NOTICE OF WORKSHOP ABOUT PRESCRIBED BODIES CORPORATE
WESTERN YALANJI NATIVE TITLE GROUP
Cape York United # 1 Native Title Claim (QUD673/2014)
This notice is to advise that Cape York Land Council (CYLC) will convene a workshop on behalf of the Cape York United #1 (CYU#1) Claim Applicant on Monday 25 May 2026 in Cairns for the purpose of providing information about Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) to the Western Yalanji Native Title Group.
Date: Monday 25 May 2026
Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm (Registration from 9am)
Venue: Rydges Esplanade Resort, Kauri Ballroom, 209-217 Abbott Street, Cairns QLD 4870
Purpose of Workshop
The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) requires a PBC to be appointed by the Federal Court to represent native title holders whenever a native title determination is made. It is a matter for each native title group under the CYU#1 Claim to nominate a corporation to be their PBC.
The Western Yalanji Native Title Group may choose to establish a new corporation or nominate an existing PBC to be the PBC for the proposed Western Yalanji determination area.
For an existing PBC to become the PBC for the proposed Western Yalanji determination, it must first amend its rules and structure to accommodate the new determination.
The Western Yalanji Native Title Group will be asked to nominate their PBC at the authorisation meeting which will take place on the following day, Tuesday 26 May 2026. No decisions are proposed to be made at the PBC workshop.
Representatives of the existing Western Yalanji PBC, the Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC have been invited to present. Staff from CYLC’s PBC Unit will also be in attendance.
If you have further queries about the purpose of the PBC Workshop, please contact Deputy Principal Legal Officer Louise Keepa by email LKeepa@cylc.org.au or on free call number 1800 623 548.
Who may attend this workshop?
This meeting is open to all members of the Western Yalanji Native Title Group. To enquire as to whether you are eligible to attend, please contact Anthropologist Hannah Nott on free call number 1800 623 548.
IMPORTANT – Attendance, Travel Assistance & Teleconferencing
For travel assistance, to confirm your attendance or for any general queries about the meeting, please contact Clementine Rushford at CYLC on free call number 1800 623 548 or by email CRushford@cylc.org.au. Note that there is limited funding available for travel assistance and requests must be made by 15 May 2026. Please note that teleconference facilities will not be made available at the PBC Workshop.
