The Board met for the forty fifth time in Jabiru on the 1st of May 2025. A majority of Board members attended either in person or Via teams. The Board was assisted by CEO Dr Emma Young, translator Nonika Hardy, Senior Governance and Leasing Officer Jessica Wright, COO Owain Dunn and interpreter Dr Murray Garde.
The Board
- received a briefing from Sean Chisholm of Never Never Safari with his legal representative, and builder and designer on his proposed building on an industrial lot;
- had a discussion with the Office of the Supervising Scientist concerning options for the design of the lake spillway;
- authorised the CEO and Independent Directors to write to the Northern Territory Government to say that GACJT had agreed to cap its licence fees and offered to reduce these fees immediately upon the tender for the Bininj Resource Centre being released and that it expected the sub-lease terms to be finalised within 6 months;
- agreed to extend its approval for the West Arnhem Regional Council to continue to use the structure on Lot 2100 as a dog impound for a further 6 months provided it presented a clear way forward at GACJT’s September 2025 meeting;
- approved a number of requests for variations to sublease terms, usually to allow further time for the sublessors to comply with the Minimum Housing Standard and also concerning compliance with the Outdoor Living Area requirements;
- agreed to the demolition of one of the Telstra residential properties due to it being beyond economic repair.