Review of the Native Title Act 1993
26.02.2014
Advisory Committee
Committee membersMr Jason Behrendt, Legal Executive, Chalk & Fitzgerald,Lawyers & Consultants, SydneyMr Hans Bokelund, Chief Executive Officer, Goldfields Land and Sea Council, KalgoorlieDr Valerie Cooms, Quandamooka (Chair of the Prescribed Body Corporate) and former CEO of QSNTSMs Alice Cope, Executive Manager, United Nations Global Compact Network Australia, SydneyProfessor Megan Davis, Director, Indigenous Law Centre, University …
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Native Title Inquiry | Issue 2 | Save the date!
Issue 2 | 13 February 2014. View original format. Consultations Since our last e-news the team has been busy researching issues outlined in the Terms of Reference, and speaking with stakeholders to determine particular areas of concern. We have met with many people in the course of informing our understanding about the operation of the Native Title …
Read more03.10.2013
Native Title Inquiry | Issue 1 | Welcome to the Inquiry
Issue 1 | 3 October 2013. View original format.In August 2013, the ALRC received a reference for an inquiry into Commonwealth native title laws and legal frameworks. It is an honour to lead the review of the Native Title Act 1993, ably supported by the team at the ALRC. My appointment is a chance to further develop ideas …
Read more05.08.2013
New ALRC Commissioner appointed and Final Terms of Reference announced for the Native Title Inquiry
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) welcomes the appointment by the Federal Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP, of Professor Lee Godden as a Commissioner to lead the ALRC’s recently announced Inquiry into the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).Professor Godden has had a distinguished university teaching and research career spanning more than twenty years. …
Read more30.07.2013
Terms of Reference
Review of the Native Title Act 1993 I, Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Attorney-General of Australia, having regard to: the 20 years of operation of the Native Title Act 1993 (the Act) the importance of the recognition and protection of native title to Indigenous Australians and the broader Australian community the importance of certainty as to …
Read more07.06.2013
Native Title Act 1993
The first major review of the law governing ‘connection’ in native title claims since the introduction of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). The Inquiry also examined authorisation of persons bringing claims and joinder of parties to a claim.
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