by Sarah McBratney | May 25, 2026 | News
Big news in native title, with a landmark decision on compensation for future acts. On 12 March 2026, the Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation (YNAC) were awarded around $100,000 for economic loss and $150 million for cultural loss for the effect on their native...
by Sarah McBratney | Aug 27, 2025 | News
The Federal government is on notice that dragging its feet on decisions under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Heritage Protection Act 1984 is unacceptable. This will be relevant to recent high-profile applications such as Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation’s...
by Sarah McBratney | Jul 11, 2025 | News
This was the submission we made on 10 July 2025 to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s review of the ‘future acts regime’. About Jigsaw Legal Pty Ltd I am the Director and Principal Lawyer at Jigsaw Legal Pty Ltd. I am a lawyer who has worked in...
by Sarah McBratney | Jun 25, 2025 | News
ALRC Discussion Paper released The Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) discussion paper on the review of the future acts regime has suggested a major shakeup to the future acts regime under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA). Perhaps most significantly, the...
by Sarah McBratney | May 2, 2025 | News
The Queensland government has introduced a Bill which would dramatically alter the application of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage legislation for Brisbane Olympics venues, villages and games-related transport infrastructure. Default...
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...
