Native title recognises the traditional rights and interests to land and waters of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (the Act) native title claimants can make an application to the Federal Court to have their native title recognised by Australian law.
There is a network of native title representative bodies (NTRBs) and native title service providers (NTSPs) to assist native title claimants and holders. NIAA funds 14 NTRBs-SPs. The Torres Strait Regional Authority is also an NTRB and funds native title activities out of its own appropriation.
A map of NTRBs and NTSPs around Australia, prepared by the National Native Title Tribunal, is available on their website.
If you have a query about native title in a particular region, please contact the NTRB-SP in that region.
Contact details for NTRBs-SPs are available below:
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NTRB/NTSP |
STATE |
Website |
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Cape York Land Council |
QLD |
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Carpentaria Land Council |
QLD |
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Central Desert Native Title Services |
WA |
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Central Land Council |
NT |
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Kimberley Land Council |
WA |
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| Native Title Services Goldfields | WA | https://www.ntsg.org.au/ |
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Northern Land Council |
NT |
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North Queensland Land Council |
QLD |
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NTSCORP Ltd |
NSW |
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First Nations Legal and Research Services |
VIC |
http://www.fnlrs.com.au |
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Queensland South Native Title Services |
QLD |
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South Australian Native Title Services |
SA |
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South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council |
WA |
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Torres Strait Regional Authority
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QLD |
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Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation |
WA |
Email: nativetitle@niaa.gov.au
