Corporate Governance

The Commonwealth Government's audit body, the Australian National Audit Office (or ANAO) report into the Governance of the TLC is available at https://www.anao.gov.au/work/performance-audit/governance-the-tiwi-land-council.

The land council has accepted all the recommendations and has implemented them, noting that three of the recommendations are ongoing.

Staffing presence

The Land Council has grown significantly over the last 18 months and currently employs over 20 staff in various positions to carry out its day-to-day operational functions. The head office of the Land Council is in Darwin, but a priority identified in the 2023-24 Corporate Plan is the establishment of a new, permanent office on the islands to ensure a stronger presence in Tiwi communities. The Land Council is working with the Office of Township Leasing and Mantiyupwi Aboriginal Corporation to establish a permanent office in Wurrumiyanga on Bathurst Island. In the interim, the Land Council staff continue to engage and connect with our Tiwi constituents through regular travel for the purposes of field work, council and clan group meetings and attendance at ad-hoc meetings with key stakeholder groups. The Land Council currently occupies a temporary office, employing Field Support Officers with plans to increase our Tiwi workforce on the Islands in the 2024-25 financial year. The Land Council currently employs five Indigenous staff, four of whom have Tiwi heritage and connections, but we are conscious that our organisation will be stronger and more effective if we can continue to create additional, stable and meaningful employment opportunities for Tiwi people.