Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) is an Australian Commonwealth statutory authority with national responsibilities to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to acquire land and to manage assets to achieve cultural, social, environmental and economic benefits for indigenous peoples and future generations. It was previously known as the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC).[2]

Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation

Statutory authority overview
Formed	1 June 1995 (1995-06-01)
Jurisdiction	Australia
Headquarters	Adelaide, South Australia
Employees	274 (as at 30 June 2015)
Annual budget	A$118 million (2015)[1]
Minister responsible	Ken Wyatt, Minister for Indigenous Australians
Statutory authority executive	John Maher, Chief Executive Officer
Parent department	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Child agencies	Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia National Indigenous Pastoral Enterprises National Centre of Indigenous Excellence
Key documents	Land Fund and Indigenous Land Corporation (ATSIC Amendment) Act 1995 (Cth) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 (Cth) s 191
Website	www.ilc.gov.au

The ILSC has a seven-member board, appointed by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs. The Chairperson and at least four other members of the Board must be indigenous. The ILSC Board makes all policy and land acquisition decisions. The ILC was formed following the Mabo decision which first recognised native title in Australia and the prior ownership of land by indigenous people, rejecting the doctrine of terra nullius.[3]

Funding and legislation

The ILSC was established pursuant to the Land Fund and Indigenous Land Corporation (ATSIC Amendment) Act 1995 (Cth) that allocated an indexed sum of A$121 million from the Australian Government to the ILC over a period of ten years to 30 June 2004. Since June 2004, the ILSC has been self-sufficient. In the preceding ten years, one third of allocations could be allocated towards funding ongoing activities.[3] The ILSC is now regulated by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 (Cth) s 191A.

Operating activities

The ILSC has acquired a number of assets, some of which are run as stand-alone subsidiary businesses including Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia ('Voyages'), National Indigenous Pastoral Enterprises, and National Centre of Indigenous Excellence.[1] Following its 2010 acquisition by the ILC, Voyages established the National Indigenous Training Academy at the Ayres Rock Resort to provide young Indigenous people with accredited training in hospitality and the resort significantly increased its level of Indigenous staff from 1 per cent of the workforce at time of acquisition to approximately 32 per cent of the workforce in 2015.[4]

See also

• Aboriginal land rights in Australia
• Native title legislation in Australia
• Aboriginal Australians
• List of laws concerning Indigenous Australians

References

1. "Annual Report" (PDF). Indigenous Land Corporation. 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
2. "Indigenous Land Corporation welcomes new era". ILCS. 28 November 2018.
3. "What is the ILC" (PDF). Indigenous Land Corporation. Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2007.
4. "History". About us. Indigenous Land Corporation. 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

External links

• Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation website