The Anindilyakwa Land Council has not met its obligations to make sure traditional owners understand high value development proposals they consent to on their land, and its distributions of royalty money lack transparency, an Australian National Audit Office report has found, but the council has dismissed the recommendations on how to be more transparent.

The performance audit, part of a series of audits of the governance of the NT land councils, made 15 recommendations about the ALC’s governance, finding the council’s adherence to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act was largely effective.

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