How blockchain is implemented depends on the
land title system in each legal jurisdiction.
I provide a full commentary on the developments in the native
title system in Chapter 1 of the Native Title Report.
One of these themes is «creating a just and fair native
title system through law and policy reform».
In Chapter 2 I recommended the Australian Government commission an independent inquiry to review the operation of the native
title system with a view to aligning it with international human rights standards.
The above principles provide a sound basis on which to redirect the native
title system towards the economic and social development of traditional owner groups.
Last year's Native Title Report raised a number of concerns about changes to the native
title system which were enacted in 2007 by the previous Australian Government.
It is necessary to reflect on the impact of past policies of the past decade when considering the status of the native
title system today and how it could be improved tomorrow.
Despite developments at a federal and state level, the native
title system continued to operate at its usual pace: slowly.
The next step is to foster further software development, fund startups, and implement the
blockchain title system in companies and countries.
A land
titles system depends on owners being able trust the government and on the integrity of the system.
We don't answer the first of the four questions correctly, and we barely consider the third and fourth questions: Will the land
titles system compensate?
There needs to be a comprehensive review of the whole native
title system focusing on how the system may better deliver protection and recognition of native title.
It will also discuss the effect of changes that were made to the native
title system during 2007 under the previous Government's native title reform process.
In effect, a good land
titles system acts as an insurer, so that no one bears all the loss caused by a rare mistake.
There have been a number of significant changes to the native
title system over the last year.
In the Native Title Report 2011 I examine how this is being played out in the way the native
title system currently operates.
As the native
title system matures, its own operation becomes the focus rather than the outcome it was established to achieve.
The changes have not been primarily driven by the intent to ensure that the native
title system delivers to Indigenous people recognition and protection of their native title rights and interests.
The Native Title Report 2011 will provide an in depth analysis of how the native
title system contributes to lateral violence and identity conflicts.
The Australian Government continually reviews the operation of the native
title system through practical, considered and targeted reforms.
Other changes to the native
title system also impact on the claims resolution process.
The following discussion of the principles is conducted on the basis that the principles are applicable to the native
title system as a whole rather than limited to native title agreements.
The Australian Government has introduced some welcome reforms to the native
title system in recent years.
In the last few pages of this chapter I have looked at the native
title system today, from different perspectives.
Many are trying to create a
blockchain title system that relies on sponsorship by non-profits or hoping for government funding.
But it's inevitable that a good
land titles system can only encourage people to use a form, not force them.
Use existing policy approaches / international strategies / practitioner and claimant experience to increase potential for
native title system and agreements to contribute to the economic and social development goals of traditional owner groups.
The Reform Bill aims to «enhance the effectiveness of the native
title system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples» [10] by addressing:
Unfortunately, Bill 27 shows that the land
titles system needs to refresh its mission to promote good law and good legal policy.
If I correctly understand how a pure Torrens land
titles system works, validating electronic real estate transactions couldn't disrupt the system.
[Attorney - General's Department] is unable to evaluate either the effectiveness of the Respondents Scheme at either the individual grant level or the contribution the programme is making to the larger Native
Title System outcome.
1.43 Labor and the Greens consider that the proposed expansion of the NNTT's powers will make the native
title system slower, more bureaucratic, and more litigious.