Prescribed Bodies Corporate Capacity Building Evaluation

Under the Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) Prescribed Bodies Corporates (PBCs) are formed to represent Traditional Owner Groups once a native title determination is made. As part of the Government’s response to the Our North, Our Future: White Paper on Developing Northern Australia the Government established the PBC Capacity Building grant funding program to support PBCs to build their capacity and generate economic benefits through the effective and sustainable management of their land. The funding has been ongoing since the 2015-16 financial year.

This evaluation aims to assess the extent to which the PBC capacity building grants program has achieved its intended outcomes of building organisational capacity, increasing capacity of PBCs to take advantage of economic opportunities, and effective native title decision making.

The evaluation aims to engage closely with PBCs and communities, with data gathering being multi-faceted and Indigenous led.