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Consultation: Recognition of Northern Land Council as a Native Title Representative Body

The Recognition of Northern Land Council as a Native Title Representative Body Consultation is now closed.

The Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Linda Burney MP, has invited the Northern Land Council (NLC) to apply for a further term as the Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) for the Northern Northern Territory region.

A map of representative body regions is below. NTRBs help people to make Native Title claims and agreements. The NLC is currently the NTRB for the Northern Northern Territory region. Its current term expires on 30 June 2024.

Sending in a submission

People with Native Title interests in the region, and all Aboriginal people living in the region, can make a submission about the NLC to inform the Minister’s decision.

Submissions are due by 5:00 PM (AEST), 16 April 2024.

Note: the time for receipt of submissions has been extended to 5:00PM (AEST), 23 April 2024.

Submissions can be made via email to: nativetitle@niaa.gov.au or via post to:

Land and Native Title Branch
National Indigenous Australians Agency
PO Box  2191
CANBERRA ACT 2600

When making a submission, it is preferred that a full name and contact details are provided. However, anonymous submissions or those using a pseudonym will be accepted.

Privacy notice 

The NIAA is collecting your personal information for the purpose of coordinating submissions from individuals or organisations on the NLC’s application to be recognised as a NTRB under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

All submissions received will be disclosed to the NLC, which will be given an opportunity to comment. Submissions will also be disclosed to the Minister, who will decide whether to recognise NLC as a NTRB.  Submissions may also be provided to other Commonwealth government agencies with an interest in the application.

The NIAA will not publish any submissions and it is unlikely your personal information will be disclosed overseas.

Unless you consent or the law requires, the personal information collected as part of the submission process will not be provided to any other individual or organisation.

There are no consequences if you do not make a submission, as participation in the submission process is voluntary.

The NIAA’s Privacy Policy explains how we handle and protect the information we hold. The NIAA’s Privacy Policy also explains how you can request access to or correct the personal information we hold about you, and who to contact if you have a privacy enquiry or complaint.

To find out more about how we manage personal information you may contact:

NIAA Privacy Officer
Phone: (02) 6152 3080
Email: privacy@niaa.gov.au

Map of representative body regions

Map of Representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Body Areas<br /> Below is an image that shows a map of Australia with the Representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Body Areas marked.<br /> Queensland<br /> Light pink colour highlights the Torres Strait region. Text of “Torres Strait – Gur A Baradharaw Kod (GBK) (NTSP)” sits above the highlight.<br /> Blue colour highlights the Cape York region, extending into the Coral Sea. Text of “Cape York – Cape York Land Council (NTRB)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Light brown colour highlights the Carpentaria Gulf Region, extending into the Queensland side of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Text of “Carpentaria Gulf Region – Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (NTSP)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Green colour highlights the Northern Queensland Region, to the south of the Cape York Region and to the east of the Carpenaria Gulf Region. It covers the land from Daintree in the north, to Mackay and Sarina in the south, to Richmond and Croydon in the west. It also extends into the Coral Sea. Text of “Northern Queensland Regional – North Queensland Land Council (NTRB)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Yellow colour highlights the Southern and Western Queensland Region, to the south of the Northern Queensland Region and Carpentaria Gulf Region. It extends from those regions’ borders to the NT and NSW borders, covering the remainder of Queensland. It extends in to the Coral Sea. Text of “Southern & Western Queensland Region – Queensland South Native Title Services Ltd (NTSP)” sits on the highlight.<br /> New South Wales<br /> Light pink colour highlights all of NSW, extending in to the Tasman Sea. Text of “New South Wales – NTSCORP Limited (NTSP)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Australian Capital Territory<br /> Dark green colour highlights all of the ACT. A line points to the ACT with text of “ACT & Jervis Bay (no NTRB/NTSP)”.<br /> Victoria<br /> Light green colour highlights all of Victoria, extending to the sea to the Indian Ocean in the west and Tasman Sea in the east, but not covering the Bass Strait. Text of “Victoria – First Nations Legal and Research Service (NTSP)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Tasmania<br /> Purple colour highlights all of Tasmania, extending to the Bass Strait and south into the Indian Ocean. Text of “Tasmania – (no NTRB/NTSP)” sits on the highlight.<br /> South Australia<br /> Light brown colour highlights all of South Australia, extending to the Great Australian Bight. Text of “Greater South Australia – South Australian Native Title Services Ltd (NTSP)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Western Australia<br /> Purple colour highlights a south-eastern region of Western Australia, extended from Eucla to Esperance on the coast, across the Goldfields region covering Kalgoorlie, Laverton and Leinster. It also covers the eastern section of the Great Australian Bight within the Western Australia border. Text of “Goldfields – Native Title Services Goldfields (NTSP)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Yellow colour highlights the Murchison and Gascoyne regions, extending to the Indian Ocean. Text of “Geraldton – Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation (NTRB)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Green colour highlights the Pilbara region, extending to the Indian Ocean. Text of “Pilbara – Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation (NTRB)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Light blue colour highlights a south-western region of Western Australia, extended from the Goldfields border in the east to the Geraldton border in the north. The highlight covers the Perth region. The highlight does not extend to the sea. Text of “South West Settlement Area (no NTRB/NTSP)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Orange colour highlights the Kimberley region in the north-western region of Western Australia, extending to the Indian Ocean. Text of “Kimberley – Kimberley Land Council (NTRB)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Pink colour highlights from the Western Australia border to the Goldfields, Geraldton, Pilbara and Kimberley regions, covering the Central Desert region. Text of “Central Desert – Central Desert Native Title Services Ltd (NTSP)” sits on the highlight.<br /> Light blue colour highlights the Ashmore and Carter Islands Territory. Text of “Ashmore and Carter Islands Territory” sits on the highlight.<br /> Northern Territory<br /> Blue colour highlights the northern part of the Northern Territory, extending to the Arafura and Timor Seas and covering the Tiwi Islands and Groote Eylandt. Text of “Northern Northern Territory – Northern Land Council (NTRB)”.<br /> Khaki colour highlights the southern part of the Northern Territory, extending to the South Australian border. Text of “Southern Northern Territory – Central Land Council (NTRB)