Research institutions and high-technology companies should audit their activities and implement compliance measures now.

There is a major fall short when affording IP rights to cultural groups, communities, or traditional/indigenous owners.

The purpose of this paper is to identify the issues of primary importance when determining the appropriate legal, governance and management structure for your CRC when putting together an application that complies with the guidelines to be applied by the Commonwealth in the 2006 CRC Selection Round ("2006 Guidelines") and, if successful, when establishing the CRC.