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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABOR IGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUD IES
Annual Report 2011-2012
AIATSIS AUSTRALIAN INS TITUTE OF ABOR IGINAL AND TORRES STRAI T ISLANDER STUDI ES
AIATSIS ANNUAL REPORT 11-12
About this report
This report continues the directi on taken in the last seven yearsâ‘ reports in reflecting outpu ts as they relate to our goals across the organisation , rather than by an individual program area. The corporate goals are listed on p. 12 and the
main program areas that implement them are identified.
The Chairperso n's and Principal's contributions toge ther provide a snapshot of the Institute's achievements and cha llenges during the year under review.
Some of the append ixes found in previous annual reports can now be accessed on the A IATSIS website, www .aiatsis.gov.au. We would we lco me your feedback on this year's ann ual
report. Please contact:
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In accordance with the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 7997. I am pleased to submit the annual report on the operations of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies for 2011-12.
Councillors are responsible, under Section 9 of the above Act, for the preparation of an Annual Report of Operations. The report is made in accordance w ith a resolution of the Councillors, on the 11th day of September 2012.
Professor Michael Dodson. AM Chairperson 19 September 2012
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CONTENTS
About this report II Figures
Letter of transmittal Ill Figure 1: Outcome and output structure 13
Figure 2: Organisational and
Introduct ion governance structure 14
Chairperson's message 7 Figure 3: External revenue 21
Principal's report 9 Figure 4: Revenue 22
Figure 5: Comparison of ASP authors 59
Overview Figure 6: Breakdown of client groups 69
Highlights 2011-12 11
using AVA
AIATSIS at a glance 12
Figure 7: Comparison of AVA client requests 69
Functions 12
Figure 8: Percentage of transactions 73
Corporate goals 12 shown for native title requests
Outcome and output structure 13 Figure 9: Value of materials returned
Organisational and governance structure 14 to Indigenous clients 74
Our Co un cil 15
Tables
Report on outputs Table 1: Requests for library services 70
Output 1 - Research 19 Table 2: Collections digitised to date 96
Output 2 - Dissemination of research 51 Table 3: Elected and appointed Council
Output 3-Cultural collection 87 Table 4: Attendance at Council meetings 103
development and management Table 5: Audit and Risk Committee
Output 4-Corporate governance 101 members and attendance 104
Table 6: StaHing levels and numbers 105
Financial statements 115 Table 7: Salary ranges under 107
A IATSIS Enterprise Agreement
Appendixes Table 8: Employment - Sustainability
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1. Publications and presentations 156
reporting
Table 9: Economic- Sustainability 111
2. Donations to the collection 162
reporting
3. Finding aids 163 Table 10: Environmental - Sustainability 112
4. Contracts and consultancies 166 reporting
Abbreviations and acronyms 168
Comp liance index 171
Index 173
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INTRODUCTION
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It is a great honour to once aga in take the opportunity to acknowledge that A IATSIS has accumulated an extensive and diverse inventory of achievements over the past 12 months. These achievements have been gained despite the uncertainty that has lingered over the future financial capacity of the Institute to effectively manage and preserve our priceless collections.
Maintaining our cultural resource - the Commonwealt h's largest and most valuable pub lic collection of Indigenous heritage materials - is one of our legislated functions. It is a responsibility that our staff have proudly and expertly met for almost 50 years.
A great challenge confronted the organisation when our Federal Government funding for our archival digitisation programme ended on 30 June 2011.
However, in order to maintain our momentum in preserving our vast collections of audio, visual and print materials for future generations, AIATS IS welcomed an agreement from the
Min ister for Finance and Deregulation to carry an ope rational loss of $3.2 million over the reporting period.
Carrying this operational loss provided temporary respite to AIATSIS" funding crisis, however, in order to meet our on-going statutory requirements we sadly, modified, suspended and cut several of our services and programs. This has had unavoidable negative impac t on the services we offered external users and clients during the year as we diverted available internal
resources towards our digitisation effort.
In human terms, carrying an operational loss meant we were able to maintain employment for over 30 staff- a third of AIATSIS ' workforce " predominately from the Institute 's Audiovisual Archive. These staff are specialists in the area of digitisation of audio, visual and print materials and are integral to the processes involved in the sustainable access, maintenance and
preservation of our collections.
Additionally, the $6.4 million two-year investment by the Australian Government in the May 2012-2013 Budget and the exemption from the efficiency dividend [applied in the 2011-12 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook] enables Institute staff to maintain vital momentum in our work to preserve materials at risk of irretrievable loss because of their continuing deteriorat ion and changes in technology.
W ithout this funding, AIATSIS could not have maintained the staffing and technica l capacity to continue digitis ing its materials at an appropriate rate. Without them, there are serious impacts on access to our archives
by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations, schools, families, researchers, mainstream publishers and broadcasters.
We warmly welcome this Australian Government investment. However, the need to address AIATSIS" long term funding crisis- including the Institute's preservation and access activities
- remains our nu m ber one priority.
Looking back at the Institute's achievements of the past year, we have much to be proud of.
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Our A IATSIS Centre for Australian La nguages continues its vital work in language revitalisation and ma intenance through taking a leadership role in curriculum development. developing digital languages portals and co nducting the second National Australian Languages Survey of Australia (NILS2]
Our partnership with the Federal Government to support the native title sector co ntinued to grow. This partnership is now entering its twentieth year and the flagship of this activity- the
National Native Title Conference- is Australia's largest Indigenous policy conference and remains a â‘must' for representatives including native title holders and claimants, traditional owners. native tit le representative bodies and service agencies. This year"s conference in Townsville attracted over 700 delegates and discussed a range of native title related issues -with a particular focus on the twentieth anniversary of the Mabo decision.
Our research expertise formed the basis of A IATSIS submissions to seve ral inquiries and reviews including the Expe rt Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Ind igenous Australians. the Inqu iry into the Native Title Amendment [Reform] Bill2011, the Rev iew of Indigenous Higher Education Access and
Outcom es. the Productivity Commiss ion Inquiry into Regulatory and Policy Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation and the Inquiry into Australia's Biodiversity in a Chang ing Climate.
Again. our seminar series successfully brought together academics and practitione rs from a wide range of disciplines and professions to share their expertise. They demonstrate and showcase research being undertaken by AIATS IS
Research Fellows, partners and several visiting international academics.
Th e 2011 biennial National Indigenous Studies Con ference attracted over 43 0 delegates from across Australia and internationally, with representation from num erous organisations, institutions and government departments. This multidisciplinary, multisector con ference again provided opportunity for information sharing, networking, debate and discussion enabling the delegates to share research. knowledge and expertise.
The excellent wo rk of our publishing arm, Aboriginal Studies Press, again highlighted our proficiency and capacity within the sector. ASP
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recently developed our first mob ile phone app to be launched later in 20 12 to comp lemen t its updated 2010 guide book Aboriginal Sydney, and notably, our publication. Indifferent Inclusion, was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History.
Remembering Mission Days online exhibition was launched making ava ilable a large set of magazines of particular interest for family history research.
Imp ortantly also, Council members earlier this year approved an AIATSIS Council Charter which includes a commitment to review our performance and support our interest in evaluation and continuous improvement.
On behalf of Council and our staff. I would like to acknow ledge the support of Minister Evans who since heading up the portfolio has demonstrated his strong understanding of the vital work of the
Institute and also the challenges we face.
In addition, I acknowledge the support and assistance afforded to us by the Departme nt of Industry. Innovation. Science. Research and Tertiary Education. Let me also thank and acknow ledge my fellow Council members for their expertise and commitment during the course of the year.
Furthermore, I acknowledge the Principal, Russell Taylor. for his constant work to improve the systems and governance of the Institute . And finally, I join the Council in thanking our staff and members for their long standing
personal commitment to the Institute and for their tireless and passionate contributions.
~ ... ., __ ~J-Professor Mick Dodson. AM Chairperson
PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
The last operational year has again been both a cha llenging and rewarding period for AIATSIS.
Almost five decades on from the establishment of this remarkable Institute, we proudly continue to strive for-and attain-excellence in research, publishing, collection management and in digitising and managing the world's most extensive co llections of printed, audio and visual materials on Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander culture. history and societies.
Given the breadth and diversity of our functions. in my view this reputation for excellence is well deserved.
We have undoubtedly met our responsibilities - both our legislative responsibilitie s and those entrusted to us by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities- despite ongoing budgetary resource constraints.
While these budgetary challenges have influenced some unavoidable negative impacts on our client services, we have continued to strive to meet and go beyond our statutory requirements.
Looking back over the past year we have excelled in so many diverse areas.
Our expertise in the native title sector continues to grow from strength to strength. The Ministerial sign off on a new three-year agreement for AIATSIS' native title research and cap acity building continues our partnership with the Australian Government ai'tned at supporting the native title sector. Since 1993, our Native Title Research Unit has provided invaluable
research, information and resources as well as coordinating activities across the sector. Our institutional value in this area is highly regarded by the Indigenous organisations and government agencies operating in this sector.
Proudly, we also continued to produce and support rigorous, high-quality research across many other sectors. As an example, within our research program, we launched the new AIATSIS Centre for Land and Water Research during the year. In addition. our researchers collaborated in drafting the Curriculum for Australian Languages and facilitated community workshops and related activities on Australian
languages. Our research team provided leadership in developing a national dialogue on joint management of conservation parks and reserves as well as establishing and expanding
international research relationships and linkages.
During 2011-12, we began a consultation process to develop a new Researc h Strategic Plan for AIATSIS. The plan will be developed to coincide with the new Corporate Plan beginning 2013-14.
Two successful seminar series were convened during 2011-12, as well as numerous workshops. The seminar series also provided an opportunity for our visiting international
academics to present in their fields of expertise.
During the year. the Fami ly History Unit within our Library, consistent with the strategic review undertaken in 2010-11. re-engineered the Unit's role and focus to solely support the National
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Link-Up Network. Notably, the Unit delivered an accredited family history research course to Link-Up caseworkers in partnership w ith the Canberra Institute of Technology [CIT] All successful participants are now granted a formal CIT qua lification. Since 1999, the Unit has trained more than 225 caseworkers, a commendable achievement.
As part of the AIATSIS D igitisation Program, our Library created a major new on line collection. Remembering Mission Days. There are now a total of 21 online exhibitions which facilitates access to our collections through online discovery.
Our award winning publishing house, Aboriginal Stud ies Press !ASP ), embarked on several new initiatives during 2011-12. reflecting the changing nature of publishing list development and the evo lution from print to other formats. Titles pub lished include Joan Martin [Yaarnal. Indifferent Inclusion !shortl isted for the Prime
Mmister's Prize for Australian H istory]. Belonging Together. Legends. Kurlumarniny, The Lone Protestor and the publication of the 2011 Stanner Award winne r. Our Greatest Challenge.
Over the last 12 months, in response to strategic pressures. the Institute has been involved in comprehensive whole-of-organisation consultation processes invo lving all staff known as the One AIATSIS Project. The purpose of the project. initiated and sponsored by me as
Principal, was to generate transformational consu ltative processes aimed at building shared understanding of the future of AIATS IS and the way we work together. to foster cooperation across all programs and to ultimately improve our effectiveness as an organisation.
In the con text of these processes, we established a set of Guiding Principles and Shared Behaviours for all Council. senior manag eme nt and staff. In addrtion we have commenced work on and/or completed a raft of business improvement measures and related cross program initiatives. captured and tracked through a compr ehensive three-year actron plan. In addition. work has commenced on he developmen t of a Cultural Competency Fr-amework [CCF] -an initiative derived from our Indigenous Caucus- w hich again will add value to and improve our operational culture and effectiveness. I thank our staff for the robust discussion and their many ideas. Through these
processes, I am co nfident that we will continue
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to improve our collective effectiveness as an organisation and as a result, AIATSIS w ill be pos itioned to better meet its current and future challenges
Importantly, a new Enterprise Agreement came into effect 16 May 2012. The agreement delivers to staff. a three-tier classification structure, broad banding and an immediate increase in salary of 4.62 per cent - and a move towards much needed pay equity with our Australian Pub lic Service coun terparts.
The Audiovisual Archive returned over 2,700 archival records free of charge to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients. Our Audiovisual Archive and Library also developed integrated A IATSIS collection development an management
policy which was formally endorsed by Council.
As part of this reporting period, A IATS IS also agreed to participa te in a voluntary sustainability reporting pilot. Suc h future sustainability reporting will bring to the forefront ways and means by which AIATSIS ca n m inimise operational costs whilst at the same reduce any harmfu l impacts on the environment.
I am proud of our considerable achievements over the reporting perrod. I take this opportunity to exp ress my appreciation to our former M inister. Senator the Hon Kim Carr. for his support during his time in charge of the po rtfolio and also to Senator the Hon Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Educa tion, Skills, Science and Research for his commitment and understanding of the vital role and value AIATSIS represents to contemporary Australia and to future generations.
I also must express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to our Chairperson. Professor Mick Dodson, and all members of the A IATS IS Council for their strategic gu idance and support. My thanks is also due to my Deputy Dr Luke Ta ylor, our senior management team and all dedicated staff for their spirit, passion and commitment that ensures that the Institute rema ins a place of remarkable achievemen t, way beyond its size.
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OVERVIEW
HIGHLIGHTS 2011-12
" Ministerial sign-off on a new three-year " An online tutorial. Connecting to Country. agreement for AIATSIS native title research was made available online to assist other and capacity building. libraries and archives with the appropriate
AIATSIS launched the new AIATSIS Centre use of Indigenous place names when
" describing their collections. for Land and Water Research. " The Audiovisual Archive and Library
" AIATS IS research Led to tax reform . developed integrated AIATS IS collection " Researchers built international links . development and management policy and Native Title Research U nit led dialogue on strategies. "
joint management of conservation parks " The Aud iovisual Archive developed and and reserves. implemented a new structure to achieve
best outcomes.
" Aboriginal Studies Press developed its first mobile phone app. " Significant changes were made to desktop
Aboriginal Studies Press title shortlisted computer software applications including
" upgrading to MS Office 2010 for all users in
for the Prime Minister's Prize for Australian AIATS IS. History. Implemented mobile computing facilities " " The 2011 Stanner Award winner was incorporating iPads and Laptop computers
published by Aboriginal Studies Press. to key users with secure remote access to " Aboriginal Studies Press established an the AIATSIS network. inaugural Indigenous Lecture Series in " Upgraded AIATSIS server fleet with latest
partnership with Manning Clark House in hardware and incorporated them in a virtual Canberra, with six authors scheduled to server environment. spea k in 2012. Upgraded office infrastructure facilities " " An online exhibition. Remembering Mission including deployment of Multi-Function
Days, was launched making available a Devices [MFD) units with latest office Large set of magazines of particular interest automation facilities. for family history research.
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AIATSIS AT A GLANCE
" The world's lead ing research . co llecting and publishing institution in the field of Australian Indigeno us studies.
" A ne twork comprising a Council and committees. members. staff and other stakeholders in urban, regional and remote areas throughout Aus tralia, and abroad.
" A co mmunity working in partnership with Indigenous Australians to carry out tasks that acl
" A team with a vision of wo rldwide knowledge and understanding of Australian Indigenous cultures, past and present.
" A staff of 129 people, headed by the Principal, engaged in a range of end eavours of interest to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, scholars and the Australian and international public.
" A research team conducting high-quality research and admi nistering research grants for significant projects approved by Council.
" A prestigious publisher, Aboriginal Studies Press, producing and promoting an array of books . COs, film, videos, reports and the Institute's journal, Australian Aboriginal Studies.
" A Library and Audiovisual Archive managing the world's most extensive collectio ns of printed, audio and visual materials on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history and societies.
" An accessible source of abundant information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies, retrie vab le by Internet, mail, telephone or ema il, or
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by arranging to visit AIATSIS on Acton Peninsu la in Canberra.
FUNCTIONS
The functions of the Institute are set out in Part 3, Sec tion 5, of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989 I the Act] to:
" undertake and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies
" publish the results of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies and to assist in the publication of the results of such studies
" conduct research in fields relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies and encourage other people or bodies to co nduc t such research
" assist in training people, particularly Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, as research workers in fields relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies
" establish and maintain a cultural resource collect ion cons isting of materials relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies
" encourage understanding, in the general commun ity, of Aboriginal and To rres Strait Islander societies
" undertake other functions as are conferred on the Institute by this Act
" do anything else that is incidental or conduc ive to the performance of any of the preceding functions .
CORPORATE GOALS
To carry out its functions as defined in the Act, the Institute has adopted the following goals:
1. To provide leadership and excellence in promoting, facilitat ing and undertaking high-quality research in Australian Indigenous studies.
2. To create, develop and disseminate a diverse range of publications and services about Australian Indigenous cu ltur es.
3. To develop, maintain and preserve well documented archives and collections, and to maximise access to these, particularly by Indigenous peoples, in keeping with appropriate cultural and ethical practices
4. To manage efficiently and effectively in a transparent, accountable and supportive manner.
Corporate goals 2 and 4 are implemented by all program areas of AIATSIS. Goal 1 is specific to the Research Program, goal3 is specific to the Library and Aud iovisual Archive programs.
OUTCOME AND OUTPUT STRUCTURE
The outcome and output structure was chang ed during 2010-11 [see Figure 1).
ORGANISATIONAL AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
The Institute's organisational and governance structure is shown in Figure 2.
The Executive ensures the smooth transition of Counc il directives through to the business plans of the AIATSIS programs. The Counc il appointed Principal is responsible for the Institute's performance and advises the Council on all operational matters. Th e Principal1s ass1s ted by the Deputy Principal. These senior executive staff are responsible for ensuring that all Council policy and bu dg et directives are implemented. Th ey are also responsible for maintaining high-level relationships with the Institute's stakeholders and for the
performances of program directors . The
OVERV IEW
Executive and Communications Unit staff assist the Council and its committee mee tings, liaise with the AIATSIS members, develop the organisation's media profile, and facilitate senior A IATSIS staff meetings, including those of
the Executive Board of Management.
The Research Program undertakes multidisciplinary research, usually collaboratively, in diverse areas of Australian Indigenous studies. It also contributes to policy formulation in priority areas . In addition. the Research Program supports Australian Indigenous studies. teaching and
trainee researchers. and publishes w idely 1n print and on the AIATS IS website. It holds
seminars, workshops and conferences and ha s established a comprehens ive set of ethical research protocols. The Native Title Research Unit addresses specific needs arising from the recognition of native title. The Research Program provides training, facilities and support for Indigenous researchers as well as visiting and honorary scho lars.
Corporate Services supports other programs by providing financial. personne l. information technology, registry and building management services, as we ll as secretariat services to a number of the Institute's committees. It IS also responsible for ensu ring that the Instit ute comp lies with legislation relating to matters such-as finance. occupational health and safety, and building. The Institute is also required to follow good practices in risk management and business planning.
The Library contains one of the most comprehens ive collections of print materials
OUTCOME
Further understanding of Australian Indigenous cultures, past and present through undertaking and
publishing research and providing access to print and aud iovisual collections
OUTPUTS
Researc h Dissemination of research Cu ltural collection Corporate governance,
and information about development management and
Aboriginal and Torres and management accountability
Strait Islander histories,
knowledge and cultures
" Figure 1: Outcome and output structure
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on Australian Indigenous studies in the world. Through the A IATSIS website, remote users can access the Library's catalogue, online co llect ions and electronic documents. Th e
Library also provides document delivery, interlibrary loans and reference services. The Family History Unit provides services to Link-Up staff that assists Indigenous Australians with family history research.
The Audiov isua l Arch ive holds almost one million items comprising photographic images , works of art, artefacts, audio, film and video in many different formats. The role of the archive is to ensure the sa fety and longevity of the ma terials, and to co nstantly m igrate the
information onto the latest techn ologies so that the material remains accessible for future generations of Australians.
Aborigina l Stud ies Press !ASP I publishes up to eight new titles annually in the area of Australian Indigenous studies. Academic books include history, anthropology, archaeology,
land rights and na tive title, health, education, languages and art, while genera l books include biography, autobiography and community stories. ASP publishes in print, sometimes with CO-ROMs. It also publishes digitally in eBook format for suitable new titles and previously out-of-print backlist titles. ASP is the publisher of the best-selling Aboriginal Australia map and, w ith the Research Program, publishes the journal Australian Aboriginal Studies. ASP runs a sma ll bookshop within AIATSIS and uses national and international trade distribu tors to widely disseminate its publications.
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Professor John Maynard
Professor Michael Dodson, AM. B Juris. LlB. UD[HC) Lit D [HC] [Chairperson] is a member of the Yawuru peoples the traditional Aboriginal owners of land and waters in the Broome area of the southern Kimberley region of Western Australia. He is currently Director of the
National Centre for Indigenous Studies at the A ustralian National University. He is a Professor of law at the ANU College of Law H e is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
P rofessor Dodson is also currently a D irector of Dodson, Bauman & Associates Pty Ltd " Consultants. He is formerly the Director of the lndtgenous Law Centre at the University of New South Wales, Kensington.
He was Australia's first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commiss ioner with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and he served as Commissioner from A pril 1993 to Jan uary 1998 .
Professor Dodson is a member of the Publications Committee for the University of N ew South Wales â‘ Indigenous La w Reporter, a member of the Lingiari Foundation and a member of the Australian National Archives Advisory Counci l. In August 2011. he took up hts six month appointment as the Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard, Massachusetts, USA. He has been a prominent and long " standing advocate on Land rights and other issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Professor John Maynard [Deputy Chairperson) is a Wor imi man from the Port Stephens t-egion of New South Wales. He is currently
OVERVIEW
Emeritus Professor Robert Tonkinson
an Australian Re search Council Australian Research Fellow [Indigenous]. He was formerly Professor of Indigenous Studies and Director of the Wo ll otuka Institute of Aboriginal Studies at the University of Newcastle. Professor Maynard was awarded the Aboriginal History [ANU) Stanner Fe llows hip [1996). and was the New South Wales Premier's Indigenous History Fellow [2003). the Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow [20 04). the University of Newcastle Researcher of the Year [2008) and the ANU's Allan Martin History Lecturer [201 0). He
gained his PhD in 2003. examining the rise of early Aboriginal politica l activism .
Professor Maynard was a member of the Exeâ‘ cutive Committee of the Australian Historical Association. the New South Wa les History Council and the Indigenous H igher Education Advisory Council and has worked with and within many Aboriginal communities, urban. rural and remote. He is the author of four books, including Aboriginal Stars of the Turf. Fight for Liberty and
Freedom and The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe
Born and raised in Perth, Emeritus Professor Robert Tonkinson took his Honours and Masters degrees in social anthropology at the University of Western Australia, where he later held the Chair in Anthropology [from 1984 until his retirement in 2003 ). He obtained his Doctorate in anthropology at the University of British Columbia [1972). and taught at the University of Oregon [1968-80) and the ANU [1980-84] before returning to Western Australia.
From the 1960s. Professor Tonkinson conducted research with Desert Ma rtu people and in Vanuatu. He has been pub lished extensively. In addition to four co-edited volumes, and a
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Dr Mark Wenitong Adjunct Professor
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monograph on his Vanuatu research, he has had two books published, The Jiga/ong Mob (19711] and The Mardu Aborigines (1978/91). H e
has also published seve ral edited volumes, and numerous articles on various aspects of Melanesian and Aus tralian Aboriginal cultures. He has been active in land claim research on beha lf of the Mar tu, w ho gained title to the bulk of their traditional homelands in 2002.
Dr Mark Wenitong is Ad junct Associate Professor in the School of Tropical Public Health at James Cook University. and is from the Kabi Kab i tribal group of South Quee nsland. H e is the Sen ior Medica l Advisor to Apunipima Cape York Health Council. and is the Aboriginal Public Health Med ica l Officer for the National Abo riginal Commu nity Controlled H ealth Organisation in Canberra .
He w as the Se nior Med ica l Officer at Wuchopperen Health Services in Cairns for the previous nine years. and he ha s also worke d as the medical advisor for the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Hea lth in Canber ra.
He is founder and a past president of the Aus tralian Indigenous Doctors' Association.
Dr Weni tong chairs the And rology Australia (Monash]. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Male Reference group.
He is a m embe r-of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islande r Advisory Council. He is also a m embe r of the National Lead C linicians Group (part of the national health reforms) as well as a member of the national Independent
E-Hea lth Adv iso ry group, and a ministeria l appo intee on the NHMR C Preventative Health Commi ttee.
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Dr Wenitong has be en heavily involved in Aboriginal an d Torres Strait Islander hea lth workforce issues and sits on the Cou ncil of Australian Governments ' Australran H ea lth Wor kforce Adv isory Counc il. He is involved in several National Health and Medical Resear ch
Counci l funded research projects.
He has worked in prison hea lth, refugee hea lth in East Trmor. as well as studying and working in Indigenous health internationally . He was a membe r of the Northern Territory Em ergency Response review expert advisory group in 2008.
Dr Wen itong received the 20 11 Australian Medical Association's President's Award for Excellence in Healthcare, and the 2010 Queens land Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander H ealth Cou ncil Ha ll of Fame award.
Adjunct Professor Sandy Toussaint is an anthropologist who has worked w ith Aboriginal people since the ea rly 1980s. She has und ertaken both applied and academic research
with a range of Indigenous groups but especially with Wa lmajarri, Juwaliny-WalmaJarri. Gooniyandr and Wangka junga families in the northern Kimberley region of W estern Australia,
and w ith Noongar groups in the state's south Professor Toussaint worked for inquiries such as the Royal Comm ission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the Aboriginal Land Inqu iry, and
the Aboriginal Edu cation Consultative Group . She has also wo rked for organizations such as the Kimberley Language Resource Cen tre and Marra Worra Worra.
She lectured in anthropology for eighteen years at the University of Western Australia, and has w ritt en and reviewed many socio-
Or Payi-Linda Ford Dana Ober
cultural, environmental and health reports, and published widely in journals such as Aboriginal History. Anthropology Today, the Australian Journal of Social Issues, Oceania, Social Analysis,
Practicing Anthropology. Australian Aboriginal Studies, Anthropological Forum, Meanjin, and the Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Her books include Phyllis Kaberry and me: anthropology. history and Aboriginal Australia; Crossing boundaries.â‘ cultural, legal, historical and practice issues in native title [editor]; A jury of whose peers? The cultural politics of juries in Australia
[co-edited with Kate Auty]; Applied anthropology in Australasia leo-edited with Jim Taylor]; and Kimberley Stories [editor].
Professor Toussa int is the Australian trustee of the Phyllis Kaberry Collection (lodged at AIATSIS]. co-trustee of the Catherine Berndt Estate. and a member of the Berndt Foundation Advisory Board. Coordinator of the 2012 Jimmy Pike's Artlines Exhibition, Professor Toussaint is on the editorial board of the journal Collaborative Anthropologi es, and dedicated to the value of collaborative work with Indigenous communities and organisations.
Dr Payi-Linda Ford is a senior lecturer with Charles Darwin University's School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Northern Territory. She is a Delyak-elder of the Rak Mak
Mak Marranunggu peoples and traditional owner from Kurrindju [Finniss River] in the Northern Territory. Dr Ford speaks several Aboriginal languages. These include Mak Mak
Marranunggu, Marithiel, Wagait/Daly River Creole and Aboriginal English She has been actively involved in Indigeno us community organisation businesses.
OVERVIEW
She is acknowledged for her deep understanding and contribution to promoting cross-cultural diversity as well as awareness of, and respect for, Indigenous knowledge systems and the benefit they hold for all Australians. Dr Ford has worked in advisory roles to government and non -government organisations. For the past twenty-four years she has been involved in
teaching and learning, delivering mainstream education for Indigenous and non -Indigenous Australians from early childhood through to higher education. She ho lds a Doctorate of
Ph ilosophy [Education]. Mas ters in Education [Language and Literacy]. Graduate Diploma in Special Education and Diploma of Teach ing (Primary] from Deakin University, Victoria.
Mr Dana Ober is from Saibai Island in the western Torres Strait. He is a linguist and has an expert know ledge of Torres Strait Islander culture and history. He is currently the chief executive officer of Saibai Council and is currently working at Tagai State College on Thursday Island. He was previously a lecturer at the Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics at the Batchelor Institute of
Indigenous Tertiary Education. He speaks three languages fluently: Kalaw Kawaw Ya, Yumplatok and English. His main areas of interest are the development and maintenance of Australian Indigenous languages and huma n
rights, particularly Indigenous rights He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in linguistics and sub-major in anthropology, from the ANU.
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Robynne Quigg in June Os car
Ms Robynne Qu igg in is a WiradJuri lawyer based in Sydney. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, Bachelor of Law s from the University of New South Wales and a Graduate Diploma in Practical Legal Training from The College of Law in Sydney.
Ms Quiggin has worked as a solicitor. senior policy officer and lecturer on a range of Indigenous law issues, including: Indigenous intellectual and cultural property; use of biological resources; heritage; native title; human rights; cons umer issues; media; criminal justice; and other social justice issues. She has participated in several United Nations Indigenous, human rights and biodiversity forums, and is a member of the editorial boards of the Indigenous Law Bulletin, Balayi and the Journal of Indigenous Social Policy
Ms Quiggin ran a lega l practice and consu ltancy in Sydney for seven years. Durmg that time she wrote the Indigenous Women 's Business Toolkit, developed the National Indigenous Intellectual
Property Too lkit . published articles and chapters in a number of books and journals.
She is currently managing the Australian Se curities & Investments Commission 's Indigenous outreach program, which assists Indigenous consumers with financial service issues. and liaises with financial service industries to improve services for Indigenous consumers .
Ms June Oscar is from the Bunuba language group of the central Kimberley region of North Western Australia. She has a Bachelor of Busines5 from Notre Dame University .
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Ms Oscar is a strong advocate and activist for the recognition, rights, preservation and promotion of Indigenous Australian languages. She is Chair of the Kimberly Language Resource Centre, an Aboriginal community organisation directed by senior speakers of the 28 surviving languages of the Kimberley region, and a former co -chair of the Kimberley Interpreting Service.
In addition. she is a member of the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre, comprising sen ior men and women who are the custodians and teachers of Aboriginal law, ceremonies, dance and songs .
She has previously held the position of Deputy Director of the Kimberley Land Council, the first woman to Chair the Marra Worra Worra Resource Agency [Fitzroy Crossing) and
has represented the Kimberley Aboriginal community on a number of advisory positions and interests to the state and federal governments.
Ms Oscar is the Kimberley member of the Indige nou s Women's Congress [a state wide board of Indigenous women established to provide advice to the Minister for Women â‘ s Interests). a member of the school council at Fitzroy Valley District High School and is involved in the Marulu Project focusing on research into Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. She is also a committee membe r on the Girl's Academy- Fitzroy Valley and the Fitzroy Futures
Forum and the local commun ity radio station Wangkiyupurnanupurru and member of the Western Australian Pastoral Lands Board. She is presently the CEO of Marninwarntikura Womenâ‘s Resource Centre.
REPORT ON OUTPUTS
OUTPUT 1 - RESEA CH
HIGHLIGHTS " Ministerial sign-off on new three-year agreement for AIATSIS native title research and capacity building.
" A IATSIS launched the new A IATSIS Centre for Land and Water Research.
" AIATSIS resea rch leads to tax reform.
" Researchers built i nternationallin ks.
" Native Title Research Unit led dialogue on joint management of conservation parks and reserves.
" AIATSIS researchers writin g the Curriculum for Australian Languages.
" A IATSIS researcher won prestigious Yachad Scholarship.
" Commu nity workshops delivered by AIATSIS Centre for Australian Languages.
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RESEARCH DELIVERABLES
Deliverable Output 1
Deliver quality research outcom es
Establish AIATSIS as a respected
and known Indigenous critical voice
in policy by developing a stronger
role for AIATSIS in the provision of
a rigorous evidence base for policy
development.
Reflect Indigenous know ledge in
our research outputs and fostering
Indigeno us researchers.
Position AIATSIS as a hub for
collaborative research in Indigenous
studies
Ma intain existing pa rtnerships
and deve lop new linkages w ith key
stakeholders.
Commu nicating and making
accessible the results of our
research.
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Result
Projects identified under the business plan were completed or satisfactorily
progressed as per project plans lsee text to follow)
All new projects subject to project design, ethics clearance where relevant,
research partnership contracts in place where required
Good publications results. Peer review standards upheld
See Appendix 1: publications and presentation
Six submissions and two appearances before parliamentary committees
Three contracts for advice on policy developm ent
Ad hoc advice to government agencies and NGOs
As at 30 June 47% of research staff and 31% of all program staff
Yea r total 54% and 43% all program staff
Seve n new fellowships awarded
Seven fellowships completed
Review paper and evidence provided to Behrendt review
New projects and partnerships developed :
2 CRCATS IH funding applications submitted
2 small housing contracts
2 large HERD C1 land and water grants
1 CRN partnership
4 New funding contracts
2 ARC institution applications - 2 unsuccessfull1 in top 25% 1.
6 collaborative Institution ARC applications lind 2xiRN) - 2 successful, 4 pending
Grants Project Manager appointed
Systems review completed
ANU Peer review support secured for late 2012/early 2013
Increased diversity of funding sources for external revenue
NTR U contract renewed $2.6m ill/ 3 years
Co ntinuing partnerships in La nguage IPM&C). NHMRC, RIRDC
$4.035 AIATSIS external revenue !excluding interest on investment) $2.936 from
research or 73%
All seminars webca st
High media interest for Native Title Conference
Conducted refresh on web site.
New ALWRC website
Ethics website redesigned
N ew intranet design
OVERVIEW
AIATSIS was established with an interim Cou ncil as a research institute in 1961 with a sole focus on 'Indigenous studiesâ‘ . Our functions und er the AIATSIS Act include many aspects of research, including: conducting and encou raging research; publishing research; training Indigenous researchers; promoting
Indigenous studies and a general understanding of Indigenous peoples; and maintaining a cultural collection.
While this seems like a diverse set of functions, these activit ies maintain their relevance to the different ways that Indigenous peoples engage w ith resea rch. Th ey may be embark ing on their own family history, enrolling in a deg ree or completing a PhD, retrieving information collected by researchers and governments
in the past, searching for good models or arguments to take to current governments or use in their community, or recording or developing new Indigenous knowledge and
thinking.
A IATSIS research focuses on six areas of research strength under two themes:
Indigenous social and cultural wellbeing
" language, arts and cultural expression
" education, history and cultural transmrssion
" health and we llbeing.
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Indigenous country and governance
" native title and traditiona l ownership
" land and wate r
" governance , public policy and development.
Publications and presentations stemming from this research during 2011-12 are listed in Appendix 1.
BUDGET
Funding provided by government for research has remained virtually unchanged for some years, consistent with other programs. Work to develop external revenue sources to fund
increasing and in-demand research continues to be successful with 2011-12 being the fifth consecutive year of record income [See Figures 3 and 4].
An increasing amount of revenue has been sourced externally including for capacity building related activities.
Including revenue ca rried over from the previous years, the expenditure sourced from revenue increased by 8 per cent to $5,416,456. Of thrs 65 per cent was spent on salaries; 10 per cent on
grants; 14 per cent on Public Programs; and the balance on other operational costs
Ex ternal revenue as a percentage of expenses
70%
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Figure 3: External revenue 2007-12
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Revenue
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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
AIATSIS to set new strategic directions for research
2010
During 2011 -12. the AIATSIS Research staff. Research Advisory Committee and Council began a co nsultation process to develop a new Research Strategic Plan for AIATSIS. The plan will be developed to coincide with the new
Corpora te Plan beg inning 2013-14.
Given the breadth of our functions, it is imperative that A IATSIS set priorities for our research that assist management to allocate resources, n~cruit and manage staff. and meas ure our performance. After 50 years, it is even more important that we are able to articulate our priorities and the continued relevance of A IATS IS research into the future.
As part of this process. AIATSIS is reviewing the role of the Research Advisory Committee and the Resea rch Ethics Committee, reviewing our core centres of research excellence, and establishing our strategic resea rch priori ties for investment.
Review of Indigenou s access to higher education
On 14 Ap ril 201 1, the Australian Government announced a review into higher education access and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people headed by Professor
Larissa Behrendt.
In his role as a member of the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Committee, A IATSIS
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Figure 4: Revenue 2007-12
2011 2012
Principal, Mr Rus sell Taylor and Dr Lisa Strelein. Director of Research- Indigenous Country and Gov ernance, gave evidence to the commit tee. Dr Strelein was invited by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research to provide a discussion paper on the AIATS IS init iatives that enhance Indigeno us access to higher edu cation and research, in particular the Indigenous Visiting Resear ch
Fe llowships Program. Dr Strelein provided further information for the report to the government and a companion volume relating to the review, on ethical research practices involving Indigenous commu nities. Professor Behrendt and Departmental officials met with the AIATSIS Council to discuss the findings of the review and their impa ct on AIATSIS on 4 June 2012 in Townsville.
Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenou s Studies
At every stage, research with and about Indigenous peoples must be founded on a process of meaningful engagement and reciprocity between the researcher and the
Indigenous people. The AIATSIS Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies [GERAIS) seek to embody the best standards of ethical research and human rights. The Gu idelines were reviewed in 2010 to ensure they remain the highest benchmark.
The Guide lines comprise 14 principles grouped under the broad categories of: rights. respect and recognition; negotiation, consultation, agreement and mutual understanding; participation, collaboration and partnership;
bene fits, outcomes and giving back; managing research: use, storage and access; and reporting and compl iance .
All research cond ucted by or facilitated by A IATS IS is required to observe the standards embodied in the Gu idelines. Th e way we conduct research at A IATSIS, and our commitment to
community based research, are important elements of our cu ltural com petency. It is therefore impo rtant that all staff conducting research have training and mentoring in the conduct of ethica l research.
Th e Guide lines are also applied or referred to by other ethics comm itt ees , research organisations and professional bodies as we ll as some government departments and private companies. AIATSIS will continue to work to promote the ado ption of the Guidelines.
The AIATS IS Research Ethics Committee [REC) is conce rned with reviewing the ethical aspec ts of research projects. including ethica l su itab il ity and oversight as appropriate during the course of a project. REC now meets four times per year. The re are currently three of seven Indigenous members, with the Chair being Indigenous.
The membersh ip requiremen t for institutional ethics committees constrains selection options for REC members. H owever, like all govern ing committees, AIATSIS should assess poss ible appo intees against se lec tion criteria one . Executive should consider if a majority
Indigenous m embe rsh ip is feasible and set a timeframe for meeting a target membership.
W ith the suspension of the AIATSIS Research grants program, REC has recently reviewed its role and how to maintain the pos ition of the Gu idelines as the standard w ithin the research sector. AIATS IS has recen tly undertaken work to develop resources and templates to support the use of the Guidelines. j
REC identified a number of strateg ies for the coming year that could strengthen their role and that of the Guidelines, includ ing:
" deve loping GERA IS based ethics training and resources, including induction package for staff and external users and online resources
" providing access to REC for external bod ies who apply our Guide lines.â‘
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In addition, the Executive Board of Management is exploring options for all projects conducted by AIATS IS to be reviewed for ethical consideration and possible referral to REC .
Suspension of Research grants program
For the first time in 40 years, AIATSIS did not invite applications for research grants for 20 12. Counc il took this decision following considerable deliberation concerning the strategic capac ity of A IATSIS to undertake, support and commission
research. In the context of the changing and increasingly competitive research and fiscal environme nt within which AIATS IS operates, Council noted the financial revenue growth over recent years of both the higher education and research sectors generally, which does not match AIATSIS' expe rience. Government funding for A IATS IS has fallen steadily over the past decade, in inflation-adjusted terms.
Internal reviews of the grants program presented to Council in 2010 and 2011 found that the program was no t able to meet crit ica l intended purposes for ma ny reasons. Applications from Indigenous researchers and communi ties were declining; community
interest in more practical resea rch did not necessarily result in competitive applications; research costs were rising while the ove rall pool of grant money was staying static; exce llent grants of high cost or major research collaborations could not be supported; and the costs of managing the program relative to the amounts offered we re higher than other audited programs. Given the overall pressures on the organisation, AIATSIS was struggling to maintain funding of the program at 7.5 per cent of the total app ropriation whereas in the 1970s the figure was close to 24 per cent.
At the same time, AIATS IS had declining capacity to employ research staff. provide research advice to governmen t, and support field research of staff. It also had a declining expertise in important topics, increasing reliance on non -ongoing contract or grant based research, and ad hoc support of Indigenous researchers. In addition. the grants program is no longer eligible for inclusion in the Australian Competitive Grants Register, due to an Australian Government policy decision in 2010 .
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AIATSIS Centre for Australian Languages staff !from left to right! Dr Kazuko Obata. Rhonda Smith, Melissa Crowther, Alexandra Muir. Jutta Besold and Lachlan Russell. Absent: Dr Doug Marmion.
For these reasons, Council reluctantly decided that the grants program could not be funded next year. Instead. the funds will be used to bolster research in priori ty areas which are critica lly short of resources.
INDIGENOUS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL WELLBEING
LANGUAGE ARTS AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION
AIATSIS Centre for Australian Languages
The AIATS IS Centre for Australian Languages [ACAL. formerly A IATSIS Language Unit] is partly funded by the Office for the Arts under a three-year agreement. The 2011-12 financial year is the second year. Under the funding agreement. ACAL is committed to deliver a
number of projects and activities on Australian languages. The core members of ACAL are: Language Research Fellows Dr Doug Marmion and Dr Kazuko Obata, Communication and Administration Officer Rhonda Smith and Research Assistant Melissa Crowther. Several short-term staff members were appointed
to wDrk on specific projects. Drs Marmion and Obata alternately manage ACAL, which is overseen by Dr Jakelin Troy, Director of
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Research, Indigenous Social and Cultural Wellbeing. Dr Marmion was awarded research funding by Council to carry out documentation work w ith speakers of Ngajumaya, a language of the Norseman-Kalgoorlie region in Western Australia. In May 2012 . he made his first field trip to Esperance and Norseman to discuss the scope of his work with Ngajumaya speakers
prior to submitting an application to the AIATS IS Research Ethics Committee
AIATSIS Languages Team engagement with the community
One of the projects funded under the Office for the Arts agreement is community language workshops. In 2012, Dr Marmion delivered three workshops in Western Australia in collaboration with local organisations: the Ngalia and Tjuban groups, in Leonora; the Gabrun group
in Kalgoorlie; and the lrra Wangga Language Centre in Geraldton. The workshops gave participants an understanding of the A IATSIS collections as well as how to search the collection catalogue and request copies of materials held in the coll ections. The workshops involved the participants in hands-on use of various AIATSIS online databases, including
MURAÃ [AIATSIS collection catalogue!. AUSTLANG [Australian Indigenous languages
VISIT TO A TRULY ICONIC PLACE
Between mid December 2011 and mid January 2012. Dr Jakelin Troy, Director of Research, Indigenous Social and Cultural Wellbeing, had the unforgettable experience of spending one month in Israel as the National Australia Bank Yachad Foundation University of Tel Aviv Fellow.
Dr Troy was nominated by colleague and friend Professor Ghil'ad Zuckerman, Chair in Endangered Languages and Linguistics, University of Adelaide.
Dr Troy as the 36th recipient of a Yachad Fellowship joins other scholars such as Professor Marcia Langton and Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan MP.
.. Yachad" is a Hebrew word meaning 'together' and
together Ghil'ad and I explored Israel and shared our common interest in linguistics and human ingenuity in the use and development of languages.
"That part of the world for a person like myself -so interested in other people and particularly languages -is a truly iconic place," she said.
"I travelled the length and breadth of Israel and experienced its many and varied peoples. languages. cultures and the breathtaking human and natural landscape."
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Or Troy [second from left) and Prof Zu ckerman [cen tre] w ith teachers at an Ethopian 'ulpanâ‘ - Hebrew language school. Be 'er Sheva .
Dr Troy's purpose in taking up this fellowship was to learn about the language scene in Israel as well as to participate in scholarly events as a Lecturer and discussant on the subject of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and initiatives in
this country to revitalise and maintain languages.
Dr Troy was also in Israel to observe and participate in, through learning something of Hebrew, the modern miracle of the revitalisation of an ancient language into a modern, vibrant language of everyday communication for millions of people. She had the opportunity to experience first-hand one of the most remarkable linguistic experiments humans have ever undertaken .
This was the re-instatement of the ancient Hebrew language to its current status as the main language of communication in the everyday Lives of all Israelis.
Since her return. Dr Troy has arranged events with Professor Zuckerman and other scholars from Israel to share their knowledge about language revival through our AIATSIS seminar series.
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database!. and OZB IB [lingui stic bibliography of Aboriginal Australia and Torres Strait Islands). The workshops also addressed the spec ific needs of participants in relation to language work. More wo rkshops are planned for the 2012-13 financial year.
Dr Marmion and Dr Troy co-convened a session, Languag e and Indigenous Issues, for LangFest, a se t of lang uage and linguistics conferences that took place in Decemb er 2011. The session focused on Indigenous languages of Australia and issues in language maintenance, revival, curriculum and pedagogy . The session was we ll-attended and a numb er of interesting pape rs we re presented.
As part of LangFest, ACAL organised a Gamilaraay languag e class. It was delivered by experienced language teacher and Gamilaraay wo man Donna Mclaren and Br John Giacon, who has been working on the Gamilaraay language for many yea rs. It was atten ded by ove r 20 people, including local Aboriginal peop le, and was well-received by all participants, many of whom expressed the hope that further such classes would be held. A IATS IS is exploring the possibilit y of offering more language classes in the future in a range of AustraLian languages. We are working with local communities to develop language initiat ives that will assist Indigenous peoples to reawaken and revitalise their languages.
On 26 M arch 2012 , ACAL and the Re search Business Team, organised a sem inar by Professor Leanne Hinton. Professor Hinton has worked on language revival with numerous Ind igenous communities in California, USA , where she helped deve lop innovative approaches
to this work. H er seminar was followed by a panel session with linguists and practitioners of language work. Th1s event is intended to be the beginning of an ongoing conversation about language revitalisation work in Australia.
Taking a leadership role in cu rriculum development
Dr Troy worked with Associate Professor Angela Scarino of the University of South Australia to develop 'Shape of the Australian Curriculum -Languagesâ‘ for the Austr-alia n Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA]
[http:/ /www.aca ra .edu .au/verve/ _resources/ Languag es_-_Shape _of_the_Australia n_
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Curriculum.pdf] which was released in its final version in early 2012.
Subsequent ly, Dr Troy, Dr Marmion and Dr Michael Wa lsh [University of Sydney]. were appointed by ACARA as writers of the Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Language s: Pathways to Learning Aboriginal Languag es and Torres Strait Islander Languages . Work on this project began in March 2012 and is expected to be comp leted late 201 2.
The project team will develop the draft nationa l curriculum for Australian languages for years P-12. This includes development of pathways . program types. content de scriptions, elaborations and ach ieveme nt standards for the framework. ACARA expects the draft curriculum will be ava ilable to the public for comment in November 2012. Trials in a sample of Australian schools will also form part of the
project.
Dr Troy was an invited speaker at the 42nd annual symposium of the Australian Academy of the Human ities â‘Educating the Nation: The Humanit ies in the New Australian Curriculumâ‘ on 17 November 2012 . She presented a paper on the Australian Curriculum- Languages and the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Languages in the national curriculum.
National Australian Languages Survey of Australia (NILS2)
Dr Obata con tinued manag1 ng the Seco nd National Indigenous Languages Survey [N ILS2]. Th e project, funded by the Office of the Arts [OFTAI. aims to take a com prehensive snapshot of the state of Australia's Indigenous languages, including their number, status and vitality , and to gain some indication of their prospects. This survey follows on from the first NILS, conducted in 2004 by AIATSIS in conjunction with the Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages [FATS ILl.
In July and August 2011 , ACA L consulted with stakeholders to define the parameters of NILS2. Afterwards. OFTA accepted ACAls proposal that NILS2 be run as two separate surveys-a Language activity survey and language attitude survey. In late 2011, Dr Kara Youngentob, a
researche r and a survey specialist, joined ACAL under a short-term co ntract to help develop the survey questionnaires. The surveys will begin in July 2012 and run until September 2012. Project
Officer Jutta Besold joined ACAL in March 2012 to manage survey implementation following the completion of her PhD thesis on the New South Wales South Coast languages. Further appointme nts for support positions for survey implementation, Lachlan Russell and Alex Muir, were made in June 2012.
Jutta Besold is also responsible for the Identifying and Documenting Language Materials project. Under this project, ACAL will identify senior researchers with large, valuable collections of language materials and
negotiate with them to deposit these materials at AIATSIS, and assist them with sorting and documentat ion.
Digital Languages portals
Dr Obata continued working with the InSPIRE centre at the University of Canberra to develop a language portal, and the prototype was comp leted in May 2012. The Australian
Languages Community website will be made available to se lect test users in July 2012 and further development will follow, based on their feedback. The site is intended to serve as a communication and collaboration tool for people interested in language wo rk.
Under Dr Obata's direction, Melissa Crowther, and indexer Geraldine Triffitt of Naviti Documentation continued updating AUSTLANG and OZBIB respectively. In March 2012, ACAL exchanged a contract w ith the Research Schoo l of Humanities and the Arts at the Australian National University for the modification work to AUSTLANG and OZB IB. OZBIB is currently restricted to academic publications, but once the modifications are made, it will be capable of holding information on any type of resource on â‘ Australian languages.
Engagement with policy makers
As the reporting period drew to a close, Dr Marmion and Dr Obata were invited to present a preliminary briefing to the Inquiry into Language Learning in Indigenous Communities by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
Languages Research Fellow Sarah Cutfield comp leted her PhD on the semantics and use of demonstratives in Dalabon and successfully passed her exam ination. Dr Cutfield and her research assistant Salome Harris completed their fieldwork for a Dalabon ethnobiology project. The materials they recorded have been deposited at the A IATS IS Audiovisual Archive. Dr Cutfield organised a two-day session on interpreting and translating for the 2011 A IATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference, which was attended by practitioners, lawyers and
Indigenous community people.
Rhonda Smith continued researching her own languag e, Wiradjuri, as we ll as managing an ema il list for linguists and language workers. She has also taken a leading role in developing a communications network for Indigenous linguists.
From May to October 2011, Lindy Moffatt, Indigenous Visiting Research Fellow in Health, and Jonathon Potskin. a Cree man from Canada and International Research Visitor at A IATSIS, conducted the Language and Wellbeing project. This pilot project exam ined the issue of the con nec tion between language an d wellbeing for
Indigenous peoples The final report found an almost complete lad of research in this area, both worldwide and within Australia. It also noted that most social health researchers feel there is likely to be some connection between we llbeing and language maintenance, and it
needs proper investigation. ACAL is seeking potential partners for possible future work in this area.
From late November 2011 to early January 2012 , ACAL hosted Step han ie Jenkins and James Bednall, both from the University of Western Australia, as part of the Summer
Research Scholarship program administered by A IATSIS and the Australian National University [ANU). Under the supervision of Dr Marmion, ACAL, and Professor Jane Simpson, Head of School Languages and Linguistics ANU, Ms Jenkins and Mr Bednall conducted research on
Nyangumarta and Yinhawangka respectively. Mr Bednall's scholarship included a one-week field trip to Port Hedland funded by the Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. Bo th scholars presented the results of their research at ANU in January 2012. Mr Bednall has since taken up a position with lrra Wangga Language
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Students from Cowra 's Koo ri community [NSWI reading as part of Dr Lawrence Bam blett's primary research project Read With Me Everyday The project engages community members in order to build communi ty capacity to support development of English literacy.
Centre in Western Australia while Ms Jenkins is returning to Canberra to work on the AustKinll project. an ANU project fun ded by the Australian Research Counci l. Dr Troy is also a member of the AustKinll project.
In March 2012, ACAL offered scho larships to John Giacon and John Mansfield, both PhD students at ANU, to support their attendance at the Australian Languages Workshop . They gave presentations on their respective PhD projects.
In June 2012, ACA L exchanged a contract w ith A usAID for funding a joint project with FUNAI (Funda ~ao N acional do indio, the National
Indian Foundation !. the Brazilian Government organisation responsible for suppo rting the Indigenous languages of Brazil. This project will host visitors from FUNA I to enable sharing of knowledge about approaches to Indigenous
languages mai ntenance and support AIATSIS researchers will also make a visit to Brazil Th e project, to be led by Dr Marmion, w ill run in 2012-14.
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Greg Lehman was rea pp ointed as an Indigenous Visiting Resea rch Fellow in January 2012 and he continued his PhD research through the University of Tasma nia. Mr Leh ma n is
investigat ing visual representation of Tasma nian Aboriginal people and relationships with European thought
In 2011-12, he published four reviews an d a book chapter, as we ll as comple ting a series of ten radio portraits of Tasmanian Abo riginal historical figures with the Aus tralian
Broadcasting Corporation.
In September, Grace Koch co-convened two sessions at the 20 11 AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Con ference with Professor Aaron Corn, Australian National U niversity, which dea lt with IT issues in Indigenous music and dance. AIATS IS continu es 1ts participation in
the National Indigenous Reco rding Project and Ms Koch represented the Principal at the an nu al mee ting of the project in Darwin.
Jerome Comisari continued his cadetship at AIATSIS in 20 11 -12. H e comme nced work on the A u sLit BlackWords Project of wh ich AIATS IS is a project partner The project is
funded by the Australian Research Council's Linking Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities Scheme Mr Comisari has commenced work on the enormous task of updating the database w ith A IATSIS Library acquisitions.
Research funding
Greg Lehman was convener of the Questacon Expert Working Group on Indigenous Engagement with Sciences for which AIATSIS was awarded funding in July 20 11 . The project was part of the Department of Industry,
Innovation, Science and Research's Inspiring Australia initiati ve, wh ich aims to build strong relationships be tween science and society, unde rpinned by effective communicat ion
of science and its benefits. He has edited a forthcoming report to be published by Questa con .
During October 2011, Mr Lehman undertook research in the USA, w here he visited num erous cultural intuitions and presented a semi nar, Throug h the Rear View Mirror: Visual Identity
in Aboriginal Tasmania, at Columbia University, USA.
Prestigious Oxford Scho larsh ip
In May 201 2, Greg Lehman was awarded the prestigious Roberta Sykes Scholarship to complete a Masters in History and Visual Cultures at the University of Oxford and to continue his PhD research by gaining access to British and European collections housing
material relating to Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
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TRANSMISSION
Compet itive research funding
Indigenous Visiting Research Fellow, Dr Lawrence Bamb lett. comp leted con tract research for an Australian Research Council funded Discovery Project with Dr Jane Lydon at the Monash Indigenous Centre. Drawing on interviews with senior Wiradjuri women from Erambie M ission [Cowra, New South Wales], Dr Bamblett's prOJeCt explored the â‘ways that photographs are incorporated into
the community's oral history tradition. Overall,
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'Aboriginal Visual Histories: Photographing Indigenous Australians' reviewed photographs of Aboriginal people in key collections around Aus tralia and in Europe to produce the first
systematic and comprehensive history of photographing Aboriginal people from the time photography was introduced in Australia in 1841 to the present day. The proJect collaborated with Indigenous researchers to incorporate
Indigenous perspectives. It produced va luable resources for Ind igenous communities, institutions and researchers, through seminar presentations and an edited collection to be published by Aboriginal Studies Press.
Addressing community needs
Dr Bamblett continues to work on his primary research project, Read with Me Every Day The project received $175 ,000 funding from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR] to engage
members of Cowraâ‘s Koori commun ity in order to build community capac ity to support development of English literacy. The project exceeded the DEEWR target of engaging 170 of Cowraâ‘s 705 Koori community members in capacity building workshops between August 20 11 and December 2012. Up to June 2012 , 607 people had accessed the program.
Dr Bamblett also published 13 local newspaper articles about his wo rk at Eramb1e [whe re the majority of Cowraâ‘s Koori community still live] since Aug ust 2011. In addition to managing weekly literacy workshops [involving 15-50
people] and major reading promotion events [involving 100-300 people] he continued with a research project to assess the program. Fund ing is be ing sought to develop a commun ity garden/healthy eating promotion program at
Erambie .
Influencing national educat ion-advising ACARA on the 'Australian Curriculum -Health and Phys ical Educat ion'
Dr Bamb lett is a member of the writing team for the Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority to write Aboriginal histories and cultures into the Health and Phys ical Education draft paper of the Australian Curriculum.
He also consulted on a forthcoming Ra intree publication, Indigenous Australian Cultures by Mary Colson [October 2012]. He is currently
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book reviews ed itor for Australian Aboriginal Studies. In June 20 12, he became an adjunct research fellow at the Australian National University.
Dr Bamblett continues to chairâ‘ the Eramb ie Advancement Aboriginal Corporation and is a member of a number of Cowraâ‘s community organisations including the Aboriginal Education Consu ltative Group .
Research Visitor at the Max Planck Institute, Berlin
Dr Geoffrey Gray, Research Fellow, History, Tradition and Cultural Transformation, completed another highly productive year, publishing one edited book, several chapters, and seve ral published papers in refereed journals.
Dr Gray is a research visitor at the prestigious Max Planck Institute, Berlin from July to mid " August 2012. The theme of his research during this visit is co lonial subjects of health and diff erence: races, populations and diversities. This them e is part of a major research project,
"Historicizing Knowledge abo ut Human Biological Diversity" .
Dr G ray was invited to present a paper, â‘contest ing Ethnographic Autho rity', to the Australian H istory Association Regional Conference at the University of Tasmania,
Launceston in July 2011. The paper will be pub lishe d in Histories of Anthropology Annual [vol.9, 2013 ].
In November 2011, Dr Gray presented "A break w ith the past" to New Zealandâ‘s History Association Annual conference, University of Waikato. Th e paper examined and discussed changes in the way anthropologists in Australasia presented and constructed indigenous peoples in Australia and New Zealand .
D r Gray co-wrote/edited Scholars at War: Australasian social scientists 1939 -45 in collaboration with Doug Munro and Christine Winter It is the fir st scholarly publication to
examine the effect World War II had on the ca reers of Australasian social scientists.
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In April2Ul2, Dr Jean ine Leane , IVRF , was nominated for a Commonwealth Writers Prize in the Best First Book category for her book Purple Threads.
Commonwealth Writers Prize Nomination
Dr Jea nine Leane, Indigenous Visiting Research Fellow [IVRF]. left AIATSIS in March 2012 to take up a Research Fellow pos ition at the A NU College of Arts and Social Sciences. In April 2012, Dr Leane was nom inated for a
Commonwealt h Writers Prize in the Best First Book category for her book, Purple Threads . Jeanine was interviewed by ABC Radio about the book , as well as by Hannah Thomas, Commonwea lth Writers Association, London, on Aboriginal publishing post 1960s and barriers for Aboriginal writers.
She continued her work on the web-based database BlackWords in 2011-12, producing a series of "education trailsâ‘. BlackWords trails group texts with similar themes and provide scholarly annotations of the grouped texts.
She also attended a seminar at New York University, Centre for Religion, Media and Soc ial Transformation in October 2011 . The seminar was titled Reconciling Spirituality and Resistance in Indigenous Australian Art.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Ray Lovett. a Wongaiban man from New South Wales. received a further 12-month fellowship to progress his PhD (ANU] which aims lo understand problematic alcohol use amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. including looking at cultural aspects of attachment or dislocation from country. A former registered nurse and community controlled health sector manager. Mr Lovett undertook his PhD with the support of the IVRF program after he completed a professional
Mas ters in Applied Epidemiology. He plans to submit his PhD in late 2012. Mr Lovett gave a number of seminars and presentations on his research during the period.
In collaboration with the Research Business Team. Mr Lovett submitted a funding application requesting $75 .000 from the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander H ea lth in June 2012 . Th e project,
'Cultural Mediation Approach in Aboriginal Primary Health Care: Impacts on Screen and Treatment for Risky Alcohol Consumptionâ‘. poses the key question of whether or not culturally relevant screening questions. such as those regarding mob and country, have an effect on the level of disclosure to a health
professional. Outcomes from the funding round should be known by Sep tember/Octobe r 2012.
Stewart Sutherland. IVRF , visited New Zea land lwice in 2011-12. He attended the Haere TonuNga Moemoea : Continuing the Dream Con ference in Otara. New Zealand.
In collaboration with the National Stolen Generation Alliance. Mr Sutherland hosted a parliamentary seminar. Taking the Next Steps: Stolen generations and Australia's universities, in February 2012. The focus of the sem inar was embedding Stolen Generations content into university curricula of relevant professions in line with recommendations of the Bringing them Home report.
Mr Sutherland and Gillian Brannigan presented their paper. 'Young and Old: Connecting Generationsâ‘. at the 2011 AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference. The theme of the presentation was the removal of children today and the connection to the policies of the past.
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Dr Jill Guthrie left AIATS IS in April 2012 to take up a research fellow position in the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at ANU. During 2011-12, she continued work on her 'Justice Reinvestment' project.
Dr Guthrie held a workshop in November to reach agreement on the viability of pursuing a justice reinvestment research project for the Australian Capital Territory [ACT] with around 25 invitees. including Australian and ACT Government policy makers, non " government organisations, advocacy groups and researchers. AIATSIS proposed a research project that would examine the application of 'JR' methodologies and policy approaches
for the ACT. focusing on the justice and social services that offenders engage with. A workshop report and discussion paper were developed from the workshop for distribution to
participants.
While hosting of this project will move to ANU with Dr Guthrie, AIATSIS remains a partner through the involvement of Dr Lisa Strelein as a project advisor. Dr Strelein, joined Dr Guthrie and other colleagues to submit an Australian
Research Council [ARC] Discovery Indigenous application for the Cowra case study project in April 2012 . The ACT Linkage partnership is being developed with a view to submitting an ARC Linkage grant in 2013.
Ms Samia Goudie, IVRF , left A IATSIS in December 2011 to take up the role of senior lecturer in Indigenous Health at the ANU Medical School. In 2011 . she continued her collaborative research with Pelican expeditions and the Hopevale community. Ms Goudie presented a paper at the RMIT Graduate Symposium on Ethics, which resulted in her being invited to become a member of the RMIT
Ethics Advisory Committee . In September 2011, she presented two papers at the biennial AIATSIS Na tional Indigenous Studies Conference.
Pearl Chaloupka, a Noongar woman with Ballardong heritage, is undertaking a PhD through the National Centre for Indigenous Studies, ANU . The title of her PhD is While you are looking at us. we are looking back at you: four decades of Aboriginal autobiography in Western Australia.â‘
Ms Chaloupka's PhD will analyse co -authored autobiographies of Aboriginal people in Western
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Australia, in 1980s - 201 1. Initiall y the PhD will exam ine works co-authored by Bruce Shaw, who has published Aboriginal autobiographies over four decades and the work co-authored with Dr Mary -Anne Jebb. Ms Chaloupka undertook academic training and attended a conference and seminars related to her PhD in 2011-12, and applied for a Berndt Museum Research Grant.
RESEARCH BUSINESS TEAM
Research Business Team IRBT] staff changed substantially in the reporting period. The Director, Research Business, Tony Boxall retired in January 2012 and Dr Cressida Fforde, Public
Programs and Publications Manager , took up a position at the National Centre for Ind igenous Studies at ANU. Mr Boxall was replaced by Prav in Ad ip and Sally McN icol replaced Dr Fforde.
Johann ldriss joined the team in February as Project Officer with responsibility for administering the A IATSIS Grants Program, updating the Research program intranet and website and publishing audiovisual content from the Public Programs.
Public Programs Coordinator, Anne-Marie Ridgeway, joined AIATSIS in February
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In April 2012, AIATSIS trialled a new posit1on to support our capacity to acquire external research grants. Senior Project Manager, Dylan Daniel-Marsh, joined the RBT on secondment from ANU. He has been working closely with the Research program academic cohort to develop funding applications, assess and execute funding agreements and to develop associated policies, systems and tools to better manage external funding compliance and risk.
The RBT had a successful year which saw a number of funding opportunities come to fruit ion . These included executing funding agreements/contracts for the following grants and consultancies:
" AusAID FuNAI Agreement l$178.000 ]
" FaHCSIA Stolen Generations Memorandum of Understanding l$200,000]
" Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Consultancy Agreements l$36,000]
" NTRU Funding Agreement l$2,634,616]
" National Climate Change Adaption Research Fac ility Project Agreement l$425,480)
In order to further develop and cement our electronic publishing capacity under the new Research publications imprint, Pauline McGuire was appointed as the Research Publications Project Manager, in early June. She is responsible for publication activiti es across the ICG and ISCW research programs .
For further information about the publications and public programs activities of the Research Program see chapter 2.
Portraits by Harry King, John William Lindt and JW Beattie. [AIATSIS Ref. Mackay.L01.DF)
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INDIGENOUS COUNTRY AND GOVERNANCE
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERSHIP
Minister signs off on new three-year agreement for AIATSIS native titte research and capacity building
AIATSIS Chairperson Professor Mick Dodson and the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon Jenny Macklin MP at the National Native Title Conference in Townsville in June.
AIATSIS has partnered with the Australian Government to support the native title sector since 1993. Entering its 20th year. the Native Title Research Unit [NTRU] provides research. information and resources as well as coordinates activities across the sector, including the flagship native title conference.
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [FaHCSIA] w ill contribute $2.6 million over three years, resulting in a program of activities worth
more than $5.6 million over three years.
AIATSIS' reputation for high-quality independent advice has established the NTRU as a leader in facilitating policy debate within the native title system. Our success in moving debates forward and informing critica l policy and legislative reform has been exemplified recently in our work on taxation of native title and climate change adaptation.
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The NTRU has also played a pivotal role in coordinating information, and developing capacity within the sector. Our continued contribution to the effective working of the native title system can be summarised by the following key roles:
" functioning as a national cleal-ing house: collecting, presenting and distributing information to overcome difficulties of isolation, inexperience and lack of access to resources
" providing tools and resources for induction and ongoing professional education and development informed by national practice
" providing opportunities for native titl e representative bodies/native title service providers and native title claimants and holders to coordinate and discuss issues at a national level as well as opportunities to take a prominent role in co llaborative/ system wide forums
" conduc ting strategic research and ana lysis on priority issues, and
" promoting understanding of Indigenous perspe ctives on desired and effective native title outcomes.
In the new agreement, A IATSIS has anticipated the major movements of the sector over the next three years. In particula r, we have prioritised support for Registered Native Title Bodies
Corpo ,~ate as these organ isations emerge and
develop; we have extended our capabilities in agreement making to focus on corporate design and the management of decision-making; and we have conso lidated our expertise in knowledge and information management.
Commonwealth connect ion policy research project
Over 2011-12. AIATSIS was commissioned by the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department to conduct research into the legal, practical and policy considerations involved in the Australian Governmenfs participation in
native title consent determinations.
The research team. Or Lisa Strelein, Research Fellow Toni Bauman and Nick Duff. inquired into the various roles, responsibilities and requirements in relation to assessing native title connection when entering into native title
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Government staff Australia-wide came together in Alice Springs to discuss
differ,ent approaches to joint management.
JO INT MANAGEM ENT WO RKSHOP: TOWARD S A
COM MUNITY OF PRA CT ICE
On 3 April 2012, AIATSIS ran a two-day workshop,
'Native Title and Other Pathways towards a Commun ity of Practiceâ‘ in Desert Park, Alice Springs. Amidst the stunning desert surrounds, government staff from across the country shared experiences and ideas on how to improve Australia â‘ s approach to joint management.
The term 'joi nt management' broadly refers to an agreement between native title holders and relevant governments regarding the management of national parks and other conservation or protected areas. The Native Title Research Unit [NTRU ) has been investigating the concept of a 'community of practiceâ‘ . Delegates exp lored this concept and identified practical issues that should be addressed in developing a community of practice.
Issues raised included access to coun try and the right to ca re for country, which are increasingly sought after by traditional owners through joint manageme nt arrangements. Delegates also discussed the challenges they face in match ing the aspirations of joint management partners with their ca pacities. There were also concerns about multi-te nures of Indigenous Protected Areas , wh ich include national parks.
Each jurisdiction also outlined their current approaches to managing marine areas and the eme rging potential for joint management. Despite limited progress in joint management over mari.ne areas to date, there is a growing awareness of the
need to address Indigenous interest in sea country manageme nt.
Th is information will now be used to inform the development of a community of practice or learning portal, with the aim of providing cross " jurisdictional support for joint management
practices.
Some suggestions for the content included digital information sharing, a range of toolkits, web " based forums for discussion, research to benefit stakeholders, and email networks.
The NTRU will be publishing a report to provide a mo re detailed account of the workshop, which will be made available through the NTRU Joint Management webpage: http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/
ntru/jointmanagement.html.
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Workshop 3 participants [August 2011, University College, Parkville] Photo courtesy Native Title Services Victoria.
WORKSHOP SERIES: THRESHOLDS FOR TRADITIONAL OWNER SETTLEMENTS IN VICTORIA
The Native Tille Research Unit. AIATSIS , facilitated a series of three workshops involving native title stakeholders in Victoria. They included representatives/staff of the Victorian Traditional Owner Land Justice Group, the Victorian Aboriginal
Heritage Council. Native Title Services Victoria. the Native Title Unit in the Department of Justice, the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office, the Right People for Country Project and Aboriginal Affairs Victoria.
The workshops were coordinated by a working group comprising representatives of the Department of Justice, the Victorian Government Solicitor"s Office and Native Title Services Victoria. The workshops were facilitated by AIATSIS
Research Fellow, Toni Bauman. and recorded by Lara Wiseman, NTRU Senior Project Officer.
The aims of this collaborative workshop series were to:
" facilitate dialogue around the nature and processing of threshold statements as required in order to enter negotiations under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic/
" work towards a model for demonstrating thresholds in Victoria
" identify easily agreed issues and those that need further clarification, how and by whom, and
" identify the process tor arriving at shared definitions.
Wcrkshop 1: Setting the Scene. held in May, began
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with a review of the past and present co ntext for processing 'connection' in Victoria within the context of moving from the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwth) to the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 {Vic). Following the workshop the Working Group
established cross-agency discussion groups to examine five elements of the threshold statement in more detail, outcomes from these discussions were then considered at Workshop 2.
Workshop 2: Exploring Terms and Concepts. held in July, examined key concepts. terms and issues relevant to creating a traditional owner threshold statement. Discussion focused on: description of the traditional owner group; description of the area; statement of association; negotiation capacity; and the research process overview.
Workshop 3: Shared Processes, held in August, participants discussed process issues identified in the previous workshops. They explored aspects of the threshold statemen t process including: community education and capacity building; agreement making between traditional owner groups and the potential role of the Right People for Country project; authorisation processes; prioritisation principles; shared, collaborative and traditional owner-led research processes: and the notification process following submission of a threshold statement. Outcomes from the workshop series will inform further collaboration between native title stakeholders in Victoria to develop 'Towards Threshold Guidelinesâ‘ articulating the requirements of a traditional owner threshold statement.
consent determinations and best practice em erging from alternative settlement processes. The research team conducted consultative interviews w ith well over 100 individuals from around 50 stakeholder agenc ies and organisations in nine cities around Australia
Those consulted included commonwealth, state, and territory government departments, personnel from the Federal Court and N ational N ative Title Tribunal, native title representative bodies and service providers. barristers, anthropologists, industry peak bodies, and others. The results of consultations were combined with desktop research and legal analysis to produce a draft final report, which is expected to be circulated for comment in July 2012 and published later in the year. The final report will provide options and
recommendations to the Attorney-General's Department around the processes and considerations involved in entering into conse nt determinations, to inform a consistent Australian Government policy position on native title connection.
Victorian Native Title Settlement Framework
AIATSIS continued our research collaboration with the Victorian Department of Justice, the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office and Native Title Services Victoria to develop a
more streamlined and agreed approCJch to the processing of connection arising out of the Victorian Native Title Settlement Framework. Toni Bauman facilitated a series of three workshops [one in the previous reporting period]
between staff of the Department of Justice Victoria, Native Title Services Victoria, the Right People for Country Project and the Victorian Aboriginal H eritage Council and tradit ional owners to discuss ways of implementing the Connection Threshold statement requirements as set out in the Victorian Native Title Settlement Framework Discussion Paper. The workshops were documented by Lara Wiseman and reports circulated to participants .
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Support for native title anthropology
AIATSIS continues to support the Centre for Native Title Anthropology [CNTA] at the Australian National University [AN U] and other initiatives funded by the Attorney-General's
Department native title anthropology funding grants. Toni Bauman is a member of the Board for CNTA at the ANU and the Advisory Board to the Australian Na tive Title Studies [ANTS] at the University of Adelaide. In September 20 11, she presented to an ANU field school for early " career anthropologists.
As a member of the ANTS Advisory Board, Ms Bauman attended a series of meetings and workshops at the University of Adelaide in June 2011. These included an ANTS board meeting and a meeting of the National Curriculum Development Committee in native title anthropology and a roundtable, â‘society and Governance in Native Title Anthropologyâ‘. The aim of the roundtable was to workshop and refine methodological and analytical approaches to 'the society' question in native title anthropology to better inform post " determination challenges and opportunities as well as con tinuing to satisfy claim determination
processes.
Dr Patrick Sullivan and Toni Bauman attended the first combined conference of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, the Australian Anthropological Society and the Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa I
New Zealand in Perth, 5-8 July 2011. Ms Bauman also assisted CNTA in facilitating a pre-conference assembly of native title anthropologists and Aboriginal cultural heritage practitioners on 4 July 2011. She attended the American Anthropological Association Conference in Mont real, 15-20 November 2011.
AIATSIS continued its partnership with the Department of Anthropology at the University of Sydney in 2011, with Toni Bauman and Dr Gaynor Macdonald co-editing a volume of papers on native title anthropology emerging from a workshop, Turning the Tide: Anthropology for native title in South East Australia. Ms Baum an and Or McDonald also
co-facilitated a workshop for anthropologist s, Anthropologies of Change: Theoretical and methodological challenges, on 25-26 August 20 11 . They were assisted by Lydia Glick and Anna Nettheim and Or James Weiner acted
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as a commentator throughout the workshop. The workshop discussed the theoretical and methodological challenges of 'conti nuity' and 'changeâ‘ and included presentations by prom inent anthropologists. Professor Emeritus
Diane Austin-Broos and Emeritus Professor Robert Tonkinson . Participants also discussed initiatives directed at establishing a collegial network for ongoing support and strategies for effective mento ring.
Music in native title
The final draft paper. We have the song, so we have the land: song and ceremony as proof of ownership in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land claimsâ‘. has been comp leted and distributed to referees.
Grace Koch and Sylvia K leinert have edited a book comprising a selection of papers about Indigenous art and film from the 2009 AIATSIS conference. This shou ld appear on line by December 2012.
Ms Koch secured funding for digitisation of the booklets accompanying the published recordings of Indigenous mus ic recorded by Alice Moyle in the 1960s. She has updated the
booklet for Songs from North Queensland and will co ntinue work on the others once they return from the scanning bureau, CAVAL.
Recognition of Abor iginal and Torres Strait Islander peop les in Australia's Constitution
In October 2011. AIATS IS made a subm ission to the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians. drawing on extensive research ba ckground of key researchers and Counc il members. The submission was prepared by Nick Duff. then Legal Research Officer. The submission made eight main recommen dations, including:
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support for a statem ent of recognition in a preamble or the body of the Constitution, but not accompanied by a proviso disclaiming any legal effect
recommending the repeal of s 25 of the Constitution
qualified support for the remo val and replacement of s 51 (xxvi]
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recommending the introduction of a new section prohibiting racial discrimination
recommending the introduction of a constitutional framework for the making . and incorporation into binding law. of agreements between the Commonwealth and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples
recommendations around the timing and process leading up to a referendum.
AIATSIS researchers forge stronger links with US universities
Toni Bauman travelled to Harvard University in September 2011 to take up an appointment as Visiting Scholar at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development In January 2012. she was Visiting Scholar at the Udall Centre, University of Arizona in Tucson. Ms Bauman was also invited by Professor Lawren ce Susskind to participate as Visiting Scholar at the M IT Harvard Public Disputes Program.
During her visit, she gave a presentation on the native title agreement making landscape to an international audience in the 'From Mississippi to Broome: Creating transformative economic opportunity' roundtable and panel at the Embassy of Australia, Washington DC, on 29 September 20 11 [see box p. 39).
Professor Mick Dodson and Ms Bauman also made presentations at Harvard University on issues such as leadership and land justice and Ms Bauman audited courses on nation building and dispute resolution. Her visit was funded through consultancy income and partly self " funded.
International collaboration at Indigenous conference
At the Udall Centre at the University of Arizona in Tucson, between 19-22 January 2012 , AIATSIS Chairperson Professor Mick Dodson. and AIATSIS researchers, Or Patrick Sullivan and Toni Bauman, attended the co nference Common Ro ots Common Fu tures: Different Paths to Self-Determination . An International Conversation. which was co -convened by Professor M ick Dodson. as part of his activities
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[From lefl to right] Professor Manley Begay, Toni Bauman, His Excellency the Hon Kim Beazley, Ambassador to the United States of America and Professor Mick Dodson .
FROM MISSISSIPPI TO BROOME : CREATING TR ANSFORMATIVE INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC OPPOR TUN ITY
On 29 September 2011 . at the invitation of
Australia's Ambassador to the United States. Kim Beazley, Chairperson, Professor Mick Dodson, Professor Manley Begay . a Navajo social scientist with the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Arizona and Co- director of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic
Development, and Senior Research Fellow, Toni Bauman, participated in a panel at the Australian Embassy in Washington as part of the 2011 Ambassador's Lecture Series.
Professor Dodson who was in the United States as the Gough Whittam Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University. and Ms Bauman, were visiting the Kennedy School of Government in the Harvard University program on American Indian Economic Development.
The panel compared the Australian and North American experiences of economic development in Indigenous communities. Professor Dodson described the historic Yawuru native title agreement worth $200 million with the state of Western Australia and the Shire of Broome, allowing the community to progress their plans for
Land management and development. He said, 'The
challenge now is to look at development models that will wo rk. Th e government approach is too
narrow. We need all four sectors of our economy to come together- private. public, not-for-profit . and cultural'.
Professor Begay noted a shift in North America from self-determination to nation building including questions of governance-how Indigenous nations make decisions and develop culturally appropriate institutions to ensure long " term sustainabil ity. He described the success of the Choctaws of Mississippi who run a portfolio of
businesses, can boast zero unemp loyment, and employ some 7000 people from surrounding towns. He noted how many Indigenous communities in North America are transforming into large employers and drivers of economic endeavour not only for their communities, but also for surrounding non-Indigenous communities .
Ms Bauman described the native title agreement " making landscape in Australia, arguing that without long-term consistency in the policy settings of all governments, Australia's Indigenous communities wou ld struggle to emulate the success of their North American counterparts.
The panel agreed that self-determination is the most impo rtant factor determining the prosperity and success of Indigenous communities- be they in Broome, Mississippi or Nova Scotia.
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as Chair of Australian Studies, Harvard University and the Harvard Project on American Indian Eco nomic Development.
Indigenous participants invited from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand examined topics such as self-determination . econom ic deve lopment , the place of culture, governance and capacity and committed to developing an ongoing international forum for such discussions.
Professor Dodsonâ‘s visit was funded through his appointment to the Chair of Australian Studies at H arvard University. The attendance by Ms Bauman and Dr Sullivan was funded through consu ltancy income.
W orking with native titl e holders: Reg istered native titl e bo dies corpo rate sup port project
The NTR U has continued to work with registered native title bodies co rpo rate (RNTBCs , commonly known as Prescribed Body Corporales or PBCs l through the RN TBC support project. The project team consists of La ra Wi se m an, Tran Tran, Ma tthew O 'Rou rke, and Claire Stace y with support from the research fellows in the N TRU. The team co " co nvened four regional workshops in the past year [see box p.351. bringing together native title holders in the central desert of Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.
The aim of these regional workshops was to provide directors , or representatives, of RNTBCs with an opportunity to come together to discuss shared challenges, concerns and achievements.
RNTBCs were also able to familiarise themselves with each other"s activities , issues, structures. challenges and aspirations. Each workshop was also attended by relevant state and commonwealth government stal
between RNTBCs an d government agencies, particularly highlighting the need for programs and services that are tailored to the specific needs of native title holders.
The RNTBC website continues to be a resource for RNTBCs and their stakeholders to access information. research, resources and events of relevance.
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As part of a research partnership with the Quandamooka people of North Stradbroke Island, Valerie Cooms ass1sted the Quandamooka people with implementing their native title settlement. This included transition arrangements from the old Land Council to the new RNTBC; joint management discussions w ith the Queens land Minister and Department of Env ironment and Natural Resources and Quandamooka elders, including the development of the Cultural Heritage Plan for M injeeribah and Moreton Islands; and the development of Holiday Parks Minjeeribah Camping Project !two year project, $7.7 million!.
M ed iation, nego tiation and free prior and informed co nse nt
Toni Bauman and Claire Stacey submitted their final paper 'Agreement-making and free, prior and informed co nsent in the Australian native title landscape' for publication in the edited volume, Pacific-Asian Partnerships in Resource
Development.
In partnership with the Central Land Council [CLCl. Toni Bauman facilitated a training workshop for researchers and community developers from the CLC on 8-9 May 2012
in Alice Springs to develop staff skills and expertise in facilita tion and conflict resolution. Ms Bauman also responded to a request from the CLC for assistance to design and build a conflict management system. A workshop,
Deve loping a Conflict Management Program for the Central Land Council, took place on 20-21 June 2012 and a draft framework is being prepared for broader discussion throughout the organisation and with CLC Executive and Council members .
Valerie Cooms presented and discussed with the staff of the Australian Human Rights Comm ission, and the office of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, the use of traditional decision " making processes in the Quandamooka native title determination application and the Legal Services Strategic Plan from Queensland South Native Title Services as well as its relationship with the concept of 'free prior and informed
consent".
Australia's Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon during a press conference at the National Native Title Conference 2012 in Townsville in June.!Photograph by Jeana Bajic]
AIATS IS research leads to native title tax reform
A research partnership between the Australian Government Treasury and Dr Lisa Strelein, Director of Research- Indigenous Country and Governance, has resulted in significant reform in the taxation of native title. At the National Native Title Conference 2012, the Attorney-General announced that the Australian Government would introduce legislation to clarify that native
title payments are not taxable.
AIATSIS provided initial research and policy advice to Treasury in 2007 and assisted in establishing a compre hensive consultation among native title organisations over the complex tax questions that emerge from the recognition of native title. AIATSIS hos continued to play a role in facilitating discussion and providing advice to all stakeholders. The clarification of the tax treatment of native title will help to ensure tax does not become the next litigation battleground for native title holders and will provide security and g'reater freedom of cho ice in the way agreements and funds management are structured.
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Reform for sustainable Indigenous communities
Dr Strelein, along with colleagues in academia, governm ent. the native title sector and industry, continues to lool~ at further reform to the not " for-profit sector that co uld benefit Indigenous communities. The interaction of taxation and native title is also a central plank of the ARC Linkage Grant. 'Poverty in the Midst of Plentyâ‘ , which brings together a group of academic
specialists in the field of Indigenous economic development to examine issues critical to the development of communities on Indigenous lands affected by mining. The ARC Linkage Project published the volume Community Futures, Legal Architecture: Foundations for Indigenous Peoples in the Global Mining Boom [Routledge], 2012, edited by Professor Marc ia Langton and Judy Longbottom.
AIATSIS hosted a meeting of the ARC Linkage project investigators and partners on 13 December 2011. Principal investigators are: Professor Marcia Langton, Professor Miranda Stewart, Associate Professor Maureen Tehan, and Professor Lee Godden from the University of Melbourne; Professor Ciaran O'Fa ircheallaigh from Griffith University; Professor John Taylor from Australian National University; and Or Lisa Strelein from A IATSIS. AIATSIS also hosted the re-launch of the updated Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements database which provides information relating to agreements between Indigenous peoples and others in Australia and overseas the same day. Linkage
partners are Rio Tinto, Marnda Mia and FaHCSIA.
Native title policy reform
As part of the NTRU's participation in policy debate and review of processes affecting native title, it is continuing its examination of the evolving roles and resourcing of the Native Title Representative Bodies [NTRB sl. with a current focus on FaHCSIA's recently announced
review of the NTRBs and its terms of reference. A background report evaluating the funding. capac ity and performance of the NTRBs was undertaken by NTRU Project Officer Dr
Christine Regan. who is currently completing a literature review and discussion paper on the history of the roles and resourcing of the NTRBs. Th e literatu re review, discussion paper
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and a submission to FaHCSIA's review will be published in the next reporting period.
Dr Lisa Strelein gave evidence to the Attorney " General's Department Review of the Native Title Respondent Funding Scheme on 5 October 2011 . This evidence was relied on in the final report, in particular the review's proposal for understanding the issue of 'exceptional Circumstancesâ‘ in the context of native title cases involving third parties.
Nat ive title law
The NTRU continues to play a pivotal role in summarising and disseminating the outcomes of court judgments concern ing native tit le. It published native title case summaries in monthly ed itions of the news letter What's New.
AIATSIS has led debate on the reform of the requirements of proof for native tit le over the past fiv~ years, in particular through the public d1scuss1on at the native title conference and subsequent published papers, with a critical vo lume to be published in the com ing financ ial year, edited by Dr Lisa Strelein, Professor
Marcia Langton and Professor Maureen Tehan. Discus:ions on .reform have been reinvigorated by the mtroduct1on by the Greens of the Native Title Amendment [Re form] B ill 2011. Dr Strelein Catherine Mcleish, Toni Bauman, and Nick ' Duff provided a written submission to the ~ederal Parliament Senate Committee Inquiry
1n relat1on to the Bill addressing each of the 14
items it contained. At the National Native Title Confe rence in Townsville, the Attorney-General announced they would not support the reform at this time, w hile Federal Cou rt judges , alongside Indigenous leaders, reiterated the need for change .
Knowledge management: agreement precedents
Now in its third year, the Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBsl knowledge management project continued to expand and 1 m_pro~e 1 ~ the 2011 -12 period. The project's obJective IS to secure better value out of public funds, and better native title outcomes for Aborig in a~ and Torres Strait Islander peoples,
by 1mprovmg knowledge management w ithin NTRBs and native title service providers [NTRPsl.
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Knowledge management involves capturing and organising the knowledge that staff generate, allowing corporate memory to grow and ensuring that lesson s learned are built into future practice. NTRBs h~ve a clear ne ed
for knowledge management: staff turnover rates are high; staff-hours are stretched; and the worl< is complex and rapidly evolving. The NTRB knowledge management project seeks to address this ne ed. It is jointly funded
by participating NTRBs and FaHCS IA and hosted at the NTRU . The project's main output is the NTRB Legal Precedents database, an online database for the exclusive use of
NTRBs. The database contains a diverse range of useful N TRB resources such as: examples of agreement clauses; court and tribunal documents; and corporations and trusts documents, together with important contextual information about the background and Implementation of those documents . Strict systems are in place to ensure that the database and its users uphold all legal obligations
relating to confidentiality and intellectual property.
In Octobe r 2011 , under the leadership of Project Manager Catherine Mcleish, an expanded and upgraded database webs ite went on line cove ring a wider range of legal precedent document categories, and offering additional functionalities such as the abil1ty to make comments or annotations. This function is crucial for keeping the content up to date and ensuring that implementation information is integrated into the documentary material. By the end of 2011 , the number of participating
NTRBs had increased to 12 out of the total 15 across A u ~tral i a, and the new project manager, N1ck Duff, IS currently negotiating with the remaining NTRBs over their participation in the project. He is continuing to increase and improve the content on the database, and wo rking collaboratively with partner NTRBs to train users and encourage optimal utilisation of the database. The project manager role allows
him to act as a central clearing house for NTRB Legal staff seeking particular legal precedents, and to bring lawyers around the country together into a virtual community of practice.
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Dean Mathews, project coordinator at Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd, shows Nici< Duff parts of the monsoona l vine thicket ecosystem at Minyirr Park, outside Broome, that are threatened by weeds such as buffelgrass, neem tree, strangling vines and bellyache bush.
Mr Duff conducted in-house work w ith staff at Queens land South Native Titl e Services. North Queens land Land Council. NTSCorp, Goldfields Land and Sea Council and the Kimberley Land Council He also revised training mate rials for the database.
Joint management of parks and protected areas
The NTRU has an ongoing joint management project that has involved a series of ac tiviti es and workshops with a range of stakeholders. Its aim is to develop better practice in joint management.
In March 20 12, Toni Bauman attended and presented at an Indigenous Protected Areas (I PAs] Co-Management Meeting in Cairns which
was convened by the Australian Government Department of Sustainabili ty, Environment, Water, Population and Comm .unities [SEWPAC ]. The workshop. facilitated by Dr Dermot Smyth . focused on IPA groups with dedications over
multi-tenured areas and co-management. Presentations were made by representatives of RNTBC s and other corporations abou t their current activities and co-management issues and a number of recommendations were made.
The results of the meeting fed into the AIATSIS and Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service co-sponsored workshop of government representatives working in joint management in A lice Springs on 3-4 April2012. Th e workshop was coordinated by Toni Bauman, Claire Stacey and Gabrielle Lauder. Titled Joint
Management of Protected Areas in Australia Workshop: Native title and other pathways towards a community of practice. the workshop was attended by 18 government participants from the Australian Government. Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia,
New South Wales, Victoria and Queens land. Participants rated the workshop an average of 4.7 out of 5 in their evaluations. The aim was to share information abo ut how each jurisdiction is approaching jo1nt management outcomes
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and identify practical issues that should be addressed in developing a national community of effective joint management practice.
As part of the joint management project. Toni Bauman also convened and facil itated a joint management forum at the National Native Title Conference. and other joint management related conference sessions. A IATSIS is also one of the partners in the SEWPAC National
Environmental Research Program: Tropical Ecosystems Hub- Indigenous peoples and protected areas project, being led by CSIRO .
Toni Bauman. Claire Stacey and Valerie Cooms completed a submission to the review by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service [QPWS] of the QPWS draft master plan - Naturally Queensland 2020 .
LAND AND WATER
A IATS IS Land and Water Research Centre
In 2011, AIATSIS established the AIATSIS Land and Water Re se arch Centre. Much of AIATS isâ‘ collaborative research with Indigenous peoples into their land and water 1ssues has been undertaken through the NTRU. Led by Dr Jessica Weir, the Centre for creates the opportunity to bring this work together in one place; and to profile and build our ethically engaged research in this rapidl y increasing area of research inquiry and government interest.
As part of AIATS IS policy engagement in this area, Dr Jessica Weir, Claire Stacey and Dr Kara Youngentob completed a report for the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities, The Benefits of Caring for Country: A Literature review. Dr Weir and Tran Tran attended the First Peoplesâ‘ National Water Summit , Adelaide, 30 March 2012.
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Management of weeds on native title lands
In 2011 , the AIATSIS Centre for Land and Water Research was awarded a research grant with the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation [RIRDCI. an Australian Government statutory authority , to examine the implications of native title for Australia's weeds management, to explore the weed management priorities of native title holders. and to identify the opportunities and limitations of current weed institutions, policies and programs with
respect to native title holders. The research work consisted of a desktop study of the academic literature and legal framework for weeds management in a native title context; a
facilitated workshop held in Broome, Western Australia with a published workshop report; and a research report building on the lessons of the desktop research and the workshop.
The workshop, entitl ed M anag ing Weeds on Native Title Lands, was convened by Dr Weir in October 2011, in partnership with Bruce Gorring from the Nulungu Centre for Indigenous Studies at Notre Dame University's Broome campus, and w ith input from the Kimberley Land Council. Workshop participants included Kimberley Indigenous ranger groups, registered native title bodies corporate [RNTBCsl. state and commonwealth government departments, non-governme nt organisations, and the Kimberley Land Council. The workshop was facilitaled by Paul Mitchell from EthnoScapes. It aimed to provide an opportunity for non " Indigenous stakeholders to gain a better understanding of the cultural landscape for weeds management on native title lands, as we ll as the governance and logistica l environment
of RNTBCs [the corporate entities that hold native title rights and interests under the Native Title Act 1993 {Cth}]. It also aimed to give RNTBC land managers an opportunity to talk to other stakeholders about effective systems of weed management and issues of funding.
The workshop included a field trip, hosted by Yawuru elder Michael 'Mickloâ‘ Corpus and the Yawuru rangers, to Minyirr Park - a coastal reserve adjoining Cable Beach in Broome [see
picture]. There were also presentations from traditional owner ranger groups, government age ncies and other organisations. Participants engaged in constructive discussion around
issues such as legal responsibilities for weeds management; respectful and cu lturally appropriate collaborative processes; diverse weeds management priorities; the need for
better resourcing and capAcity-building: and the need for integrated. holistic and coordinated efforts. To round off the workshop. participants broke 1nto groups to design the key elements of a collaborative weeds management plan for native title lands. This activity produced some very useful and practical insights into how the
important and difficult task of con trolling weeds can be improved . The workshop report was written by Nick Duff.
The final report for the project. written by Nick Duff and Dr Weir, was submitted to RIRDC in May 2012, and contained a number of important conclusions and recommendations arising from the research. Perhaps most significant was the finding that in all Australian jurisdictions, weeds management legislation is not well adapted to the new legal. cultural and practical realities presented by native title landholdings. The authors recommended legislative and policy reform for flexible and negotiated allocation of responsibility, with adequate provision of funding and capacity support. Further research needs were identified. including the need to more fully
understand the legal interaction between native title rights and interests and the obligations of other users of native title land [such as pastoral lease holders].
Findings from the research were presented at the National Native Title Conference in June 2012 in a joint presentation by Dr Wei r. Nick Duff and Bardi Jawi Ranger Kevin George. Mr George gave the audience an understanding of the cu ltural landscape and priorities for weeds management on Bardi Jawi country, which was built upon by Dr Weir"s analysis of the broader literature about culture and weeds management and Mr Duffs legal and policy analysis.
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Climate change adaptation and native title institutions
In 2011. Dr Jessica Weir. Tran Tran. Dr Kara Youngentob and Dr Lisa Strelein successfully applied for $440,000 in funding unde r the Dep~rtm ~nt o~ Climate Change and Energy
Eff1c1ency s Cl1mate Change Adaptation Research Grants Program. The grant is for case study research into the institutional dimensions of climate change adaptation on native title lands. to be conducted from 1 July 2011 to 30 December 2012.
M s Tran completed the first field work trip to Kowanyama, where she met with the directors of the Abm Elgoring Ambung RNTBC and interviewed community members. Ms Tran also collected ba ckground and current lit erature produced in the area and participated in their strategic planning. Dr Weir also visited for one weel<. It was her first trip to the area where she met with the RNTBC chairperson. manager and community cou ncil staff.
As part of this research. a workshop was convened at the National Native Title Conference in June 2012. The workshop, Changes to country and culture. changes to climate: Reflections on Indigenous resilien ce and adaptation. was chaired by Professsor
Mar cia Langton and Or Weir. with presentations by traditional owners from the Karajarri Traditional Land s Association, Abm Elgoring Ambung and YanuniJarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC [with Sonia Leonard from the University of Melbourne]. Or Weir and Ms Tran also
presented on the interrelationships between native title and climate change. Dr Christine Regan is currently writing up the report from this workshop. whose foci included analysis of Indigenous adaptation to climate change: how climate chang e will affect Indigenous cultural practices; how the general institutional marginalisation of RNTBCs extends to the climate change context; and Indigenous challenges to climate change literature. This workshop report will be published in the next
reporting period.
Dr Weir was invited as Visiting Faculty to the 2012 Brown International Advanced Research Institutes. USA to present on cultural water, native title and climate change on 19 Jun e 20 12. She presented â‘c limate Change and Its Impacts: Water in a Changing Climate'. Brown University funded Jessicaâ‘s travel costs.
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NATIVE TITLE POST-DETERM INATION: REG IONAL MEETINGS OF NA TIVE TITLE HO LD ERS
The Native Title Research Unit [NTRU] at AIATSIS has been co nducting extensive research into the post-determination environment for native title holders since 2006. As a result, it has developed a strong body of knowledge around the challenges facing Registered Native Title Body Corporales
[RNTBCsl. also known as Prescribed Body Corporales [PBCsl. In 2011, AIATSIS commenced the RNTBC Support Project which aims to support the growing number of determined native title holders. and their RNTBC, to hold and manage their traditional lands and waters.
The RNTBC Support Project will help develop a better understanding of challenges facing native titl e holder communities post-determination and suggest practical approaches that assist these commun itie s to hold and manage their traditional lands and waters. One of the key activities of the RNTBC Support Project has been regional meetings.
Following national meetings convened in 2007 and 2009, the NTRU convened four regional RNTBC meetings in the past year. They were held in Balgo !WA]. Cairns (QLO). Melbourne (VIC) and Port Augusta [SAl. Apart from the Balgo meeting, all regional meetings attracted representation from nearly all RNTBCs in the relevant state. The aim of the meetings was to provide directors, or representatives. of RNTBCs w ith an opportunity to come together to discuss shared challenges. concerns and achievements. RNTBCs were
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also able to familiarise themselves with each other"s activities, issues, structures, challenges and aspirations. The meetings also provided an opportunity for RNTBCs to meet with relevant state government agencies to explore programs and partnerships that can help to realise their aspirations .
Common issues were shared at all workshops, with many RNTBC representatives speaking pos itively about the strength and determination of their groups. However. RNTBCs were disheartened
by the lack of funding for RNTBCs to allow for
effective governance, coordination, administration and to fulfill their statutory responsibilities . Participants from all meetings identified the importance of RNTBCs supporting each other in
business and commercial activities and for regular RNTBC national and state or regional based meetings.
It is hoped that through the AIATSIS RNTBC Support Project progress can be made towards national awareness of RNTBC views and greater input from the RNTBC sector to infl.uen ce policy
design in a way that matches the needs of native title communities.
For more information on RNTBCs see: www.nativetitle.org .au.
AIATSIS acknowledges the funding support of the Native Title and Leadership Branch of FaHCSIA for these workshops .
Ms Tran presented at the Indigenous Peoplesâ‘ Governance Conference in Montreal on 17-20 April 2012. Her participation in the conference was funded by conference organisers. She
presented on the social and institutional barriers to effective RNTBC decision-making. governance and autonomy.
The team's conference abstract was accepted by the organisers for the 2012 National Climate Change Adaptation Conference in Melbourne from 25-28 June 2012. Dr Lisa Strelein and Ms Tran attended and presented current research
findings from the climate change project.
Ms Tran and Dr Weir prepared the A IATSIS submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Regulatory and Policy Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation.
Dr Strelein, Or Weir and Ms Tran prepared a brief to AIATSIS Council on the Carbon Credits !Carbon Farming Initiative] Bill 2011 for the meet ing between Council and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency in August 2012. Dr Strelein is a member of the Carbon Farming Indigenous Leaders Ministerial
roundtable, convened by Minister the Han Mark Dreyfuss QC MP.
Archaeology and cultural heritage
In partnership with Rio Tinto [Dr John Mulvaney]. Dr Graeme Ward worked with French archaeologist Dr Michel Lorblanchet to translate and edit for publication Dr
Lorblanchet's research into Aboriginal sites in Dampier, Western Australia. in the 1960-70s. Dr Ward visited the Dampier area in August 2011 to familiarise himself with the sites and landscapes involved.
Or Ward continued to analyse and prepare for publication results of research into the Indigenous cultural heritage values of places that are, or are proposed as, sites for cultural
heritage tourism. and conducted. in previous years. with traditional owners and co lleagues in the Wadeye-Fitzmaurice region of the Northern Territory. As an off-shoot of the second project
he visited museums and colleagues in Adelaide and Perth holding bark paintings from the Port Keats area.
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GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT
Cultural governance and heritage management
In August 2010, following two successful native title claims over the Broome region, the Native Title Tribunal registered an Indigenous Land Use Agreement [ILUA] and an Area Agreement
between the Yawuru native title holders and the state of Western Australia. The Area Agreement provides for joint management of the conservation estate identified in the agreement. It required the native title holders to
prepare a cu ltur al management plan for coastal reserves and marine parks in the traditional land and waters of the Yawuru peoples. The Joint Munugement Agreement also provides for
identifying restricted and culturally sensitive areas. Dr Patrick Sullivan was commissioned to provide advice on the Identification of Restricted Areas and Protocols for their Management,
for the Yawuru Cultural Management Plan " Coastal and Marine Conservation Parks, by Nyamba Buru Yawuru Corporation, from March to August 2011.
Dr Sullivan's report identifies restricted and sensitive areas and recommends protocols for managing them. It:
" describes areas and sites that are excluded from general access
" identifies the individuals and groups that have primary responsibility for the safe use of these sites. Activity on or near these sites must be notified in the first instance to the Yawuru PBC. It should act as a mediator with these groups and individuals where
non-Yawuru people are involved. The report suggests how the Yawuru PBC may fulf ill this responsibility
" suggests a process for sorting, filing, archiving and providing moderated access to all current descriptive material on these sites and tracks whether in the form of field notes, reports, published document. photographs, audio recording and visual recordings. Moderated access must include protocols for obtaining permission to view
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the material, or referring interested parties to the appropriate group or individual for ongoing consu ltation and monitoring. The material must be securely stored, cross " referenced and able to be retrieved in a timely and efficient manner.
The Ngaanyatjarra employment project
In July 2009, the Australian Government began a series of staged measures to reform the Community Development Employm ent Projects program ICDEPl. The principal thrust of the reforms is to register CDEP participants as Centrelink clients, with mainstream entitlements and access to mainstream employment and/or social support trajectories. One trajectory is for the client to be referred back to CDEP, though receiving Centrelink payment s and subject to Centrelink reporting obligations. Another is to transit ion through training and mentoring to mainstream employment facilitated by private employment service providers through the Job Services Australia USA] program of the Department of Employment Education Wor kplace Relations IDEEWR]. A third, unintended, trajectory is for clients to remain on Centrelink benefits and transition neither back to CDEP nor to work or
mean ingful education and training.
The reforms have had some unintended negative consequences on the Nga anyatjarra lands which all parties to this proJect recognised and were committed to address. Dr Patrick Sullivan was invited to conduct research in partnership with the Department of Families. Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [FaHCSIA). DEEWR, Centrelink and the Ngaa nyatjarra Council.
Dr Sullivanâ‘s report proposes a new model for job creation. training, and provision of community services on the Ngaanyatjarra Lands . The positive role of CDEP in developing the twelve communi ties administered by the Ngaanyatjarra Council is discussed in this report. ll also points out that COEP may have reached a po int where its shortcomings outweigh its benefits. In particular, it identifies the failure of CDEP to transition workers to perma nent, externally-funded, employme nt, and to provide su itabl e training and support for those with significant barriers to employment.
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The report also describes the deleterious effects of Centrelink welfare payments that de -motivate people towards work, further undermining CDEP, and similar failure of the Job Services Australia [JSA) scheme to deliver training and support or find adequate employment for
Ngaany atjarr a people.
The report is clear that significant employment opportunities ex1st on Ng aanyatjarra lands, and that these lie mostly in the provision of social se rvices, which are largely lacking. Where they do exist, they emp loy non-Indigenous
people. It suggests that marked improvement in employment outcomes ca n be achieved by governments employing Ngaanyatjarra people to deliver the citizenship entitlements that governments are obliged to ensure. It also recognises that there are opportunities for private and communi ty sector employment.
Sustainable Indigenous livelihoods
Sustainable Indigenous Livelihoods in Three Catchments of North Australia, was a project sponsored by the North Australia Land and Sea Management Alliance INAILSMAl. from October 2011 to May 2012 .
This project was contracted to AIATSIS by NAILSMA and funded by the Australian Government Northern Australia Water Futures Assessmen t [NAWFA]. a division of the National Water Commission. The project team worked within compressed timelines, over an area of
co nsiderable geographical reach, and with an ambi tious range of subjects to investigate. It aimed to:
Focus on how well local governments, state governments and the Commonwealth Government cooperate together to assist, encourage and support local self-management. If
these three levels of government are not worl
opportunities can be supported;
NAILSMA chose three widely separated river catchments as research sites-Mitchell River [QLDl. Daly River [NT] and Fitzroy River [WA]. Visits to Aboriginal ranger groups and regional Aboriginal reference groups or representatives were made in each of the catchment areas. These visits informed textual analysis of
Indigenous public administration and Cultural and Natural Resource Management in this report.
The report describes how complexity, volatility and diversity require pragmatic experimentalist adaptive ecosystem management at the local and regional scales, within an accountability
framework of relational contracting. Rather than criticise the duplication and fragmentation of government programs, the report suggests administrative complexity may be supportive of these goals, providing that Aboriginal organisations have appropriate technical support and equipment to deal with it.
Indigenous public policy
Dr Sullivan promoted his book, Belonging Together: Dealing with the politics of disenchantment in Australian Indigenous policy, published by Aboriginal Studies Press, through seminars and public lectures.
Dr Sullivan gave a paper on anthropological approaches to the development of Indigenous public policy through the Council of Australian Governments at the annual conference of the Australian Anthropological Society in Perth on
5-8 July 2011. Dr Sullivan was appointed to the inaugural board of the Journal of Organisational Ethnography [UK].
. Housing and homelessness research
AIATSIS has continued to consolidate its research effort around housing and homelessness issues by establishing a taskforce of interested researchers who meet regularly to discuss potential research partnerships and funding arrangements, with the objective of addressing identified research gaps and
progressing current research in this area. A semester long seminar series on housing and homelessness. coordinated by Claire Stacey, brought together academ ics and practit ioners
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from a wide range of disciplines and professions to share their expe rtise.
AIATSIS entered into a research consultancy w ith Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council through funding from the Indigenous Coordination Committee, to research the profile
of Indigenous community service providers 1n the ACT region, extending to Yass and Co oma, NSW.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Staff participated in a range of other networking and collaborative activities relating to their specific areas of expertise.
Ton i Bauman
" Member. Editorial Board. Australian Indigenous Law Review
" Editorial advisor, Australian Aboriginal Studies
" Member, Australian Government Department of the Attorney-General's Papua New Guinea mediation roundtable
" Board member, Centre for Native Title Anthropology, ANU
" Member Australian Anthropological Society, National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council's Indigenous Advisory Committee and Australian Mediation Association
" Board member. Anthropology for Native title Societies. Department of Anthropology, Adelaide Un iversity
" Visiting researcher, the American Indian Economic Development program in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Native Nations Institute at the Udall Centre at the University of Arizona
Dr Lawrence Bamblett
" Chair, Eramb ie Advancement Aboriginal Corporation
" Member, Cowra Aboriginal Education Consultative Group
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Valerie Cooms
" Board member. Indigenous Business Australia
Grace Koch
" Board member National Film and Sound Archive and Chair, Indigenous Working Group, National Film and Sound Archive
" Member, Research Archives Section, International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
" Principal's representative, National Indigenous Re cording Project
" Grace Koch received a letter of commendation from the Hon Simon Crean MP for her work as a loundation Board Member of the National Film and Sound Archive
Raymond Lovett
" ACT Health Human Research Ethics Committee
" Department of Health and Ageing " D epartme ntal Ethics Committee
" ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tobacco Control Strategy Advisory Group
Dr Lisa Strelein
" Member of the New South Wales Attorney " General's Indigenous Justice Clearing Hou se and the AIATSIS Executive Board of Management
" Editorial Advisor. Australian Aboriginal Studies journal
" Adjunct Professor with the National Centre for Indigenous Studies and College of Law, ANU. As part of her academic responsibilit ies. Dr Strelein provides peer reviews for journal articles and book chapters. examines university theses and supervises PhD students
Dr Patrick Sullivan
" Steering committee member, Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. Funding, Accountability and Reporting project
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" Appointed to the inaugural editorial board of the Journal of Organisational Ethnography !UK)
Dr Jake lin Troy
" Counsellor. Geographical Names Board, New South Wales
" Member, Exhibitions Committee Historic Houses Trust
" Member, Publications Committee Aboriginal Studies Press
" Member, AIATSIS Research Advisory Committee
" Vice President. Visual Arts Network of Educators ACT Committee
Stewart Sutherland
" Committee member, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Minister's Mental Health Advisory Committee
" Advisory panel member, Department of H ealth and Aging Social and Emotional Wellbeing Advisory Panel
" National Stolen Generations Alliance Executive
Dr Jessica Weir
" Visiting Fellow with the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University. As part of her academ ic responsibilities . Dr Weir provides peer reviews for journal articles and book chapters, examines university theses and supervises PhD students
" Advisory Board member, Gender Leadership and Social Sustainability Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne
" Member of the Institute of Australian Geographers
" Member of the Australian National University Water Initiat ive
" Founding Member of the Ecological Humanit ies Group
" Editorial advisor. Australian Aboriginal Studies journal
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INFOR ATIO
HIGHLIGHTS " Aboriginal Studies Press developed its first mobile phone app
" Aboriginal Studies Press title shortli sted tor the Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History
" The 2011 Stanner Award winner published under its changed conditions
" Online exhibition. Remembering Mission Days, launched making available a large set of magazines of particular interest for family history research.
" An online tutorial, Connecting to Country, was made available to assist other libraries and archives with the appropriate use of Indigenous place names when describing their collections.
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DISSEMINATION DELIVERABLES
Deliverables output 2 Result
Developing a strateg ic Com m unications and Delivery in 2012-13 aligning to Council se t priorities
Dissemination Plan.
Produce a diverse range of quality publications ASP published seven new titles and increased its e-publications
and promote Aboriginal Studies Press as a leading output
publisher of Indigenous works.
Publish and promote research to the Aboriginal Took part in a range of marketing activities and made publications
and Torres Strait Islander and national and available nationally and international ly.
international commun ities.
Be proactive in attracting new material, including Published new Stanner Award winner and in discussion with authors
encouraging and publishing Indigenous authors. of two other submissions.
Deve lop ap propriate dissem ination and ma rke ting Un dertook selling stall s, supported authors attending co nferences and
strategies for publications, tied to promotion of established relations w ith two new venues for au tho r promotion.
A IATSIS.
Deve lop outreach facil ities to increase access to The Library developed online tutorial to assist other libraries on how
A IATSIS library and audiovisual collections. to use Indigenous place names .
Due to resource issues the Audiovisual Archive wa s unable to
undertake any community outreach activities, however, a number were
planned for the 2012-13 FY .
Finding aids were created for: 10 Moving Image collections ; 40 Audio
collections; 29 Pictorial collections; !see this chapter!
Deve lop events to increase the profile of AIATS IS Th e Aud iovisual Archive has loaned digital audio equipment to the
personnel, co ll ections, research capacity, Cootam undra Girl's Home Ce ntenary Committee and will send staff to
pu blications , and commu nity links to all users, assist w ith oral history recordings at their centenary commemoration
including particularly co m munities, the resea rch in August.
sector, governm ent and m em bership.
Encourage visits to our premises and consider Staged key events such as International Women' s Day Celebrations
appropriateness of our building for these purposes. and launches of online exhibitions that promote the Institute's
uniqueness.
230 clients visited the Audiovisual Acce ss Unit.
Ongoing use of the Institute's meeting rooms by Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations and community groups for meetings which
were also appropriate for launches and seminars.
Deve lop ing collaborative relations and provide The Audiovisua l Archive has had strategic all iances with several
national leadership, coordination, and facilitation of organ isations, including; NLA, NMA, NFSA, ABC, DFAT. ANU, WA Film
access to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Television Institute.
coll ections in other institutions. An Audiovisual Archive staff member was seconded to the National
Library of Australia to coordinate the online delivery of the Bringing
the m H om e oral history interviews.
Supporting the activities of community knowledge The Audiovisual Archive has returned 2, 739 items to the value of centres. $97,428 to communities free of charge.
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OVERVIEW
In 2011-12, AIATSIS aga in increased the amount of information available from its program areas. The corporate goal for dissem ination of research and inform ation is to create, develop and disseminate a diverse range of publications and services abo ut A ustralian Indigenous cultures.
A IATSIS disseminates information throug h:
" the Executive and Communications Unit
" Aboriginal Studies Press, the Institute's publishing arm
" the Research Program and the N ative Title Research Unit, w hich pub lish peer-reviewed papers an d non peer-rev1ewed reports, and present papers at con ferences, seminars and workshops and
" the Library and Audiovisua l Arch ive, wh ich provide access to the Institute's co llections
Some material is produced for sale. for example, the Aboriginal Studies Press P,Ublication list, while other material is provided free. Available AIATSIS resources. and audience and client demand determine the choice of med ium , for exam ple print, CD/DV D or online delivery.
EXECUTIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
The five m em ber Executive and Commun ications Unit co ntinued to work towards achieving not only more widespread recogn ition of AIATSIS as a vibrant and vital pa rt of A ustralia's precious cu ltur al and research institutions, but also to highlight the funding cha llenges facing the Institute.
During the reporting period, the Unit handled a significant amount of media liaison and interaction, several official de legations and commu nity visits to the Institute and also coordinated and successfully managed key
Institute events.
Th rough this work. AIATSIS continued to enjoy regular coverage across the Indigenous media sector and the Institute also gained generous mainstream media exposure. Over 50 media releases we re issued during the year.
Exec utive and Comm un icatior.1s worked with key Indigenous specific media organisations such as the two Indigenous newspapers, the Koori Mail
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and the National Indigenous Times, as well as the National Indigenous N ews Service and Na tional Indigenous Television .
The Institute gained significant mainstream media interest for UN ESCO 's World D ay of Audiovisual Heritage [27 October 2011) highlighting the race and challenges to preserve price less audiovisual recordings of the songs, language and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
To highlight the Institute's extensive archive of cultural material, the Executive and Communicat ions Un it also contributed regular specific 'good newsâ‘ stories for both the Koori Mail, the National Indigenous Times and other
publications.
This included a visit to the Audiovisual Archives in May 2012 by four Aboriginal women from North Queens land w ho accessed the collectio n of ex tensive language recordings made by Australian linguist Bob Dixon. For the first time, Ma land a elder, Yvonne Canendo heard
her grandmother speak her native tongue, the NgadJan language. recorded in the 1950-60s. The Ngadjan language has be en virtually lost.
A IATSIS provided financial assistance to publish the first co mp rehensive Kaytetye to English dictionary. Kayteye is an endangered language of Central Australia spoken by the Aboriginal people around Barrow Creek, approximately 300 kilometres from Alice Springs. In ad dition, AIATS IS provided field notes and audio recordings made by Dr Harold Koch
from 1974 to the 1990s. The dictionary gives an alphabetical listing of Kaytetye words with English translations along w ith sentences.
Du ring the first half of the reporting period, A IATSIS attracted substantial local and nationa l media attention highlighting its failure to achieve ongo ing funding in the Aus tralian
Government May 2011 Budget to con tinue the vital work of digitising AIATSIS ' precious collection.
However, towards the close of the reporting period. media coverage across bo th the Indigenous an d non-Indigenous sector focused on the $6.4m two-year investment by the Australian Government as part of the 2012-13
Budget to continu e the Institute's urgent digital preservation of its priceless audiovisual archives.
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Visits to the Institute
The Institute again experienced an ever growing number and frequency of official visits over the past 12 months. Visits included groups of Indigenous students. delegations of foreign diplomats, staff and executive officers from
national Indigenous organisations and also representatives of state and federal government agenctes.
Events
To engage AIATSIS key stakeholders and to further promote the functions and activities of the Institute, Executive and Communications initiated and coordinated several key events
during the course of the reporting period.
Islands of Abor iginal Song
On 19 July 2011 . A IATSIS held a un ique evening of Aboriginal m usic and cultural exchange featuring renowned Taiwanese Aboriginal singer Sam ingad and Australian Aboriginal singer songwriter Emma Donovan.
The special one off concert was a cultural expo and exchange between the Aborigina l na tions of Taiwan and Australia, built on a growing partnership with the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office.
Samingad is an Aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and songwriter. Born into a musica l fam ily in Taitung, her grandmother, Xui-Hua Zheng , is the representative of traditional Puyuma songs, so Samingad was raised with Puyuma music and
performed with the family in tribal festivals .
A IATS IS joins fight to improve Indigenous literacy
On 8 September 2011. AIATSIS teamed up with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF] to help raise vital funds in the fight to improve the literacy levels of Indigenous Australians.
Indigenous Literacy Day aims to help raise funds to raise literacy levels and to improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions. Funds
raised by the ILF help buy books and literacy resources for these communities.
AIATAIS donated its facilities to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation which assisted the
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Ta iwanese Aboriginal singer Samingad performed at
AIATSIS in a unique evening of Aboriginal mu sic and cultural exchange between the Aboriginal nations of Taiwan and Australia.
Foundation to host a unique fund raising event featuring an 'in conversation' between the author of Listening to Country Ros Moriarty and Canberra s ABC Rad io 666 personality Genevieve Jacobs. The event was hosted by the ILF and AIATSIS as part of the fifth Indigenous Literacy Day which was celebrated nationally on Wednesday 7 September 2011.
This year's event builds on previous support by the Institute for the work of the ILF, with AIATSIS' award winning publishing arm -Aboriginal Studies Press-again donating
proceeds from sales of the Aboriginal Australia map to the Foundation.
Wade Davies - Explorer-in-Res idence at Nationa l Geographic
On 13 September, Executive and Communications coordinated a lunchtime seminar by Wade Dav is-a noted Canadian anthropologist. ethno botanist, author and photographer whose work has focused on Indigenous cultures.
Wade Davis was on a speaking tour around Australia including at the Brisbane Writer's Fes tival. He is an Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic, and he specialises in visiting traditional peoples and exploring their religious practices. The sem inar was co-hosted with The Nature Conservancy and was recorded
by CAAMA Television.
International Women's Day 2012
A IATSIS staff and over 100 invited guests gathered at the Institute in Canberra on 8 March to celebrate and mark International Women's Day 2012. The event is establishing itself as wonderful annual tradit ion and celebration to acknowledge the co ntribut ion that women ha ve
made, and continue to make , to AIATSIS and through it, to the fabric of Australian society.
The event is also used to announce the Shirley A nn Williams Award, an annual award started in 2010 and presented to a fema le member of staff in recognition of her outstanding contribution and work in the Instit ute.
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The award is proudly named after the late Shirley Ann Wi lli ams. a prominent member of the Aboriginal community of Queanbeyan and Canberra and still a greatly missed member of our AIATS IS fam il y. Shirley worked in the
Library's digitisation team and was working towards the online access of AIATSIS mission journals when she passed away in 2010.
Professor Dodson, w ith assistance from Shirley's son PJ [who also works at AIATS IS], presented the 20 12 Shirley Ann Williams Award to Alana Harris. Ms Ha rris has worked at the Institute for 27 years since starting as a trainee
photographer when she was a teenager. She would later become the Institute's senior photographer and even now is one of only a
handful of professionally trained Aboriginal photographers in Australia.
Wade Davis, noted Canadian anthropologist, author and photographer whose work has focused on Indigenous cultures speaking at an AIATSIS seminar co-hosted with The Nature Conservancy. (Photograph by Daniel Walding)
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NAIDOC on the Pen insula 2011
Funding constraints forced A IATS IS to cancel Canberra's prem ier NAIDOC Week event " N AIDOC on the Pen insula-schedu led for the first Sunday in July 2011.
AIATSIS and the local Indigenous community use the annual free outdoor public event to encourage and promote a greater understanding in the gen eral co mmun ity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,
histories. cultures and lifestyles. In 2010, the one day festival attracted a record crowd of over 4,500 people.
Council took the unenv iable decision to cancel the event after failing to secure Australian Government funding in the May Budget to continue the digitisation of its priceless and growing audiovisual archives of film, sound recordings, photographs and print materials. Instead, the organisation was req uired to divert the savings to this work. A IATSIS Chairperson Professor Mick Dodson noted that 'I know how much the whole of Canberra and surrounding community look forward to NAIDOC on the Peninsula but it wou ld have been remiss of Council in the current circumstances to have funded this event.'
At the end of the reporting period, planning was well underway to stage NAI DOC on the Pen insula 2012 on Sunday 1 July 2012. Funding to stage this event had been sourced and confirmed from external sponsors.
ABORIGINAL STUDIES PRESS
Through its publishing program. Aboriginal Studies Press [ASP) facil itates and promotes high-quality research, and an understanding of Australia's Indigenous cultures. Durm g the year. ASP again published a vital and varied List of both scholarly and general interest books, including one bilingual publication.
Funding for ASP in 2010 -11 totalled $798,313, all of which except a grant of $15,000 from the Australia Council's Literature Fund, came from AIATSIS . Of that budget. 54 per cent was for staffing, with 21 per cent for consultants and sourcing professional advice. This reflects the shift towards using contract staff for some tasks following the previous year's restructure. The balance of 25 per cent covered
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administrative costs [including copy editors. proofreaders, map -makers and designers). fees to distributors, freight, royalty payments to authors. book and e-book production. and the costs of marketing an d publicity.
Total revenue in this period was $456,514 which was 3 per cent above the budgeted figure. As well as revenue from the sale of books and maps, income came from sales of COs and DVDs of mus ic and films, subscriptions to the Australian Aboriginal Studies [AASl journal,
income from the Copyright Agency Limited, the Educational Lending Scheme and royalties from licensed material. Despite a still depressed bookselling market and with the print media in flux. ASP ma intained strong sales and good promotion of its titles in the print media and on radio.
Income from requests to use AIATSIS copyright material, including the Aboriginal Australia language map , was above last year's figure. The US distributor's income increased by 121
per cent. and the UK/European distributor's decreased by 21 per cent. Taken together they represent less than 5 per cent of total revenues.
Manag ing capacity
The restructure of Aboriginal Studies Press in 2010 continued to reap benefits, though some changes were made to improve productivity. The se included an upgrading of the Graphic
D es ign/Production position to a Publishing Manager role. the inclusion of production responsibilities to the editorial position and the transfer of marketing responsibilities from the Director to the direct sales contract staff.
ASP continued to use a series of contract staff to allow it to undertake mostly specialised work. This included book editing, some design work. printing. sales and marketing and publicity. Contractors were employed for new work on updating and expanding the content for the companio n website to The Little Red Yellow
Black Book Ito be launched in October 2012). to explore the development of digital educational resources to complement the site and to promote the Institute's resources more widely, and to create the material for ASP's first mobile phone app [see New ve ntures).
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Professor Peter Read launches Dr Fiona Paisley's book. The Lone Protestor; al Avid Reader Bookshop in Brisbane. [Photograph courtesy Krissy Kneen)
THE 'LONE PROTESTOR' RETURNS TO LONDON
Or Fiona Paisley's book. The Lone Protestor. tells the extraordinary story of Aboriginal activist Anthony Fernando who, in the late 1920s, protested in London against the treatment of Australian Aboriginal people under British rule in his country.
The book was launched in Brisbane in May. then again in June in Sydney, and at the Bishopsgate Institute Library, London. It was a case of Fernando's story being heard where he spent so many years. having chosen not to return to Australia. The Bishopsgate Institute Library is
next to the Old Spitalfields Market and around the corner from the Salvation Army Menâ‘s Hostel where Fernando lived. The book was launched by award-winning fiction writer Bernardine Evaristo
MBE, whose own work explores themes of race, history. gender, and identity .
The audience was fascinated by the story of Fernando picketing outside Australia House in a coat clad with small carved skeletons and documenting racism on East London streets over 80 years ago. in the vicinity of where the launch was held.
Descendants of two of the lawyers who had employed Fernando in London, and who had been his invaluable supporters in the 1920-30s, attended the launch.
One of the families presented Or Paisley with Fernando's notebooks which Dr Paisley has generously donated to AIATSIS and which will be displayed in the AIATSIS foyer in 2012.
Two genealogical researchers who were inspired by Or Paisley speaking at the launch in Sydney, have set themselves the task of finding Fernando's birth certificate and final resting place. Whatever the outcome. Fernando's story is far from complete.
A podcast of the event can be viewed at www.ucl. ac.uk/equianocentre/Podcasts.html.
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Quality improvement
As well as the staff changes noted above , ASP worked with Corporate Services to implement a new accou nting and inventory system wh ich ties into existing financial accounting packages .
ASP continued to support authors, providing information. as well as email and phone assistance.
Endorsements from a range of academics and readers continued to reflect the high qua lity of ASP's publications, and were used to market those books .
ASP staff broadened their professional skills by attending vocational co urses. ASP also used AIATSIS resources to begin a staff exchange with Magabala Books in Broome with a staff member working there on fiction and children's and young adult titles . working with illustrators and illustrations and helping at the AGM and an official event. ASP will ho st their equ ivalent staff member in 2013 [see box p.601.
New ventures
ASP's small team of four people plus contractors. emba rked on several new initiatives during 2011-12. reflecting the chang ing nature of publish ing list development. the evo lution from print to other formats and ASP 's attempt to sell into the educational [schools] sector.
ASP further adapted its relationship with the Publishing Advisory Committee [see p. 59]. ensuring they had the opportunity to comment on partiall y completed manuscripts, so that their advice and comments could be used by the authors in shaping their finishe d manuscripts.
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With the inclusion of the authors coming into the list from the 2011 Stanner Award, ASP is now firm ing up the 2013 publish ing list and is schedu ling books into 2014 .
Ten manuscripts were received in the 2011 Stanner Award. The winner was announced in July and the book pub lished in June 2012.
The runner-up has been contracted by ASP for publication in 2013. The opening of the 2013 Stanner Award was announced in June 2012 . Entries will close on 31 January 2013 and A IATS IS is hopeful that it w ill again receive a range of high-quality academic works to cons ide r.
ASP worked with a contractor and developer on a mobile phone app to complement its 2010 title Aboriginal Sydney. The app allows users to take a self-guided tour of some of the sites in the book , anu will be available for sale from the iTunes store. ASP w ill continue to look at extending the technology to other ASP titles.
ASP contributed to a sem inar with University of Western Sydney academ ics who are translating both Aboriginal Sydney and Aboriginal Darwin into Ch inese. AS P is working with those academics to liaise with an academ ic publisher in China who expects to publish both books there
bilingually in 2013 .
In the com ing year ASP will decide how it will sell audio books. the research for which ha s been undertaken in the past two years.
ASP followed up on the work undertaken in the previous two years on developing a strong set of teachersâ‘ notes which are a free resource. In this period they strongly promoted the notes through their educational distr ibutors and direct to teachers through the Australian Teachersâ‘ Federation [see Sales, marketing and distribution].
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New print publications
Continuing the previous publishing trend. in 2011 -12 ASP published seven new titles. They included the scholarly texts Indifferent Inclusion [shortlisted for the Prime Minister"s Prize for Australian History] and Belonging Together, as well as books aimed more at a general market, though strongly informed by thorough research: Joan Martinâ‘s autobiography; the social/sports
history of the AFls Indigenous team of the century, Legends; a bilingual publication from the Pilbara region, Kurlumarniny; the biography of the early 20th century international protestor. AM Fernando, The Lone Protestor !see p. 571: and the publication of the 2011 Stanner Award winner, Our Greatest Challenge.
Three books were by Indigenous authors and four were by non-Indigenous authors !see Figure 5].
A total of twe lve manuscripts were submitted for . pub lication, along with six proposals, including for new editions, as well as the 2011 Stanner entrants.
Twelve titles were reprinted in 2011-12 to keep inventories at manageable levels. ASP made available for sate a backlist of almost 100 titles in print, 13 music CDs and 31 film DVDs. The DVDs in particular are a valuable resource for
the educational sector.
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Figure 5: Comparison of ASP authors, 2011 -12
Again. ASP donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (formerly project]. Funds raised by the foundation help purchase and supply culturally appropriate books and Literacy resources for more than 200 remo te communities around Australia.
e-publications
With more than 85 titles available through ebooks.com , Ebook Library, lnformit, Amazon and other e-book resellers, a large percentage of ASP publications are now available digitally .
Additional titles are being added as the books are released or digitised_
Pub lishing Advisory Committee
ASP 's publishing continued to benefit from the advice of the Publishing Advisory Committee [PAC]. The PAC recommends to the Principal and ASP which of the submitted titles ASP should publish.
Committee member s offer academi c, community, language and writing and editorial expertise, which complements the knowledg e of ASP and the AIATSIS execu tive.
The committee met on ce during the yea r and recommended one manus cript for publication. following some reworking, as well as providing comments on a further nine proposals and partially completed manuscripts. some of which have since been contracted and include the 201 1 Stanner winner and runner-up.
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Monty Hale signs a copy of his book at the launch in Warralong. [Photograph courtesy Anne Scrimgeourl
CELEBRAT ION OF A QUIET ACHIEVER AND INTELLECTUAL
On 3 May 2012, AIATSIS launched Kurlumarniny: We
come from the desert, written by Ngulipartu elder, Monty Hale [Minyjun] at Warralong Station in the Pilbara region, Western Australia. It was held in conjunction with the opening of new classrooms at Strelley School, the oldest independent Aboriginal community school in the country It was a fitting reminder of Monty 's achievements: he also helped run the school for many years.
Monty is very proud of the bilingual publication (Nyangumarta and English] which details Ngulipartu culture and his extraordinary Life. It includes his life on Mt Edgar Station, witnessing Australia's engagement in World War II and the famous Pilbara station-workersâ‘ strike in 1946 as well as his community work.
Aboriginal Studies Press's Editorial and Production Officer, Lisa Fuller. who attended the launch sa id, 'You could see just how much this book meant to Monty. Barbara [his daughter!. all of the collaborators and the community. The highlight for me was hearing Monty speak in Nyangumarta .'
After the launch. Ms Fuller travelled to Broome for a three-week staff exchange with Magabala Books. an arrangement that both publishing houses hope
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to continue. 'The staff at Magabala were brilliant: they were very patient with me. Coming from ASP's academic and
non-fiction texts to ficti on and children's books was a big leap but it was fascinating work,' she enthused.
While the editorial work was familiar , the content was entirely new and it presented a different set of challenges: for example, their marketing was a whole new world for her. She said, â‘1 was excited to see
how Magabala use social media to directly communicate with their readers and I hope ASP can do the same so meday. Aside from the differences. the work had an oddly familiar feel "
both publishers do amaz ing things with a small number of very passionate staff. I'll forever be grateful for the opportunity.'
ASP looks forward to hosting a Magabala Books staff member in 2013.
The Publishing Advisory Committee comprises:
" Mr Russell Taylor-Principal and Cha ir
" Dr Luke Tay lor- Deputy Principal
" Ms Rhonda B lack- Director, Aboriginal Studies Press
Co uncil representatives
" Professor John Maynard
" Mr Dana Ober
External mem bers
" Dr Ju lie Gough
" M r Steve Kinn ane
" M s Jeanie Bell
Sa les, marketing and distribution
ASP continued to use print-on-demand to provide new titles and backlist titles to the North Ame rican distributor, thus saving freight costs and is working with the UK/Europ ean distr ibutor to do the same.
There was ongoing success w ith bulk sales of a children's title (The Little Platypus and the Fire Spirit/ to the Books in Homes program and Anna the Goanna was selected in the recommended reading list for primary schools by the
Queensland Department of Education.
There was continuing strong growth of sa les and the use of The Little Red Yellow Black Book as the book of cho ice for cross-cultural training programs. Sales were strong in the
latter part of the yea r which meant ASP needed to reprint the book in June to fulfil orders prior to the new edition in October 2012. New clients include state and local government
departments, banking, the health-care sector and the adoption of the book by the Victorian Magistrates Courts as a bench reference for eac h of the state's magistrates.
ASP titles were provided for resale to organisations, both as part of their retail outlets and specific sem inars and forums. Bu lk sales of dif ferent titles were made to a range of corporales w hich included NGOs , state and
federal government departments, Aboriginal corporations, sports clubs and language .centres.
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ASP held bookstalls at the Australian Linguistic Society conference, National Native Title conference in Townsvi lle, AIATSIS conference, NSW Te achers Federation Indigenous Teachers conference an d provided flyers for inclusion in conference satchels.
Launche s were held in Perth. Melbourne, Townsville. Canberra. Warralong community !Pilbara]. Brisbane and London. and ASP continued to create a marketing and publicity
plan for each new title . as we ll as promoting its whole list. Its new trade catalogue was released in February 2011 with the tertiary catalogue following in August 2011.
AS P established an inaugural Indigenous Lecture Series in partnership with Mann ing Clark H ouse in Canberra . with six authors scheduled to speak in 2012.
There has been a strong response to inspection copy flyers for new titles, the 2012 trade catalogue, and e-newsletters. In addition, ASP strategically placed adve rtisements in print and online forums.
Authors were encouraged to write for a variety of on line journals, a valuable source of promotion given the current difficulty of achieving coverage in the print med ia, w hile a regular column was begun in Education. the journal of the NSW Teachers Federation.
ASP titles were submitted to relevant awards . with Professor Russell McGrego r's book, Indifferent Inclusion, shortlisted for the 2012 Prime Ministers' Literary Award for Australian
History.
Copies of Joan Martin and Country of the Heart were provided to the Departm~nt of Foreign Affairs and Trade display at the 2012 Warsaw Book Fair. following the previous promotion of Australia.
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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS
The Research Program disseminates the outcomes of research through ex ternal peer " reviewed pub lications, con ference and sem inar presentations, professional workshops and forums, in-house publications, information services and web resources [see Chapter 1 and Appendix 1 for more information!.
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
AIATSIS National Indigenous Stud ies Conference 2011
Th e 20 11 biennial National Indigenous Studies Conference was held on 19-22 of September at the Australian National University in Canberra.
The overall theme of 'Young and Old: Connecting Generationsâ‘ attracted over 430 delegates from across Australia and internationa ll y, with representation from numerous organisa tions. institutions and government departmen ts. Over 190 presenters contributed more than 120 papers, panels, workshops and roundtable discussion sessions. Major themes included: edu cation; hea lth; information technology; wellbeing and resili ence; connecting genera tions-cultural transmission; language; employment, deve lopment and enterprise;
hou sing and homelessn ess; and the inaugural National Indigenous Interpreting Meeting. The co nference keynote address was delivered by Ms Pat Anderson. Chair of the Lowitja Institute.
Th is mu ltidiscip linary, multisector conference provided opportunity for information sha ring, networking, debate and discussion enab ling the delegates to share research, know ledge and expertise about key issues for the younger and older generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people today.
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Native Title Conference
The 13th National Native Title Conference: Echoes of Mabo: H onour and Determination was held at the Townsville Entertainment & Conven tion Centre on 4-6 June 2012. The Wulgurukaba and Bindal Peo ples, traditional owners of the wider Townsvi lle region, hosted the co nference. It was co-convened w ith North Queensland Land Council [NQLC] with Jennifer Jones , Conference Manager and Shiane
Lovell. Con ference Assistant coordinating the conference. Almost 700 delegates and just over 150 speake rs attended the conference.
This year's Mabo Lecture was delivered by Professor N eil Sterritt . a member of the Fireweed Clan of the Gitxsan Nation in northern British Co lumbia. Professor Sterritt addressed the legacies of Mabo in parallel to the landmark Canadian decision of Delgamuukw. The lecture considered the opportun ities and lessons of these decisions and strategies for the future. Other keynote speakers included: Ms June Oscar who is of Bunuba descent and is an AIATSIS Co un cil member; and Mr Brian Wyatt, National N ative Title Cou ncil and Federal Court Judge, the Hon Justice Paul Finn.
At the conference. both the Attorney-General for Australia, the H on Nicola Roxon and the Minister for Families, Housing. Community Services and Indigenous Affairs the Hon Jenny Macklin MP
gave keynote presentations. Announcements were made regarding native title reform from both Ministers. These included the Attorney " General announcing legislative change to
reform Indigenous Land Use Agreements to make them more flexible and less technical and an announcement on income tax and cap ital gains tax not app lying to payments from native title agreements.
The Attorney-General also announced that the Australian Government will work with stakeholders to allow parties to agree to put aside issues of historical extinguishment in parks and reserves. and the rights to negotiate agreements and to be negotiated in 'good f<.Jith'.
The Ho n Jenny Macklin MP an nounced a review of the roles and functions of native title representative bodies and service providers. The Minister also an nounce d m easures for investing in the capac ity of native title representative bodies and se rvice providers. through training.
professional development, placements and scholarship programs through the Aurora Project and the Native Title Research Unit at AIATSIS.
The Min isler for Te rtiary Edu ca lion, Skills . Science and Research. the H an Chris Evans, attended and addressed the we lcome ceremony on the first day of the conference as well.
Minister Dreyfus. the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficien cy convene d the Carbon Farming Indigenous roundtable following the conference.
Conference sessions covered a broad range of topics. This year's program included Indigenous talking circles for women, men and youth. Other topics included ; local and na tional priorities for
native title holding bodies; joint management and natural resource management including topical issues such as turtle and dugong hunting; carbon adaptation and abatement; development of carbon projects on Indigenous land; reflections on the last 20 years; native title
in 20 years; research; and professional ethics governance.
The conference logo was based on artwork by Alick Tipoti. a Torres Strait Islander from Thu rsday Island. The co nference cultural program included a welcome to country by Wulgurukaba elder A rthur Johnson and
Bindal elder, Angie Akee and performances by Wulgurukaba and Bindal dancers. The Mabo Lecture was opened by the Torres Strait Islander dancers. the Komet Dance group. Gail Mabo addressed the delegates on beha lf of the Mabo family. Mrs Bonita Mabo was presented with a copy of a self-po rtrait sketched by her
late husband, Eddie Koiki Mabo as a gift from A IATSIS.
'The Wulgurukaba and Bindal dancers also performed at the dinner. Th e official handover for next year's conference was made by Dr Strelein to the Central Land Council.
Sponsorship of $212.500 supported the participation of Indigenous delegates. The Attorney-General's Department and FaHCSIA were the principal conference sponsors with H ESS Corporation as major sponsor. Other sponsors included Events Queensland,
Indigenous Land Corporation, Indigenous Business Australia, National Native Title Jribunal. Minerals Council of Australia, Peabody Energy and Department of Sustainability,
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Environment, Water, Population and Climate. Supporters were the Koori fvlail, Australian Electoral Commiss ion . CS IRO and Plan B Trustee.
Presentations from the co nference are available on the AIATS IS website.
AIATSIS sem inar series
Two successful seminar series were convened during 2011-12, as well as numerous workshops.
The 2011 second semeste r series 'Hous ing and Homelessness' was convened by Claire Stacey from the Native Title Research Unit, supported by the AIATSIS Working Group on H ousing and Homelessness. Thirteen speakers examined a broad range of issues surrounding housing and homelessness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The 2012 first semester series was a non " thematic series which showcased research being undertaken by AIATS IS Research Fellows and w ith A IATSIS partners. The series also
provided an opportunity for visiting international academics to present in their fields of expertise.
A special seminar on language revitalisation was he ld on 13 June 2012 . Dr Jakelin Tr oy discussed findings from her time in Israel as a Yachad Scho lar earlier this year, and Professor
Ghil'ad Zuckermann presented a seminar on 'revival linguisticsâ‘.
Attendance at the seminars has been steadily increasing and feedback indicates that attendees are enjoying the diversity in the presentations. All Monday seminars are broadcast live and are later available on the AIATSIS website (www.aiatsis.gov.au/re search/ seminars.html).
Sympos ia and workshops
Around 70 people attended a very successful special extended seminar at AIATSIS on 26 March, with Professor Leanne Hinton (University of California, Berkeley) speaking about her language revitalisation work in the
United States. Professor Hinton's work is of particular interest to linguists and Indigenous people in Australia because it involves working w ith people whose languages are no longer spoken on a daily basis. Through her Breath
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NAT IONAL NAT IVE TITLE CONFERENCE 2012
The 13th National Native Title Conference: Echoes of Mabo: Honour and Determination was held at the Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre from 4-6 June 2012. Co-convened with North Queensland Land CounciliNOLC], it was hosted by the traditional owners of the wider Townsville region. the Wulgurukaba and Bindal peoples.
!Photographs by Kerstin Styche]
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THE LIMITS OF CHANGE: MABO AND NATIVE TITLE 20 YEARS ON
On 3 June 1992, the High Court of Australia
handed down the Mabo decision, recognising the continuing rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the original inhabitants of the land under their own law and customs.
In 2012. on the 20th anniversary of Mabo, AIATSIS published The Limits of Change: Mabo and Native Title 20 Years On - an unprecedented collection of commentary and reflections on the defining case for Indigenous land justice in Australian history.
Edited by Toni Bauman and Lyd ia Glick, the book IS a narrative testified by those who were close to
the Mabo case, the negotiations leading up to the Native Title Act. or for whom the past two decades have helped shape native title outcomes.
The Limits of Change includes perspectives from
native title claimants and holders, community, political and corporate leaders, lawyers and judges. academics. consultants and government bureaucrats.
The authors dispel myths that continue to surround Mabo, drawing into question assumptions about the impact of the High Courfs ruling and unresolved questions of justice for Indigenous Australians.
The voices represented in this diverse collection Include some of the leading practitioners behind the decisions and consequences of the most 1mportant case in the struggle for land justice for Australia"s first peoples.
Their unique perspectives do not always reach the same conclusions and are expressed in a range of styles, from formal research papers to memoir " style reflections and interviews.
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Perspectives presented are from native title claimants and holders, community, political and corporate leaders. lawyers and judges. academics, consultants and government bureaucrats.
These include: Simon Balderstone AM, the Han. Michael Black AC QC, Dr Bob Brown, Associate Professor Ramy Bulan, John Catlin, Darryl Cronin, Patrick Dodson, Or Mary Edmunds. Rick Farley, Bruce Harvey, Dr John Hewson AM, the Han Paul Keating, Bryan Keon-Cohen AM QC, Cheryl Kernot, Professor Marcia Langton AM, Dr David Martin, Greg Mcintyre SC, Professor Kent McNeil, Monica Morgan, Graeme Neate, Dr Lowitja oâ‘oanoghue AC CBE OSG, Professor Henry Reynolds, James Rice, Ala Tapim. Patricia [Pat! Turner AM, Professor Robert A. Williams. Jr. Emeritus Professor Hal Wootten AC QC and Peter Yu.
of Life Program, discussed on the Advocates for Indigenous Californian Language Survival website [www.a icls.org ), Indigenous community members in the United States of America are
reviving their languages, using mainly written documentation, and are now raising their children as native speakers in their heritage languages. A panel of language revitalisation experts and practitioners provided a highly stimulating discussion on the implications of Professor Hinton's programs for Australian languages. AIATS IS also co-sponsored a very popular evening public lecture delivered by Professor Hinton at the Australian National University on 28 March .
Following on from this event, a language revitalisation workshop was held in late June at A IATSIS. Attendees were an even mix of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interested in revitalising their heritage languages, particularly from Canberra and surrounding areas, and linguists with expertise in language revitalisation.
Dr Troy and Dr Marmion continue their work as co-conveners of the Languag e and Indigenous Issues strand of the conference 'Langfest', held at ANU in December 2011.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Australian Aboriginal Studies Journal
AIATSIS flagship journal, Australian Aboriginal Studies (AAS) is a multidisciplinary peer reviewed journal. Our editorial board consists of internat ionally renowned experts in the field of
Australian Indigenous studies and is supported by an Editorial Advisory Board of academics from A IATS IS and other Australian universities .
MS 2011/2 is a non-thematic edition containing papers on a range of subjects including analysis of discourse and representation in sport writing; the relationship between journalism and policy
making; water values and resource development in the Pilbara; the development of an Indigenous Land Use Agreement at Bidydanga in the Kimberley; exam ination of a nineteenth century map of Gunditjmara eel traps; and the history of the New South Wales Aboriginal Lands Trust.
AAS 20 12/1 is also a non-thematic edition. Papers cover a broad range of t'opics including discussions on aspects of education, language, history, anthropology, employment and poverty.
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Professor Leanne Hinton [University of California, Berkeley! presented a special extended seminar at AIATSIS on 26 March speaking about her language revitalisation work in the United States.
The diverse range of subject matter in both editions of the journal reflects the breadth of research that is relevant to Indigenous Australians today.
Nat ive title publications
The Native Title Research Unit (NT RU ] produces a range of publications. including peer reviewed discussion and issues papers, as well as ed ited volumes designed to target emerging themes, extend debate and disseminate native title research. NTRU publications have been coordinated and edited by Publications Officer. Lyd ia Glick, and managed by Toni Bauman. They worked with both internal and external authors
to finalise the publication of three issues papers. one discussion paper, and two ed ited volumes.
Of particular interest in the reporting period was the publication of a book on the 20th anniversary of the High Courts decision in Mabo v Queensland {1992) which overturned the myth of terra nullius. Titled, The Limits of Change: Mabo and native title 20 years on, the book was co-edited by Toni Bauman and Lydia Glick and
published by AIATSIS Research Publications. Laun ched by Professor Mick Dodson in the Mabo Lecture plenary session at the National Native Title Conference in Townsville in June 2012. the book contains 34 papers from a
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diverse range of contributors who have been involved in native title since that time.
Th e book received strong coverage for which Toni Bauman was interviewed in The Age and Canberra Times newspapers on Saturday 2 June 2012 and in the Koori tvtail on 30 May 2012.
Native title news and information services
Current news and information is compiled by NTRU Project Officer, Gabrielle Lauder, and Executive Assistant, Jaylee Martin and published monthly in What's New and Native Title in the News. Both of these publications are distributed electronically to 708 subscribers [up from 568 for 2010-11 I and published on the AIATSIS website. Gabrielle also drafts the Native Title
Newsletter; which was published six times in the 2011-2012 financial year. Each edition includes feature articles and a listing of recent Library acquisitions of native title related materials, as well as incorporating Native Title in the News and elements of What's New. The newsletter is delivered electronically and in hard copy to
1000 subscribers [up from 879 subscribers in 2010-111. and is available free from the AIATSIS website. In 2011-12 the NTRU conducted a user survey and review-responses have been taken on board and they will see a new look in 2012-13.
The NTRU publishes a number of native title resources on the AIATSIS webs ite, including:
" national summaries of Indigenous Land Use Agreements, native title determinations and registered native title bodies corporate [RNTBCs)
" the Native Title Resource Guide which provides an overview of the native title system
" research resources relating to native title case and specific NTRU research projects.
" national. state and territory toolkits for RNTBCs and RNTBC profiles.
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LIBRARY AND AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVE
The Library is open to the general public for study and reference. Unfortunately, due to increasing budget pressures and to use ex isting staffing resources for collection management. the Library reduced its opening hours by 40 per cent and Increased the turnaround time for extended enquiries to 25 working days. These core services can only be reinstated with
increases to ongoing appropriations.
MuraÃ, the Institute's online catalogue. includes detailed documentation on all catalogued AIATSIS collections materials. The AIATSIS thesauri ca n be used to browse the collections in depth.
The Audiovisual Archive is open to anyone who wishes to access and research audiovisual materials, however, appointments are necessary. Onsite access and copying of
materials depends on copyright provisions and the conditions determined by depositors and donors in consultation with collection
management staff.
AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVE SERVICES
The Aud iovisual Archive [AVA] serves a wide range of clients, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and communities. academic researchers, publishers. broadcasters, government agencies, other collecting organisations and the general public
During the reporting period, 230 clients visited Audiovisual Access to review materials held in the collection.
The majority of AVA clients are remote users and are assisted via email. ma il and telephone. During 2011 -12, staff accepted 441 requests, a decrease of 175 from the previous financial year. There are also 217 requests to be com pleted. carried over from the previous financial year.
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Figure 6: Breakdown of client groups using AVA 2011-12
Funding for AIATSisâ‘ Digitisation Program was not extended into 2011-12 As a result, the AIATSIS Council approached the Department of Finance and Deregulation who approved the use of AIATSIS financial reserves to maintain existing
levels of digitisation activity to 30 June 2012. Due to the precarious budget environment, it was necessary to implement some strategies to work within these circumstances. Access to the Audiovisual Collection was limited to materials
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LIBRARY SERV ICES
Library reference staff provides information services and access to the collections to visitors as well as to remote clients. For clients in remote areas. the Library offers accessible content on the A IATSIS website. including the
Muraà catalogue. online co llections, fact sheets and bibliographies. Remot e clients can also access information services by telephone. mail. fax and email.
Demand for most of the Library's reference and document supply services have declined. This has largely been a result of the reduction in the Stanner Reading Room 's opening hours.
However, extended enqu iries from external clients have continued previous trends and again rose steadily in 2011-12 placing additional pressure on staff to deal with this increase in demand. Table 1 shows the use of the Library over the past three years.
During 20 11 -12. reference staff produced 36 new or updated bibliographies of the Library's holdings on individual Indigenous languages. The bibliographies are well used, with more than 320 available on the AIATSIS website. They compleme nt other A IATSIS language resources such as the La nguage thesaurus, AUSTLANG and the Collectors of Wo rds online exhibition. These services complement the activit ies of the A IATSIS Australian Centre for Australian
Languages.
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Family History Unit
The Institute 's Library is responsible for the Family History Unit. which is funded by the Department of Health and Aging as part of the National Link-Up Program The Unit works to support the recommendations of the Bringmg them Home report. The Unit solely assists Link-Up caseworkers around Australia to trace family and reunite Indigenous people who were removed from their fam ilies. It provides research support through workshops on tracing families, an enquiry service and case reviews for the Link " Up organisations.
The Unit has put in an intensive effort to implement the changes agreed to from the strategic review of the Unit undertaken in 2010 -11 , transitioning its role and focus to solely support the National Link-Up Network. The Unit's new funding agreement is based on the strategic plan for2011-12.
The Unit employed a small team to answer a substantial backlog of enquiries remaining from many years of services to the public The staff were very productive and cleared the backlog by theendof2011-12.
The re is stil l a strong and persistent demand for family history research services from community. The Library can now provide only a limited reference service for family history enquiries with this service restrict ed to its own collections.
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The Fami ly History Unit now delivers an accredited family history research course to Link-Up caseworke rs. In partnership with the Canberra Institute of Technology [CITI all successful participants are now granted a form al C IT qualification.
Training
A ma jor achievement for 201 1-12 was the accredited family history research course de livered to Link-Up casewo rkers. The Unit"s staff continued to work with the Canberra Institut e of Technology [CIT] and its Yurauna Centre throughout 2011-12 to redevelop course and accreditation materials. A ll successful participants we re granted a formal CIT qualification.
The Unit delivered one family history research workshop at AIATS IS to Link-Up caseworkers in Ap ril2012 . The worksho p was the first to be held at the CIT"s training facilities . The Un it has now
trained more than 225 caseworkers since 1999.
C IT So lutions were engag ed to undertake a review of the assessment procedures and outcomes of the first accredited workshop. Th ey spent considerable time reviewing participants" work and providing feedback an d suggestions especially on the assessment process and . the practicalities of training delivery and form
design.
The Unit"s staff subsequent ly reviewed the structure of the training course in a workshop and, as a result, the Unit developed a revised longer program wh ich provides partici pan ts with mo re time to complete assessment activities. The Unit is confident that the new program will work well for both participants and trainers.
Research support
In the reporting period, Un it staff, Nicole Wighton and Rebecca Stubbs visited South Australian Link-Up and Darwin Link-Up [Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation]. They helped review case files and offered advice on research
strategies as well as general adv ice on file management.
Th e Unit continues to maintain a comprehensive Indigenous family history website. Th is includes features including a family history research kit and links to valuable we b resources such as record indexes and guides to records. The Unit"s website has a focus on self-help for clients in
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extensively by Link-Up caseworke rs, the public, libr aries and archives, with over one million visits since 2003.
The Unit attended the National Social and Emotional Wellbeing [SEWS] Conference held in Adelaide in June 20 12 held by the Department of Hea lth and Ageing. It was the first time that all the parts of the SEWS sector met together -t he National Link-Up N etwo rk, Bringing them Home counsellors and registered training
organisations. It was a valuable experience for the Unit"s staff to engage with a broader group of people assisting the Stolen Generations.
The Unit also delivered a presentation on the its new strategic direction to the National Link-Up Forum part of the con ference. This is part of the Unit"s efforts to encourage increased usage by the Link-Up organisations of their research support services A survey has also been distributed to Link-Up caseworkers to support this prese ntation.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biograph ical Index
The Aboriginal an d Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index [ABI] has been maintained by the Family History Unit since the 1970s. It is a unique index that is now focused solely on Stolen Generations people recorded in published
materials. The AB I is an invaluable family history resource for Link-Up organisations and commun iti es.
Indexing continued in 2011 -12 with 1397 records created or modified. To ensure all ABI records contain a sensitivity message, 73,387 records we re modi fied. A complete file of ABI records was sent to the Na tional Library of A ustralia for integrat ion into their Trove service. When loaded, this will increase the profile of ABI records.
Indexed material for 2011-12 included:
" Jinangga: on my tracks by Monty Walgar
" Bill Simon's autobiography Back on the bloclc Bill Simon 5 story
" Tunapi Two: Aborigines in Tasmania past and present, published by A LBE Resour ces Unit
" The Man from Sunrise Side, the autobiography of Ambrose Mungala
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Chalarimeri who spent much of his early life at Ka lumburu Mission in the East Kimberley
" Refuge on the Roper: The origins of the Roper Mission Ng ui
" Song man: The story of an Aboriginal elder of Uluru by Bob Randall
Library Visits
Twenty groups visited the Library and included:
" Comparative law students from Alabama
" D epartment of Education, Employment and Wor kplace Relations [DEEWR]language team
" Tranby College
" Interns/summer scholars, National Centre Indigenous Studies, ANU
" Canber ra region elders
" Link-Up organisations
" Dare to Lead teachers
" ANKAA & Reg iona l Arts NSW Aboriginal Arts workers
" Men's Group, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service.
NATIVE TITLE RESEARCH AND ACCESS SER VICE
The Native Title Research and Access Officer position at AIATSIS provides expert advice to individuals and organisations requesting information about the native title resources held in the AIATSIS Library and the Audiovisual Archives. Services include mak ing lists of relevant material held in the A IATSIS collections, providing cop ies of items to clients, arranging for client visits. and providing contacts for further research and for relevant Indigenous organizations. Native title representative bodies and service providers are contacted several times per year about the services on offer, also alerting staff to developments in collection management practice.
Native Title requests
Figure 8 shows the percentages of total transactions for five different types of requests for the last financial year. These are Indigenous individuals , Indigenous organisotions, government. consultants and other (including internal requests and research requests]. The 'other' category has risen sharply between the Last two quarters, and percentages have fallen for Indigenous individuals and
Indigenous organisations. It is expected that the percentages will rise for those two types of requests because the National Native Title Tribunal has stopped preparing background reports for claims. Those consisted mostly of material from AIATS IS. and organisations will now need to approach A IATS IS directly for
research material for claims rather than the Tribunal.
Preserving and manag ing native title collections
Native Title Research and Access Officer Grace Koch liaised with Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs] to promote discussion and awareness of collection management issues in
the native title context. With Professor N ico las Peterson. ANU, Ms Koch convened a workshop to seek strategies for transmitting topographical and genealogical information held at NTRBs. She also presented an overview of the AIATSIS-
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Federal Court project in conjunction with Lyn Nasir and ian Irving from the Federal Court. A report from the workshop was published in Native Title in the News. The Federal Court ha s incorporated a listing submitted by Ms Koch of subject terms for its native title database.
Grace provided information to the British Library on access issues involving the digitis ed versions of the 1898 Haddon Expedition to the Torres Strait. She attended the conference of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA] in Frankfurt, Germany where she gave a report on archiving trends and developments in digitisation. Ms
Koch travel was largely self-funded. On 13 July, she attended the hand ing down of the determination for the Neutral Junction Native Title claim for which she was co -author of the connection report.
COMMUN ITY ACCESS AND RETURN OF
MATERIALS TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
Access to the audiovisual collections for Indigenous clients is enhanced through the Return of Materials to Indigenous Clients (ROMTIC] program. ROMTIC provides for up to twenty items from the collect ions to be returned to clients free of cha rge. Durtng the reporting period 2,739 items to the value of $97,428 were copied and returned to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
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Community Alliances. Community Access and Return of Materials to Indigenous Community activities for 2011-12 included:
C lint Bracknell from Western Australia visited the Access Unit to research songs from the Noongar, Wudjari and Koreng lang uage group s. H e listened to a range of audio material including item s from the H ercus and Th eiberger collections and purchased 20 items as a part of his work with the commu nity. H e also brought his own equipment and obtained approval to undertake his own digital copies of materiul that to date has not been archivally digitised.
Kim Rush , a G ithabul/Geniyan woman from Queensland requested audio files containing language and image s featuring her fam ily members . Kim requested a total of 40 files, receivmg 20 free of charge under the ROM TIC program and purchasing the remaining 20 files. She was very happy to receive the material and plans to listen to the recordings to help her learn her language and teach her family.
Violet Dargan requested sound recordings of her grandparents created by Barry Blake in Cloncurry, North West Queensland in 1967 . Violet's grandfather, Pilot Jack. gave excellent
Ringa Ringa Language information to Barry Blake. Upon receiving the materials, she shared the information with her family who have subsequent ly requested cop ies of the material. The family has expressed their emotion and
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happiness at the opportunity to hear their grand father's voice for the first time.
Mary -Anne Jebb visited the Institute earlier in the year and selected a range of images from the Audrey Bruton co llection . The images, from the Carnarvon mission, w ill be used in a perman ent ex hibiti on at the Carnarvon C ulture Centre Ga ll ery, which will open in late 2012. The community expressed their gratitude at receiving the images as it had been many years since the community had seen them . The material was provided under the ROMTIC
program .
Catherine Titasey produced a book of the memoirs of her mother-in-Law Ina Titasey [nee Mills] from Thursday Island, Torres Strait. She requested a photographic image from the WH MacFarlane co llection of the Mills family of Naghir Island to use in the book. It is the on ly known photo of Ina as a young girl. Catherine was delighted to discover the image and be able to include it in the book.
Cheryl Waye contacted the Audiovisual Archive hop ing to locate an image of her mother and father on their wedding day. The image held a great signifi cance to Cheryl as her parents were the first to get married in a church by
Europeans in Nepabunna. Un fortunately A IATSIS does not hold that particular image , however , on researching. staff found images of various family members she did not know ex isted. Cheryl sent an email to A IATS IS, saying how appreciative
she was to receive the images and that she will cherish the one of her mother and grandfather especially.
Emi ly lngs facilitated a visit by five people from the Central Desert, Western Australia who were also visiting Canberra for an information technology workshop. The visit was very successful with a number of photographs and audio recordings being found featuring their commu nities and families. A number of photos of the women in the group were also found showing them when they were small children. The visitors found the time spent in the Access
Unit very worthwhile and were happy to take printed proof sheets back to community for their family and others to see.
Trudy Bell from Swan Hill, Victoria visited looking for photos of her fam ily to include in the story she 1s writing on their behalf My Mothers Storyâ‘ Her journey Staff prepared seve ral collections in advance for her visit and she was very excited to see photographs of family members she had never seen before and to receive the material under the ROMTIC
program. Ms Bell also took a list of other items in the co llection so that other family members cou ld request materiaL
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Roberta Toby requested material recorded 1n Mapoon featuring her family members as a part of a larger commun ity proJect to create information panels and booklets about the history of the Mission and Indigenous people in that area. She received 13 audio files under the ROMTIC program and will be using them for her own family history as well as project research.
Under the ROMTIC program, Bennett Toby was provided with 14 audio items recorded by Paul Black in the Mapoon area. The songs and stories will be used in community to
help teach traditional knowledge and start a dance group for young people. The items also feature language elicitation that will be used to ~elp strengthen knowledge of language in comm unity.
Eric H ood requested audio mater1al relating to his language Kullilli. Twenty items were provided from a number of collections under the ROM TIC program. Mr Hood was extremely grateful to be able to have his language to teach the younger generations in his family.
Visitors from Central Australia found a number ot photographs and aud io recordings featuring their communities and families. (Ph otograph by Kerstin Styche AIATSIS 20 12)
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Tr~dy Bell l_ce ntrel from Swan Hill, VIC w ith staff members Heath Garrett [right l and Alana Garwood -Houng [leftl. Trudy
VISited looking for photos of her fam1ly to mclud e 1n the story she is writing on their behalf My Mothers Story; Her Journey. [Photograph by Kerstm Styche AIATSIS 2012.1
Dr Stephen Wild and Dr Melinda Hinkson are working closely with A IATS IS and the Yuendumu and Lajamanu communities in a project to return digital copies of the co llection of drawings collected by Mervyn Meggitt in
1952- 53. The project documents community members' responses to the drawings. Warlpiri artists have created a series of artworks in response to the original drawings which have been deposited with AIATSIS. The new artworks add another dimension and value to the original and unique Meggitt collection. Other outcomes of the proJect w1ll be the production of a monograph and an exh ibiti on at the National
Museum of Australia in 2013. Under the ROMTIC program, 437 images were digitised and provided to the Warlpiri communities.
Magabala Books published Raparapa: Stories from the Fitzroy Drovers in 2007. It arranged to redo their artwork permissions so they could release the book in e-book format in March 2011. Permission was given to use 24 images from the AIATSIS After 200 Years collection featuring Fitzroy Crossing.
Matthew King is a cultural consultant working with the Wangkumara people. He ordered and purchased cop ies of the Gavin Breen tapes that accompany the Lets Learn Wangkumara book by
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Richard Egan requested an image of William Cooper to be used in his upcoming publication of a book titled Neither Amity nor Kindness. The book is about government policy as it affected Aboriginal people of New South Wal es 1788-1969 and will be made accessible to secondary schools, universities and libraries in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. William Cooper"s fam il y was more than happy to support this publication and look forward to seeing the final print.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Audiovisual Archive staff provided support and coordinated the recording of the AIATSIS seminar series, various special seminars and workshops, and the 2011 AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference. 'Young and Old : connecting gene rationsâ‘. Recordings of these events are now held in the Archiveâ‘s collections.
Events documented by the Audiovisual Archive:
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A screen grab from Weya Wi Na !Where are we now)
- a video produced in 1988 as a program for broadcast on Aboriginal television in Central Australia. The video is part of a collection of 68 analogue VHS video tapes digitised and returned lo the Ngukurr community.
WEYA WI. NA COLLECT ION DIG ITISED AND RETURNED TO THE NGUK U RR COM MUNI TY
Ngukurr is an Aboriginal community built on hilly ground alongside the Roper River in South East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Ngukurr people are culturally strong with deep connections to their country and Dreamings. The landscape is prolific Top End growth, billabongs and wetlands.
In the early 1900s the area was called Roper River Mission. Most of the senior artists at Ngukurr attended the mission school and have many stories to tell of life in the old mission days.
Ngukurr: Weya Wi Na [Where are we now) is a video produced in 1988 as a program for broadcast on Aboriginal television in Central Australia. It was directed by Ronald Thompson. Andrew Joshua,
Kevin Rodgers, Raymond Geoffrey and Brian Burkett, and produced by Ngukurr School Council, Ngukurr Adult Education Committee and Yugul Manggi Media.
The video constructs a history of the community as it developed after white settlers, missionaries and teachers arrived in the North. It also documents
community discussions about developing a language policy for the school that incorporates teaching English while keeping their own Language strong. It includes their trip to Singapore as part of the research the community undertook while examining the possibilities of multilingual societies using English and other languages in schools.
Ngukurr: Weya Wi Na was recorded on 68 analogue VHS video tapes. Over several months, staff from the Audiovisual Archive carefully cleaned and prepared the tapes for digitisation. Some of the
tapes showed signs of decomposition such as signal drop out.
Using specialised signal correction software. staff were able to recover content from all68 tapes and convert the content to digital Betacam, Windows Media Files and Quicklime files. The collection was returned to the Ngukurr community as high
resolution Quicklime files on a hard drive. The Audiovisual Archive will keep the content safely preserved on digitalBetacam and as Windows Media Files for the future.
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" March 2012- International Women 's Day event
" April2012- visit of students from Charles Sturt U niversity
" April2012-visit of clients from Central Desert area, WA
" April 2012- visit of clients from Arnhem Land. NT
" May 2012- Sorry Day Bridge Walk
" June 2012- AIATSIS National Native Title Conference in Townsville
" June 2012 - seminar by Professor Ghil'ad Zucl
" June 2012 -launch of H annah McGlade's book : 'Our Greatest Challengeâ‘
" June 2012 - Language Revitalisation workshop
ONSITE EXHIB ITIONS
The Library D igitisation staff developed an exhibition of historic NAIDOC posters in the AIATS IS front foye r for NA IDOC week July 201 1.
A display case exhibition was put up in the Library on the 40th anniversary of establishing the Tent Embassy on 26 January 1972, which included one of the original wooden painted Tent Embassy signs from the Audiovisual Archive's artefacts collection.
As part of the launch of the complete set of the Australian Inland fvlission magazines on the AIATSIS website, a collection of front pages were exhibited in the A IATSIS Library and exhibition
foyer in March/May 2012. The Library provided the Koori fvlail with the 1972 NA I DOC poster image of the Tent Embassy for the 25 January 2012 issue and other digitisation-on -demand materials from the Audiovisual Archive and the Library's collections.
ONLINE COLLECTIONS
As part of the AIATSIS Digitisation Program, the Library created a major new online collection available on the AIATSIS website. This collection contains the Australian Inland fvlission magazines. Australian Evangel and Our Aim which are of great va lue for research especially family history.
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All 21 online exhibitions were redeveloped into a consistent design template that will ensure ongoing access to their content. In particular, the online exhibition To Remove and Protect has
had additional content of annual reports of the state government age ncies with responsibility for Indigenous affairs .
Online collections continue to be very successful. with a total of 310.895 hits on all digitisation web pages in 2011 -12 . The most popular of these was Dawn magazine with its thousands of photographs. It received 114,535 hits.
Online co llections are regularly updated; anyone interested in contributing new information or correction existing material i s invited to emai l their comments to library0aiatsis.gov.au.
DIG ITISAT ION ACTIV ITIES
Funding from the Australian Government for AIATSIS digitisation activity was not extended into 2011-12, and as a result the AIATSIS Council approached the Department of Finance and Deregulation who approved the use of AIATS IS financial reserves to maintain existing
levels of digitisation activity to 30 June 2012. Despite this unce rtainty, the staff of the Library's D igit isation Unit continued to be productive and undertake major tasks to ensure business continuity .
D igitisation of print collections
The Library Digitisation Unit scanned and preserved 22.410 pages for preservation and access in 2011-12. This included the following records of:
" MS 10 - Hamilton Aborigines Uplift Society
" MS 21 - Papers of P J Gresser, Bathurst
" MS 802- Christine Kilham Gunavidgi language notes Maningrida 1963. 174 pages
" MS 845- Professor WEH. Stanner. Fitzmaurice River notebooks
" PMS 2098- Investigation and report on Aboriginal welfare throughout Australia, Yallourn Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1965
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MS 2303- Notes on Brinja-Yuin people of Tuross, N.S .W.- by Harry Warner
MS 2816 - Peter Lawrence Gillan: Field notebooks, diaries, tape transcripts and family trees, Torres Strait, 1980-1
MS 32 17 - Anne Dineen, field notebooks text transcriptions etc for Maung, Northern Territory
MS 4747- Gary Lee Fashion Sketch Book
A digital copy of von Brandenstein's diaries IMS 17461 was also obtained thanks to the Native Title Research Unit.
DIGITISATION ON DEMAND
One thousand and seventy-three pages were digitised for digitisation-on-demand requests from clients.
Digital collections on the Muraà catalogue
The Library funded a staff member to catalogue digital material onto MuraÃ. The material includes books that are out of copyright, archived websites and publications from Australia's web archive. PANDORA. which is
managed by the National Library of Australia and partner organisations. As a result. there are more records on Muraà that are linked to electronic format material which increased the number of records accessible to remote users.
The Library continued its comm itment to PANDORA wh ich started in 2006. Staff are archiving a limited range of Indigenous websites and individual publications on PANDORA. All archived PANDORA websites are individually catalogued and are accessible on the Muraà catalogue.
Library staff have been digitally preserving out " of-copyright books and making them accessible from MuraÃ. To date. more than 568 titles have been added. This has enabled clients to remotely access some of the Institute's rare book collection through its catalogue and website. â‘
2. INFORMATION
Library digitisation business continuity planning
Library Digitisation staff carried out the following activit ies as part of business continuity plans developed to improve digital storage capacity and the ability to search our digitised collections . Projects included:
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substantial work to decommission the Digitool digital management archive and transfer seven terabytes of digitised files for the Library and the Audiovisual Archive to the new DCOSS
digital storage system. It involved the Library's Systems Manager and staff to undertake detailed checking of the integrit y and accuracy of the files
links on the A IATSIS website, online collections , and Muraà catalogue that previously linked to the Digitool web server have all been identified and changed to direct to a new location on the AIATSIS web server
completed the redesign of the Libraryâ‘s online collections into the standard template. This will make it a far easier task to maintain these web sites into the future
an audit of digitised Library materials held on CO, OVO, portable hard drives and AIATSIS network drives has been conducted, with a view to the consolida tion of materials to ensure their digital preservation. These have been migrated to the new DCOSS digital storage system
reorganisation and renaming of the Libraryâ‘s digitised content on the AIATSIS group drives with approximately: 259,462 files and 516 GB of data
an improved digital manuscript naming convention has been developed by Library staff. Library digitisation staff have commenced work on putting this file naming and folder structure convention into practice to ensure
future preservation and access.
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The Connecting to Country tutorial examines the history and structure of the AIATSIS place thesaurus. It is the second in a series of tutorials for information professionals.
CONNECT ING TO COUNTRY: AUSTRALIAN PLACE NAMES THESAURUS TUTOR IAL
The AIATSIS thesauri of place, language and subject are internationally recognised for use in libraries and archives and they set a standard of practice that other organisations are following.
The Connecting to Country tutorial examines the history and structure of the AIATSIS place thesaurus. It is the second in a series of tutorials for information professionals.
This tutorial is directed at indexers and cataloguers working with materials that have Indigenous content. It has been developed by information professionals who have the authority and competence to design and deliver online learning w ith set learning outcomes.
The tutorial is focused on: basic geographic and information literacy; knowledge of the ATSILIRN protocols [Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resource Network); and understanding the structure of the AIATSIS place thesaurus.
Lessons learned from developing the first tutorial reinforced the value of cross program and external consultation. Research Program staff participated at every stage of this project.
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While developing the second tutorial. it became clear how important it is to observe ATSILIRN protocols, especially in our interaction and consultation with Indigenous people. Our tutorial supports and reinforces the critical importance of the ATSILIRN protocols and their underpinning of our daily work.
AIATSIS uses place names established by Geoscience Australia and other place name authorities. Early on in the project the Library established a relationship with the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia. It advises dual naming as best practice 'to ensure that Aboriginal place names are recognised by Australia as being part of Australian heritage and need to be preserved'.
The tutorial is a valuable resource for regional Australia and it is available is on the web at; www . a iatsi s. g ov.a u/ collections/ conn ectingtoco u n try. html.
PROMOTION AND CONFERENCES
The Connecting to Country, Australian place names tutoria l was launched in June 2012 (see Box p. SO] it w ill co mpleme nt the Talkin names tutorial, adding a further resource useful for indexers and ca taloguers of in other collecting agencies with Indigenous collections. Judith Cannon and Jenny Wood developed the tutorial to assist libraries/archives on best practice
for establishing headings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander place names . The tutorial includes self-paced modules and practice sessions for hands on experience.
The Library supports the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Resource N etwork [ATSILIR N] and hosts their website wh ich promotes the ATSILIRN protocols on developing /describing collections and providing library/
information services for Indigenous people. The ATSILIRN website was rebuilt, migrated off an old server and sent to the ATSILIRN Board for consideration as part of their communications strategy.
As part of AIATSIS' support for ATS ILIRN, Alana Garwood-Houng made a presentation to staff of the ACT Public Library Service on how they can practica lly implement the ATS ILIRN protocols in their provision of services to their clients.
The Library loaned to the National Museum of Australia several items for its 'Off the Wallsâ‘ exhibition of art from ATS IC.
Alana Garwood-Houng presented a paper at the International Federation of Library Associations (I FLA] Conference. Vancouver. Canada , April12-14 2012 titled 'Implications of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on
Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore Panel', and participating in an â‘envisioning circleâ‘ of individuals interested in the work of the IFLA Specia l Interest Group.
Fam ily History Unit staff . Rebecca Stubbs and PJ Williams gave a presentation to a meeting
of programs funded by the Healing Foundation. The presentation outlined the work the Unit does with Link-Up and the resources available
on the AIATSIS website.
2. INFORMATION
Several Library staff attended the ATSILIRN conference held in Melbourne on 7-8 July 2012.
The Library's Digitisation Manager, Gerald Preiss attended sessions of the inaugural conference for the Australasian Association for Digital Humanities at the ANU on 28-30 March 2012 to Learn about developments in the field, in particular the ways in which digitisation of collections can be optimised so that digital humanities research options remain accessible.
WEBSITE
The AIATSIS website is the major way to promote the Institute and its work. The website offers webcasts, co llection s catalogue, guides and other online content to expa nd
public awareness of the Institute's work and achievements.
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
During 2011 -12, the Library and the Audiovisual Archive fostered close work ing relationships with many important institutional partners. This section provides an indicative description of the
major collaborations undertaken during the year.
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (N LA] provi'des many valuable support services and resources to libraries and clients. For AIATSIS, this includes Trove, Libraries Australia and
PANDORA.
Trove is a web-based discovery system that includes images. newspapers, archived websites. maps, print materials and audio and photographic materials. Trove also provides access to Libraries Australia.
Libraries Australia is an online resource that provides access to the national database of material held in Australian libraries. Users can search for any item and locate which library in Australia holds the item.
The AIATSIS Library is a formal partner in PANDORA. Australia's Web Archive, which is supported and hosted by the National Library of Australia.
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Trove and Libraries Australia
In 2011-12. the AIATSIS Library increased its holdings on Libraries Australia. This helps raise awareness of the Institut e's collections. In particular, this included 36 1 original cataloguing records. Additionally, the Library undertook work to enable its manuscripts finding aids to
be searchable on Trove.
More Australian libraries are adding their holdings to records using terms from the AIATSIS thesaurus, ensuring more appropriate access to Indigenous collections.
The AIATSIS Library is an active participant in Libraries Australia Do cument Delivery, an Internet-based system for interlibrary lending and document delivery managed by the National Library. The Institute 's Library borrows, lends and copies materials to and from other Australian libraries.
ATSIROM
The AIATSIS Library regularly adds collections records to the ATSIROM database maintained by the commercial service lnformit, part of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. ATSIROM brings together an extensive collection of significant Australian databases containing selected bibliographic records from the cou ntry's leading sources and which relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
National Library of Australia, State Library of South Australia, British Library
Audio staff met with the entire Sound Preservation and Te chnical Services Team from National Library of Australia's Oral History and Folklore collection. The AIATS IS Audiovisual Archive Aud io Unit is a pioneer in
multiple digitisation work stations for increased productivity. Several collecting institutions are approaching AIATSIS to investigate the implementation of similar processes into their digital preservation areas. The Audiovisual Archive has also hosted visitors from the State
Library of South Australia and the British Library who are interested in our 'multipl e ingest' system.
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Western Australian Film and Television Institute
Lara Mclellan [Collection Manager, Moving Image] and Richard Johnson [Digital Assets Coordinator, Moving Image] visited the Western Australian Film and Television Institute [FTI] in Fremantle to gather information on procedures and processes undertaken by the FTI in creating and archiving material collected as part of the Indigenous Community Stories project. It also provided an opportunity forMs Mclellan
to share information about how the A IATSIS Audiovisual Archive deals with the project material depo sited with A IATSIS to date.
Cootamundra Girls' Home Centenary Committee
Alana Harris and Marisa Harris met with representativ es from the Cootamundra Girlsâ‘ Home Centenary Committee in June to discuss the Aud iovisual Archive's involvement in the centenary celebrations in mid-August 2012. AIATSIS has loaned the committee several Zoom audio recorders and will be on hand at the event to provide support to a small team of oral
history interviewers. The resulting recordings w ill be lodged at AIATSIS . Audiovisual Archive staff will set up a shop -front. to enable people to search our collections database and learn how to access material.
Department of Fore ign Affairs and Trade
Twenty-five photographic panels and accompanying captions for the Aboriginal and Islander Sport Hall of Fame collection were loaned to the Australian Government
Department of Foreign A ffairs and Trade in Canberra for exh ibition during NA IO OC Week. The exhibition will be launched during NAIDOC Week from 4 July 2012 and run for two weeks.
National Film and Sound Arch ive
Jeni Wie. Cameron Burns and Marisa Harris visited the National Film and Sound Archive [N FSA] on 21 June 2012 to inspect their method of extracting files from COs and OVDs in bulk.
Ripping tracks from Red Book audio COs is a particularly slow and onerous task so we are looking for a better way to do it. Staff have
undertaken follow -up research and are currently awaiting a quote on a RipStation, similar to that used by the NFSA. which will streamline this work and increase productivity.
Australian Broadcast ing Corporation
Moving Image staff visite d the Australian Broadcasting Corporation [ABC ] and met with their Collection Manager , Mary Jane Stanus , to negotiate the de-accessioning of a collection of video mate rial depos ited by the ABC in 1992. This collection has remained copyright to the ABC and is available through the ABC program sales. De -accessionmg this collection w ill free up valuable resources in storage and digital duplication areas.
Throug h correspondence with the ABC"s television archives, we have been able lo clarify our responsibilities to preserve television content relating the Abo riginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures; and are now able to de-accession off-air ABC grant material that is dup licated in the ABC archives. This has removed ou r obligatio n to digitise the 389 non " unique VH S tapes, and prioritise the digitisat ion of unique at-risk material in other co ll ections.
Ronin Films and Counc il for Abor iginal Reconcil iation
Staff also worked with the Ronin Films and the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation collections to identify no n-unique material in the m oving image collection, finding that 299 items were duplica ted in other coll ections.
National M useum of Australia and Australian National Un iversity
David Jeffery met with David Kaus [NMA) and Marc Oxen ham [ANU ) in order to verify the origins of a bo ne object he ld in the artefact collection which was described as a â‘yam scraper". When the item was donated some years ago the donor thought that it may have
been a human bone but it has now been confirmed that the object is in fact made from a kanga roo scapu la and therefore does not warrant the app lication of special storage or hand ling conditions.
2. INFORMAT ION
Australian National Un iversity Drill Hall Gallery
The Drill Hall Gallery 1s currently developing an exhibition in conjunction with A IATSIS of artworks from the A IATSIS co llection. The exh ibition, due to open in November is the second maJor exhibition of AIATS IS works of art by the Dnll Hall Gallery. The first exhibition entitled Likan"m irri- Connections. The theme of the first exhibition is characterised by Likan'm1rri, a Yolngu term with many connotations. It can be conceptualised as connections between the natural and supernatural worlds - the sacred and the mundane . AIATSIS is anticipating as much interest in the new exh ibition as was received in the first one.
OTHER ALLIANCES
During 201 1-12, the Library and Aud iovisual Archive were involved with a number of leading institutiona l and professional bodies, including:
" Australian U NESCO Memory of the World Comm ittee
" National A rchives of Australia Ca nberra Consu ltative Forum
" ACT Territory Records Advisory Council
" â‘ ACT CANHUG Users Group [Catalogue Systems]
" Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Arch ive w ith the University of Technology Sydney.
The Library maintained institutional membersh ips of:
" Aboriginal and To rres Strait Islander Library and Information Resea rch Network
" Australian Library and Information Association
" Australian Society of Archivists
" Australian Gove rnment Library and Information Network
" Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers.
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Audiovisual Archive staff maintained professional member ships of:
" Australian Society of Archivists
" S IG Indigenou s Archives, a special interest group of the ASA (separately convened ]
" International Fede ration of Libraries Associations and Institutions
" Association of Comp uter Machinery (US]
" Australian Institute of Conservation of Cu ltur al Material (AICCM]
" S IG Graphic, a special interest group of the AICCM (separately convened ].
In May 2012, four Aborigina l women from North Queensland visited AIATSIS an d accessed the collection of extensive language recordings made by Australian linguist Bob Dixon. For the first time, Malanda elder, Yvonne Canendo lfar right) hea rd her grandmother speak her na tive tongue. the Ngadjan language, recorded in the 1950-60s. The Ngadjan language has been virtually lost.IPictured from left to right) Carol Chong , Ma rcia Jerry, Trisha Albert. Rita Metzenrath, AIATSIS and Yvonne Canendo .
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ETH NOGRAPHIC FILM LEGACY
Respected anthropologist , Roger Sandall[1933-20 121. was a film-maker for the Australian Institute
of Aboriginal Studies in 1966-76. He made eleven ethnographic films which recorded the cultural and religious practices of several indigenous comm unities in Central Australia. Consistent with the time, some of the films were screened at international film festivals and in Australia.
Sheep and cattle grazing had forced Indigenous communities away from their traditional lands and cerernor1ial sites onto stale run settlements and living a sedentary life. However, community elders still maintained a connection to their culture and
traditions.
Sanda ll was able to accompany Indigenous men to their country and create ethnographic film documentaries for these largely spontaneous events. He was able to provide transport and encouraged them to travel to their traditional lands and perform their ceremonies. He kept his camera running for as long as possible to record ceremonies which co ntinued for many hours. Some of his films run up to 20 hours.
Sandall's films were made over 45 years ago in extreme heat and dusty conditions. Archive staff were amazed by the good condition of this film collection. AIATS IS has preserved these important
historic and cultural reco rds by creating new digital .masters. Fortunately, staff were ab le to digitise every reel Sandall shot.
2. INFORMAT ION
A screen grab from film shot by respected anthropologrst, Roger Sandall(1933-2012l. who was a film-maker for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal
Studies in 1966-76. Sandal made eleven ethnographic films which recorded the cultural and religious practices of several
Indigenous communi ties in Central Australia.
Due to the cultural restrictions associated with this collection. AIATSIS staff. who are trained in cultural awareness protocols, took precautions to ensure the films were not seen during the digitisat ion process. The original footage has been returned to
the film vaults for Long-term storage and the new digital maters will ensure that this unique cu ltural record will survive into the future.
Anthropological advisors for these films included Nicolas Peterson. Jeremy Long, Stephen Wild and Ken Han sen.
Roger Sandall made the following ethnographic films:
Walbiri Ritual at Ngama 1966
Djungguan at Yirrkala 1966
The Mulga Seed Ceremony 1967
Emu Ritual at Rug uri 1967
Walbiri Ritual at Gunadjarai 1969
Gunabibi: an Aboriginal Fertility Cult 1968
Pintubi Revisit Yumari 1970
Pintubi Revisit Yaru-Yaru 1972
Camels and the Pitjantjara 1969
Coniston Muster 19 75
Larwari and Walkara 1976
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Jacob Nayinggu at the Mikg inj outstation. The unfinished film, shot by Kim McKenzie. has been stored in the AIATSIS film vaults since 1980 and was
digitised for the remote Gunbalanya community in West Arnhem. Nmthern Territory .
RO AD TO MIKGINJ RETURN ED TO GUNBALANYA COMMUN ITY
The Aud iovisual Archive respo nded to an urgent request from the remote Gunba lanya comm unity in West Arnhem, N orthern Territory, to digitise film reels from the unfinished AlAS film Road to fvlikginj.
The film. shot by Kim M cKe nzie in 1980 , recorded a conversa tion w ith Jaco b Naying gul at the Mikg inj outstation. The film shows Jaco b taking a driving tour of the Kakadu region sharing his thoughts an d observations about the land and his ties to it. Jacob expresses his hope that the importance of this land is passed on to the young people of Gunbalanya [rormally known as Oe npellil.
The film reels have been stored in the AIATSIS film vau lts since 1980 and are in remarkab ly good condition for their age. Unlike many films shot during this period which have suffered significantly from colour fade and the decomposition effects of 'vinegar syndromeâ‘, only three of the 75 film reels of this collection showed signs of decomposition.
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Experienced archive staff examined the original camera ree ls and sound track, checking splices for strength and perforation shrinkage. Each reel of image and sound was then synchronised by hand using trad itional film making techniques on eq uipme nt that da tes back to the 1970s. The process of selecting an d preparing the film reels to be transferred w as completed in just three weeks. All the film reels were then chem ica lly cleaned and
transferred to digital Betacam using the Shadow telecine.
Th irty years after these images and sounds were recorded we can finally see what the film maker set out to achieve and more importantly, whatJacob Nay ingg ul wanted to say to his family and future generations from his commu nity about the land he cared for.
OUTPUT 3-CU JURAL CO LECTION DEVELOP ENT AND
ANAGEMENT
HIGHLIGHTS " Audiovisual Archive and Library developed integrated AIATSIS collection development and management policy and strategies.
" The Audiovisual Archive developed and implemented a new structure to achieve best outcomes.
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COLLECTIONS DELIVERABLES
Deliverable output 3 Result
D eveloping a strategic Collections Development An AIATSIS Collection Development Policy for both print and
and Management Plan. audiovisual collections was finali sed and ratified by the AIATS IS
Counci l.
A Collections M anag em ent Strategic Plan was develop ed and
presented to the AIATSIS Council.
Digitising, preserving and conserving materials in 34,164 audiovisual item s were preserved digitally to international
the collections. standards for audio, pictorial and moving image .
The library digitise d 22.410 pages .
D eveloping the collections through ongoing 1 DO new collections were offered for depo sit or donation to the
acquisition of material. Audiovisual Archive.
8 manuscript items were accessioned into the Libraryâ‘ s collections.
$71 ,300 spe nt on acquiring books , serials and rare book s.
Maintaining dynami c collections through recording Staff of the Audiovisual Archive have recorded several even ts,
and documenting of co ntemporary even ts. including Bridge March, NAIDOC on the Peninsula, AIATSIS
Seminars, Native Title Conference, Language Revitalisation
Workshop.
Working to ach ieve the be st possible value-added 511 audiovisual collections were accessioned and catalogued onto
documentation, integration and app ropriately AIATSIS" catalogue, Mura Ã.
negotiated access to the coll ections through the 47 audio collection finding aids, 10 mov ing image collection finding
development of programs of copyright clearance aids and 29 photographic collection ca ption lists were crea ted and
and community consultation. uploaded to Mura Ã.
The Library created 2217 annotations to collection reco rds.
Providing accurate, relevant and informative Documentation of the collection and creation of finding aids ensures
ma terial to Indigenous communit ies and the high level information about the coll ections for the Indigenous
general public. community and the general public.
Remembering Mission Days online collect ion launched in March 2012 .
Facilitating the development of Indigenous Unfortunately due to resource issues the Audiovisua l Archive was
commu nitiesâ‘ capacity to collect and manage their unable to conduct its Kee ping Yo ur History Alive course in 2011-20 12
ow n archives and collections.
Be coming the leader for advice about app ropriate Th e Audiovisual Archive staff maintain alliances with other collecting
man agemen t of cultural collections . agencies and share information about our practices.
Facilitating access to the collections through online 659 Audiovisual access requests were completed
discovery, direct request and through visitation. Materials to the value of $97,428 were sent to Indigenou s individuals
and com munities free of charge under the ROMTIC program.
The Library received 776 requests from visiting researchers.
Online collections received 310 ,895 web hits.
Extended enquiries received by the Library have increased by 5 per
cent over the previous year.
Enhancing Indigenous access to the Institute via No activity in 2011 - 12, planning took place for community outreach
community outreach. activity in the 2012-13 FY.
Assessing and monitoring growing demand. Detailed statistics are maintained to monitor growing demand .
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ABOUT THE COLLECTIONS
One of the Institute's goals is to develop , maintain and preserve well-documented archives and collections. It also aims to maximise access to these materials, particularly by Indigeno us peoples, in line with appropriate cultural an d ethica l practices. AIATSIS works towards this goal through its Library and Aud iovisual Archive.
The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of print materials on Australian Indigenous studies in the world. Print mate rials are in all form ats including manuscript materials, serials, language m aterials, books, rare book s, the records of organisations, art catalogues. newspapers and newspaper clippings, map s, posters and kits, microfilms and CO-ROM s. The Library is now no longer able to maintain the level of co llecting and documentation that was possible in the past.
The Library has adopted the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services which set out appropriate ways to interact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and to handle
related cultural materials.
The Library's co llection can be accesse d through a public rea ding room; MuraÃ, the online collections ca talogue , the AIATSIS webs ite and interlibrary loans.
The Audiovisual Archive ha s custodial responsibility for the world's largest unique co llection of Indigenous cultural heritage collection of audio, motion picture, video and pictorial m aterials. Th e collection of almost a milli on items comprises so m e 47.000 hours of aud io recordings. 10,000 video titles, 650,000
photographic images and 830 items or 8 million feet of motion picture footage. It also includes around 1,000 works of art and items of material culture.
With the exception of around 2 per cent of pub lished aud io and video material, the Au diovisual Archive co llection consists of unique primary results of field research.
3. COLLECTIONS
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
Th e Directors of the Library and the Aud iovisual Archive [AVA] convened a worksho p for the A IATS IS Council on the strategic issues and options facing the Institute's collections.
Outside of digitisation grant funds, there ha s been no real increase in funding for co llections for 15 years and the workshop was to inform future directions and options for the Council to consider.
In the 2011 -12 financial year. the AVA Management Team reviewe d the current staff and line management structure and developed a new structure so that AVA will be well positioned in an un certain budg et environment. Th e structure co mb ines co llection management and technica l areas into media units and allows for streamlined workflows. The structure is scalable to allow for fluctuations in funding and can be expanded or retracted to fit current funding. The quantum of AIATSIS digitisation funding for 2012-14 was less than previous years and the AVA Management Team have
put measures in place to allocate resources to the largest and highest client demand media -audio and pictorial. The Moving Image and Artwork and Artefact co llecti ons w ill therefore
be closed for the next two years. This decision was taken to ensure the continued viabili ty of digitisation of the most at risk and highest client de mand media.
AVA and Library staff collaboratively produced an AIATSIS Collections Developme nt Policy which has replaced the previous program " specific documents . The policy outlines the
types of materials collected by AIATSIS, our criteria for selection, collection building processes, collect ing ethics, and methods of de " selection and disposal.
AVA and Library staff also worked together to develop a Collections Management Strategic Plan which detailed short and long term strategies for the best management of the
A IATSIS print and audiovisual collections.
The Directors of the Audiovisual Archive and Library facilitated an AIATSIS Council workshop to advise Co uncil of the issues which the collections face into the future and prese nt Council members w ith a num ber of strategies as we ll as long term goals.
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MURAÃ, THE AIATSIS COLLECTIONS CATALOGUE
Documentation of Library and Audiovisual Archive m aterials on Muraà is in accordance w ith standard bibli ographic practices, and in line w ith Indigenous cu ltural practices. Value added documentation includes selective anno tations and the use of AIATS IS specialist thesaurus term s to provide a un iqu e level of bibliographic access through Muraà that is unava ilabl e from other library catalogues Book, serials and manuscript records continued to be added to Trove, the National Library of Australia's
na tional discove ry service and Libraries Australia that provide access to the holdings of more than 800 Australian librarie s and their web resources. The Library's book -analytic entries are now also available on Trove.
The Library and the AIATS IS Inform ation Technology staff ha ve undertaken work to move the full Mura à collections management system on to a new se rver. Th is was completed in
Jun e 2012 and w ill enable a new version of the software and m ob 1le platforms for MuraÃ.
ACQUISITIONS AND DONATIONS
The Institute appreciates donations of material from both individuals and organisations. These donations ad d significantly to Australia's Indigenous cultural heritage collection
PRINT MATERIALS
During the reporting period, a total of 1965 items were added to the Libraryâ‘s collections . This included 756 purchased items, 154 se rial subscription renewals and 10 items acquired through the research grants program.
Purchases for the year cost a total of about $71,300.
Priorities for the acquisition program are outlined in the AIATSIS Collection Developm ent Policy on www.aiatsis.gov.au.
A full list of donations is available on our website at www .aiatsis.gov.au .
The Library's Collection Manag ers conducted a survey of the backlog of unp rocessed manuscript and published items in the co llections. The survey showed backlogs of
19 1 shelf metres and 205 metres of material respectively, representing 10-15 years work to be undertaken.
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AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
In 2011-12, 100 collections were offered for depos it or donation to the Audiovisual A rchive. These collections included 16.055 photographic images, 1,537 audio recordings, 9,841 moving
image items and 80 other items, including artworks and artefacts. Collection materials offered to the Audiovisual Archive were supplied in a variety of analogue and digital formats with subject matter spanning from 1911 through to the present day.
The following collections are of particular note:
" A framed painting of the Aboriginal flag by the French artist Lau rent Perpoil. This work. which was donated by the French Embassy, is notable for the use of natural and recycled mate rial s
" Three DVDs containing Amurdak language elici tations recorded by Robert Mailhammer on Croker Island, 2010 - 11
" A photo album donated by Kirstin Macleod co nsisting of photographs taken by her great aunt du ring a trip to Central Australia in 1950. Among the prints are scenes from
H erman nsburg and Arltunga missions and notable individuals including Albert Namitjira and Wal ter Ebataringa
" Over 180 hours of Ga rrwa Language material. with appropriate documentation de po sited by Ilana Mushin from the University of Queens land School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies
" Five sheets of 35mm black and white negatives [175 images in total] taken during Professor W. E. H. Stanner's 1957 trip to Fitzmaurice River recording rock art sites. This material was sent to AIATSIS by the AN U Research Schoo l of As ian and Pacific
Stud ies with the permission of Mrs Patricia Stanner
" Four watercolour pa intings by H ermannsburg artists donated by Merrel Davis on behalf of M iss Ellestan Dusting. One of the works is a small postcard painting done by Theresa Ryder w hen she was 17-years-old
" Twenty items [approximately 30 ho urs! of Wangkajunga oral history recordings collect ed by Audrey Bolger as part of a
3. COLLECTIONS
WANJINA WORDS: PRESERVING THE HOWARD COATE AUDIO RECORDINGS
AIATSIS holds three important collections of audio recordings created by Howard H J Coate in 1961-66 in the Kimberley, Western Australia. All three collections are now digitised and they are described in the detailed finding aids available at http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/ava/findingaid/ SearchResults.asp.
Severa l well-known Kimberley men feature on the recordings, including Bungal [Davidl Mowaljarlai, Albert Barunga and Bungguni. The recordings contain nearly 100 hours of narratives. primarily in Ngarinyin, Wunambal and Bunuba. with some short sections in other Kimberley languages.
At least one recording features an oral history account about Jandamarra, the famous leader of the Bunuba Resistance. Jandamarraâ‘s story is told in Bunuba by Jimmy Bird who was born just a few years after Jandamarra was shot by black trooper
Micki and brutally beheaded by the Lennard River Police in 1897. Coate origin ally restricted access to another of the Jimmy Bird recordings because Bird gives the names of several white men who
killed Aboriginal people. Jimmy Bird also relates in Bunaba. his first contact with non-Indigenous people.
The Coate collections also contain va luable cultural
information. There are several recordings of David Mowaljarlai talking about Wanjina cosmology in Ngarinyin. Mowaljarlai's desire to pass on his knowledge of the Wanjinas and their homeland was the motivation behind mu ch of his life 's work.
He received and Order of Australia in 1993 for his 'service to Aboriginal cultureâ‘
Howard Coate, who worked variously as a missionary, linguist. pack-mule mailman, rock art explorer, government official and midwife, passed away in 2002 at the age of 91. Howard Coate clearly respected the culture of the Aboriginal
people he worked with. His family recalls the many disagreements he had with Australian anthropologist Charles P Mountford when assisting with the American-Australian Scientific Expedition
to Arnhem Land in 1948: Coate was concerned over the number of artefacts the expedition was acqu1r1ng .
Copies of the Coate audio recordings were returned to the community at Fitzroy Crossing as part of an AIATSIS outreach event in 2007.
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project to document activities undertaken by women who had recently moved from a traditional lifestyle to residence on pas toral stations
" A collection of oral histories and language materials from the Ngalakgan , Alawa and Ngandi Language Programs by Jennifer Munro . There is limited Urapunga, Marra and Alawa material in the Moving Image co llection and this collection contains some significant material for language revitalisat ion.
ACCESS TO NEW ITEMS
During the reporting period, 511 aud iovisual collections were accessioned and catalogued onto A IATSIS" catalog ue, Mu raÃ. These catalogue records provide sufficient information to facilitate access to aud io, photographic and moving image materials held in the Audiovisual Archive Access is further enhanced through the development of finding aids and caption lists.
Finding aids we re created for 47 audio collections, representing approximately 875 hours of sound. This brings the total numbe r of finding aids to 404. Audio finding aids offer a significant improvement on the level of documentation of sound recordings, which were once only searchable in aggregate collections via MuraÃ. Two hundred and nine finding aids can be now be accessed directly through various web search engines and clients are no
longer reliant on the catalogue to find material. Notable collections recently documented to this level include:
" Elicitation of Mamu and Ngadyan language and songs, recorded by RMW Dixon, 1964-81
" Oral historie s from South -East Queens land documenting the language, culture and history of the Waka Waka and Gooreng Gooreng peoples, recorded by Michael Walsh and Diana Eades, 1980
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" Narratives from the Numbulwar area, recorded by Jeffrey Heath, 1974-7
" Language elicitation, songs and narratives in Ng iyampaa , Birladapa, Adnyamathanha, Paakanty i, Ngiyambaa, Kurnu and Wai lwan, recorded by Luise Hercus , 1969
" Gurindji narratives recorded by Norman M cNair. 1977-85
" Language elicitation in Flinders Island language, Kuku-Wara , Barrow Point language, Lama-Lama. Guugu-Yimidhirr, Marrett River language and cultural discussions, recorded by Peter Sutton, 1975.
A complete list of find ing aids produced in 2011-12 is found in Appendix 3.
AUCTIONS AND SPECIAL PURCHASES
The Library has limited funds to purchase rare items. In 2011 -12 these included:
" Barra be e, Austin Bing Bing Bungarra and other stories, Sydney: John Sands
" Blumenbach, JF 1865 The anthropological treatises of Johann Freidrich Blumenbach, London: Longman, Green. Longman. Roberts & Green
" Bulletin of the Coun cil for Aboriginal Rights. 1955
" Ca lvert, G H 1832 Illustration s of phrenology, Baltimore : W&J Neal
" Chewings, Charles 201 0 Th e so urces of the Fink River: and other expe ditio ns, Adelaide: Friends of the State library of South Australia
" Co mmi ssioner for Native Welfare Report on Moo/a Bulla, 1955
" Doolan, JK Report on the Gurindji Victoria River Downs wall<-off 1972-73
" Etudes de Voyages. Go-roo-bor-roo-boo-lo, 184 1
" Faven c, Ernest 18 93 The last six battles. tales of the Australian tropics, Sydney: Th e Bulletin
" Gladstone, Hugh 1938 Thomas Watling. limner of Dumfries, Dumfries: Thos, Hunter, Watson & co.
" Ha sluck, Sir Pau l- Letter from to Professor John Mulvaney in 1958
" Ireland, John 1845 Th e Shipwrecl
" Jones, FW 1934 Australia â‘ s vanishing race, Sydney: Angus and Robertson
" Melbourne Punch Six cartoons and poems 1856 and 1858 , w hich contain depictions of Indigenous people
" Wakefield, EG 1849 A view of the art of colonisation, Lond on: Joh n W. Parker.
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PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION
AIATSIS houses materials to archival standards. w ith collections held in secure, temperature " and humi dity-controll ed vaults. All new coll ection ma terials are assessed for inse cts an d mould on arrival at AIATSIS and any suspect
material is isolated in a specially-equipped quarantine room where it is inspected and treated before coming into contact with any other co llection material.
The Library was not able to fund a conservator pos ition from either ongoing funding or digitisation funding sources. Treatme nts for materials either to be digitised or collection items needing restoration are now placed into a backlog with no foreseeab le possibility of treatment. Only the most basic treatments by other Library staff were undertaken in 2011-12.
Th e Library's collection management staff comp leted a major survey which listed the collections that are at risk to 2015 that require digitisation. From this list . the following collections were digitised in 20 11 -12:
" MS 4667 - Bruce Wright: 31 field notebooks, site recording-2455 page s;
" MS 26 16-William H MacFarlane, papers, diaries and JOUrnals . notes on Da rnley Island Mission, anthropological material 1917-33- 1788 pages
" MS 531 -Brian Geytenbeek. language field notes - 1565 pages
" MS 21 - P J Gresser. papers, Bathurst-1486 pages
" M S 2270 - Peter Lucich, field notebooks, Kalumburu, W.A. 1963 -4 - 1516 pages;
" MS 1857 - Peter Worsley: 20 field notebooks. papers. genealogical tables, Groote Eylandt 1952 - 3-1050 pages
" MS 845 - Prof WEH Stanner. Fitzmaurice River notebooks - 722 pages
" MS 10- Hamilton Aborigines Uplift Soc iety -1022 pages
" MS 2303 - Harry Warner , notes on Brinja " Yuin peo ple of Tuross, N.S.-1,000 pages
" MS 3217 - Anne Dineen , field notebooks text transcriptions-Maung - 693 pages
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" MS 2816- Peter Lawrence Gillan: 6 field notebooks, diaries, tape transcripts, family trees, Torres Strait Islands, 1980 -1 - 625 pages
" MS 802- Christine Kilham Gunavidgi language notes, Man ingrida 1963 - 174 pages
" MS 4747- Gary Lee Sketch Book -42
pages
" PMS 2098 - Investigation and report on Aboriginal welfare throughout Australia, Yallourn Junior Chamber of Commerce, 196 5 - 87 pages .
The Audiovisual Archive houses materials to archival standards with collections held in secure temperature and humidity controlled vaults acco rding to international standards
for each respective type of media. The vaults are monitored constantly for correct climactic co nditions. Audio and video materials are housed at 16 degrees Celcius and 35 per ce nt relative humidity, motion picture and pictorial mat erials are stored at 5 degrees Celcius and 35 per cent relative humidity and works of art and material culture are housed at 22 degrees Celcius and 50 per cent relative humidity.
Before motion picture and pictorial materials are taken from the cold vault to be worked on or copied they are moved into the Acclimatisation Room where, over at least 24 hours, they are gradually brough t to an acceptable cond ition for processing. Acclimatisation prevents any condensation that would otherwise occur when material is transferred from a cold and dry environment to the warmer, more humid conditions that prevail in the work areas.
Often audio and video recordings have suffered from hydrolisation and require "baking' in an archival oven at a low temperature. sometimes for weeks, to drive out the moisture and stabil ise
them so they ca n be played and digitally transferred. Often these tapes can only be played once due to their deteriorated physica l condition.
All new co llection materials are assessed for insects. mould and dust on arrival at A IATS IS and any suspect material is isolated and treated in a specially equipped qu arantine
room to ensure that the collections are not contamina ted .
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AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVE DIGITISATION PROGRAM
Funding by the Australian Government for the AIATSIS Digitisation Program to preserve our â‘at riskâ‘ collections ceased in June 2011. As a result. the AIATSIS Council decided to fund the existing level of activities for 2011-12 from AIATSIS financial reserves and to pursue funding for digitisation from the Australian Government for 2012-13 and onwards. The 2012-13 Fe de ral
Budget contained $6.4 million grant funding for two years to June 2014.
The migration of the complete AIATSIS digital archive files to a new storage facilit y was completed in June 2012. In addition, servers for the digital archive were replaced w hich will increase the capacity and reliability of the system.
For further information on digiti sation see Chapter 2.
AUDIO INVENTORY PROJECT
The Audio Inventory project is progressing as staff resources perm it. We now have detailed inventories for 737 audio collections . The majority of the 'not yet archivedâ‘ collections have now be en inventoried , while new collections are inventoried as they are accessioned.
Recently, some mini cassette material was discovered in the audio collection . Mini cassettes Look almost identical to micro cassettes but unlike micro cassettes and compact cassettes, mini cassettes do not use a capstan drive system. Rather, the tape is propelled along by its reels. AIATSIS has now purchased a player to enable staff to digitise mini cassette material.
Among material digiti sed during this period were a collection of oral histories collected along the Canning Stock Route in 1987. mainly in Wangkajunga and Walmajarri with some
Eng lish, and a large collection of interviews about education in the Torres Strait in 1873 -1941. These interviews were recorded in various locations in the Torres Strait by Alan Williamson in the early 1980 s.
WORRORRA PHOTO COLLECTION UNCOVERED
In 2011-12, Pictorial Unit staff undertook a thorough inventory of collection material deposited with the Archive over the years but not accessioned due to limited staff resources.
Among the material was a significant collection of 438 black and white photographs taken by Reverend James Robert Beattie Love [1889-1947 ] during his time as Superintendent of the Presbyterian Mission at Kunmunya, Western Australia, in 1920-30s.
The prints, which record Worrorra ceremonies, rituals and a wide range of material culture, are in photo albums with annotations provided
by the renowned anthropologist
Derek Freeman, who deposited the material with the Institute in 1986. Importantly, the annotations include information provided by Worrorra man Albert Ba runga who lived on the mission at the time the photographs were taken. Barunga had a close association with Love, helping him over the years with many Worrorra translations including the gospel of St Mark.
As a missionary, Love was noted for his enlightened approach towards Indigenous people. Many of his efforts to understand traditional cultural practices and languages are described in his book Stone " Age Bushmen of Today [Blackie, London, 19361
and some of the photographs in the albums with AIATSIS feature prominently in lhe book.
Love was a prolific Linguist and produced many papers on the grammar and vocabulary of the Worrorra as well as the Pitjantjatjara with whom he worked after establishing a mission at Ernabella, South Australia in 1938. â‘.
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Reverend James Robert Beattie Love 11889-1947] during his time as Superintendent of the Presbyterian Mission at Kunmunya, Western Australia. in 1920-30s.
Most of Love's papers and photographs are held in the State Library of South Australia [SLSA]. His son, John Love. is currently working with SLSA organising and describing the vast collection. We are Looking forward to reconciling the photographs and associated information held in the respective collections in the near future.
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Pictorial
" 30,884 archive items were digitised to preservation master standard. This is an increase of 8 pe r cent over the previous financial year.
" 62,913 archive items ma stered to access master or JPEG standard. This is an increase of 21 per cent over the previous financial year.
" 40,813 photographic files edited (renumbering and renaming!. This is a decrease of 30 per cent over the previous financial year.
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144 access client requests completed, totalling 3,258 images.
62 hours devoted to maintenance of scanners and colour calibration of monitors
244 hours of technical support provided to AIATSIS.
108 collections comprising 19,144 digital preservation master images and 19 ,144 digital access maste r images quality checked.
Table 2: Collections digitised to date
Collection Total Collections
Video 9,350 titles
Motion picture 830 titles
Approximately 6,156,213 film
feet
Pictorial 3,409 collections
Approximately 650,000 images
Audio 2.668 collections
ApproXImately 37,858 hours (not
mcluding film sound material,
which IS approximately 17,000
hours I
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Audio
" 3280 master preservation files in sealed BWF format. This is an increase of 7 per cent ove r the previous financial year, an mcredible achievement as there were fewer staff engaged in the work. This result wa s made possible by years of groundwork in which improvements to workflows and equipment were made.
" 236 audio files created for client requests. Although this number is 12 per cent higher than the previous financial year, number s are expected to drop in coming years as Access Un1t staff are now able to make
copies of most digit ised material without the assistance of an audio technician.
" 81 hours of technical support provided to AIATS IS. This is a decrease of 21 per cent over the previous financial year.
Moving Image
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547 hours invested in video preservation .
688 hours of digital viewing files created for clients.
" 73 hours of technical support provided to AIATSIS.
Digitised to date Percentage digitised
3,235 titles 29%
233 titles 13.2%
810,398 feet film feet
950 collections 26.5%
100,275 images
Approximately 17.664 47% digitised but only
hours (6,416 hours 17% quality checked have been quality
checked)
There are now 220 preserved moving image collections available for clients, consisting of 1,215 viewable files in Windows Media Format (.wmv file extension]. Each file contains the necessary metadata for ease of accessibility for client use. Each collection available on DCOSS now contains the accurate and updated catalogue record.
Manuscripts and finding aids
During 2011 -12, finding aids were created for 40 audio collections. 10 moving image collections and caption lists were created for 29 photographic collections comprising 6,749 individual images.
Creating finding aids is extremely labour intensive. however. they are of great value and importance to A IATSIS clients. The AIATSIS Audiovisual Archive holds 1 OO,OOOs of individual historical items which are of inestimable value for research. However. without detailed descriptions of the materials to make relevant materials accessible to both Indigenous and non -Indigenous researchers. clients would
remain unaware that the material they seek is in the Archive.
A complete list of finding aids produced in 2011-12 is found in Appendix 3.
The Library has no permanent capacity to document its collections of personal or private papers of individuals or organisations. Some collections have been processed as part of the AIATSIS Digitisation Program. This includes
the substantial collection received from Dr Jon Altman which documents much of the work of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research of the Australian National University. â‘This continued into 2011 -12 with the limited
funding available.
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The Library's Digitisation Unit completed the scanning of all the Library's deposit agreements for its manuscripts collections. These agreements include the conditions from the depositors of collections that Library staff
must follow in providing access to manuscripts to clients. The completion of this project is important for their preservation and tor staff productivity with desktop access to these agreements.
The Library took delivery of the following manuscript collections:
" a large collection of the papers of the Indigenous Social Justice Association
" Professor John Bern's collection of material relating to land rights claims,
" Professor Colin Totz sent a small amount of manuscript material and some videos to add to the manuscripts and books he deposited with the Library in 2004
" Dr Michael Smith donated his field notes and working sheets relating to his work on the Puritijarra archaeological site
" Dr ian Keen donated the first part of collection of papers relating to his work as an anthropologist
" Two manuscripts from Prof. Nicolas Peterson: papers arising from an anthropological conference held in 1974 and papers from his involvement with the Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Board
" Barbara Nichols added mainly books and pamphlets to material she donated in 2010-11.
AIATSIS has been working with the National Library of Australia to make its collections finding aids available through its Trove web discovery service and was completed in 2011-12. This will result in a far greater awarenes s of AIATSIS collections given the qualit y documentation in these guides.
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TECHNICAL INNOVATION
Best practice aud io arch iving: maintaining networks with international experts
Digitising au dio materials is a complex process and keeping up to date with standards and processes is crucial to the success of the AIATSIS Audiovisual Archive.
The Aud iovisual Archive [AVA] must not on ly archive and preserve the collection materials, but also the playback equipment for the many different formats on which the material was recorded. Until standards were reached there were many different video formats: A IATSIS
holds materials recorded on 31 of these formats.
Electronic Engineers are pivotal to the continued viability of the AVA's digitisation future All analogue equipment is now obsolete, cannot be rep laced nor spare parts purchased. The engineers maintain and repair the equipm ent often manufacturing spare parts themselves in the workshop and routinely researching trade
magaz ines and the internet to try to locate equipment which we do not hold or ca n be used for spare parts.
DamSmart at M itchell donated a portable one -inch video trolley. This will assist the eng ineering technicians and Moving Image staff to work more safely with this large tape player. A staff member , Andrew W illett, donated a domest ic Betamax VCR.
Moving Image and Audio have successfully bid on several items of obsolete equipment from the local Allbids warehouse in Fyshwick and eBay. Th e items acquired were a SV H S professional tape deck an analogue waveform monitor, a Tascam professional cassette deck, and a TEAC A-3440 four track reel-to-reel audio player, and a mini cassette player. Until this year the AVA only owned one four track player. It is best
practice to own at least two of each machine in case of malfunction.
Engineering staff completed routine service of the Digital Betacam J-30 player and repaired the EIAJ half-inch video cleaner.
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Electronic Engineer, Rob Hanson, assisted Moving Image staff to troubleshoot a problem with the telecine machine. He installed new analogue to digital convertor cards in the telecine room .
'Clean powerâ‘ has been installed into the AVA part of the building, to provide a stable power supply to the delicate digital equipment. The regular failure of some of this equipment with subseq uent down time an d costly repairs has been traced to the normal power supp ly or "dirty power". Since the instal lation the equipment has been more reliable .
Early in 2011 a number of staff from the National Library of Austral1a"s [NLA] Sound Preservation and Technical Services team visited A IATSIS to investigate our set-up and workflow for digitising and monitoring multiple
recordings simultaneously using a single workstation, commonly referred to as â‘multiple ingest". [see box p.l DO ].
During the last financial year, the engineering workshop has continued to maintain the full range of equ ipment used by the AVA and made modifications to the bu ildin g systems and
equipment
Modifications including:
" Continued day-to-day maintenance and testing of equipment and planning w ithin the engineering workshop. This covers almost all equipm ent used by the AVA staff, w iring, M abo Room facilit ies an d some compute r equipment.
" Installation of cabling from the six audio booth work stations to the remote aud io machine room. This was a significant upgrade and modification for the au dio area allowing all noisy [fan noise] computer equipment to be located in one controlled environment. This has been in operation and working successfully since January 2012
" Modifications to the main meeting and seminar room , the Mabo Room, were carried out;
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Audiovisual Eng ineer in Training, Mark Camp bell. Electronic Engineers are pivotal to the continued viability of the Audiovisual Archive's digitisation future. !Photograph by John Paul Janke)
" All audio equipment for recording events and so und reinforcement was moved from the front of the Mab o Room to the purpose built equipment space at the rear of the room. Te ch nicians can now provide technical and recording services for all A IATSIS public program s unob trusively and without disturbing any event being held.
" Mu ch nee ded maintenan ce was carried out on our one-inch video recorder bringing it, and a spare machine, originally held for spares, to near factory specification
" Modi fications were carried out on the film winder with the ad dition of cleaning rollers bringing this machine up to a higher standard than the original design.
" A major rebuild of the T Format video tape cleaner, previously built from a modified tape recorder was carried out adding reliabil ity and a further degree of functionality to it.
" All alterations made to the eng ineering workshop were completed during the earlier pa rt of the financial year. With the installation of a milling machine an d lathe
the wo rk area now caters for high leve l electronic and mec hanical repairs and maintenance for most archiving equipment in use by the AVA.
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Four way or â‘multiple ingestâ‘ manages workflow for digitising and monitoring
multiple recordings simultaneously using a single workstation .
BEST PRACTICE AUDIO ARCHIVING : MAINTAINING NETWORKS WITH INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS
Digitising audio materials is a complex process and keeping up-to-date with standards and processes is crucial to the success of the Audiovisual Archive. This is partly achieved through membership of professional organisations w ho publish journals and guidelines-but it often requires more direct contact between archives. Organisations communicate regularly to solve immed iate problems resulting from fast changes in technology and the pressing need to digitise analogue recordings before they become unplayable due to deterioration or obsolescence of playback equipment.
Early in 2011, staff from the National Library of Australia's [NLA] Sound Preservation and Technical Services team visited AIATSIS to investigate our how we digitise and monitor multiple recordings simultaneously using a single workstation, common ly referred to as
â‘multiple ingest'. Th e NLA went on to set up their own multiple ingest system ba sed on what they had observed.
In November 2011, AIATS IS staff visited the NLA to investigate a novel technique for monitoring multiple ingest, using a MIDI [musical instrument digital interface] application. These ideas were also taken on board by CubeTec. the
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company who designed the audio software used by many ma jor national and international audio archives. After detailed discussion with staff member Mark Campbell , Cube Tec have now developed a function that allows cycling of audio inputs which will be incorporated in their aud io software.
In late 2011 , Peter Kolomitsev from the State Library of South Australia visited AIATS IS. He was especially interested to learn more about AIATSIS ' multiple ingest set-up and audiovisual
eng ineering facilities.
In February 20 12. Head of Technical Services at the British Libraryâ‘s Sound Archive, Will Prentice, visited AIATSIS. Mr Prentice was in Australia undertaking an internship at the
National Film and Sound Archive. Mr Prentice spent a co nsiderable amount of time at AIATSIS, building a personal relationship with the audio technicians and engineers.
The British Libraryâ‘s collection is huge, holding approxima ely 2.5 million audio items. We are keen to observe how their approach to digitisation changes over time, and if A IATSIS can benefit from their research.
OUTPUT 4-CORPORA E GOVERNANCE
HIGHLIGHTS " Significant changes were made to desktop compute rs software applications including upgrading to MS Office 20 10 for all users in
AIATSIS.
" Implemented mobile computing facilities incorporating iPads and laptop computers to key users with secure remote access to the AIATSIS network.
" Upgraded AIATSJS server fleet with latest hardware and incorporated them in a virtual server environment.
" Upgraded office infrastructure facilities including deployment of Multi-Function Devices [MFD] units with Latest office automat ion faciliti es.
" A new Enterprise Agreement came inlo effect on 16 May 2012. The agreement delivers to staff, a three-tier classification structure, broad banding and an immediate increase in salary of 4.62 per cent. In the out years the Agreement will deliver to staff future sa lary increases of 2.5 per cent on 1 July 2012 and 2 per cent on 1 July 2013.
" Containment of our approved operational loss to achieve just under a $1 million then forecasted.
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OVERVIEW
ENABLING LEGISLATION
AIATS IS operates under the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 7989 [the Act].
RESPONSIBLE MINISTER
In 2011 -12, the Ministers responsible for AIATS IS were Senator the Hon Kim Carr. Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research until December 2011, followed
by Senator the Hon Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research.
Under section 43[11 of the Act. the Minister may ask the Council of the Institute to provide advice on aspects of the culture, history and society of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders.
CO UNCIL
In accordance with section 12 of the Act the Council consists of:
" four persons elected by the members of the Institute in accordance w ith the Institute rules, be ing persons who are themselves members of the Institute
" one person appo inted by the Minister, being a person who is a Torres Strait Islander
" four other persons appointed by the Minister, being persons who are Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders.
All councillors are non-executive members and hold office on a part-time basis.
Membership of the Council during 201 1-12 and the term of eac h appointment are set out in Table 2.
Council reappo intmen ts
During the reporting period, the three year appo intment of Or Payi-Linda Ford expired on 4 November 2011 . Dr Ford has sought reappointment to Council. At the end of the reporting period, the Institute was still awaiting
formal advice from the Minister as to the appointment for this vacancy.
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Table 3: Elected and appomte d Coun cil membe rs and terms
Elected m ember s Term of appointment
Professor Michael Dodson, 26 Sep tembe r 2011 -AM 16May2014
Professor John Maynard 26 September 2011 -16 May 2014
Emeritus Professor Robert
Tonkin son
17 May 2011 - 16 May 2014
Adjunct Professor Sandy 17 May 2011 -16 May 2014
Toussaint
Appo inted members
Dr Payi-Lind a Ford
5 November 2008 -4 November 2011
15 Nov ember 2010-
Dr Mark Wenitong
14 November 2014
Robynne Quigg in
15 November 2010 -14 November 2014
Dana Ober
13 August 2009-12 Augu st 2012
15 November 2010-
June Oscar
14 November 2014
Council meetings
In 2011-12, the Council held four meetings:
" 10-11 August 2011 [Canberra]
" 7-8 December 2011 [Canberra]
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14 - 15 March 20 12 [Canberra]
1 June 2012 [Townsv ille]
Table 4: Attendance at Council meetings
Name Meetings Meetings
eligible to attended
attend
Professor M Dodson, AM 4 3
Professor J Maynard 4 4
Emeritus Professor Robert 4 4
Tonkinson
Dr L Payi-Ford 1 1
Mr DOber 4 4
Dr M Wenitong 4 3
Robyn ne Qu iggin 4 3
June Oscar 4 3
Adjunct Professor Sandy 4 4
Toussaint
Each year. the AIATS IS Council makes a special effort to visit a town or city far removed from its Canberra headquarters, to strengthen its ties around Australia. On 1 June 2012. the Council held a one -day meeting in Townsville, Queensland . This coincided with the National Native Title Conference on 4- 6 June and major commun ity celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Mabo v Queensland [No 2} decision, more commonly known as the Mabo decision.
Council members are provided with an indemn ity for claims aga inst them while performing their duties as Councillors. The indemnity is in the form of a standard
insurance policy with Comcover, the Australian Government's self-insurance agency. The value of the indemnity is $100 million per claim. The premium in 201 1-12 was $2911.
Brief biographies of the Coun cil members as at 30 June 2012 are provided on pages 15-18.
AIATSIS MEMBERS
Applicants for membership in AIATSIS must demons trate a track record in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. Applications are considered by the Resear ch Advisory Committee
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which makes recommendations to the Cou ncil. Membership is award ed for five years and is renewable . During the financial year. 239 members were reappointed by Coun cil and 16 new members of the Institute were appointed, bringing total membership of the Institut e to 52 2 at 30 June 201 2.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Under the Act Is. 13] it is the responsibility or the Council to ensure 'the proper and efficient performance of the functions of the Institut e and to determine the policy of the Institut e with respect to any matter'.
While there was no specific education and performance review processes for Coun cil during the reporting year, in March, the Council developed and approved a Council Charter which outlined Cou ncil's responsibilitie s, reporting and review arrangements .
This included how Council fulfils its responsibilities in: strategic direction and leadership; planning and performance; and resource and risk management. This Cha rter also set Guiding Principles and Shared Behaviours that underpin the working relationships among Council members and between the Council, AIATS IS staff and the AIATSIS membership .
Under the Charter. Council will conduct, at least every two years, a comprehensive review of its performance as a Council. The method of conducting each review, and the extent of that review is for Counc il to determine from time-to "
time, w ith every second review being condu cted externall y.
The Principal is responsible for day-to-day administration of the Institute .
The Council is supported by a Finance Comm ittee and an Audit and R isk Committ ee.
The Finance Committee consists of two Council members; the Principal and the Deputy Principal; and the Director of Corporate Services/Chief Finance Officer. During the yea r, Council representatives on the Finance Committee included Prof John Maynard and
Robynne Quiggin. The Committee met four times during the 2011 -12 .
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Consistent with the requirements of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997ICAC Act], the Finance Committee provides a forum to evaluate the financial performance and direction of A IATSIS. It also monitors compliance with all relevant Department of Finance and Deregulation orders, briefs and circulars, AIATS IS policies and Australian Accounting Standards in the compliance and
reporting of financial transactions and results for the board and members .
Th e composition of the Audit and R isk Committee comprised two independent members and two representatives from the AIATSIS Council. Prof John Maynard and Robynne Q uiggin were the Counc il members, w ith Prof Maynard as Cha ir of the Audit and Risk
Comm ittee for 2011-12. Advisory capac ities are held by representatives from internal audit IProtiv itil. the Australian National Audit Office !Moore Stephens] and the A IATS IS Principal, Russell Taylor and Chief Finance Officer, Jeff Hob son .
Consistent with the requirements of the CAC Act, the Audit and Risk Committee is established by the Counc il to provide a de liberative forum for developing the internal control framework , risk management po licies and fraud prevention review.
During 2011-12, the Audit and Risk Comm ittee m et four times. Table 5 sets out the committee members and their attendance in 20 11-12.
By assessing management outcomes and actions examined by internal and external audit, the Audit and Risk Committee supports the AIATSIS executive discharging its governance
responsibilities. In so doing, the committee facilitates the ongoing deve lopment and strengthening of the managemen t and accountability framework.
The Principal is supported by the Executive Board of Management IEBMl. which comprises the senior managers and other officers. The board meets monthly to discuss matters affecting the Institute. Meeting minutes are published on the Institute's intranet.
The Information Commun ications Technology Advisory Committee provides advice to the EBM on information technology and information management matters The Consultative
Committe e is a joint management and staff forum that deals with workplace relations issues. The O ccupational Health and Safety Committee deals with health and safety issues for all employees. The Copyright and Intellectual Property Commi ttee advises the Principal via the board on po licy and training as we ll as monitoring copyright and intellectual property use. Minutes for these committees are also published on the Institute's intranet.
The AIATSIS Corporate Plan 2010-11 to 2012-13, which sets the strategic direction for the Institute . wa s published following Coun cil endorsement in 2010 . Copies of the Corporate Plan are available from the Communications Manager and online at www .aiatsis.gov.au/ a bou t_us/corporate_pu blica lions.
Work continues on deve loping a strategic management plan to cover key stakeholder relationships, including that of A IATSIS membership . This includes a staged approach on:
" auditing the current AIATSIS membership database
" establishing online access and a section tailored to members
" developing an active membership program
Table 5: Audit and Risk Committee members and attendance, 2011-12
Member's name Pos ition held Special responsibilities Member's attendance
Prof'essor John Maynard Council member Co uncil representat ive 4
Robynne Olllggin Council member Council representative 2
Jenny Morison Independent member Member 5
Neal O'Callaghan Independent member Member 4
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Table 6: Staffing levels and numbers at 30 June 2012
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Abbreviatio ns: APS !Australia n Public Service]; EL [Executive Levell; EL [Executive Levell; PEO [Principal Executive Officer]; PW D [People w ith a disability; NESB [non-Eng lish-speaking background; SES [Senior Executive Service).
" raising awareness of our membership program
" developing initiatives and activities to engage members.
Corpora te Services provides finance, information technology and building management suppo rt to all AIATSIS programs. This includes assistance with regulatory com pliance and accountability requirements, planning for sustainability, and risk management.
STAFFING
A breakdow n of staff employed at 30 June 2012 is shown in Table 6. At end of the year, 80 non " ongoing staff were employed together with 3 casuals and 46 on-going staff:. The total number â‘of staff employed as at 30 June 20 12 was 129.
Workplace diversity
During the year the lns t1tute continue d its efforts in relation to wo rkplace diversity as se t out in the AIATS IS Workplace Diversity Program.
Indigenous staff
The Institute's Enterprise Agreement 2012~ 14 includ es a number of specific provisions for employ ing and retaining Ind ige nous staff w ithin the organisation.
A IATSIS attracts Indigenous people to vacan t positions through advertising in Ind igenous newspapers and netwo rks as well as in the mainstream press It offers Indigenous cadetships and training po sitions to provide paid work experience w ith the aim of imp roving future employment oppo rtunities for Ind igenou s people The Institute employ ed two Indigenous cade ts who will complete their cade tships during 2013 -14.
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At 30 June 2012, the Institute employed a total of 129 staff, 36 of whom identified as Indigenous.
Indigenous staff members are also eligible to join the Indigenous APS Employees Network [IAPSENl. which supports and advocates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interests , values and perspectives in the Australian Public Service. Staff members are encouraged to join the network and participate in discussion groups. New Indigenous staff are informed about the network when they join A IATS IS. The
Institute is also involved in IAPSEN with the Principal serving as a member of the steering committee for the network.
The pos iti on of Indigenous Coord inator. created in 2008-09 was maintained during 20 11 -12. The pos itionâ‘s priorities were to support the Indigenous Researchers' Fund, coordinate the Indigenous Caucus, and coordinate the
lnstituteâ‘s Reconciliation Action Plan as well as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy.
The lnstituteâ‘s Reconciliation Action Plan 2010 was approved by Reconciliation Australia. With the support of the A IATSIS Council. a Reconci liation Action Plan work ing group was established to report on and review the current action plan.
A review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recruitment and Career Development Plan is being finalised.
Cultural competency
The development of a Cultural Competency Framework [CCF] was an initiative derived from the Indigenous Caucus One AIATS IS Workshop and is a critical platform for the Guiding Principles and Shared Behaviours.
The EBM and the Principal have made clear that in developing this framework we will be developing best practice that will provide leadership in this area, building upon our existing leadership role in relation to research ethics and collections policy.
Initial components required to develop the CCF have included a literature review which examined other Cultural Competency Models that were relevant to the Institute. The literature review revealed that there is no model that is identical to the needs of AIATSIS.
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A working group was established in May 2012 to provide input to the design and implementation of the CCF. The nine members of the working group are made up of AIATSIS staff across the Institute.
July appears to be the busiest month for the CCF with upcoming workshops involving the working group in the third week of July and the Indigenous Caucus Workshop being held in the
last week of July. These workshops will gain input to the development of the framework.
It is anticipated that the final report of the development of the CCF will be delivered in February 20"13.
Indigenous Caucus
The Indigenous Caucus is an internal working group supported by management, which provides Indigenous staff with a forum to discuss various issues affecting them. The Caucus has assisted management in reviewing matters such as selection criteria of positions at AIATS IS, and is consulted when employment policies are reviewed or training courses developed. The Caucus is represented at the
Consultative Committee, the forum that brings staff and management together to discuss employment issues.
Caucus also plays an important role in the development of the CCF.
In August, the Indigenous Caucus held a Towards One A IATSIS Workshop. During the workshop participants identified eleven themes as the key areas for AIATSIS to address to
improve cultural competency . From the eleven themes three have been identified as priority:
" recruitment & retention of Indigenous staff
" cultural safety
" behaviour and accountability
This workshop was followed by a second workshop in March to develop the CCF and to examine ways that it could enhan ce produclivily in relation to the A IATSIS Enterprise Bargaining process. The outcomes of the workshop were beneficial to the bargaining process.
In 2011-2012, the Caucus played an important role in the Agency Enterprise Agreement Bargaining Committee. Four representatives from the Caucus lead by Indigenous Coordinator Valerie Cooms along with Tasha Lamb. Pearl
Chaloupka and Alana Harris were involved in the AIATSIS Enterprise Agreement negotiations.
Meetings of Caucus are held once a month and minutes are recorded. There are currently 36 members of the Caucus representing all APS levels and programs across AIATSIS.
Staff remunerat ion
As at 30 June 2012, all staff are covered by the AIATSIS Enterprise Agreement 2012-14 [see the agreement's salary range in Table 7l.
Table 7: Salary ranges on 1 July 2012 under the AIATSIS
Enterprise Agreement 2012-14
Leve l Min1mum Maximum
($1 [$1
Executive 2 104,765 117,069
Executive 1 88,159 96,705
APS 6 70 ,643 80,353
APS 5 64,340 68,671.
A PS4 57,760 63 ,047
APS3 51.785 56 ,230
APS 2 45,501 50,722
APS 1 39.104 44..669
AIATSIS provides a range of non-salary benefits. details of which are set out in the agreement, available online at: www.aiatsis.gov.au/about_ us/corporate_publications.
Two employees received a performance bonus in 2011-12, and 13 employees received Excellence Awards. The seven individual awards and one group award totalled $6 .600.
Staff training and career development
AIATSIS is committed to continually developing its staff by providing training and opportunities for career advancement. This reflects the . Institute's need to retain and develop high "
quality staff in a tight job market, and the
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needs of staff to improve their skills and job satisfaction . The Institute spent $203,415 on staff development activities during 2011-12, an increase of $129.804 in the previous reporting
period.
The AIATSIS Enterprise Agreement requires that the Institute's Performance Feedback Scheme be linked to remuneration increments. The scheme outlines the arrangement for
discussing an individual's performance, sets forth the basis for providing training and development opportunities. and assists with workforce planning.
During 2011 -12. AIATSIS renewed the Memorandum of Understand ing with the Australian Public Service Commission to assist with its training and development needs.
COOPERATIVE WORKPLACE RELATIONS
The Institute is committed to promoting a cooperative workplace and to ensuring that staff participate as appropriate in decision " making processes. Both staff and management recognise that maintaining cooperative workplace relations provides all staff with an
opportunity to participate in decisions that impact directly on them .
Health and safety, human resource development, workplace diversity and access and equity issues were also addressed through the Institute's consultative mechanisms, ensuring that its obligations were met while maintaining a cooperative workplace.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
AIATSIS has had no workplace injuries since 2009.
In 2011-12 . AIATSIS reviewed its Health and Safety Management Agreement. This. along with other policies and guidelines, assists in providing and maintaining the highest degree of
health and safety for all employees. The policy aims to:
" prevent all accidents and ill health caused by working conditions
" protect all emp loyees from any health hazard that may arise out of their work or the conditions in which it is carried out
" place and maintain employees in an
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occupational environment designed to satisfy their needs for health, safety and welfare at work.
To demonstrate the Institute's commitment , the Principal signed an employer's 'statement of commitment' with Comcare for 2002 -12. The statement covers the following four targets:
" reducing the incidence of workplace injuri es and diseases
" eliminating all fatalitie s due to workplace injury
" reducing the average lost-time rate
" reducing the average time taken for rehabilitation intervent ion.
Measures taken during the year to protect the health, safety and welfare of employees at work included:
" testing emergency evacuation procedures
" training staff in workplace practices, including the responsibilities of fire wardens
" providing equipment needed by staff to deal with occupational health and safety concerns
" holding a health week, including influenza vaccinations and individual health checks for staff wishing to participate.
The Enterprise Agreement now includes a formal statement of the Institute's policy on the use of drugs in the workplace, and provides for access to Employee Assistance Program counselling services for staff and their families.
During 2011-12, no accidents were reported that required notification under section 68 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment} Act 1991. No notices were received by AIATSIS during the year under sections 30, 46 or 47 of that Act, nor were any directions given under section 45.
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES TO SUPPORT CORPORATE ACTIVITIES
As a small agency, A IATSIS has limited resources available to handle the many accountability, management and reporting policies required to support good corporate governance . The Institute works to improve its
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effectiveness by joining with other agen cies with similar corporate directions to share policy ideas. During 2011-12, the Institute maintained membership of the Cultural Managersâ‘ Forum, a group of Canb erra-based cu ltl1ral agenc ies. to discuss common issues in information tech no logy.
Staff in Corporate Services maintained and built on the Institute 's strategic alliance with the Indigenous Employment Strategy team at the Australian Public Service Commiss ion .
Corporate Servcies are also members with Commonwealth Health and Safety Forum and part of the Portfolio HR Group .
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
The Institute recorded a loss of $2 ,291,000, which is better result than the forecast $3.200.000. There are several reasons for this result. The Institute 's Annual Appropriation
increased marginally for the year as a result of indexation, increases in the sale of goods and services, investment interest and other revenue, namely conference fees. Th ese increases were offset by a decline in the number of grants
received which in turn reduced the grant revenue.
Expenditure was down as a result of the uncertainty of digitisation funding, creating delays in recruitment and an inability to attract applicants. Delays in scheduled minor works added to the overall position.
An Enterprise Agreement (EA] was negotiated and commenced on 16 May 2012. AIATSIS ad hered to the government policy in its development. The EA allows for raised salary levels to meet the government threshold and classification has been reorganised to three
tiers. On average salary will increase 4.62 per cent on commencement, 2.33 per cent July 2012 and 2% 1 July 2013. Over the life of the EA, the top increment of each grade will increase by
11 .46 per cent.
The Institute is looking for productivity gains to support a pay increase. Detailed information is provided in the Chief Financial Officer's report and financial statements.
As part of the Institute's risk management framework, all business continuity, disaster recovery and critical process recovery plans were updated . All plans comply with
international and Australian Risk Management Standards. This year the Institute completed its mandatory fraud review. A IATSIS will implement the resultant fraud plan during the 2012-13 financial year.
The Institute again participated in the Comcover benchmarking exercise, which resulted in a decrease in the cost of the premium .
HUMAN RESOURCES
The Institute's Continuous Improvement Plan provides for a review of all policies, procedures and systems, as well as outlining an overall training and development plan. As required by the plan, policies, procedures and systems were reviewed during the year
Improvements made in 2011 -12 included change over to a new payroll system Chris21 with Frontier Software Pty Ltd. The electronic timesheet system that interfaces to the payroll system was also updated. Work continues on developing an electronic orientation program for new staff.
During 2011-12 . the area provided ongoing recruitment support. resulting in 47 staff moveme nts into the Institute.
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
In 2011-12, the Institute maintained its systems in house and the majority of work is now being performed in-house supported by an external specialist.
The Information and Communication Technology [ICT) Strategic Plan was reviewed to align with the AIATS IS business plan and now reflects relevant ICT trends and directions. The ICT Strategic Plan ensures that ICT in AIATSIS has a work program that is strategically focused, well governed. and meets the needs of program and delivery areas, stakeholders and customers
Significant work continued to be undertaken to improve the ICT service to the Institute's users and stakeholders including upgrading of the desktop software. All desktops were upgraded
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to Windows 7 environment and Office suite upgraded to its latest version. Office 201 0. All printing devices and MFOs [Multifunction devices) were replaced with up-to-date devices.
The majority of Institute servers were replaced with latest equipment and virtual server technology was introduced to improve efficiency and redundancy. The Institut e's UNI X environment was also upgraded with latest server technology. New software was also
introduced to manage servers and the network effectively . The latest virus control and spam control systems were introduced during the reporting period. An email and Internet monitoring system w ere upgraded to the latest version in order to manage the effective use of
Internet technologies. allowing management to monitor Internet access at a high level.
In 2011-12. the ICT team continued to develop and distribute mobile devices such as iPads to support the Executive and Councillors as well as some employees. Du ring the reporting period. the Institute introduced mobile computing to distribute papers and information to its Council members.
AIATS IS WEBSITE
Work started on augment ing the AIATSIS website by implementing Web 2.0 technologies. RSS (eeds, advanced search functionality and assimilating other AIATSIS websites. The
improved site is expected to be available during 2012-13.
BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
AIATSIS occupies a relatively new building, with modern controls for managing energy use that are designed to minimise environmental impacts. Energy use is monitored to ensure the Lowest use consistent with archival and office requirements. Most heating uses natural gas. Water use is minimised. for example, through the use of dual-flush toilets and by not irrigating lawns around the building. Used office paper and cardboard is recycled where possible and toner cartridges. pallets and batteries are collected for recycling.
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During this year A IATSIS started working with ACT Smart Office to receive accreditation. This would include an add itional recycling of mixed recyclables and organic material.
At present AIATS IS is in process of ana lysing it current use of disposable paper towels and the impacts of replacing it with energy efficient hand dryers.
The Institute continued its rolling preventive maintenance program. actively working to identify potential problems.
M inor works carried out included providing a covered bicycle parking area with lighting.
A total loo k into energy usage and carbon footprint reduction is currently taking place. This includes viability for solar panels an d light " emilling diodes [LEDsllighting in the building.
Despite the building being fir st occupied in 2001, it is starting to show signs of wear, in particular plant equipment.
The Building Managemen t Control. System is to be replaced and will be installed within the com ing 12 months. This system wou ld allow AIATSIS to monitor closely and redu ce it carbon footprint by better manageme nt of the Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System.
The existing sprinklers systems in the vau lts have reached their end of life and along with the fire protection systems are under review.
AIATS IS improved its building security by upgrad ing its sec urity system. This allows for better control of access to the premises and superior reporting.
With the expected growth in research activity and subsequent staff increases, the business case to support a request to government for extensions and/or upgrades to the current building has been reviewed. A site survey has now been comp leted and AIATSIS has applied to the National Capital Authority to lease adjacent land. A further cost/benefit analysis is being undertaken to support the Institute's case for funding.
This year AIATS IS has produce a new Emergency Procedures Manual to comp ly with the Australian standard AS 3745-2010
SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
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AIATSIS agreed to participate in a voluntary sustainability reporting pilot in the 2011 -12 annual reporting period. The project stems from the Better Government- Upgrad ing
the Pu blic Management Framework w hich recommended that the Department of Finance and Deregulation consider implementation of a sustainability reporting framework for use by Australian Government entities.
The scope of reporting is confined to the internal operations of entities, that is, aspects of an entity's performance over which the entity has control. It aims to create a more coh erent and easily accessed su ite of sustainability information and data, which would encourage en titi es to better mo nitor and manage these aspects of their operations
Sustainabilit y reporting will bring to the forefront of AIATS IS the short-medium-and long-term economic, social and environmental impacts of the way it conducts its internal operations.
This type of reporting and the work behind it, help the organ isation in becoming even more transparent and acco untab le to the Australian public.
As part of this pilot, AIATS IS produced a short summary of performance.
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SUMMARY OF PE RFORMANC E
Table 8: Employment- Sustainability reporting
Indicator 2011-12 Result
Number of staff employed [headcountl 129
Total employee expenditure [dollars) $10,468 ,000
The diversity of our workforce
Women [percentage of the total workforce) 59%
People with a disability [percentage of total workforce] 5%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander !percentage of total workforce) 28%
Staff with English as a second language (percentage of total workforce) 4%
Staff health and w ellbein g
Work occupational health and safety [WOH&S ] incident reports * Nil
Number of health and safety representatives Nil
Training and education
Percentage of staff undertaking supported studies 6.95%
Notes: Work force diversity data relies on self identif ication - this would need to be referenced.
Table 9: Economic-Sustainability reporting
Indicator 2011-12 Result
Operating statement
Total expenditure (dollars) $16,927.000
Total own source revenue (dollars] $3,040,000
Total net cost of service (dollars] $13,887,000
Econom ic viability
Total assets [dollars] $41,667,000
Total liabilities (dollars] $3,440,000
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Table 10: Environmental-Sustainability reporting
Indicator 2011 - 12 Result
Office energy use
Total office tenant Light and powe r electricity consum ption [kWh) 98444.74
Total office tenant light and power energy consumption [MJI 354401 .064
Office tenant light and powe r energy use per FT E (MJ /FTE) 2953.3422
Office tenant light and power energy use per square metre [MJ/m 2) 78.755792
Base/central building energy consumption (MJIIHVA C only) 700.59
Base/central building energy consumption per square metre (MJ/m 21 IHVAC only! 0.1556876
Greenhouse em issions attributed to office tenant light and power and base/ 958
central building energy use IT C0 2-el
Green power purchased (kWh) 0
Vehicle fleet
Total number of fleet vehicles 3
Average green vehicle rating of fleet 3.5
To tal fuel purchased lf
Total distance travelled [kml 103,421(km)
Average fuel consumption of fleet vehicles [l/1 OOkml 9.2 [l/1 OOkml
To tal dtrecl greenhouse emissions of fleet IT C0 2-el 0.749
Air travel
Total numb er of flight s 357
Total distance of flights [kml 1,286,06 7.02
Total direct greenhouse emissions of flights IT CO '-el 325.04
Greenhouse em issions
Total Greenhouse emtssions (T CO'-e) 1283.789
Total greenhouse emissions per FTE IT C0 2-e/FTE) 10.6982416
Potable water consum ptton
Total potable water use [Kilolitres) 1133.5
Potable v.~ater use per FT E (Kilolitres/FT EI 9.445833333
Potable water use per square metre [Kilolitres/m21 0.251888888
Resource effictency and waste
Office paper purchased by FTE [A4 reams/FTEI 1.87
Percentage of office paper purchased w ith recycled content 0%
Office paper recycled [tonnesl 8.58
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
There were no requests for information received under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 during the year.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS AND EXTERNAL REVIEWS
Under Senate Standing Order 25 [20) [fl. the Senate Standing Comm ittee on Economics is required to report on department and agency annual reports.
On 15 March 2012 . the Committee tabled an inquiry called Annual Reports [N o. 1 of 2012). The inq uiry exam ined the content of reports tabled for 20 10 -11. Recommendation 1 of the report is that AIATSIS record a full and proper date, stipulating day, month and year, on the annual report letter of transmittal
The Government noted the recommendation and AIATSIS advised that the inclusion of a full date [including day, month and year) will be adopted and implemented.
GOVERNMENT POLICIES NOTIFIED BY THE MINISTER AND MINISTERIAL
DIRECTIONS
In 2011-12 there were none issued.
ADVERTISING AND MARKET RESEARCH
The Institute spent $14.635 during the year on recruitment advertising. In addition, $30,054 was spent on marketing and promoting AIATSIS. No funds were spent on advertising campaigns
[ie. market research; outdoor, television , radio or cinema advertising; or direct mail â‘ advertising).
SERVICE CHARTER
The Institute's Service Charter operated throughout the reporting period. The charter sets out the standards of service that clients can expect, and encourages client feedback. Client dissatisfaction is investigated and, where possible, resolved. The service charter is
available online at www.aiatsis.gov.au/about _us/ corpora te_pu bli cations.
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CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTS OVER $10,000
The Institute let 11 consultancies during the year with a total estimated value of $661,955 . In addition, 29 contracts, totalling $1.355,674 were let. For details of consultancies and major
contracts, see Appendix 4.
COMPETITIVE TENDERING AND CONTRACTING
All contracts had provisions allowing access by the Auditor-General.
EXEMPT CONTRACTS
No contracts were exempt from publication in the Purchasing and Disposal Gazette.
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY
AIATSIS is committed to social justice and equity. It has constituted committees and has a policy to maximise the involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the
Institute's membership. governance, staff and functions. Provision is made in the Institute's Act for the Council to have a majority [five out of nine] of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
members. Since 2002 there have been eight Council members in this category.
At 30 June 2012 .36 of the Institute's staff identified as Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders.
One of the greatest contributions that the Institute makes to social justice in general is its wide dissemination of information on Indigenous Australians, which has emerged from research. It does this through publishing;
through its journal, Australian Aboriginal Studies, through seminars, and by answering requests for information.
The AIATSIS collectio ns are open to all for reference and research. Some material is restricted because it is culturally sensitive or because donors or stakeholders have requested that access be limited.
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NATIONAL DISABILITY STRATEGY
AIATS IS is committed to supporting staff with disabilities and ensures that all programs and se rvices are accessible to people with disabilit ies. A IATS IS continued to improve access for both staff and visitors with disabilities. All new A IATSIS facilities and major refurbishment projects addressed requirements under the relevant building codes.
A IATSIS is committed to ensuring that recruitment processes encourage people with disabilities to apply for A IATSIS positions. that workplace strategies support the emp loyment of people with disabilities. and that staff training and development programs include relevant information about the needs of peop le with disabilities, as members of the community, as res idents. and as staff . The Institute is also com m itted to incorporating the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 into its
policies and guidelines .
A IATSIS has conducted a self-audit using the pe rformance-repo rting template as recommended in CAC Orders 2009. It consults and liaises with staff . staff representatives and relevant external agencies. including Comcare, the Australian Public Service Commission and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. All relevan t performance
requirements have been met.
INDEMNITIES AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR OFFICERS
During the reporting period there were no liabilities to any current or former officers. No premium was paid (or was agreed to be paid) against a current or former officer"s liability for legal costs AIATS IS paid premiums for the D irector's and Officer's insurances. as required under the CAC Act.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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I AIATSIS AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIG INA L AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES AIATS IS Ch ief Finance Officer's Report Financial Year 2011-12
The 2011 -2012 financial year provided the Institute w ith a better result than forecast. Against an approve d $3 .200 .000 budgeted loss. a loss of $2.291.000 was recorded.
Th e loss was predicated on AIATSIS' need to continue to meet statutory ob ligations in preservation of its collection. Having been un successful in its bid to gain continued funding for the Digitisation Program in the 2011-12 budget. the Institute sought and obtained approval from the Minister of Finance and Deregulation to carry a $3.200 .000 loss year in order to maintain the program.
In the 2012-13 Fede ral Budget. the Institute was successful with its New Policy Proposal and secured $6 .400,000 to continue digitisation through to 30 Ju ne 2014 In addition we received a small amount of supplementary funding beginning in 2012 -13 and the out years.
During 2011 -12 the doubt surrounding funding of the Digit isation Program continued to impact upon expen diture. In particular the uncertainty around tenure had a detrimental effect on staff resources. Staff whose co ntracts were ending sought employme nt outside AIATSIS. The situation was further exacerbated by not being ab le to attract applicants to the vacant po sitions which offered
only sho rt-term tenure of a few months. The results of w hich was a significant underspend in salary and to a lesser extent utilities and supplies. Further underexpenditure resulted from the continued postponement of some of the minor works program. for example. refurbishment in the Research area. Th ere were a number of marginal increases in the cost of supplies following the general shift in the eco nom y that forced prices up. The implem entation of the One A IATS IS program. a program based in service delivery efficiency. w ill provide the Institute with increased productivity.
A new Enterprise Agreement came into effect on 16 May 2012 . The Agreement delivers to staff . a three-tier classification structure, broad band ing and an immediate increase in salary of 4.62 per cent. In the out years. the Agreement will de liver future staff. on average. sa lary increases of 2.33 per cent on 1 July 2012 and 2 per cen t on 1 July 2013.
Wh ile the Institute's financial situation is currently liquid and solvent and able to meet its debts, its future is very much dependent upon the success of funding applications. The continued funding of the Digitisation Program and the Enterprise Agreement are the two major risk areas. Operational expenditure may not be sustainable should these two issues not be favourably resolved.
The major f1nancial challenges ahead are: the digital preservation of our collection: an Indigenous researchers program; refurbishment of the existing building; and an extension to allow the de livery of public programs.
Jeffrey H obson. JP FCPA. Clief Finance Officer. 16 September 2012
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Australian National
Audit Office
INDEPE NDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Min ister for Te1tia11' Education, Skills , Science and Research
1 have audited the accompanying financial state m ents of t.he Australian Institute of Abo riginal and Tones Strait Islander Studies for the year ended 30 June 2012 which com prise: a Statement by the Directors, Chief Executive OffLcer and Chief Financial Officer; the Statement of Comprehensive Income; Balance Sheet; Statement of Changes in Equity; Cash Flow Statement; Schedule of Commitments; and No tes comprising a
Summary o fSigni ficant Accounting Policies and other explanatOI)' information.
The Responsibility of the Me mb ers of Council for tile Fina11cial Statements
The m emb ers of Co uncil of the Australian Institut e of Aboriginal and Tonâ‘es Strait Islander Studies are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with the Finance Minister's Orders mad e under the Co nunon11'ealth Authorities and Comp anies Act 1997, includin g the Australian Acco unting Standards, and for such internal control as is necessary to enable the preparation of the financia l statements that give a tme and fair view and are fiâ‘ee .fiâ‘ om material misstatement, whether due to fraud or eiTor.
A uditor's Responsibili ty
My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statem ents based on my audit. I have conducted my audit in accordance with the A ustralian Na tional Audit Office Auditing Standards, which incorporate the Australian A uditin g Standards. These auditing standards require that I comp ly with relevant ethical requirem ents relating to audit engagem ents and plan and perfonn the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are li"ee from mate1ial misstatement.
An audit involves perfonning procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosur es in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial state m ents, whether due to fi:aud or e1Tor. In m aking those tisk assessments, the auditor considers intemal control relevant to the Australian Institut e of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Studies' preparation of the financial statements that give a tme and fair view .in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circum stances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness oflhe Ausuâ‘alian Institute of Ab 01iginal and Tonâ‘es Strait Islander Studies' intemal control. An audit also includes evaluating the approp1iaten ess of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates m ade by the members of Cou ncil, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the fina ncial statements.
I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion.
GPO Box 707 CANBERRA ACT 2601 19 Nalionol Grcu it BARTON ACT 2600
Phone (02) 6203 7300 fax (02) 6203 7777
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Independence
In conducting m y audit, I have followed the independence requirements of tl1e Ausbâ‘alian National Audit Ollice, which incorporate the requirements of the Australian accounting profession.
OpilliOII
ln my opinion the financial statements of Australian Institute of Aboriginal and TotTcs Strait Islander Studies:
(a) have been prepared in accordance with the Finance Minister's Orders m ade under the Commonll'ealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, including the Australian Accounting Standards; and
(b) give a true and fair view of the matlers required by tho;; Finance Minister's Orders including the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and TotTes Srrait Islander Studies' financia l position as al30 June 2012 and of its financial perfonnance and cash flows for the year then ended.
Australian National Audit Office
Ron Wah
Audit Principal
Delegate oftl1e Auditor-General
Canberra ll September 2012
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2012
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Statement by Councillors, Principal and Chief Financial Officer
In our op inion, the attached financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2012 are based on properly ma intained financial records and give a true and fair view of the matters required by the Finance Minister's Orders made under the Commonwea lth Authorities and Compan ies Act 1997, as amended.
In our op inion, at the date of this statement, there are reasonab le grounds to believe that the Institute will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payab le.
This Statement is made in accordance w ith a resolution of the Counci llors.
Prof. M Dodson Cha irperson
11 Septembe r 2012
M Wenitong R Taylor J Hobson
Counci llor Principal Chief Financial Officer
11 September 2012 11 September 2012 11 September 2012
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the period ended 30 June 2012
EXPENSES Employee benefits Supp liers Grants Depreciation and amortisation Write-down and impa irment of assets Losses from asset sales Total expenses
LESS: OWN-SOURCE REVENUE Own-source revenue Sa le of goods and rendering of services
Interest Grants other Total own-source revenue
Net cost of services
Revenue from Government Surplus (Deficit) attr ibutable to the Australian Government
Total comprehensive income attributab le to the Australian Government
The above statement should be read in conjun ction with the accompanying notes.
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3A
38
3C 3D
3E
3F
4A
48
4C 4D
4E
2012 2011
$'000 $'000
10,468 9,789
4,717 4,394
523 625
1,103 1,534
4 4
112 36
16,927 16,382
1,078 1,094
979 922
22 119
961 745
3,040 2,880
13,887 13,502
11,595 15,679
(2,292) 2 177
(2£292) 2177
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies BALANCE SHEET as at 30 June 2012 Notes 2012 2011
$'000 $'000
ASSETS Financial Assets Cash and cash equivalents SA 180 234
Trade and other receivables 58 1,253 838
Other investments sc 15l804 171228
Total financial assets 17,237 181300
Non-Financial Assets Land and buildings 6A 11,172 11,364
Property, plant and equipment 68 13,175 13,919
Intangibles 6C 110
Inventories 60 58 96
Other non -fi nancial assets 6E 25 79
Total non-financial assets 24,430 251568
Total assets 41l667 431868
LIABILITIES Payables Supp liers 7A 408 797
Grants, subsidies and personal benefits 78 18 46
Other 7C 950 952
Total payables 1f376 1J95
Provisions Emp loyees provisions SA 2,064 11625
Total provisions 2f064 11625
Total liabilities 3f440 3,420
Net assets 38,227 401448
EQUITY Contributed equity 3,390 3)19
Re serves 12,714 12,714
Retained surplus 22l123 241415
Total equity 38,227 40 448
The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY for the period ended 30 June 2012
Retained earnings 2012 2011
$'000 $'000
Opening balance Balance carried forward from previous period 24,415 22 238
Adjusted opening balance 24415 22,238
Comprehensive income Surplus (Deficit) for the period (2,292) 2,177
Total comprehensive income (2,292) 2,177
Transactions with owners Contributions by owners Equity injection - -
Sub -total transactions with owners - -
Closing balance as at 30 June 22,123 24,415
The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompany ing notes.
Asset revaluation surplus 2012 2011
$'000 $'000
12,714 12 714
12 714 12 714
-- -
- -
- -
12,714 12,714
Contributed equity I capital Total equity 2012 2011 2012 2011
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
3,319 3 249 40448 38 201
3,319 3 249 40 448 38 201
- - (2,292) 2177
- - (2,292) 2 177
71 70 71 70
71 70 71 70
3,390 3,319 38,227 40,448
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the E_eriod ended 30 June 2012 Notes 2012 2011
$'000 $'000
OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash received Grants 2,167 2,459
Sa les of goods and rendering of services 1,706 1,659
Receipts from Government 9,451 13,172
Interest 873 1,023
Net GST Rece ived 98
Total cash received 14,197 18 411
Cash used Employees (9,958) (9,597)
Suppliers (4,954) (4,673)
Grants (523) (636)
Net GST paid (71)
Total cash used {15,506) (14,906)
Net cash from (used by) operating activities 9 (1,309) 3 505
INVESTING ACTIVITIES Cash received Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment 4 38
Investments 11351
Total cash received 1,355 38
Cash used Purchase of property, plant and equ ipment (171) (801)
Investments {3!327}
Total cash used (171) (4,128)
Net cash from (used by) investing activities 1,184 {4!090)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES Cash received Contributed equ ity 71 70
Total cash received 71 70
Net cash from (used by) financing activities 71 70
Net increase (decrease) in cash held (54) (515)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 234 749
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period 9 180 234
The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies SCHEDULE OF COMMITMENTS as at 30 June 2012 2012
$'000
BY TYPE Commitments receivable 3 Net GST recoverable on commitments Total commitments receivable
Commitments payable Capital commitments Property, plant and equipment 1 Total cap ital comm itments
Other commitments Other2 38
GST payable on commitments 4
Total other comm itments 42
Net commitments by type 42
BY MATURITY Comm itments receivable One year or less Total comm itments receivable
Commitments payable Capital commitments One year or less Total cap ital commitments
Other commitments On e year or less 42
Total other commitments 42
Net commitments by maturity 42
NB: Commitments are GST inclusive where relevant. 1
Plant and equipment commitments were mainly for technical equipment to support the expanded digit isation program in 2011. 2
Other commitments are mainly maintenance agreements, minor building works and book printing contracts where the services have not yet been provided.
2011 $'000
(12} (12)
133 133
5
5
126
(12} (12}
133 133
5
5
126
3 Commitments receivable relate to amounts contracted but not received under consu ltancy contracts.
The above schedule should be read in conjunctions with the accompanying notes.
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Note:l Note:2 Note:3 Note:4 Note:S Note:6 Note:? Note:8
Note:9 Note:10 Note:ll Note:12 Note:13 Note:14 Note:15 Note:16 Note:17 Note:18
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Events After the Reporting Period Expenses Income
Financial Assets Non-Financial Assets Payables Provisions Cash Flow Reconci liation Contingent Liabilities and Assets Remuneration of Counci llors Related Party Disclosures Exec utive Remuneration Remuneration of Auditors Financial Instruments Financial Assets Reco nciliation Compensat ion and Debt Relief Reporting of Outcomes
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Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
1.1 Objective of AIATSIS
AIATSIS is an Australian Government controlled entity. The objective of AIATSIS is to promote international understanding of the richness and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cu ltures through leadership and excellence in undertaking, facilitat ing and disseminating ethical research, through increasing access to all our resources, and through best-practice management of cultural heritage collections. AIATSIS is structured to meet one outcome:
Ou tcome 1: Further understanding of Australian Indigenous cultures, past and present through undertaking and publishing research, and providing access to print and audiovisua l collections.
The continued existence of the Institute in its present form and with its present programs is dependent on Government policy and on continuing fund ing by Parliament for the Institute's adm inistration and programs.
1.2 Bas is of Preparation of the Financial Statements
The financial statements are genera l purpose financial statements and are required by clause l(b) of Schedu le 1 to the Commonwea lth Authorities and Compan ies Act 1997.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with:
" Finance M inister's Orders (FMOs) for reporting periods ending on or after 1 July 2011; and
" Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretat ions issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) that app ly for the reporting period .
The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and in accordance with the historical cost convention, except for certain assets and liabi lities at fair value. Except where stated, no allowance is made for the effect of chang ing prices on the results or the financial position.
The financial statements are presented in Australian do llars and values are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars unless otherwise specified.
Unless an alternative treatment is specifically required by an accounting standard or the FMOs, assets and liabilities are recognised in the ba lance sheet when and only when it is probable that future econom ic benefits w ill flow to the Institute or a future sacrifice of econom ic benefits will be required and the amounts of the assets or liab ilities can be reliab ly meas ured. However, assets and liabilities arising under executory contracts are not recognised unless required by an accounting standard. Liabilities and assets that are unrecognised are reported in the schedule of commitments or the schedu le of contingencies.
Unless alternat ive treatment is specifically required by an accounting standard, income and expenses are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income when and on ly when the flow, consumption or loss of economic benefits has occurred and can be reliably measured.
1.3 Significant Accounting Judgements and Estimates
In the process of applying the accounting policie s listed in this note, the Institute has made the following
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judgments that have the most sign ificant impact on the amounts recorded in the financial statements:
" The fair value of bu ildings has been taken to be the depreciated replacement cost as determined by an independent valuer. The Institute's building was purpose-built and may in fact realise more or less in the market.
" Property plant and equipment is recognised at fair value, and depreciated over the estimated economic life for each item. The actual life may be longer or shorter than estimated.
" Long-term emp loyee liab ili ties are recognised at their estimated present value. The actual cost may vary depending on when entit lements are claimed and on changes in monetary values.
" The fair value of heritage and cultural assets has been taken to be the market value of similar heritage and cultural assets.
No accounting assumptions or estimates have been identified that have a significant risk of caus ing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next accounting period.
1.4 New Australian Accounting Standards
Adoption of New Australian Accounting Standard Requirements
No accounting standard has been adopted earlier than the application date as stated in the standard.
Of the new standards, revised or ame nded standards or interpretations that were issued prior to the signing of the Statement by the Councillors, Principal and Chief Financial Officer, that are applicable to the current reporting period, none had a material financial report impact on the Institute.
Future Australian Accounting Standard Requirements
Of the new standards, revised or amended standards or interpretat ions that were issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board prior to the signing of the Statement by the Councillors, Principal and Ch ief Financial Officer, none are expected to have a material financial impact on future reporting periods of the Institute, when effective. â‘
1.5 Revenue
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when: a) the risks and rewards of ownersh ip have been transferred to the buyer; b) the Institute retains no managerial involvement or effective control over the goods; c) the revenue and transaction costs incurred can be reliably measured; and d) it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Institute.
Revenue from rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of contracts at the reporting date. The revenue is recognised when: a) the amount of revenue, stage of completion and transaction costs incurred can be reliably m easured; and
b) the probable economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Institut e.
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The stage of comp letion of contracts at the reporting date is determined by reference to the proportion that costs incurred to date bear to the estimated total costs of the transaction.
Rece ivables for goods and services, which have 30 day terms, are recognised at the nominal amounts due less any impairment allowance account. Collectability of debts is reviewed as at end of the reporting period. Allowances are made when collectabil ity of the debt is no longer probable.
Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest method as set out in AASB 139 Financial Instruments.: Recognition and Measurement
Resources Received Free of Charoe
Resources received free of charge are recognised as revenue when, and only when, a fair value can be reliably determined and the services w ould have been pu rchased if they had not been do nated. Use of those resources is recognised as an expe nse. Resources received free of charge are recorded as either revenue or ga ins depend ing on their nature.
Contributions of assets at no cost of acq uisition or for nomina l consideration are recognised as gains at their fair value whe n the asset qua lifi es for recognition, unless received from another Government agency or authority as a consequence of a restructuring of adm inistrat ive arrangements (refer to Note 1.7).
Revenue from Government
Fund ing received or receivable from agencies (appropriated to the agency as a CAC Act body payment item for pa yme nt to the Institu te) is recognised as Revenue from Government unless they are in the nature of an equ ity injection or a loan.
1.6 Gains
Resources Received Free of Charge
Resources received free of cha rge are recognised as gains when, and on ly when, a fair value can be reliably determined and the services wo uld have been purchased if they had not been donated. Use of those resources is recognised as an expense.
Resources received free of charge are recorded as either revenue or ga ins depending on their nature.
Contributions of assets at no cost of acqu isition or for nom ina l cons ideration are recognised as gains at their fair value w hen the asset qualifies for recognition, unless received from another Government agency or authority as a consequence of a restructur ing of ad m inistrative arrangements (refer to Note 1.7).
Sale of Assets
Gains from disposal of assets are recognised when control of the asset has passed to the buyer.
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1.7 Transactions with the Government as Owner
Eguitv Injections
Amounts that are des ignated as equity injections for a year are recognised directly in contributed equity in that year.
Restructuring of Administrative Arrangements
Net assets received from or relinqu ished to another Government agency or authority under a restructuring of administrative arrangements are adjusted at their book value directly against contributed equity.
1.8 Employee Benefits
Liabilities for short-term employee benefits (as defined in AASB 119 Emp loyee Benefits) and termination benefits due within twelve months of end of reporting period are measu red at their nomi nal amounts .
The nomina l amount is calculated with regard to the rates expected to be paid on settlement of the liability.
Other long-term employee benefit liabili ties are measured as net total of the present value of the defined benefit ob ligation at the end of the reporting period minus the fair value at the end of the reporting periods of plan assets (if any) out of which ob ligations are to be settled directly.
Leave
The liab ility for employee benefits includes provision for ann ual leave and long service leave . No provision has been made for sick leave as all sick leave is non-vesting and the average sick leave taken in future years by emp loyees of the Institute is estimated to be less than the annua l entitlement for sick leave.
The leave liabilit ies are calculated on the basis of emp loyees' remuneration at the estimated salary rates that app lied at the time leave is taken, includ ing the Institute's emp loyer superannuation contribut ion rates to the extent that the leave is likely to be taken during service rather .than pa id out on termination.
The liability for long service leave has been determined by reference to the Australian Government shorthand method. The estimate of the present va lue of the liabili ty takes into account attrition rates and pay increases through promotion and inflation .
Seoaration and Redundancv
Provision is made for separation and redundancy benefit payments. The Institute recognises a provision for termination w hen it has deve loped a detailed formal plan for the terminations and has informed those employees affected that it will carry out the terminations.
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Superannuation
Staff of the Institute are members of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) 1 the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS), the PSS accumu lation plan (PSSap) or a superannuation fund of their choice.
The CSS and PSS are defined benefit schemes for the Australian Government. The PSSap is a defined contribution scheme.
The liability for defined benefits is recognised in the financial statements of the Australian Government and is settled by the Australian Government in due course. This liability is reported by the Department of Finance and Deregu lation as an administered schedules and notes.
The Institute makes emp loyer contributions to the employee superannuation schemes at rates determined by an actuary to be sufficient to meet the current cost to the Government. The Institute accounts for the contributions as if they were contributions to defined contribution plans.
The liab ili ty for superannuation recognised as at 30 June represents outstanding contributions for the final pay fortnight of the year.
1.9 Cash
Cash is recognised at its nom ina l amount. Cash and cash equivalents includes:
a) cash on hand ; and b) demand depos its in bank accounts w ith an origina l maturity of 3 mo nths or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and subject to insignificant risk of changes in value.
1.10 Financial Assets
The Institute classifies its financial assets in the follow ing categories:
a) financial assets at fair value through profit or loss; b) held-to-maturity investments; c) available-for-sa le financ ial assets; and d) loans and receivab les.
The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determ ined at the time of initial recognition. Financial assets are recognised and derecognised upon trade date.
Effective Interest Method
The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset or, where appropriate, a shorter period.
Income is recognised on an effective interest rate basis except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.
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Loans and Receivables
Trade receivables, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classifi ed as 'loans and receivables'. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment. Interest is recognised by applying the effective interest rate.
Impairment of Financial Assets
Financial assets are assessed for impairment at end of each reporting periods.
Financial assets held at amortised cost -if there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has been incurred for loans and receivables or held to maturity investments held at amortised cost, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The carrying amount is reduced
by way of an allowance account. The loss is recognised in the statement of comprehens ive income.
1.11 Financial Liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilitie s at 'fair value through profit or loss' or other financial liabilities. Financial liabilities are recognised and derecognised upon 'trade date'.
Other Financial Liabilities
Other financial liabilities, including borrowings, are init ially measured at fair va lue, net of transaction costs. These liabili ties are subsequent ly measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognised on an effective yield basis.
The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments through the expected life of the financial liabi lity, or, where ap propriate, a shorter period.
Supp lier and other payables are recognised at amortised cost. Liabilities are recognised to the extent that good s or services have been received (and irrespective of having been invoiced).
1.12 Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
Contingent liabilities and contingent assets are not recognised in the balance sheet but are reported in the relevant schedu les and notes. They may arise from uncertainty as to the existence of a liability or asset or represent an asset or liability in respect of wh ich the amount cannot be reliably measured. Contingent assets are disclosed when settlement is probable but not virtually certain and contingent liabilities are disclosed when settleme nt is greater than remote.
1.13 Acquisition of Assets
Assets are recorded at cost on acquisition except as stated below. The cost of acquisition includes the fair
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value of assets transferred in exchange and liabili ties undertaken. Financial assets are initially measured at their fair value plus transaction costs where appropriate.
Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially recognised as assets and income at their fair value at the date of acquisition, unless acquired as a consequence of restructuring of administrative arrangements. In the latter case, assets are initially recognised as contributions by owners at the amounts at which they were recognised in the transferor Authority's accounts immediately prior to the restructuring.
1.14 Property, Plant and Equipment
Asset Recognition Threshold
Purchases of property, plant and equipment are recognised initially at cost in the balance sheet, except for purchases costing less than $2,000, which are expensed in the year of acquisition (other than where they form part of a group of similar items which are significant in total).
The exception to this policy is for desktop and laptop computers, which are recognised as assets regardless of cost.
The initial cost of an asset includes an estimate of the cost of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located.
Revaluations
Fair value for each class of assets is determined as shown below
Asset Class Fair Value Measured at:
Land Market selling price
Building Depreciated replacement cost
Infrastructure, plant & equipment Market selling price
Heritage and cultural assets Market selling price
Following initial recognition at cost, property plant and equipment are carried at fair value less subsequent accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Valuations are conducted w ith sufficient frequency to ensure that the carrying amounts of assets do not differ materially from the assets' fair values as at the reporting date. The regularity of independent valuations depends upon the volatility of movements in market va lues for. the relevant assets.
Revaluation adjustments are made on a class basis. Any revaluation increment is credited to equity under the heading of asset revaluation reserve except to the extent that it reverses a previous revaluation decrement of the same asset class that was previously recognised in the surplus and deficit. Revaluation decrements for a class of assets are recognised directly in the surplus/deficit except to the extent that they reverse a previous revaluation increment for that class.
Any accumulated depreciation as at the revaluation date is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of
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the asset and the asset restated to the revalued amount.
Depreciation
Depreciable property, plant and equipment assets are written-off to their estimated residual values over their estimated useful lives to the Institute using, in all cases, the straight-line method of depreciation.
Depreciation rates (useful lives), residual values and methods are reviewed at each reporting date and nece ssary adjustments are recognised in the current, or current and future reporting periods, as appropriate.
Depreciation rates applying to each class of depreciab le asset are based on the following useful lives:
2012 2011
Building 70 years 70 years
Major plant and eq uipment items 5 to 20 years 5 to 20 years
Minor plant and equ ipmen t items, mainly office 2 to 5 years 2 to 5 years
equipment.
Artwork and artefacts 100 years 100 years
Library collection 50 years 50 years
Impairment
All assets were assessed for impairment at 30 June 2012. Where indications of impairment exist/ the asset's recoverable amount is estimated and an impairment adjustment made if the asset's rec.overable amo unt is less than its carrying amount.
The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. Value in use is the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset. Where the future economic benefit of an asset is not primarily dependent on the asset's ability to generate future cash flows, and the asset would be replaced if the Institute were deprived of the asset, its value in use is taken to be its depreciated replacement cost.
Oerecoqnition
An item of property, plan and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or w hen no further future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal.
1.15 Intangibles
The Institute's intangibles comprise software licences and associated implementation costs, and internally " developed software for internal use. These assets are carried at cost less accumu lated amortisation and
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accum ulated impairment losses.
Intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over their anticipated useful lives. The useful lives of the Institutes intangible assets are 3 to 7 years {2010-11: 3 to 7 years).
All intangible assets were assessed for indications of impairment as at 30 June 2012 .
1.16 Inventories
Inventories held for sale are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Costs incurred in bringing each item of inventory to its present location and condition are assigned as follows:
" finished good and work-in-progress -cost of direct materials and labour plus attr ibutable costs that can be capable of being allocated on a reasonable basis.
1.17 Taxation
The Institut e is exempt from all forms of taxation except Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Revenues, expenses, liabilities and assets are recognised net of GST except:
" where the amo unt of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office; and
" for receivables an d payables.
Note 2: Events After the Reporting Period
The Institute is not aware of any events occurring after the reporting period wh ich materially affects the financial statements.
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2012 2011
$'000 $'000
Note 3: Expenses
Note 3A: EmQio~ee Benefits Wages and salari es 7,851 7,516
Superannuation Defined contribution plans 622 606
Defined benefit plans 622 575
Leave and other entitlements 1,157 841
Other employee benefits 216 251
Total employee benefits 10,468 9,789
Note 38: SUQQi iers Goods and services Consultants 181 196
Contractors 1,450 1,653
Travel 851 685
Payroll Services 106 82
Building Expenses 841 530
Insurance 83 65
Professional Advice 641 659
Printing 50 44
Marketing 48 55
Office Expenses 338 221
Total goods and services 4,589 4,190
Goods and services are made up of: Provision of goods - external parties 3,063 2,350
Rendering of services - external parties 1,526 1,840
Total goods and services 4,589 4,190
Other supplier Worke rs compensation expenses 128 204
Total other supplier 128 204
Total supplier 4,717 4,394
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2012 2011
$'000 $'000
Note 3C: Grants Private sector: Research grants Total grants
Note 3D: Degreciation and Amortisation Depreciation: Property, plant and equipment Buildings
Heritage and cultural assets Total depreciation
Amortisation: Intangibles: Computer software Total amortisation Total depreciaton and amortisation
Note 3E: Write-Down and Imgairment of Assets Asset write-downs and impairments from:
Impa irment of inventory Total write-down and impairment of assets
Note 3F: Losses from Assets Sales Property, plant and equipment:
523
523
739
191
128
1,058
45
45
1,103
4
4
Carrying value of assets sold 112
Total losses from asset sales 112
Note 3G: Ogerating Exgenditure for Heritage and Cultural Assets Operating expenditure 445
Total 445
625 625
1,178 191 128 1,497
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Operating expenditure is contained in the Statement of Comprehensive Income; however, it is not disclosed as a separate line item. It is merely a different representation of expenditure already reported in Note 3A to 3F relating to heritage and cultural assets.
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2012 $'000
Note 4: Income
OWN-SOURCE REVENUE
Note 4A: Sale of Goods and Rendering of Services Provision of goods -external parties 464
Rendering of services -related entities 457
Rendering of services -external parties 157
Total sale of goods and rendering of services 1,078
Note 48: Interest Deposits 979
Total interest 979
Note 4C: Grants From external parties 22
Total grants 22
Note 40: Other Revenue Conference fees 792
Other revenue 169
Total other revenue 961
REVENUE FROM GOVERNMENT
Note 4E: Revenue from Government Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education CAC Act body payment item 9,451
Grants: Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education 350
Department of Health & Ageing 606
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs 758
Attorney General's Department Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 215
Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet 215
Total revenue from Government 11l595
2011 $'000
339 586 169 1,094
922 922
119 119
580 165 745
13,172
500 889
1,075 43
15l679
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$'000 $'000
Note 5: Financial Assets
Note SA: cash and cash Equivalents Cash on hand or on deposit 180 234
Total cash and cash equivalents 180 234
Note 58: Trade and Other Receivables Good and Services: Goods and services -related entities 1!096 677
Total receivables for goods and services 1,096 677
Other receivables: GST receivable from the Australian Taxation Office 166 167
Total other receivables 166 167
Total trade and other receivables {gross) 1,262 844
Less impairment allowance account: Other (9) {6}
Total impairment allowance account (9) {6}
Total trade and other receivables (net) 1,253 838
Rece ivables are expected to be recovered in: No more than 12 months 1,253 838
More than 12 months Total trade and other receivables (net) 1!253 838
Receivables are aged as follows: Not overdue 796 755
Overdue by: 0 to 30 days 24
31 to 60 days 48 55
61 to 90 days 2
More than 90 days 39 10
Total receivables (gross) 885 844
The impairment allowance account is aged as follows: Overdue by: More than 90 days 9 6
Total impairment allowance account 9 6
Reconciliation of the Impairment Allowance Account: Movements in relation to 2012 Goods and services Total
$'000 $'000
Opening balance 6 6
Increase/decrease recognised in net surplus 3 3
Closing balance 9 9
Movements in relation to 2011
Goods and services Total
$'000 $'000
Opening balance 1 1
Increase/decrease recognised in net surplus 5 5
Closing balance 6 6
138
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2012 2011
$'000 $'000
Note 5C: Other Investments Other investments Total other investments
Total other investments are expected to be recovered in: No more than 12 months Total. other investments
Note 6: Non-Financial Assets
Note 6A: Land and Buildings Building on leasehold land: Fair Value Accumulated depreciation Total land and buildings
15,804 15,804
15,804 15,804
11,555 (383) 11,172
17,228 17,228
17,228 17,228
11,555 (191) 11,364
The Institute's land and building may not be disposed of w ithout prior ministerial approval.
No indicators of impairment were found for land and buildings.
No land or bu ildings are expected to be sold or disposed of within the next 12 months.
Note 68: Property, Plant and Equipment Heritage and cultural: Artworks and artefacts -fair value Library collection - fair value
Accumu lated depreciation Total heritage and cultural
Other property, plant and equipment: Fa ir Value
Accumu lated depreciation Total other property, plant and equipment Total property1 plant and equipment
7,293 2,729 (256) 9,766
5/165 (1,755) 3/409 13,175
No indicators of impairment were found for property, plant and equipment.
For further information, please refer note 6F.
7,293 2,729 (128) 9,894
5,155 (1,130) 4,025 13,919
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2012 2011
$'000 $'000
Note 6C: Intangibles Computer software: Software licences - purchased Internally deve loped - in use Total computer software (gross)
Accumulated amortisation Total computer software Total intangibles
For further inform ation, please refer note 6G
Note 60: Inventories Inventories held for sale Finished goods Provisions for obsolete inventory Total inventories
No items of inventory are recognised at fair value less cost to sell.
All inventory is expected to be sold or distr ibuted in the next 12 months.
Note 6E: Other Non-Financial assets
728
89
817
(817)
239
(180) 58
Prepayments 25
Total other non-financial assets 25
Total other non-financial assets -are expected to be recovered in: No more than 12 months 25
Total other non-financial assets 25
No indicators of impairment were found for other non -financial assets.
140
790 14
805 {694) 110 110
273 {177) 96
79 79
79 79
FINANCIAL STATEMENT S
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2012 2011
$'000 $'000
Note 6C: Intangibles Computer software: Software licences -purchased Internally developed - in use Total computer software (gross)
Accumulated amortisation Total computer software Total intangibles
For further information, please refer note 6G
Note 60: Inventories Inventories held for sale Finished goods
Provisions for obsolete inventory Total inventories
No it ems of inventory are recognised at fair value less cost to sell.
All inventory is expected to be sold or distributed in the next 12 months .
Note 6E: Other Non-Financial assets
728
89
817
(817)
239
(180) 58
Prepayments 25
Total other non-financial assets 25
Total other non-financial assets -are expected to be recovered in: No more than 12 months 25
Total other non-financial assets 25
No indicators of impairment were found for other non -financial assets.
790 14 805 {694}
110 110
273 (177) 96
79 79
79 79
141
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINAN CIAL STATEMENTS for the period ended 30 June 2012
Note 6F: Reconciliation of the opening and closing balances of property, plant and equipment (2011-12)
Buildings Other IP & E $'000 $'000
As at 1 July 2011 Gross book value 11,555 5,155
Accumulated depreciation/amortisation and impairment (191) (1,131)
Net book value 1 July 2011 11,364 4,024
Additions: By purchase 171
Depreciation/amortisation expense (191) (740)
Disposals: Other -net writeback depreciation {47)
Net book value 30 June 2012 11,172 3,409
Net book value as of 30 June 2012 represented by: Gross book value 11,555 5,164
Accumulated depreciation/amortisation and impairment (383) (1,755)
11,172 3,409
Reconciliation of the O(;!ening and closing balances of (;!rO(;!e~, (;!!ant and egui(;!ment (2010-11)
Buildings other IP &E ~â‘ooo ~â‘ooo
As at 1 July 2010 Gross book value 11,555 4,556
Accumulated depreciation/amortisation and impairment Net book value 1 July 2010 11,555 4,556
Additions: By purchase 720
Revaluations and impairments through equity Depreciation/amortisation expense (191) (1,178)
Disposals: Other -net writeback depreciation (73}
Net book value 30 June 2011 11,364 4,025
Net book value as of 30 June 2011 represented by: Gross book value 11,555 5,155
Accumulated depredation/amortisation and impairment (191} (1,1302
11,364 4,025
Heritage and Cultural $'000
10,022 (128) 9,894
(128)
9,766
10,022 (256) 9,766
Heritage and Cultural ~â‘ooo
10,004
10,004
18
(128)
9,894
10,022 (128} 9,894
Total $'000
26,732 (1,450) 25,282
171
{1,059)
(47) 24,347
26,741 (2,394) 24,347
Total ~â‘ooo
26,115
26,115
738
(1,497)
(73} 25,283
26,732 (1,449} 25,283
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 6G: Reconciliation ofthe Opening and Closing Balances oflntangibles (2011-12}.
As at 1July 2011 Gross book value Accumulated amortisation and impairment Net book value 1July 2011 Additions:
By purchase or internally developed Amortisation Disposals: Other -net writeback depreciation Net book value 30 June 2012
Net book value as of 30 June 2012 represented by: Gross book value Accumulated amortisation and impairment
Computer software purchased $'000
790
(684) 106
4
(44)
(66)
728
(728)
Computer software internally developed
$'000
14
(10) 4
(1)
(3)
89
(89)
Total $'000
804
(694} 110
4
(45}
(69)
817
(817)
Note 6G (Cont'd): Reconclliatlon of the Opening and Closing Balances of Intangibles (2010-11).
As at !July 2010 Gross book value Accumulated depreciation/amortisation and impairment Net book value 1July 2010 Additions:
By purchase or internally developed Amortisation Disposals: Other
Net book value 30 June 2011
Net book value as of 30 June 2011 represented by: Gross book value Accumulated depreciation/amortisation and impairment
Computer
Computer software software internally purchased developed Total
$'000 $'000 $'000
727 89
(649) (82)
78 7
63 (35) (2)
1
106 4
790 14
(684} (10)
106 4
816 (731) 85
63
{37)
110
804 (694} 110
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2012 $'000
Note 7: Payables
Note 7 A: Suppliers Trade creditors and accruals 408
Total supplier payables 408
Supplier payables expected to be settled within 12 months: External parties 408
Total 408
Settlement is usua lly made w ithin 30 days.
Note 78: Grants Private Sector: Non profit organisations 18
Total grants payables 18
Note 7C: Other payables Sa laries and wages 272
Superannuation 301
Unearned Income 377
Total other payables 950
Total other payables are expected to be settled in: No more than 12 months 950
Total other payables 950
Note 8: Provisions
Note SA: Employee provisions Lea ve 2,064
Total employee provisions 2,064
Employee provisions are expected to be settled in: No more than 12 month s 1,444
More than 12 months 620
Total employee provisions 2,064
144
2011 $'000
797 797
797
797
46 46
218 284 450 952
952 952
1,625 1,625
1,383 242 1,625
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 9: Cash Flow Reconciliation 2012
$'000
2011 $'000
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents as per Balance Sheet to Cash Flow Statement
Cash and cash equivalents as per: Cash flow statement Balance Sheet Difference
180
180
Reconciliation of net cost of services to net cash from operating activities: Net cost of services (13,887)
Add revenue from Government 11,595
Adjustments for non-cash items Depreciation/amortisation Loss on sale of assets
Changes in assets and liabilities (Increase)jdecr ease in net receivab les (Increase)/decrease in inventories (Increase)/decrea se in prepayments Increase/(decrease) in emp loyee provisions Increase/( decrease) in supp lier payab les Increase/(decrease) in grant payab les Increase/( decrease) in other payables
Net cash from operating activities
1,103 112
(415) 38
54
509
(389} (29) (2)
(1,309}
234 234
(13,502) 15,679
1,534 36
(469) (53) 1
144 214 (40) (39) 3,505
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Note 10: Contingent Liabilities and Assets
The Institute has no know ledge of any material contingencies, whether remote or otherwise.
Note 11: Remuneration of Councillors
2012 2011
The number of Councillors of the Institute included in these figures are shown below in the releva nt remuneration bands:
less than $15,000 Total
9 10
9 10
$ $
Total remuneration received or due and receivable by members of the Counci l of the Institute 48,477 62,660
A description of the methods by which Councillors are appointed is included in the "Corporate Governance" section of the Annual Report.
Remune ration includes payments to Counc ill ors for all activities including Counci l, Research Advisory Comm ittee and other representative business.
There are no Executive Counci llors.
Note 12: Related Party Disclosures
Members of Council The members of the Counci l of the Institute during the year were:
M Dodson AM, Chair J Maynard, Deputy Cha ir R Tonkinson J Oscar
DOber S Toussaint M Wen itong L Ford R Quiggin
The Institute paid a Directors and Officers indemn ity insurance premium of $2,911 (2010/11: $3,135) on behalf of Councillors during the year. Roya lty payments totalling $137 (2010/11: $376) were made to Professor J Maynard, a Council member during the year, in relation to his book published through Aboriginal Studies Press. Other than these payments and remuneration as Counc illor, no benefits were provided to Counci l members.
146
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the period ended 30 June 2012
Note 13: Executive Remuneration
Note 13A: Senior Executive Remuneration Expense for the Reporting Period
Short-term employee benefits Sa lary
Annual leave accrued Performance bonuses Motor vehicle and other allowances Total short-term employee benefits
Post-employee benefits Superannuation Total post-employee benefits
Other long-term benefits Long-service leave Total other long-term benefits
Total
Notes:
2012 $
528,622 35,024 26,167
589,812
77,973 77,973
14,969 14,969
682,754
1. Note 13A was prepared on an accrual basis (so the performance bonus expenses disclosed above differ from the cash 'Bonus Paid' in Note 13B).
2011 $
353,035 21,837 13,952 35,094 423,918
59,540 59,540
(4,114) (4,114)
479,344
2. Note 13A excludes acting arrangements and part-year service where total remuneration expensed for a senior executive was less than $150,000.
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Au strali an Institut e of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TOANO FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the periOd ended 30 June 2012
Note 136: Average Annual Reportable Remuner ation Packages and Bonu s Paid for Substantive Se nior Executives Ourlng the Reporting Pertod
Averag e annual reportable remun eration Total remuneration (lncl11dlng part-t ime arrangemen ts) $180,000 to $209,999 $300,000 to $329,999 Total
Average ann11al reportable remun eration Total remuneration (including part-time arrangem ents) $210,000 to $23 9,999 $270,000 to $299,999 Total
No tes:
Senior Executives Reportable No. Sa lary $
2
Senior
144,178 249,270
2012
contrib11ted s11pera nnuation $
59,957 26,597
2011
Executives Reportable Contributed No. Sa lary $ superannuation $
2
167,640 246,127
32,675 26 597
Reportable allowa nces $
Reportable allowances
Bonu s paid $
26,167
$ Bonus paid $
13,952 26 167
Total $
204,136 302,03S
Total $
214,267 298 891
1. This table reports substantive senior executives who received remuneration during the reporting period. Each row Is an averaged figure based on headcount for Individuals in the ban d.
2. 'Reportable salary' indudes the following: a) gross payments (less any bonuses paid, which are seperated out and disclosed In the 'bonus paid' column); b) reportable fringe benefits (at the net amount prior to 'grossing up' to account for tax benefits) ; and c) exemp t foreign em ploym ent income .
3. The 'contri buted superann uation' amount Is the average actual superannuation contributions paid to senior executiVes In that reportable remuneration period, induding any salary sacriflced amounts, as per the Individuals' paysllps.
4. 'Reportable allowances' are the average actual allowances paid as per the 'total allowances' line on the individuals' payment summaries.
5. 'Bonus paid' represents average actual bon uses paid during the reporting period In that reportable remuneration band. The 'bonus pa id' within a particular band may vary betwee n financial years due to various factors such as Individuals commendng with or leaving the enUty during the flnanda l year.
6. Various salary sacrifice arrangeme nts were available to senior e~ecutives induding superannua~on, motor veh lde and expen se paym ent fringe benefits. Sa lary sacrifice benefits are reported In the 'reportable salary' column, exduding sa lary sacrificed superannuation, wh ich is reported In the 'contributed superannuaUon' colum n.
148
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the period ended 30 June 2012
Note 13C: Other HighlY Paid Staff
2012
Other Highly Contributed
Paid Staff Reportable superannuation Reportable
Average annual reportable remuneration No. Salary $ $ allowances $
Bonus paid $
Total $
Total remueratlon (lnduding partâ‘tlme arrangements) $150,000 to $179,999 1
1
133,746 21,190 154,936
Total
2011
Average annual reportable remuneration Other Highly Reportable Contributed Paid Stilff No. Salary $ superannuation $ Reportable
allowances $ Bonus paid $ Total $
Total remueration (Including part-time arrangements) $150,000 to $179,999 141,322 18,305 159,627
Total
Notes:
1. This table reports staff: a) who were employed by the Institute during the reporting period; b) whose reportable remuneration was $150,000 or more for the flnandal period; and c) were not required to be disclosed in Tables 13A or 136 or remuneration of councillors. Each row Is an averaged figure based on headcount for individuals In the band.
2. 'Reportable salary' includes the following: a) gross payments (less any bonuses paid, which are seperated out and disclosed in the 'bonus paid' column); b) reportable fringe benefits {at the net amount prior to 'grossing up' to account for tax benefits); and c) exempt foreign employment income.
3. The 'contributed superannuation' amount Is the average actual superannuation contributions paid to senior executives In that reportable remuneration period, Including any sa lary sacrificed amounts, as per the individuals' paysllps.
4. 'Reportable allowances' are the average actual allowances paid as per the 'total allowances' line on the individuals' payment summaries.
5. 'Bonus paid' represents average actual bonuses paid during the reporting period In that reportable remuneration band . The 'bonus paid' within a particular band may vary between financial years due to various factors such as Individuals commencing with or leaving the entity during the finandal year.
6. Various salary sacrifice arrangements were av(lilable to senior executives Including superannuation, motor vehicle and expense payment fringe benefits. salary sacrifice benefits 3re reported in the 'reportable salary' column , excluding salary sacrificed superannuation, which Is reported In tlhe 'contributed superannuation' column.
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Note 14: Remuneration of Auditors
2012 $
2011 $
Remuneration to the Auditor-General for auditing the financial statements for the reporting period. 34,500 34,000
34,500 34,000
These amounts represent the fair value of services provided.
Moore Stephens Canberra has been contracted by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) to provide audit services on the ANAO's beha lf. Fees for these services are included above. No other services were provided by the Aud itor-General or Moore Stephens during the reporting period.
150
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2012 2011
Notes $'000 $'000
Note 15: Financial Instruments
Note 15A; Categories of Financial Instruments
Financial Assets Loans and receivables Cash on hand or on deposit SA 180 234
Cash on ca ll deposit sc 289 917
Fixed Term Deposit with Bank sc 15,514 16,311
Rece ivab les for goods and services (net) 58 1,096 677
Total Carrying amount of financial assets 17,079 18,139
Financial Liabilities At amortised cost: Trade creditors 7A 408 797
Carrying amount of financial liabilities 408 797
Note 158: Net Income and Exgenses from Financial Assets Loans and receivables Interest revenue 48 979 922
Net gain loans and receivables 979 922
Net gain from financial assets 979 922
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Note 15: Financial Instruments (continued)
Note 1SC: Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The net fair value of each class of the Institute's financial assets and liabilities approximate the carrying amount for both current and preceding reporting periods.
Note 150: Cred it Risk
The Institute is exposed to minimal credit risk as loans and receivables are cash and trade receivables. The maximum exposure to credit risk is the risk that arises from potential default of a debtor. This amount is equal to the total amount of trade receivables (2012: $701,000 and 2011: $677,000). The Institute has assessed the risk of default on payment and has allocated $9,384 (2011: $5,873) to a provision for doubtful debts account. The Institute had policies and procedures that guided emp loyees debt receovery techniques that were to be applied. The Institute holds no collateral to mitigate against credit risk.
Credit quality of financial instruments not past due or individually determinded as impaired
Cash and cash equivalents Receivables for good as services Total
Not past due Not past due .Past due or Past due or nor impaired or impa ired impaired impaired 2012 2011 2012 2011
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
15,984 17,462
1,007 588 89 89
16,991 18,050 89 89
Ageing of financial assets that were past due but not impaired for 2012
Receivables for good as services Total
0 to 30 days $'000
Ageing of financial assets that were past due but not impaired for 2011
31 to 60 days $'000 48
48
61 to 90 days $'000 2
2
0 to 30 days $'000 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days $'000 $'000
Receivables for good as services 612 55
Total 612 55
152
90+ days $'000 39
39
90+ days $'000 10
io
Total $'000 89
89
Total $'000 677 677
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Australian Institute of Aborig ina l and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the period ended 30 June 2012
Note 15: Financial Instruments (continued)
Note 1SC: Fa ir Va lue of Financial Instruments
The net fair value of each class of the Instltute's financial assets and liabilities approximate the canying amount for both current and preceding reporting periods.
Note 1SD : Credit Risk
The Institute is exposed to minima l credit risk as loans and receivables are cash and trade receivables. The maximum exposu re to credit risk is the risk that arises from potential default of a debtor. This amount is equal to the total amount of trade receivables (2012: $701,000 and 2011: $677 ,000). The Institute has assessed the risk of default on payment and has allocated $9,384 (2011: $5,873) to a provision for doubtful debts account. The Instit ute had policies and procedures that guided em ployees debt receovery techniques that were to be app lied. The Institute holds no collatera l to mitigate aga inst credit risk.
Credit quality of financial instruments not past due or individually determinded as impaired
Cash and cash equivalents Receivables for good as services Total
Not past due Not past due Past due or Past due or nor impaired or impaired impaired impaired 2012 2011 2012 2011
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
15,984 1,007 16,991 18,050
89 89
89 89
Ageing of financial assets that were past due but not impaired for 2012
Receivables for good as services Total
0 to 30 days $'000
31 to 60
days $'000 48
48
61 to 90
days $'000 2
2
Ageing of financial assets that were past due but not impa ired for 2011
0 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days $'000 $'000 $'000
Receivables for good as services 612 55
Total 612 55
90+ days $'000 39
39
90+ days $'000 10 10
Total $'000 89
89
Total $'000 677 677
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Note 15E: Liquidity risk
The Institute financial liabilities are payables. The exposure to liquidity risk is the risk that the Institute will encounter difficulties in meeting obligations associated with financial liabiliti es. The Institute has minimal exposure to liquidity risk due to: appropriation funding; available funding mechanisms (e.g. Advance to the Minister of Finance); and internal policies and procedures that have been put into place to ensure that there are appropriate resources to meet its financial obligations.
Note 15F: Market risk
The Institute holds basic financial instruments that do not expose it to certain market risks. The Institute is exposed to minimal 'currency risk' and it not exposed to 'other price risk'.
Note 16: Financial Assets Reconciliation
Financial assets
Total financial assets as per balance sheet Less: non -financial instrument components: GST receivables Total non-financial instrument components
Notes
Total financial assets as per financial instruments note.
Note 17: Compensation and Debt Relief
No 'act of grace' payments were made during the year.
154
2012 2011
$'000 $'000
17,237 18,300
166 167
166 167
17,071 18,133
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the period ended 30 June 2012
Note 18: Reporting of Outcomes
Note 18A: Outcome of the Institute
The Institute is structured to meet one outcome:
"Further understanding of Australian Indigenous cultures, past and present through undertaking and publishing research, and providing access to print and audiovisual collections".
Note 188: Net Cost of Outcome Delivery
Departmental Expenses Income from non -government sector Own -source income
Net cost of outcome delivery
Outcome 1
2012 2011
$'000 $'000
16,927 2,583 457
13,887
16,382 2,294 586
13,502
Note 188: Major Classes of Expenses, Income, Assets and Liablilities by Outcomes
AIATSIS has one outcome, so these figures appear on the Statement of Comprehensive Income and Balance Sheet.
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APPENDIXES
APPENDIX 1: PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Bamblett, L. [2011] Straight-line Stories: Represe ntations and Indigenous Australian Identities in the Sports Discourse, Australian Aboriginal Studies 2011/2: 5-20
Ba um an, T and Macdonald, G [eds] 2011 , Unsettling Anthropology. The Demands of Native title on Worn Concepts and Changing Lives, AIATS IS, Canberra.
Bauman . T. and C Stacey 20 12. 'Agreement " making and free, prior and informed consen t in the Au stralian native title landscapeâ‘. in Crow l. L, Matbob, P. and D 'Arcy, P [eds]. Pacific-Asian Pa rtnerships in Resource
Development , Divine Word University Press, Madang. [Forthcom ing]
Duff, Nand Weir, JK 20 12, Weeds and native title: law and assum ptionâ‘ . RIRDC Publication No [#number forthcoming]. Rural Industries Research an d Development Corporation, Canberra.
Gray, G . Munro, D, and Winter. C 2012 Scho lars at War: Australasian Social Scientists, 1939-1945 ANU Epress. Canberra
Gray, G 2012'H . ian H og bin: Official Advisor on Native Affairs â‘ in Gray, G, Munro D and Winter C . Scholars at War: Australasian Social Scientists 1939 -1945' ANU Epress, Canberra 2012: 73-94
Gray, G 2012'W.E. H. Stanner: Wasted Yearsâ‘ in Gray, G, Munro D and Winter C, Scholars at War: Australasian Social Scientists 1939-1945' ANU Epress, Canberra 2012:95-116
Gray, G 2012Wo rk of N ational Importance' in Gray, G, Munro D and Winter C, Scholars at War: Aus tral asian Social Scientists 1939-1945' ANU Epress, Canberra 2012: 133-148
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Gray, G , Munro D and Winter C 'Introduction' in Gray, G . Mu nro D and Winter C, Scholars at W ar: Australasian Social Scientists 1939-1945' ANU Epress, Canberra 2012: 1-28
Gray, G and Winter C 'The Australiansâ‘ in Gray, G , Munro D and Winter C . Scholars at War: Australasian Social Scientists 1939-1945' ANU Epress. Canberra 2012: 29-34
Gray, G and Munro , D 2012'Establishing Anthropology and Ma ori Languages [studies]. Auck land University College: The Appointment of Ra lph Piddington, 1949' in
Histories of Anthropology An nual, Un iversity of Nebraska Press Vol 7, 2011 49 -82
Gray, G and Munro D 2011 'Finding a Successo r to AP Elkin. 1955' The Australian Journal of Anthropology 22 [3] 2011:351 -369
Macdonald, G and Bauman, T 2011, 'Concepts, hegemony and ana lysis'. in Bauman, T and Macdonald , G [edsl. Unsettling Anthropology: The demands of native title on worn concepts and changing lives, A IATS IS, Canberra: 1-18.
Strelein, L 20 12, 'Native Title Agreements, taxation and eco nom ic development in Australiaâ‘, in Langton, M and Longbo ttom, J [edsl. Community Futu1es, Legal Architecture: Foundations for Indigenous peoples in the global mining boom. Routledge, London.
Sullivan. P 2012, 'The Personality of Public Document s: Normalising Aboriginal Risk', Journal of Organisational Ethnography 1 [ 1]: 52-61.
- 2012. 'Indigenous Governance: The H arvard Project, Australian Aboriginal Organizations and Cu ltural Subs idiarityâ‘, in Prasad, A [ed ]. Against the Grain: Advances in pos tco lonial
organization studies. Copenhagen Business SchooL Press. Copenhagen.
- 2011, Belonging Together. Dealing with the politics of disenchantment in Australian Indigenous policy, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra.
Taylor, L 2011. â‘Transformation of Bark Painting from the Nineteenth Century Until Today" The Cambridge Companion to Australian Art. Me lbourne: Cambridge, 143-152
Taylor, L 2012. "Connections of Spirit: Kuninjku Attachments to Country", in Weir JK [ed l Country, Native Title and Ecology, ANU Epress, 21-45
Weir, JK, Stone , Rand Mulardy M 2012, Water Planning and Native Title: A Karajarri and government engagement in the West Kimbe rley", in Weir JK [ed l. Country: Native Title and Ecology, ANU Epress . Canber ra.
Weir, JK [ed) 2012, Country, Native Title and Ecology, ANU Epress. Canberra .
- 2012, â‘ country, Native Title and Ecology', in Weir JK [edl. Country, Native Titl e and Ecology, ANU Epress. Canberra.
- 201 1. 'How to keep the river flowingâ‘. in Pincock, S [ed] Best Australian Science Writing 2011, New South, Sydney.
NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Bauman. T. G lick, La nd Macdonald, G 2011. 'Anthropologies of Change: Theore tical and methodological challenges workshopâ‘, Native Title Newsletter Number 5/11 (Sept/Oct}, A IATSIS, Canberra.
Cooms, V and O'Rourke, M 201 1. 'Quandamooka native title determinationâ‘ . Native Title Newsletter Number 4/11 (July/August} , AIATSIS, Canberra .
Lehman . G. 2011 'The jerry Snake', Yarn ing Strong, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne
Mcleish, C 2011 . 'NTRB Le gal Precede nts Database: Lawyer's Inductionâ‘, Oc tober 2011.
Stacey. C 2011 . 'A report on the joint management works hop at.,the 201 1 National Native Title Conferen ce : What helps? What harms?', Native Title Newsletter Number
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4/11 (July/August}, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra.
Peterson. Nand Koch . G 2011, 'Two suggestions about how to make cultural heritage materials availableâ‘. Native Title Newsletter 5/11 (September/October} , Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra .
Ward. GK 2012, 'Pleistocene rock pa inting in Australia', in Clottes, J [ed), Pleistocene Art of the World, Actes du Congres IFRAO, Tarascon -sur-Ariege, September 2010,
Symposium on Pleistocene Art in Australia .
- 2012, 'Dating early Australian pictogramsâ‘ in C lottes. J [edl. Pleistocene Art of the World, Actes du Congres IFRAO, Tarascon -sur " Ariege, September 2010. Symposi um on
Pleistocene Art in Australia.
- 2011 , 'The role of AIATSIS in rock-markings research and protectionâ‘ . Rock Art Research 28 [1):7-16.
Weir, JK and Barnes, A 2011, 'Native Title Conference 2011: Our country. our futureâ‘. Native Title Newsletter Number 3/11 (May/ June}, AIATSIS , Canber ra.
Wiseman. L 2011, Workshop Ser1es: Thresho lds for Traditional Owners Settlements in Victoria', Native Title Newsletter Number 5/11 (Sept/Oct}, AIATSIS, Canberra .
REPORTS
Bauman, T. Stacey, C and Lauder. G 2012. Joint Management of Protected Areas in Australia: Native title and other pathways towards a community of practice, draft workshop report. Alice Springs Desert Pa rk, A lice Springs 3-4 April2012.
Du ff, N 2012. Managing weeds on native title lands: Workshop report Broome WA 26-27 October 2011, Native Title Research Report, AIATSIS , 2012.
Khan. A 2011 . When are Federa l Court [native title list) and NNn party documents confidential, and when/wh1ch ones are not?, Research Memorandum, 5 August 2011.
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Sullivan, P 2011, Identification of Restricted Areas and Protocols for their Management, Ya w uru Cultural Management Plan - Coastal and Marine Conservation Parks , Nyamba Buru Yawuru Corporation, August 2011.
- 2011 , The Ngaanyatjarra Employment Project, joint sponsors Ngaanyatjarra Council, FaHCSIA, DEEWR, Centrelink, February 2011
- 2011 , Sustainable Indigenous Livelihoods in Three Catchments of North Australia, sponsor North Australia Land and Sea Management Alliance, May 2012.
Weir, J, Stacey, C and Youngentob, K 2011, The Benefits of Caring for Country: A literature review, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra.
SUBMISSIONS
AIATS IS 2011, Subm ission to the Expert Panel on the Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, AIATSIS, Canberra, October.
Bauman, T, Stacey, C and Cooms , V 2011, Submission to the review by the Queensland Parks and Wi ldlife Service of the QPWS draft Master Plan, Naturally Queensland 2020.
Strelein, L, Duff, N , Mc leish, C and Bauman, T 20 11, Subm ission to the Inquiry into the Native Title Amendment [Re form] Bill 2011 , Senate Standing Comm ittee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
Strelein, L, 2011 , AIATSIS-An incubator for Indigenous Researchers? Lessons from the Indigenous Visiting Research Fellowship Program . Commissioned discussion paper for the Review of Indigenous Higher Education Access and Outcomes.
Tran, T and Weir, JK 2011, AIATSIS submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Regulatory and Policy Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation.
Weir, July 2011, AIATSIS submission to
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SEMINAR, CONFERENC E AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS BY STAFF
Bamblett, L 2011 What is ambition? Storytelling and love of learning at Erambie Missionâ‘, paper presented at the A IATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference, Canberra,
19 -22 September.
Bauman, T 2012 . 'AIATSIS, I PAs, PBCs and joint management partnerships', paper presented at the Indigenous Protected Areas [IPA] Co " management Meeting, Cairns, 7 March.
Bauman, T and Dodson, M 2011, 'A question of Land justice: Aboriginal Australia and International Human Rights', paper presented at the Carr Centre for Human Rights at Harvard University, Cambridge , USA, 1 December .
Bauman , T 2011 , â‘cultural narratives and leadership boundaries: the work of adaptive leadership required in the Northern Territory Emergency Interventionâ‘, paper presented at the Leadership: A Cross Cultural and Internationa l perspective class, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, 30 November .
- 2011 , 'The native title agreement -making landscape in Australiaâ‘, paper presented at the From Mississippi to Broome - Creating Transformative Economic Opportunity
roundtable and panel presentation, Embassy of Australia, Washington DC, 29 September
- 2011, 'Land claims and native title in the timber creek areaâ‘, paper presented at the Centre for Native Title Anthropology and ANU Enterprise Pty Ltd, Australian National University , Canberra, 13 September.
Bauman, T 2011,'Key Concepts in Native Title', paper presented at the Native Title Anthropologists Field School Australian National University, Canberra .
Duff, N 2011, 'Negotiating political community: Constructivist insights into the constitutional recognition questionâ‘, paper presented at the AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference, Canberra, 20 September .
- 2012. What's needed to prove native title? Flexibility in the law on connectionâ‘. paper presented at the AIATS IS National Native Title Conference. Townsville, 6 June.
Edgar, J and Weir JK 2011 , 'Housing in Bidyadanga: An Indigenous Land Use Agreementâ‘. paper presented at the Housing and Homelessness AIATSIS seminar series.
12 Sep tember
George, K, Duff, Nand Weir, J 2012, 'Weeds and native title: Law, culture and assumptionâ‘, paper presented at the National Native Title Conference, Townsville, 6 June .
Goudie. Sand Briggs. C 2011 'Widening the circleâ‘. paper presented at the AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference, Canberra, 19-22 September.
Goudie , S, Tatton, L and Tippett, E 2011 'Beyond the clinic: Learning on country', paper presented at the AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference, Canberra , 19-22 September.
Gray G 2012 'A wish to reserve the Aborigines, or making people white?', paper presented at AIATSIS seminar, 14 May.
- 2011 'Where do you come from?', paper presented to CFP Ego Histiore Conference, Paris, France, 8 December.
- 2011 'A responsibilit y to foster the wellbeing of the nativesâ‘, Legacies of the Pac ific War, Monash University, Melbourne, 6 December.
- 2011 'A break with the past?' paper presented at New Zealand History Association Annual Conference, Hamilton, 18 November.
- 2011 'Australian Aboriginal Anthropology at the Crossroadâ‘ paper presented at the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics seminar, University of Queensland, Brisbane,
16 September .
- 2011 'Contesting ethnographic authorityâ‘. paper presented to Australian History Association Regional Conference, Launceston. 5 July.
Koch, G 'The Federal Court Project: Part 1', paper presented at the AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference, Canberra, 19-22 September.
Lehman, G. 2011 'The rear view mirror: Visual identity of Tasmania', AIATS IS National Indigenous Studies Conference, Canberra, 19-22 September 2011. â‘
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Lovett, R. 2011 'Acculturative Mode in the ACT: A facilitator of the inequity in health care screening?' The International Society of Health Equ 1ty, Cartagena, Columbia. September
- 2011 'Walan Girri: Case Management of Problematic Alcohol use in an Urban Indigenous Primary Health Care settingâ‘, paper presented at the AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference. Canberra,
19-22 September.
- 2011 'The association between wellbeing, enculturation and acculturation for urban indigenous people in Australia, paper presented at the AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference, Canberra, 19-22 September 2011.
Lovett, R, Fowlie, C, Barker, J, Bode, A and Byrne, S 2011 'Reducing the burden of harm through a collaborative workplace tobacco management approachâ‘, paper presented at the Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Drugs [APSAD] Hoba rt.
November .
Mc leish, C 2011, 'NTRB Legal Precedents Project update', paper presented at the Senior Professional & CEO Forum, Melbourne. 29 September.
- 2011, 'The NTRB Legal Precedents Databaseâ‘, paper presented at the Au rora Project training session on Native Title Law and Practice, Perth, 18 August.
- 2011 'The NTRB Legal Precedents Databaseâ‘. paper presented at the Queensland South Native Title Services, Brisbane, 26 July.
Mcleish, C and Syme, C 2011, 'Agreement " making and legal draftingâ‘, [short course] paper presented at the Legal Masterclass, Aurora Project. Sydney, 14 September.
Strelein, L 2012. 'The promise of Mabo', Manning Clarke House Lecture series, Manning Clarke House, Canberra, 26 June.
- 2012, 'Climate change and native titleâ‘, paper presented at the National Climate Change Adaptation Conference, Melbourne, 28 June.
- 2012, 'Native title: the year in reviewâ‘ paper presented at the National Native Title Conference, Townsville, 6 June.
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- 2012, 'Future focus-the next 20 yearsâ‘, presentation to the 26th meeting of the Attorney-General's Department Native Title Consultative Forum, Canber ra, 15 May .
- 20 12, 'PBCs charging fees for serviceâ‘ paper presented to the South Australian RNTBC meeting, Port A ugusta, 11 -13 February.
- 2011 . 'PBCs charging fees for serviceâ‘ . paper presented to the Victorian RNTBC meeting, Carlton, 13-14 December.
- 2011, 'PBCs charging fees for serviceâ‘. paper presented to the Queens land RNTBC meeting, A IATSI S, Cairns, 25-27 October.
- 2011, 'The AGO Commonwealth Connection Policy Research Project", paper presented at the NTRB Chief Executive Officers and Sen ior Professional Officers Forum, Melbourne . 29 September.
Su lli va n, P 2012 , 'Belonging Toge ther and Aus tralian National Identity' . AIATSIS se minar, 18 June.
- 2012 . â‘Belonging Togetherâ‘, public lecture and book promotion. Manning Clarke H ouse 15 May.
- 2012, Guest lecture for the cou rse 'Key Issues in Native Title Anthropology', Australian National University, 18 April.
- 2012 , 'Common roots common futuresâ‘, paper presented at the Indigeno us Forum N ative Nations Institute. University of Arizona, 21-23 February.
- 2011 , 'Taking the long view in Aboriginal affairs po licyâ‘. paper presented at the 60 Years of Anthropology at the A ustralian National University Conference , 26-27 September.
- 2011 , 'Third sector Aboriginal organisations in Australia and the new wave of normalisationâ‘, paper presented at the Critical Management Studies 7 Biennial Conference 7, 11-13 July
- 2011, Th e personalitie s of pub lic documents: norma lising A boriginal risk', paper presented at the Australian Anthropological Society Annual Conference , 5-8 July.
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Sutherland, Sand Brannigan, G 2011 'Bottom up top down: funding the Stolen Generation sector'. paper presented to the A IATS IS National Indigenous Studies Conference , 21 September.
Tay lor, L 2012, 'The Guidelines for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studiesâ‘. paper presented at
the 201 2 Convention, UNESCO International Re search Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region. To kyo. 3-4 March.
- 2011 'Bark painters and the mark et in western Arnhem Land', paper presented at Old Paintings, Old Stories from a Very Long Time Symposium . Museum of Victoria. 28 -29
November.
Wiseman, L 2011, 'Native Title Research Unit: project and activities invo lving registered native titl e bodies co rpo rateâ‘. paper presented at the Victorian RNTBC Meeting. Carlton, 13 December.
WORKSHOP FACILITATIONS BY NTRU STAFF
Bauman , T [Facilita tion) 2011. Pre-conference Assembly for Native Title Anthropologists and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Practitioners ANU Centre for Native Title Anthropology, the University of Queensland and AIATS IS M onday, 4th July 201 1. Room 129, Soc ial Sciences Building, University of Western Australia. Perth.
Bauman, T [Facilit ation) 2011. Exp loring terms and concepts: Thresholds for Traditional Owner Settlements Workshop 2, 13-14 July 2011, Lade Room, Queens College, University of Melbourne.
Bauman , T [Facilitation] 2011 Shared processes: Thresholds for Trad itional Owner Settlements', Workshop 3, 10 -11 Aug ust 2011 . Un iversity Co llege [Academic Cent re] Co ll ege Crescent, Parkville .
Bauman, T and Macdonald, G 2011 (Facilitators) 'Anthropolog ies of C hange . Th eoretical and Methodological C hall enges' Workshop, 25 -26 Augus t 2011, Marjorie Oldfield Lecture
Theatre, Edward Ford Building, Un iversity of Sydney. NTRU, AIATS IS, Department of Anthropology, University of Sydney , Centre for Native Title Anthropology, ANU.
Bauman, T (Facili tation] 2011. Workshop 2 Exp loring terms and concep ts: Thresholds for Traditi onal Owner Settlements 13-14 July 2011, Lade Room , Queens College,
Univers1ty of Me lbourne or University College [Academic Centre) Co llege Crescent, Parkville.
Bauman. T [Facilit ator) 2011 Workshop 3: 'Shared processes, Thresholds for Traditional Owner Se ttlements', 10 -11 August 2011, Un iversity Co llege [Academic Centre) College Crescent, Parkville .
Bauman, T [Facilitator) 2012, Workshop : 'Professional Developmen t tor C LC Comm unity Development and Anthropology Sec tion staff: Conflict Management and research methodo logiesâ‘ . 8-9 May 2012, Central Land Co uncil, Alice Springs.
Bauman. T [Facilitator) 2012, Wo rkshop: 'Deve loping a Conflict Management Program for the Central Land Council', 8-9 May 2012 . Cen tral Land Council, Alice Springs.
Strelein, L [Facili tator) 20 12. South Australian RNTBC meet ing , 10 -13 February. Port Standpipe Motel Augusta, SA.
APPENDIXES
NTRU PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
Bauman , T and Glick, L [eds) 2012, The Limits of Change. Mabo and native title 20 years on, A IATSIS Researc h P ublications . Canberra.
ISS U ES PAPERS
Brennan, S 201 1. 'Constitutional Reform and its relati onsh ip to land justice' Land, Rights, Laws: Issues of Native Title, Vol 5, No 2. Native Title Research Un it, AIATS IS, pp 1-16.
Morris. S 2012. 'Re-evaluating Mabo: the case for native title reform to remove discrimination and promote economic opportunityâ‘ , Land, Rights, Issues: Issues of Native Title, vol. 5, no. 3, Native Title Re search U nit. A IATSIS, Canberra.
Williams, G 2011, 'Recognising Indigenous peoples in the A ustralian Co nstitution: What the Constitution should say and how the referendum can be won' Land, Rights, Laws. Issues of Native Title. Vo l5, No 1. Native Title Research U nit. AIATSIS, pp.1 - 16.
DISCUSSION PAP ERS
Wensing, E & Tay lor. J 20 12, 'Secure tenure options for financing home ownership and economic deve lopment possibil ities on Aboriginal land subject to native title: the case of Aboriginal Lands Trust reserve Lands
in Western Aus traliaâ‘ . AIATSIS Research D iscussion Paper no. 31 , AIATS IS, Canberra.
REVIEWS
Lehman, G 2012 'The Silence was Everywhereâ‘ Australian Book Review. No. 343
- 20 11, 'Friendly Mission The Tasmanian JOUrnals and papers of George Augustus Rob inson, 1829 -34' NJB Plomley [ed.] Australian Aboriginal Studies No. 1
- 2011 . 'Beyond White Guilt' . Journal of the European Association for Studies of Australia. vo l 2, no 2.
- 2011. 'Fearing Trucanini' . Art/ink . vo l. 31, no. 2.
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APPENDIX 2: DONATIONS TO THE COLLECTION 2011-12
Na m e of D onor De scription of Don ation
Northern Territory Library Six bilingual baby board books
Equality Rights Alliance Women :S Experience of Income Management in the Northern Territory.
Equality rights Alliance, Canberra, July 2011
Benevolent Society of New South Wales Guide to the Records of the Ben evolent of New South Wal es in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Con cerned Australians 'Children of the Intervention: Aboriginal Children Living in the Northern Territory of Australiaâ‘. copy of a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Machete Harris and Georgina Gartland, Concerned Australians. Melbourne. June 2011
Daybreak Films One DVD: Murundak- Songs of Freedom
Philippa Scarlett Aboriginal and Torres Strait/slander Volunteers for the AlF: The
Indigenous response lo World War One, Philippa Scarlett, Indigenous
Histories, Macq uarie, ACT. 2011
Maurille Berou !French Embassy] One framed artwork of Abo riginal flag painted on gum leaves. Artist: Laurent Perpoil
Kirsten Macleod One album containing 109 photographic prints taken in Adelaide and
Central Australia in 1950
Stephen Wild One large framed black and white print 'Teaching the Lawâ‘ An-gu
Burraburra. A senior jamb ich singer and boy, Nagalarramba, Arnhem Land 1952. Photographer : Axel Poignant
Kevin McKelson, OAM (Pallottine Commumtyl One decorated/carved boab nul with pictures of emus, termite mounds and trees. Approximately 22cm high. Artist unknown
Alice Middleton (ABC News Darwin] One DVD : copy of the Northern Territory Stateline TV program about the Tiwi Islands Music Project
Artemis International Two DVDs(published recordings]: Who do you think you are?', series 2. featuring Christine Anu . Publicity still, one tmage of Christine Anu
and Tasha Lamb .
Steve Hodder IRed Ochre Events Inc.] Two published DVDs : 'Singing the Spirit Home : the Aboriginal history of Christianity in Australia and the people of Brewarrina Mission.'
Barbara Albury One DVD : Who is Frank Archibald?', recording of a play by Barbara
Albury, performed at Armidale Town Hall on 11 July 2008.
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APPENDIX 3: FINDING AIDS
Audio finding aids upload ed to the we b, 20 11-12
CollectioniD Collection De scription
BARRETT _J01 Stories from Yaruman recorded by Sister June Barrett, 1991-2.
CHASE-R IGSBY_01 Linguistic material from Pascoe River area, QLD, recorded by Athol Chase and Bruce Rigsby, 1977.
COATE _H01 Nga rinyin stories from Beverley Springs. W A. recorded by Howa rd Co ate. 1965.
COATE_H03 Kimberley languages. recorded by Howard Coate, 1965.
DIXON _R16 Elicitation ot Mamu and Ngadyan language and songs. recorded by RMW Dixon. 1964-81.
EADE S-WI LLIAM S_01 Oral histones from South-East Qu eensland documenting the language. culture and history
of the W aka W aka and Gooreng Gooreng peoples. recorded by Michael Walsh and Diana Eades. 1980.
ELLIS _CA06 An takirinya songs and language. recorded by Catherine and Arthur Ellis. 1970.
GEYTE NBE EK_ BOl Texts and wo rd lists in Nyangumarta, Nyiyaparli and Nyamal. recorded by Brian and Helen
Geytenbeek. 1972-8.
HEATH _J04 Narratives from the Numbulwar area. recorded by Jeffrey Heath, 1974-7.
HEA TH_ J05 Language material recorded in Numbulwar and Tennant Creek by Jeffrey Heath, 1976-7.
HERCUS _L13 Language elicitation, songs and narrative s in Ngiyamp aa, Birladapa. Adn yamathanha.
Paakantyi, Ngiyambaa, Kurnu and Wailwan, recorded by Lu ise Hercus, 1969.
JER N UDD _BOl Conversations and language elicit ation for the study of Aboriginal English and Pidgin. recorded by Bjorn H Jernudd. 1967.
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MATH EW S_J15 Language elicitation, songs and discussion. stories and cultural discussions of the Wailwan.
Yuwa alaraay, Mu ruwa ri, W angkum ara, Gam ilaraay and Bidjara peoples. recorded by Janet
M athews, 1971.
MATHEWS _J31 Language elicitation, storie s and songs of the Muru wari people, recorded by Jimm ie Ba rker.
1970.
M CN AIR _NH Ol Gurindji narratives, recorded by Norman McNair, 1977-85.
RIG SBY _B03 Languages from the Co en area, recorded by Bruce Rigsby. 1974.
SHARPE_ M 02 Language elicitation from the Roper Valley Station area. Woodenbong, Emerald and Woorabinda, recorded by Margaret Sharp, 1966-7.
SUTION _P15 Language elicitation in Flinders Island language, Kuku-Wa ra. Barrow Point language, Lam a-Lam a, Guu gu-Yim idhirr, Ma rrett River language and cultural discussions, recorded by Peter Sutton, 1975.
WALS H_M 02 Language elicitatio n, songs and information on speakers of languages near Port Keats. NT
and Laura. Q LO . recorded by M ichael Walsh, 1972-6.
WANAMBI _D01 Fun ~ r a l of Narritjin Maymuru â‘ s son at Yirrkala, recorded by Dundiw uy Wanambi. 1976.
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List-level audio finding aids created for unarchived co llections lnc:it uploaded to the we b], 2011-12
Collection ID Collection Description
A IATS IS_95 Proceed ings of 2009 A IATS IS Conference, 'Perspectives on urban life : connections and reconnections'.
A IATS IS 96 Sound compon ent for the AlAS film, Make it right!, recorded in 1988.
BLYTHE J05 Murrinhpa tha language material, recorded by Joe Blythe, 2004 .
BLYTHE J06 Murrinhpatha lang uage mate rial, recorded by Joe Blythe, 2005.
BLYTHE J07 Murrinhpatha language material, recorded by Joe Blythe, 2006.
BLYTH E JOB M urrinhpatha Lan guag e m aterial. recorded by Joe Blythe, 2007 .
CUTFIELD_SD1 Dalabon language material, recorded by Sarah Cutfield, 2003 .
DIW U RRUWURRU-JAR U_21 Langu age m aterial, stories and cu ltural know ledge of the W agilak, Maya!i and Dalabon
peop les, recorded for the Diwurruw urru-jaru Aboriginal Co rporation, 2008 .
DIWURRUWURRU-JARU_22 Gurindji stories, recorded for the Diwurruwurru-jaru Aboriginal Corporation, 2007-08.
DIWURRUWURRU -JARU _2 3 Gurindji stories, recorded for the Diw urruw urru-jaru Aboriginal Co rporation, 200 7-08 .
DIWURRUWURRU-JARU _24 Bilinyar a language material, recorded for the Diwurruwurru-jaru Aboriginal Corporation,
20 04-07.
DIWURRUWUR RU -JARU _25 Biliny ara languag e material. recorded for the Diwurruw urru-jaru Aborigina l Corporation.
2008
D IWUR RUWUR RU -JAR U_ 26 Gurindji songs by Dandy Danbayarri, recorded for the Diwurruwurru-jaru Aboriginal
Corpo ration, 200 7.
DIWURRUWURRU-JARU _27 Bilinara stories and song s, recorded for the Diwu rruw urru-jaru Abo riginal Corporation. 2007 .
HARVEY _M21 Wagiman language recordings featuring Lenny Liddy and Paddy Huddlestone, recorded by
Mark Harvey, 2010-11.
HE RCUS _L36 Oral histories and language ma terial in Arabana. Yawa rawa rka and Ga lati, recorded by Lu ise
H ercus, 199 5-9.
MAILHAMMER_R01 Amurdak language material, recorded by Robert Ma ilhammer, 201 0-11.
MU SH IN_I0 2 Gar rwa lang uag e material , recorded by Ilana M ush in. 2006 -1 D.
PETERSON-CURRAN_01 Reco rdings collected as part of the Wa rlpiri Song lines Project, 2005-08. Deposited by Nicolas
Peterson and Georgia Curran.
RABB ITI_E02 Interview s docum enting the history of the outstation mo ve ment in the Kullarri area of the
W estern Kimb erley. recorded by Elaine Rabb itt, 2007 -1 D.
SM ITH- ROSS _01 Interviews with Luritja elde r Syd Coulthard about a possible archaeological investigation of
Glen Th irsty, NT. recorded by Michael Smith and June Ross , 2003.
UCA_01 Part of a do cu m entary about Charlie Cha lmers of M cDonald Stati on, N T, and performances
by the M ilingimb i Girlsâ‘ Choir, recorded by the Un iting Chu rch in Australia, 1964 -8.
UN I-AUCKLAND _01 Mus ic and dan ce from Torres Strait, Bathurst Island and Cent ral Arnhem Land, recorded by
Richard Moyle at the South Pacific Arts Festival, Rotorua, New Zealand, 1976.
VAC L_DI Interviews w ith peop le involved in Indigenous language revitahsation projects, particular ly in
Victoria. recorded by Vicki Couze ns and Christi na Eira for the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation
lor La ngua ges, 2008 -9.
W ILLIAMSON _A01 Oral histories conce rning schooling in the Torres Strait Islands, 1873-1941, recorded by Alan
Williamson , 1982-4.
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Moving Image finding aids for 20 11-20 12
Collection Type Description
JONE S_ R001 Archived Wa sp nest field campaign Arnhe m Land, October 1997 [A. W atchma n)
AIATSIS_061 Archived Dalabon elder Margaret Katherine talks about her life, family and dreamlime story
BATT Y_ D001 Archived Dese rt H ea rt
AIATSIS_031 Archived Wentworth Lecture 2006
AIAT SIS_055 A rchive d Rehoboth â‘ Free Thinking' Sym posium 200 7
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APPENDIX 4: CONTRACTS AND CONSULTANCIES
Contractor Description of Goods I Services Amount excl GS T 1$!
Australian National University Austlang modifications $11,962
Hud sons Catering AIATS IS Con ference catering $41,963
National Library of Australia Cold Store Storage $21,450
Telstra Teleph one handsets for new PA BX $43 ,575
University Of Canberra Development of Language web portals $39,151
North QLD Land Co uncil N ative Title Con ference support $ 18.181
Comcare Workers Comp $158,158
Com cover Insurance Insurance $82,885
Haden Engineering IT Server room reb uild $108,759
Had en Engineering BMCS and energy upgrade $30,000
Dell Australia IT Hard ware $100,926
R udd s Consulting Provision of power rectification wo rks $20,370
Exlibris [Australia) Ply Ltd Digitool maintenance $10,153
Protiviti Pty L Internal audit services $70,446
Quinntessential Staff development survey $15,000
Blue Star Print Gro up Print publica tion - Legends $20 ,392
W .R. Electrical Pty Ltd Upgrade of power distribution boards $17.460
Freebod y Co gent Pty Ltd Corpo rate Se rvices reform project $35,605
Datacom Systems StorNext upgrade and annual maintenance $23,299
OPC IT Pty Ltd M icrosoft Office 2010 Pro licences $20 ,900
OPC IT Pty Ltd Development of SOE and desktop deployment $50,800
Australian Surveill an ce System s S ecurity system $17 ,344
National. Cleaning Services Australia Provision of cleaning and associated services $80,012
Townsville Entertainment Centre Native Title Conference venu e hire and equ ipment $221.843
Ten and a Half Ply Ltd AIATSIS Conference dinner $17,272
DCLE M aintenance Services Roof repairs $11 ,560
Jupiters Townsville Native Title Conference catering $15,909
Ce ntre for Org an isational Innovation Internal custome r service survey $ 10,000
Ptyltd
Glass Box The Keeping Place DVD production $40,299
Sub-total $1,355,674
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Consultancy Purpose of Con sultanc y Amo unt exc l GST 1$1
Aspectus Broa dcast Electronics Provision of electronic engineering services for the $49 ,837 Aud iovisual Archive
TIM Corporation Group Pty Lld Provision of security services $72.715
Aurion Provision of payroll services $65 ,94 3
Edmore Pty Ltd Develop and maintain a staff Induction Online $27,250
Training Program
N orton Rose Australia Lega l advice for ASP $26,893
KPMG Cultural Co m petency Framework advice $29,592
Debo rah M ay Pty Provision of services to assist EBM to become a $20,800
unified leadership team
Osky Interactive Develop me nt and impleme ntation of Lega l $38,825
Prece dents Database
Andy M ison Research on digital education resources for the Little $14 ,000
Red Ye llow Black website
Stay Tun ed P rodu ctions Research to sup port the National Cong ress of $31,740
Australia's First Peop les Inaugural Meeting
M oreton Con su lting Change ma nagem ent services $284 ,360
Sub-total $661,955
G ran d Total $2,017,629
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
AAS Australian Aboriginal Studies journal[A IATSIS)
/\BC Australian Broadcasting Commission
ABI Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index
ACAL A IATSIS Centre for Australian Languages [formerly AIATSIS Language Unit)
ACARA Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority
ACT Australian Capital Territory
A lAS Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies [now AIATS IS)
A IATSIS Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
ALWRC A IATIS IS Centre for Land and Water Research
AM Member of the Order of Australia
ANU Australian National University
App Computer application
APS Australian Public Service
ARC Australian Research Council
ASP Aboriginal Studies Press [AIATSIS)
ATSIC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission [1990-2005)
ATSIROM A database that draws together Indigenous studies databases of commercially available bibliographic data and Australian full text newspapers
AUSTLANG Online Australian Indigenous Languages database
AVA Audiovisual Archives [AIATSIS)
CAAMA Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
CAC Commonwealth Authorities and Companies [Act or Orders)
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CIT Canberra Institute of Technology
CNTA Centre for Native Title Anthropology [ANU)
CRCATSIH Cooperative Resear ch Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
CRN Collaborative Research Networks
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
DCOSS Digitised Collection Object Storage System
DEEWR Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
DIISR Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
FaHCSIA Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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FATSIL
FTE
GERAIS
HER DC
HVAC
lAPS EN
ICG
ICT
ILF
ILUA
IPA
ISCW
IT
I TIC
IVRF
kWh
MJ
NAIDOC
NA ILSMA
NFSA
NGO
NLA
NMA
NILS2
NHMRC
NSW
NT
NTRB
NTRU
NTSP
DAM
OFTA
OZBIB
â‘PAC
Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages
Fu lltime equivalent
Guidelmes for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies
Higher Education Research Data Collection
Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System
Indigenous APS Employ ees Network
Indigenous Community Governance Project
Information and Communication Techno logies
Indigeno us Literacy Founda tion
Indigeno us Land Use Agreement
Indigenous Protected Areas
Institute for Soil, C limate and Water [Australian Research Counc il]
Information Technology
Information Technologies and Indigenous Communit ies
Indigenous Visiting Researchers Fellow
Kilowatt hours
Mega joules
National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee
North Australia Land and Sea Management Alliance
National Film and Sound Archive
Non-government organisation
National Library of Australia
National Museum of Australia
National Indigenous Languages Survey [second survey)
National Health and Medical Research Council
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Native Title Representative Body
Native Title Research Unit [AIATSIS)
Native Title service provider
Medal of the Order of Australia
Office for the Arts [Australian Government)
B ibliography of published works and theses on Aborig1nal and Torres Strait Islander languages
Publishing Advisory Committee [AIATSIS)
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PBC
PM&C
QLD
SA
SEWPAC
TAS
RBT
REC
RIRDC
RM IT
RNTBC
ROMT IC
UNESCO
VIC
WA
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Prescribed bodies corporate
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Queensland
South Australia
Department of Sustainability , Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Tasmania
Research Business Team [AIATSIS)
Research Ethics Committee [AIATSIS)
Rural Industries Researc h and Development Corporation
Royal Me lbourne Institute of Technology
Registered native title bodies corporate
Return of Materials to lnd1genous Communities program IAIATSIS]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Victoria
Western Australia
COMPLIANCE INDEX
CAC Ac t 1997 , Commonw ealth Authority (Annual Repo rting] CA C Act 1997, Co mm onw ea lth Page
Orders 2011 requ irements Autho rity (Ann ual Repo rting) Orders
2011 reference
Audited financial statements Sc hedule 1 C lause 1(a) 117 - 15 4
1. principle outputs Schedule 1 Clause 1 [bl
2. major investing and financing activi ties
3. key financial and non-financial performance indicators
Auditor-Generars report Schedule 1 Clause 1 (c) 117
Board memb ers- particulars: Clause 13
" eac h director's name, qu alifications, experienc e and 15-18
spec ial respon sibiliti es and w hether he or she is an
executive director or a non-executive director;
" the number of meetings of the board of directors held 102-103
during the financial year and each director 's attend ance
at those meetings
Chairman and Ch ief Exec utive's letter of transmittal Clause 6
...
Ill
Commonw ealth Ombudsman, Auditor-Gene ral, Clause 17 11 3
Parliam entary Co m mittees (judicial dec isions an d
reviews by outside bodies]
Corporate governance practices Clause 14 103 - 105
Commit tees - Audit and Board Clause 14 103-105
Develop m ents since end of financial year, that affect the : Clause 16 7-10
" authority' s operations in future financial years; or . results of those operations in future years; or " authority's state of affairs in future financial years Disabilit y strategy Clause 12 11 4
Enabling legislation - objectives and function s Clause 10 102
En vironmental performance and ecologically sustaina ble Clause 12 109- 112
deve lopment
Factors, events or trends influencing performance Clause 16 7-10
Financial summary Clause 1 [b] 116
Freedom of information Clause 12 113
Government policies notified by the Minister Clause 12 11 3
Indemnities and insurance premiums for officer s Clause 19 114
Jud icial decision s and de cisions of adm inistrative Clause 17 113
tribunal s
Location of ma jor activitie s and facilities Clause 14 II
Ministerial directions/signifi cant eve nts Clause 12, Section 15[CAC Act] 113
Occupational health and safety Clause 12 107-108
Organisational structure Clause 14 14
Outcomes (Portfolio Budget Statement] Clause 16 13
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Orders 2011 requirements Authority (Annual Reporting) Orders
2011 reference
O utputs(Portfoli o Budget Statements) Clause 16 13
Performance indicators Clause 16 20.52.88
Perform a nee outcomes Clause 16 20,52,88
Performance review Clause 14 20,52,88
Privacy legislation Clause 12 n/a
Respons ible Minister Clause 11 102
Review of operations and future prospects Clause 16 7- 10,116
Risk management Clause 14 102-103, 108
Significant changes in state of affairs and/or principal Clause 16 n/a
activit ies
Statemen t on governance Clause 14 103-105
Strategic plan 104
Subsidiaries of the authority (detail s in Financial Statements) Clause 15 n/a
Clause 18
Other reporti ng requirem ents
Fraud control 103-104
Intellectual property management 104
Service Charter 113
Other leg islative requirement s
Freedom of Informati on Act 1982 Clause 12 113
Equal Employment Opportunity {Commonweal th Authorities} Clause 12 105- 106
Act 1997
Occupa/tonal Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment} Clause 12 107-108
Act/991
Privacy Act 1988 Clause 12 n/a
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INDEX
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index, 72 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resource Network, 80, 81 Aboriginal Australia map . 54, 56
Aboriginal Studies Press, 8, 10, 53, 56-61. e-publications, 59; new print pub lications. 59; new ventures, 58; publishing advisory Committee. 59-60; quality improvement . 58; revenue, 56; sales, marketing and distribution, 61; stanner Award, 58
Advertising and market research. 113 AIATSIS Centre for Australian Languages , 8, 24-25 AIATSIS Seminar Series. 9, 63 AIATSIS submissions, 8, 47 Altman . Dr Jon, 97 Archaeology and cultural heritage. 47 ARC Linkage Grants, 31. 41 ATSIROM, 82 Attorney-General's Department. 34 Audiovisual Archive, 14, 68, 86; audio inventory
project, 94; deposit or donation, 92, 162-163; digitisation program, 94; finding aids, 90, 165; manuscripts and finding aids. 97, 164, 164-166; preservation, 94; public programs, 76; requests 5, 56, 68, 69. 70, 73, 79, 88, 96, 11 3; ROMTIC,
73; service reduction, 69; technical innovation, 98-100 Audit and Risk Committee. 104 AusLit Blaci
Australian Aboriginal Studies Journal, 67 , 113 Australian Broadcasting Corporation [ABC), 83 Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, 26
A ustralian National University (ANU1. 83
Bamblett, Dr La wrence , 29 . 49 Bauman, Toni, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39. 40, 42, 43, 49, 66 Bednall, James, 27 Beh rendt, Prof. Larissa, 22 Besold. Jutta, 27 BlackWords, 30 Boxall, Tony. 32
British Library, 82 budgetary pos ition, 7-8, 53 , 69, 89, 108. See also financial management; financial statements budget for research program, 21 Building management. 109-110
Campbell, Mark. 99, 100 Canberra Instit ute of Technology [CIT), 10 Carbon Cred its [Carbon Farming Initiative] Bill 2011' 47 Central Land Counc il, 40 Centre for Native Title Anthropology [CNTA], 37 Centrelinl~. 48
Chairperson's message, 7-8 Chaloupka. Pearl, 31, 107 Climate change adaptation and native title institutions. 45
Coate, Howard, 91 collections. 89-91; acquisitions and donations, 90 -91. 162 -163; Auctions and special purchases, 93 ;audiovisual materials,
90;management, 89;manuscripts and finding aids, 97 , 164-166;MURA, 90;preservation and conserva tion, 93-94 Comcare. 108,114 Comisari. Jerome, 28 Commonwealth connection policy research project,
34
Commonwealth Wr iters Prize, 30 Community Development Employment Projects program [CDEPl. 48 Conferences, wo rkshops and seminars, 62 Connecting to Country, 80 consultancies, 168 contracts and consu ltancies, 167-168 Cooms, Valerie, 40. 44. 50, 107 Cooperative workplace relations, 1 07 Cootamundra Girls' Home Centenary Committee.
82
Corporate goals. 12 Corporate governance, 101-104 Corpora te Services 13, 58. 105, 108
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Council: 13, 1 02-103; chairperson's mesage, 7; meet ings, 102: members, 15-18: reappointments, 102 : terms of appointment, 1 02; Council Charter. 103 Council for Aboriginal Reconci liation, 83 Crowther, Melissa, 24 Cultural Competency Framework ICC Fl. 10, 106 Cultural governance and heritage management,
47
Cutfield, Sarah, 27
Dalabon language, 27 databases: ATSIROM, 82 Davies, Wade, 54 de live rables. See Aboriginal Studies Press;
Audiovisual Archive; Library Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency"s Climate Change Adaptation Research Grants Program, 45 Department of Education, Emp loymen t and
Workplace Relations, 29, 48 Department of Families, Housing, Communit y Se rvices and Indigenous Affairs [FaHCSIAl. 34 , 41, 46,48 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 82 Deputy Principal role, 13 Digital Lan guages Portals, 27 Digitisation Activities, 78: audio, 96: moving
image, 96; pictorial, 96: Digitisation on De man d, 79 Digitisation Program, 7, 10, 68, 78, 94, 97 Dodson. Prof. M ick, 15. 38, 39 . 56 Donovan, Emma, 54 Duff, Nick, 38, 42, 45
Educational Lend ing Scheme, 56 Educat ion, history and cultural transmission research, 29-30
Employee Assistance Program, 108 Engagement with Policy Makers, 27 Enterprise Agreement, 10, 107, 108 e-publications, 59 equity, 113 Erambie Aboriginal co mmunity, 29 Ethical Gu idelines for Research in .~ustralian
Indigenous Studies, 22 Evans, the Hon Chris, 63 Execu tive, 13 Executive and Communications Un it, 13 , 53 Executive Board of Managemen t IEBM] 104 Exempt contracts, 113 Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of
Indigenous Australians, 8 ex ternal reviews, 113
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Fami ly History Unit, 9, 70 Research Support, 71 Training, 70 fema le staff numbers, 105
Fforde, Dr Cressida . 32 Finance Committee, 103 Financial management, 108 Financial Statements. 115 Ford, D r Payi-Linda, 17. 102 fraud risk and control, 103 , 104 Freedo m of information, 113 Fuller, Lisa. 60
Glick, Lydia, 37, 66 Go ldfields Land and Sea Council, 43 Goud ie, Sam ia, 31 governance: corporate, 101-104 Indigenous country and governance, 34-50 Governance, pub lic policy and development, 47 Gray, Dr Geoffrey, 30 Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian
Indigenous Studies, 22 Guthrie, Dr Jill , 31
Harris, Alana, 55. 107 Harris, Salome. 27 Harvard University, 38. 39 Health and wellbeing, 31 highlights. 24, 51, 87, 101 Hinton, Professor Leanne, 26 . 63 Housing and Homelessness research. 49
Indemnities and Insurance Premiums for Officers, 114 Indigenous Commun ity Stories, 82 Indigenous Coord inator. 106 Indigenous country and governance, 34-50 Indigenous H igher Education Adv isory Comm itt ee,
22
Indigenous Literacy Foundation, 54 Indigenous public policy, 49 Indigenous Social and cultural wellbeing, 24, 27. 28, 31
Indigenous Visiting Research Fellows, 30-31 Influencing national education-advising ACARA on the 'Australian Curriculum-Health and Physical Education', 29
Information Communicat ions Technology Advisory Committee [ICTAC]. 104 Information communicat ion technology, 10 9 Information disse mination, 51-68. See
also Aboriginal Studies Press; Audiovisual Archive; Library Inquiry into Australia's Biodiversity in a Changing Climate, 8 Inquir y into the Native Title Amendment (Reform} Bill
2011, 8
insurance. See Comcover International Women's Day 2012, 55 Islands of Aboriginal Song, 54
Jenkins. Stephanie, 27 Joint management of parks and protected areas, 43
Judicial decisions and ex ternal reviews, 113
Kaytetye to Eng lish dictionary, 53 K imberley Land Counci l, 43 Koc h, Dr Harold, 53 Koc h, Grace, 28, 38, 50, 73 Koori Mail, 53 Kurlumarniny: We come from the desert, 60
Land and Water Research Centre, 44 LangFest , 26 Langton, Prof. Marc ia, 41, 42 , 45 language arts and cu ltural expression research,
24-31 Lauder, Ga briell e, 43, 68 Lea ne. Dr Jeanine, 30 legislation, enabling, 102 Le hma n, Greg, 28 Libraries A ustralia, 82 Library: 13, 69, 69-71: acquisitions and donations,
90: auctions and special purchases, 93; digitisation business continuity planning, 79, digitisation of print collections , 78 : onsite: exh ibitions. 78: preservation and conservation, 93: promotion and conferences, 81: requests, 70: strategic alliances, 81: website, 81 Link-U p, 10 Love , Reverend James Robe rt Beattie. 95 Lovett, Raymond , 31, 50
Mabo Lecture. 62. 63 , 67 Magabala Books , 58 . 60, 76 male staff , 105 Marmion, Dr Doug, 24, 26 . Martin, Jaylee, 68
Max Planck Institute, Berlin, 30 Maynard, Prof John, 15 Mc leish, Catherine, 42 med ia releases, 53 Mediation, negotiation and free prior and informed
consent, 40 members ot AIATSIS , 103 Moffatt, Lindy, 27 Muir, Alex, 27 Mura, 70, 79, 90 Music in Native Title, 38
NAIDOC on the Peninsula 2011, 56 NA IOOC Week, 82
National Australian La nguages Survey of Australia [N ILS2l. 8, 26 National Disability Strategy, 114 National Film and Sound Archive [NFSA), 82 National Indigenous Studies Conference, 8. 28 , 62 National Indigenous Times, 53 National Library of Australia, 81, 82 National Museum of Australia [NMA) 83 National Na tive Title Conference , 8, 45, 62-65 National Social and Em otional Wellbeing [SEWB]
Conference. 72 Native Title Amendment [Reform) Bill 2011, 42 Native title and traditional ownership, 34 Native title anthropology, 37 Native title law, 42 1\Jative title news and information services, 68 Native title policy reform, 41 Native Title Representative Bodies, 42 Native Title Research and Access Service . 72, 73 Native Title Resea rch Unit. 34, 36, 67 Native Title Tax reform, 41 Ngaanyatjarra Employment Project. 48 Ngadjan language , 53 Ngambr i Local Aboriginal Land Co uncil, 49 North Australia Land and Sea Management
Alliance [NA ILSMA I. 48 North Queens land Land Coun cil, 43 Nyamba Buru Yawuru Corporation, 47
Obata, Dr 1\azuko, 24, 26, 27 Ober,Dana, 17 Occupat iona l hea lth and safety, 107-108 One A IATSIS Project. 10 Ons ite exhibitions, 78 Organisational and governance structure. 14 O 'Rourke , Matthew, 40 Oscar. June , 18 Outcome and output structure, 13 Output 1: Output 1: Research deliverables: 20;
highlights , 19; overview, 21 Output 2: Dissemination of research and information deliverables. 52: highlights, 51; overview, 53 Output 3: Cultural collection development and
management: about the collect ions. 89 : collect ions deliverables. 88 :highlights, 87 Output 4: Corporate governance: Highlights, 1 01 :Overview, 1 02 Overview: AIATSIS, 11
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Potskin, Jonathon. 27 Principal: report by, 9-11; role of, 103 Productivity Comm ission Inquiry into Regulatory an d Policy Barriers to Effective Climate Change
Adaptation, 8 Publishing Advisory Committee, 59
Quandamooka Lands Council, 40 Queensland South Native Title Services. 43 Quiggin. Robynne. 17
Read with Me Every Day Research Project, 29 Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia's Constitution , 38 Reconc iliation Action Plan, 106 Reform for sustainable Indigenous comm unities,
41
Regan, Dr Christine. 41 Registered native title bodies corporate [RN TBsl. 40, 46 Remembering Mission Days, 8 remuneration . 107 Research Advisory Committee , 22, 103 Research Business Team, 32 Research Ethics Committee , 22 Research grants. 23 . 32 Research Program . 13. 19-49; activities 22;
budget, 21; conferences, wo rkshops and sem inars, 62; deliverables, 20; highlights, 19 ; overview. 21 ; publications, 67 Research Publications and public programs, 62, 67 Research Strategic Plan for AIATSIS, 9, 22 Return of Materials to Indigenous Clients (ROMTIC]
program, 73 Review of Indigenous Higher Education Access an d Outcomes, 8, 22 Ronin Films, 83 Rural Industries Research and Development
Corporation [RIRO C ]. 44 Russell, Lachlan, 27
salaries. See renumme ration Samingad , 54 San dall. Roger. 85 Senator the Han Kim Carr, 8 Service Charter. 113 Smith, Rhonda, 24, 27 Social justice and equity, 113 Stacey, Claire, 40 , 49, 63 Staff: 1 05; cooperative workplace relations, 107;
cu ltural competency , 106; Indigenous. 105; Indigenous Caucus, 1 06; remuneration, 1 07 ; staffing levels, 1 05; training and career deve lopment, 107; workplace diversity. 105
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Stanner Award , 58 State Library of South Australia, 82 Strelein, Or Lisa. 22 , 34, 41 , 42, 50 Su llivan, Dr Patrick, 37 , 47, 49, 50 Sustainabilit y Reporting, 110 Sustainable Indigenous Livelihoods, 48 Sutherland. Stewart. 31 , 50 Symposia and workshops, 63
Taylor. Dr Luke, 10 Taylor. Russell. 22 Technical innovation, 98 The Limits of Change: Mabo and Native Title 20
Years On , 66 The Little Red Yellow Black Book 56 Tonk inson , Emeritus Prof. Robert. 15, 38 Tou ssa int, Adjunct Prof. Sa nd y, 16 Tran , Tran, 40, 44 . 47 Trove (discovery service]. 72 . 81 . 82 Troy, Or Jakelin, 25, 50, 63
UNESCO's Wor ld Day of Audiovisual Heritage, 53 University of Canberra InSPIRE, 27 University of Oxford. 29 University of South Australia. 26 University of Sydney , 26 University of Tasmania. 28 . 30 University of Waikato, 30 University of Western Australia, 27
Victorian Native Titl e Settlement Framework, 37 visual representation of Tasmanian Aboriginal people, 28
Walsh, Dr Michael, 26 weeds management on native title lands, 44 We ir. Or Jessica, 44, 50 Wenitong, Dr Mark, 16 West ern Australian Film and Television Institute.
82
Williams, PJ 55 Williams. Shirley Ann, 55 Wiseman, Lara, 36, 37, 40 Workpla ce diversity, 105
Yawuru peoples, Broome, 47 Youngentob , Or Kara, 26, 44 Yurauna Centre (CIT]. 71
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