Content tagged with Law and legislation
Submission re Proposed Amendment to Enable the Historical Extinguishment of Native Title to be Disregarded in Certain Circumstances
The doctrine of extinguishment is a particularly concerning area of native title law that is unquestionably deserving of more critical attention....
Publication or resource - 18 Feb 2015
AIATSIS submission to the inquiry into Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011
In this submission, AIATSIS provides input to the inquiry conducted by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change,...
Publication or resource - 18 Feb 2015
Submission to the Inquiry into the Native Title Amendment (Reform) Bill 2011
The Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) welcomes the opportunity to provide submissions on the very...
Publication or resource - 18 Feb 2015
AIATSIS Submission to the Expert Panel on the Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
The Commonwealth government’s commitment to pursuing the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Commonwealth...
Publication or resource - 18 Feb 2015
AIATSIS comments on exposure draft of proposed amendments to the Native Title Act 1993
In this submission to the Attorney-General, AIATSIS comments on the exposure draft: Proposed amendments to the Native Title Act...
Publication or resource - 18 Feb 2015
AIATSIS comments on exposure draft of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012
In this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, AIATSIS discusses the Draft of Human Rights and Anti-...
Publication or resource - 18 Feb 2015
Submission to the Inquiry into Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration) Bill 2012
In this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee's Inquiry into Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
Submission to the Inquiry into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is provided this submission to the Inquiry into Aboriginal...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
Senate Inquiry into the Native Title Amendment Bill 2012
AIATSIS has been integrally involved in debates over reform to the Native Title Act since its inception. Through events such as the annual National...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
Comments on the draft terms of reference for the ALRC Review of the Native Title Act 1993
In this submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), AIATSIS provides comments on the draft terms of reference for the ALRC...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
Submission to Australian Law Reform Commission Review of the Native Title Act
AIATSIS' response to the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) review into the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) seeks to...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
A guide to overseas precedents of relevance to native title
Cases from overseas jurisdictions arise in political and legal contexts quite different to our own. Often decisions are reliant on a particular facet...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
Even as the crow flies it is still a long way: Implementation of the Queensland South Native Title Services Ltd legal services strategic plan
This paper sets out the attempts by Queensland South Native Title Services (QSNTS) to assist Traditional Owners to secure, at least, some...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
The Gunditjmara land justice story
The successful Gunditjmara native title claim in the 1980s sits alongside other well-known benchmarks in Australian land rights history, such as the...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
A guide to Australian legislation relevant to native title: Volume Two (WA, Tas., ACT, NT and Commonwealth)
The recognition of native title has altered the established legal assumption that Australia was terra nullius, or empty land, at the time of the...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
A guide to Australian legislation relevant to native title: Volume One (NSW, VIC, QLD, SA)
The recognition of native title has altered the established legal assumption that Australia was terra nullius, or empty land, at the time of the...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
Dilemmas in applied native title anthropology in Australia
Native title in Australia raises a number of dilemmas for anthropologists who work in a variety of in-house and consultancy roles and form a key...
Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015
The content of Native Title: Questions for the Miriuwung Gajerrong Appeal
This paper considers the distinction between possessory Native Title and the exercise of Native Title rights as referred to by Lee J in Ward v...
Publication or resource - 13 Feb 2015
Expert witness or advocate? Emerging issues and future directions
The common law recognition of Native Title in the High Court’s Mabo decision in 1992 and the Commonwealth Native Title Act have transformed the...
Publication or resource - 13 Feb 2015
Recent developments in native title law and practice: Issues for the High Court
The common law recognition of Native Title in the High Court’s Mabo decision in 1992 and the Commonwealth Native Title Act has transformed...
Publication or resource - 13 Feb 2015