Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC

Name

Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC

Legal name

Tjiwarl Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC

Website

https://tjiwarl.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous Land Rights / Native Title Body Corporate Services

NAICS

American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (921150)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

Keywords

• Native title rights
• Land management services
• Cultural heritage preservation
• Community benefit programs
• Indigenous advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Kewdale

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tjiwarl Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC is the Prescribed Body Corporate that holds and protects native title rights and interests on behalf of the Tjiwarl Native Title Holders across the 13,000+ sq km determination area in Western Australia's northern goldfields. The corporation delivers member benefit programs (Healthy Living, Education, Funeral, Memorial, Medical Emergency, Business Development), Ranger and cultural heritage programs, workforce development via the BHP Work-Ready Program, and cultural awareness training for external organisations.

Product overview

Tjiwarl Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC is a Prescribed Body Corporate representing the Tjiwarl Native Title Holders. It does not offer a technology product platform but rather provides a suite of member benefit programs and community services including: member portal access, Healthy Living Program, Education Program, Funeral Program, Memorial Program, Medical Emergency Program, Business Development Program, Ranger Program, Cultural Awareness Training, and the BHP Nickel West Work-Ready Program. The corporation also maintains a sustainability framework for delivering long-term benefits to members through connection to country, culture, and customary law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Member Portal

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• State Government of Western AustraliaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023In May 2023, Tjiwarl AC and the State Government of Western Australia reached a historic settlement for three native title compensation claims and entered into the Tjiwarl Palyakuwa Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA). This settlement addresses mining business, water, land estate, conservation estate, and restoring rights to country.
• Fordham Executive OfficecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Fordham Executive Office administers most member benefit programs for Tjiwarl AC, including the Healthy Living Program (Vasco cards), Education Program, Funeral Program, Memorial Program, and Medical Emergency Program. They serve as the first point of contact for members accessing these services.
• BHP Nickel WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHP and Tjiwarl have an annual Tjiwarl Work Ready Program aimed at getting Tjiwarl Native Title Holders skilled and actively participating in the workforce. Applications are accepted periodically for this training program.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kimberley Land Council: The Kimberley Land Council represents Traditional Owners across the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Its mandate — native title representation, country management, ranger activity, and cultural heritage protection — closely mirrors Tjiwarl AC's activities and serves a comparable remote, land-and-sea constituency.
• Northern Land Council: The Northern Land Council is the equivalent Representative Body for Traditional Owners in the Top End of the Northern Territory. It handles native title claims, ILUAs, and Aboriginal land management at a comparable institutional scale to Tjiwarl AC, though over a much larger geography.
• Central Land Council: The Central Land Council is a federally funded Aboriginal Representative Body serving Traditional Owners across the southern half of the Northern Territory. While jurisdictionally separate, it performs the same core function as Tjiwarl AC: representing native title holders, negotiating land use agreements, and supporting Aboriginal land management and member benefit activity.
• Queensland South Native Title Services: QSNTS is a Native Title Representative Body providing native title and future-act services to Traditional Owners across southern Queensland. It is comparable to Tjiwarl AC in its focus on facilitating agreements between Traditional Owners and resource/land users, and in administering member-facing services.
• Goldfields Land & Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation: GLSC represents Traditional Owners across the Goldfields region of WA, overlapping geographically with the Tjiwarl Determination Area near Leinster and Wiluna. It offers directly analogous native title representation, ILUA negotiation, and member services for a neighboring Aboriginal constituency.
• South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council: SWALSC is a Registered Native Title Body Corporate representing Noongar Traditional Owners across the south-west of Western Australia. It shares the same CATSI Act PBC/RNTBC structure as Tjiwarl AC and operates comparable heritage, membership, and country-management programs.
• Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation: YMAC is a Native Title Representative Body covering the Yamatji and Marlpa regions of Western Australia. It performs the closest comparable role to Tjiwarl AC — representing Traditional Owners, managing ILUAs, and delivering heritage, land management, and member services — making it the most direct peer in the same WA jurisdiction.
• Cape York Land Council: CYLC represents Aboriginal Traditional Owners across Cape York Peninsula in far north Queensland. It is one of the largest native title representative bodies in Australia and provides a useful peer reference point for how a PBC/RNTBC scales native title representation, ranger programs, and economic development services over a vast geography.
• Native Title Services Goldfields: Native Title Services Goldfields (formerly part of the Goldfields Land & Sea Council structure) provides representative body services in the WA Goldfields region overlapping with Tjiwarl country. It is a geographically and functionally adjacent peer for the same native title and ILUA work that Tjiwarl AC carries out for its own constituents.
• Central Desert Native Title Services: CDNTS is a Native Title Representative Body serving desert regions of Western Australia and adjacent areas. It performs representative body functions directly analogous to those underpinning Tjiwarl AC's role for its members, including ILUA negotiation and native title claim support.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tjiwarl-aboriginal-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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