The National Agreement on Closing the Gap defines an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Organisation (ACCO) as an organisation that ‘delivers services, including land and resource management, that builds the strength and empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and people and is:
incorporated under relevant legislation and not-for-profit;
controlled and operated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people;
connected to the community, or communities, in which they deliver the services, and;
governed by a majority Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander governing body.’