Getting PBC voices heard: Recommendations from a national meeting of PBCs

A national meeting of Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate (RNTBCs), who are also more commonly known as Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs), was held on 2 June 2013, prior to the National Native Title Conference in Alice Springs. This meeting was a half-day session that was open to all PBCs to attend. The aim of the meeting was to give PBCs an opportunity to meet and discuss collective issues before the Native Title Conference. The key concerns expressed at the meeting were the chronic lack of funding for PBCs and the need for a national peak body to represent their interests, particularly in light of the current FaHCSIA Review of Native Title Organisations.