Content tagged with Law and legislation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund Native Title Representative Bodies Inquiry Jan 2006

This submission provides information on how AIATSIS contributes to the capacity and coordination of NTRB activities as well as commenting on the...

Publication or resource - 11 Jul 2016

Native Title Act Law and legislation

Submission to the Senate Select Committee on the Administration of Indigenous Affairs Aug 2004

Part One of the submission specifically discusses the effect of the proposed changes to the administration of Indigenous affairs to AIATSIS. ...

Publication or resource - 11 Jul 2016

Native Title Act Law and legislation

Submission to the Consultation on the Definition of a Charity (no month given) 2003

There are a number of issues regarding the Draft Charities Bill that are relevant to Indigenous land councils, native title representative bodies (...

Publication or resource - 11 Jul 2016

Native Title Act Law and legislation

Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry - Capacity Building in Indigenous Communities Aug 2002

In summary the submission: raises concerns over the widespread and uninformed use of the term ‘community capacity building’ in relation to...

Publication or resource - 11 Jul 2016

Native Title Law and legislation

Inquiry into the Consistency of the Native Title Amendment Act 1998 with Australia’s international obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Feb 2000

This submission is very comprehensive and covers a number of different areas. The introduction states: It is now well established in international...

Publication or resource - 11 Jul 2016

Native Title Act Law and legislation

Broader native title settlements and the meaning of the term ‘traditional owners’

Many native title claimant groups find it difficult to demonstrate that the relationship they have with their traditional country can meet the...

Publication or resource - 3 Feb 2016

Agreements Indigenous land use Land claims Land rights Law Law and legislation Native Title Native Title Act

Dr Virginia Marshall 2015 Stanner Award acceptance speech

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Video - 11 Aug 2015

Water rights Law Law and legislation

Stanner Award winner announced

Dr Virginia Marshall with the inscribed glass eel trap sculpture, specially created for the Stanner Award by Aboriginal artist Jennifer Martiniello...

News - 11 Aug 2015

Water rights Law Law and legislation

It may not be broke but it can still be fixed: Victoria’s Aboriginal Heritage Act

The paper commences by examining the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic) (AHA) from a number of perspectives. Initially, the key concepts and...

Presentation - 1 May 2015

Native Title Cultural heritage Law and legislation

s223 Native Title Act Workshop Agenda

A workshop concerning interpretations of Section 223 was held on 5-6 March 2009 at the University of Melbourne. The workshop was sponsored...

Publication or resource - 24 Feb 2015

Native Title Act Law and legislation Conferences

Native Title Connection: Selected Readings

The NTRU has prepared a Reading List of material relevant to connection requirements. Where available the list includes hyperlinks to...

Publication or resource - 23 Feb 2015

Native Title Law and legislation

Anthropologist as expert in Native Title cases in Australia

Anthropologists play an important role in Native Title cases in Australia, providing expert evidence in the form of reports and sometimes...

Publication or resource - 23 Feb 2015

Native Title Law and legislation

Authorisation meetings

Since the 1998 amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), in order to make a native title or compensation application, section 62 requires the...

Publication or resource - 22 Feb 2015

Native Title Act Law and legislation

Authorisation cases

This paper provides summaries of authorisation cases. It describes, where relevant, the major facts of each case and the significant...

Publication or resource - 22 Feb 2015

Native Title Act Law and legislation Native Title

Authorisation law

This paper describes the legal elements of authorisation in relation to the 1998 and 2007 amendments to the Native Title Act 1993...

Publication or resource - 22 Feb 2015

Native Title Act Law and legislation Native Title

Submission to the Inquiry into the Administration of Indigenous Affairs

In this supplementary submission to the Senate Select Committee on the Administration of Indigenous Affairs, AIATSIS offers additional...