IBA is established under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 (ATSI Act) and is a corporate Commonwealth entity for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).

IBA is accountable to the Australian Parliament through the Minister for Indigenous Australians.

The printed report is printed on Revive Laser, which is 100% recycled for the content pages and 70% recycled for the cover. It is Certified Carbon Neutral under the National Carbon Offset Standard. No chlorine bleaching occurs in the recycling process.