by Sarah McBratney | Mar 25, 2025 | News
The National Native Title Tribunal has found that an explorer did not negotiate in good faith with registered native title claimants, sending the parties back to the negotiation table. In a recent case[1], Member Cooley considered a future act determination...
by Sarah McBratney | Mar 14, 2025 | News
The High Court of Australia has shaken up the native title landscape with an important decision on the Commonwealth’s liability for acts which extinguished native title in Commonwealth of Australia v Yunupingu [2025] HCA 6 (12 March 2025). Until now, the prevailing...
by Sarah McBratney | Oct 1, 2024 | News
New Regulations under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) which commence on 1 October 2024 herald several small but significant changes in the ‘future acts’ space. Importantly for native title holders and registered claimants, application fees for objections to the...
by Sarah McBratney | Sep 25, 2024 | News
The Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC) is reviewing the current process for mining lease (ML) and environmental authority (EA) objections in the Land Court. Central to the QLRC’s proposal is to introduce an ‘integrated, non-adversarial participation process’...
by Sarah McBratney | Aug 27, 2024 | News
Declarations under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) (ATSIHP Act) are so rare that it’s easy to forget that this avenue of protection for cultural heritage exists. But last week, Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya...
