22.05.2025
The ALRC’s Review of the Future Acts Regime has now concluded.
The Final Report for this Inquiry was submitted to the Commonwealth Attorney-General on Tuesday 31 March 2026. The Final Report (and accompanying Summary Report) will be made public once tabled in Parliament by the Government.
The Discussion Paper continues the conversation started earlier in our Inquiry. The Discussion Paper outlines what we have heard so far and sets out some options for reforming the future acts regime. We are now asking you to let us know your thoughts about those options for reform. You can do this by making a submission or in another way that works for you.
There are 18 Proposals and 23 Questions in the Discussion Paper. The first Question in the Discussion Paper is numbered 6 because the Issues Paper contained Questions 1–5. The first Proposal is numbered 1.
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We have prepared a series of one page Information Sheets that give an overview of the key reform options in the Discussion Paper. We have also produced a standalone document that contains the Proposals and Questions in the Discussion Paper (PDF/Word).
Download the Info Sheets
- Discussion Paper overview
- Native Title Management Plans
- Agreement-making
- Statutory procedures
- Right to negotiate
- Compensation and other payments
- Resourcing, costs, and implementation