Sentences with phrase «title representative bodies»

«Critical functions of native title representative bodies are not reflected in funding levels,» said Dr Jonas.

The Native Title Representative Bodies and Service Providers website is funded by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PMC) and provides maps and contact details for the regional NTRBs and NTSPs who can provide direct support to PBCs.

These include: the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission («ATSIC»); native title representative bodies («NTRB's or «representative bodies»); the National Native Title Tribunal («NNTT»); the Federal Court; State and Commonwealth government departments; local councils as well as private industry.

Native Title Representative Bodies and Prescribed Bodies Corporate are the major entities through which the economic and social development of native title groups will occur.

In this role it funds Native Title Representative Bodies, the National Native Title Tribunal, the Federal Court and third party respondents in native title claims.

In undertaking the inquiry the tribunal collaborate with native title claimants, Indigenous communities, native title representative bodies, prescribed bodies corporate, registered native title bodies corporate, the Federal Court, and the federal, state and territory governments.

Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs) are regional organisations that assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with all aspects of their native title claim, as outlined in the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

[7] For ease of reference, I will use the term «NTRB» throughout this Report to include both Native Title Representative Bodies and Native Title Service Providers where applicable.

[8] Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account, Report on the operation of Native Title Representative Bodies March 2006 pp 19 para 2.51.

In undertaking research for this section, I have asked Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs), Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs) and Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) to consider what to them would constitute a meaningful and effective consultation process.

[2] Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Reforms to Native Title Representative Bodies, leaflet published in 2006.

[26] See, eg, minority report of Senator Rachel Siewert of the Greens to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account Report on the Operation of Native Title Representative Bodies (March 2006) 85.

The NSW Government has not provided financial assistance to NSW Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRB) to progress native title claims.

The Report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund into Indigenous Land Use Agreements [7] noted that many representative bodies were unable to engage fully in the agreement - making process due to insufficient resources and recommended that more financial resources be made available to native title representative bodies for the negotiation of Indigenous Land Use Agreements.

Native title representative bodies have expressed frustration at the Western Australian Government's approach to native title, saying that the Western Australian Government has a policy of trying to avoid native title rather than giving native title holders the opportunity to be consulted.

[9] Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account, Report on the operation of Native Title Representative Bodies March 2006, p 21 para 2.61.

See Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Native Title Report 1999, Chapter Five, Native Title Representative Bodies.

As discussed in Chapter 1, Native Title Representative Bodies / Service Providers and Prescribed Bodies Corporate face considerable resource constraints.

[23] Seiwart, R. (Senator, Greens), Minority Report to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account, Report on the Operation of Native Title Representative Bodies (March 2006).

Each conference is strongly supported by native title representative bodies, native title claimants and holders, their legal counsel, native title practitioners such as anthropologists, government institutions and departments, politicians, judges, academics and others.

I note that the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account made various recommendations in its March 2006 report «on the operation of Native Title Representative Bodies» (the «Representative Body Report») in relation to the level at which representative bodies are funded, including that:

The main focus is on promoting the development of better solutions for resolving native title and securing adequate resources for Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Native Title Service providers (NTSs);

For the purposes of the Native Title Report 2010, I have specifically sought information from Native Title Representative Bodies, Native Title Service Providers and Prescribed Bodies Corporate about their priorities and strategic goals.

Comprised of Native Title Representative Bodies and Native Title Service providers across Australia;

The Commission believes that an innovative response to this issue would be for the Government to establish and fund a Register of Experts whereby Native Title Representative Bodies and native title claimants have access to the expertise they require to negotiate the best native title agreement possible.

The Committee's Report on the operation of Native Title Representative Bodies was finalised on 21 March 2006 (the NTRB Report 2006).

[5] See Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account, Report on the Operation of Native Title Representative Bodies, March 2006, pp 57 to 60.

Those bodies the minister recognises to perform all the functions, are known as native title representative bodies (NTRBs).2

The Chief Justice of the High Court, Justices of the Federal Court, the National Native Title Council and Native Title Representative Bodies [7] are among those who have developed proposals for change.

It is widely accepted that native title claimants are unlikely to be successful in having their native title rights recognised and protected without the assistance of effective, and adequately resourced, Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs).

have affected the resources of native title representative bodies (NTRBs) and native title service providers (NTSPs).

Nationwide, there are 17 Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Native Title Services (NTSs), established under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

The information is sourced from information from Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Native Title Service Providers, as well as email alert services through:

the views and experiences of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations such as the Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs), Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs) and Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs).

[1] Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Submission to Inquiry into Native Title Representative Bodies, 2004.

These amendments included giving stronger powers to the National Native Title Tribunal, as well as changes to the native title registration test, the respondent funding scheme and the way in which Native Title Representative Bodies and Prescribed Bodies Corporate function.

In carrying out the role of Trustee, ATS interacts with a number of organisations including Aboriginal groups, mining companies, government agencies, shires and Native Title Representative Bodies and Native Title Services.

An assessment of agreements is conducted to compile a range of template or framework agreements that include various options that relate to the benefits, process, and format of agreements that can be accessed by Native Title Representative Bodies to assist with their negotiations.

After the Guidelines were issued, a number of Native Title Representative Bodies expressed concern about them.

On 3 April 2000, the Tribunal (Hon EM Franklyn QC, Deputy President) wrote to the Native Title Representative Bodies in Western Australia drawing their attention to the requirements of the Act in relation to Form 4.

Most of the native title representative bodies of Queensland have received between twenty and thirty «low impact» exploration permit notices under the Queensland alternative provisions since September 2000.

Funding to Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) under the Native Title Program (NTP) is not formula driven.

PBCs receive assistance from Native Title Representative Bodies to establish and incorporate to the point where they are able to conduct the first annual general meeting.

WAANTWG is an native title advocacy body made up of native title representative bodies and other organisations and consists of the Goldfields Land Council, Kimberley Land Council, Ngaanyatjarra Land Council, Noongar Land Council, Yamatji Land and Sea Council and ATSIC WA State Council.

Alternatively, a register of agreements such as the Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project that is accessible only by Native Title Representative Bodies or Indigenous groups or corporations engaged in native title negotiations would provide the transparency necessary while maintaining a degree of confidentiality.

While the Commission understands that the Government may be relying on Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) in regional areas to provide information, this is just another unexpected burden on these bodies who are already severely under - resourced.

FaCSIA24 Land Branch has estimated that within the next 10 - 15 years there will be 100 - 150 RNTBCs.25 These figures are likely to be underestimated according to RNTBCs, native title representative bodies, and native title service providers (NTSPs).

It is difficult to know the extent of the lands and mining interests affected by this policy, as native title representative bodies («NTRBs») were not notified of the grant of such tenements.

Governments have marginalised the right to negotiate by releasing a flood of future act notifications in such a way as to preclude native title representative bodies from being able to effectively respond.

[89] If the Government gives effect to this intention most of the native title representative bodies of Queensland will be required to deal with between 130 and 200 exploration permit applications each within this timeframe.