal land
Strong/sustainable ranger program providing work on country & achieving land management outcomes
Aboriginal peoples sustainably using and managing their land
Community Development – early learning projects spent
Community Development - 5 year lease money spent
Rangers
Using Land
Performance measures
· 1
| Code | Measure | Target 2025-26 | Latest result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
null | null | null Corporate Plan 2021 | null Annual Report 2019-20 | null |
Source documents
· 3
Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
· 8
Speed up land claim processing
Implement a dedicated land claims processing unit to streamline and expedite the land claim approval process.
2019-20.pdf
Create a digital land register
Develop a secure, accessible digital land register to improve transparency and accessibility of land records.
2019-20.pdf
Expand outstation support program
Increase funding and resources for outstation communities to improve infrastructure and services.
2020-2024.pdf
Enhance ranger program training
Revise and expand the training curriculum for ranger program participants to include modern land management techniques.
2019-20.pdf
Strengthen sacred sites protection
Implement stricter regulations and monitoring to better protect sacred sites from unauthorized access and damage.
2019-20.pdf
Improve employment equity
Introduce targeted recruitment and retention strategies to improve employment equity for Aboriginal staff.
2020-2024.pdf
Adopt new feral animal control methods
Trial new, more efficient feral animal control methods to reduce the environmental impact.
2019-20.pdf
Adopt international land management practices
Incorporate successful international land management practices to enhance the effectiveness of the Council’s programs.
association-worldbank.org-governance.txt
Speed up land claim processing
Implement a dedicated land claims processing unit to streamline and expedite the land claim approval process.
2019-20.pdf
Create a digital land register
Develop a secure, accessible digital land register to improve transparency and accessibility of land records.
2019-20.pdf
Expand outstation support program
Increase funding and resources for outstation communities to improve infrastructure and services.
2020-2024.pdf
Enhance ranger program training
Revise and expand the training curriculum for ranger program participants to include modern land management techniques.
2019-20.pdf
Strengthen sacred sites protection
Implement stricter regulations and monitoring to better protect sacred sites from unauthorized access and damage.
2019-20.pdf
Improve employment equity
Introduce targeted recruitment and retention strategies to improve employment equity for Aboriginal staff.
2020-2024.pdf
Adopt new feral animal control methods
Trial new, more efficient feral animal control methods to reduce the environmental impact.
2019-20.pdf
Adopt international land management practices
Incorporate successful international land management practices to enhance the effectiveness of the Council’s programs.
association-worldbank.org-governance.txt
Legislation administered
· 2
1976
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
The entity administers land rights for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory.
1993
Native Title Act 1993
The entity represents Aboriginal people in native title claims and negotiations.
Source library
· 8
22.4MB
2019-20.pdf
3.4MB
2021.pdf
722KB
2025-CLC-Code-of-Conduct-for-Council-Members-Final-Revised-April-2025.pdf
78.5MB
Governance-at-the-Central-Land-Council.pdf
385KB
CLC-service-charter.pdf
961KB
CLC-Policy-on-external-assistance-applications.pdf
487KB
Vincent-Lingiari-Art-Award-2026-Partnership-Announcement_09042026.pdf
160KB
CLC-Dispute-Management-Framework.pdf
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