Queensland Government
Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs

Review of the Palm Island Community Company

The Department of Communities contracted Dr Michael Limerick to undertake an independent review of the Palm Island Community Company (PICC) in two phases:
Phase 1 is a review of the implementation of PICC (completed - see below).
Phase 2 is an assessment of PICC's operations - yet to be completed.

Phase 1 review summary

This document is the summary report of Phase 1 of the review. It contains Dr Limerick's findings and recommendations.

In conducting his review, Dr Limerick visited Palm Island twice to interview community members. The level of local interest in the review was quite high and community members reportedly appreciated the opportunity to have their say. Dr Limerick also interviewed members of the PICC board, PICC staff members and Department of Communities' staff.

About the Palm Island Community Company

In 2005, the Queensland Parliament's Palm Island Select Committee report recognised that there were critical deficiencies in the capacity of Palm Island's non-government sector. The Palm Island Community Company was formed as part of the Queensland Government's response to the 2005 select committee report.

In 2007, the Department of Communities and the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council co-sponsored the establishment of PICC under the Corporations Act 2001 as a joint endeavour to establish a new model of human service delivery on Palm Island. PICC is incorporated as a public company limited by shares.