Title Native Title Amendment Bill 1997 : issues for indigenous peoples / ATSIC

Published Canberra : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, 1997

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	KM 208.433 K1 Aus/Nta		AVAILABLE
WATERFT LAW	KM 208.433 K1 Aus/Nta		AVAILABLE

Description vi, 46 pages ; 30 cm Contents I. Introduction to native title : What is native title? -- Limits to recognition of native title? -- What is extinguishment? -- What was decided in the Wik case? -- What does the native title Act do? -- Mining on native title and land under the NTA -- II. Detailed consideration of the government's amendments : Overview of amendments -- Specific provisions : Validation -- Exinguishment -- Upgrading 'non-exclusive' agricultural and pastoral leases -- Future Acts -- The right to negotiate -- The registration test -- Claim procedures -- State/territory bodies -- Compensation -- Representative bodies -- III. Constitutional, racial discrimination and international law issues -- IV. Conclusion -- The 10 point plan -- Degrees of extinguishment Summary The Bill incorporates many of the amendments proposed in the 1996 Native Title Amendment Bill as well as proposed amendments from the Ten Point Plan; sets out those proposed amendments which cause concern for Indigenous peoples Analysis Aboriginal land rights Constitution Federal issue Leasehold Legislative amendments Mining industry Native Title Act Negotiation Pastoral industry Racial discrimination Wik case Notes "Produced by the Wik Team, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, October 1997" Also available via the Web Catalogue Subject Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Native Title Amendment Bill 1997 Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure. Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure. Native title (Australia) Torres Strait Islanders -- Legal status, laws, etc. Author Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. Wik Team ISBN 0642283400

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