Native Title Websites
Courts and Tribunals
The High Court of Australia
The High Court's home page includes general information on the High
Court and recent judgements.
www.hcourt.gov.au
The Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court's home page provides details on native title proceedings
and updates on native title matters. It also includes general information
on the Federal Court processes.
www.fedcourt.gov.au
Most court judgments can be accessed via the web at
www.austlii.edu.au
National Native Title Tribunal
The NNTT's home page includes information on native title and the
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).
www.nntt.gov.au
The Australian Parliament
The Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Land Fund Committee. The Parliamentary Hansards are also available
elsewhere on this site.
www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/ntlf_ctte
Federal Government Departments and Agencies
The Australian Government has launched a new whole-of-government
website. This site points to official Commonwealth, State and Territory
Internet entry points. Each entry point is given a brief description
and a link to follow.
www.fed.gov.au
Federal Attorney-General's Department
The Attorney-General's home page provides copies of the Guidelines
for obtaining financial assistance for native title matters.
152.91.15.12/www/nativetitleHome.nsf/HeadingPagesDisplay/Native+Title?OpenDocument
Reconciliation Australia
An independent non-profit body which provides a national focus for
the process of reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples and the wider Australian community.
www.reconciliationaustralia.org
The Full Final Report from the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
can be viewed at:
www.austlii.edu.au/au/orgs/car/finalreport/contents.htm
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
The Commission's homepage outlines the role and functions of the
Commission, provides an explanation of human rights in the Australian
and global contexts, and provides separate pages for schools and
employers.
www.hreoc.gov.au
The following part of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's
site contains a lot of information about native title, especially
from a human rights perspective, and the Native Title Reports prepared
each year by the Aboriginal and Tores Strait Islander Social Justice
Commissioner.
www.humanrights.gov.au/social_justice/native_title
Federal Attorney-General's Department
The Attorney-General's home page provides copies of the Guidelines
for obtaining financial assistance for native title matters.
152.91.15.12/www/familylawHome.nsf/Web+Pages/
BF02DE575B3FCC72CA256BDE00818724?OpenDocument
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
ATSIC's homepage includes information about programs and policies,
how to contact Commissioners and regional offices, and regional
information including community profiles.
www.atsic.gov.au
FAIRA Aboriginal Corporation (Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander
Research Action)
FAIRA has been in existence since 1977 as a community-run Aboriginal
organisation specialising in research into the rights of Indigenous
Peoples. While the focus of FAIRA is upon the rights of the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland, FAIRA is an active
participant in local, state, national and international jurisdictions.
Its website has an extensive range of documents relating to representations
by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the United Nations.
www.faira.org.au/issues.html
National Indigenous Working Group (NIWG)
www.faira.org.au/niwg
Indigenous Land Corporation
An independent statutory authority to assist Aboriginal people and
Torres Strait Islanders to acquire and manage land so as to provide
economic, environmental, social or cultural benefits for themselves
and future generations.
www.ilc.gov.au
Native Title Representative Bodies
ATSIC's Land Rights Branch has developed a new website for the Native Title
Representative Bodies (NTRBs). On this website it is possible to
access a map of Australia showing the area covered by the different
NTRBs and clicking on an area will provide a direct link to their
website or an email link.
www.ntrb.net
State and Territory Government agencies with native title responsibilities
NSW
www.nsw.gov.au
QLD
Queensland Native Title Services
www.premiers.qld.gov.au/about/nativetitle
VIC
www.vic.gov.au
Department of Natural Resources and Environment
www.nre.vic.gov.au
then click on 'Property, title and maps'
SA
www.sa.gov.au
WA
www.wa.gov.au
Department of Land Administration
www.dola.wa.gov.au
Ministry of Premier and Cabinet
www.dpc.wa.gov.au
TAS
www.tas.gov.au
NT
www.nt.gov.au
ACT
www.act.gov.au
Legal Research Sites
The Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department legal search site
contains a search facility for legislation and cases.
scaleplus.law.gov.au
The Australian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)
The most comprehensive site for legal research. It contains a search
facility for legislation, court decisions and cases.
www.austlii.edu.au
Research Institutes
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
AIATSIS's home page includes information on bibliographies, family
histories, native title research, and library collection information.
www.aiatsis.gov.au
Other websites on the AIATSIS site that may be of interest include:
Sea Rights Resource Page: Croker Island and Native Title Offshore
www.aiatsis.gov.au/rsrch/ntru/news_and_notes
Limits and Possibilities of a Treaty Process in Australia
www.aiatsis.gov.au/rsrch/seminars.htm
The Nature and Content of Native Title: The Miriuwung - Gajerrong
Case (forthcoming)
www.aiatsis.gov.au/rsrch/ntru/news_and_notes/
The Indigenous Law Centre at the University of New South Wales
is currently undertaking an Australian Research Council Collaborative
Research Project in conjunction with the National Native Title Tribunal
on 'Governance Structures for Indigenous Australians on and off
native title lands'. The 'problem' is that traditional forms of
land 'ownership' and control, under the laws of Aboriginal peoples
and Torres Strait Islanders, are not designed to interact with non-indigenous
forms of laws and government. The purpose of the research project
is to develop recommendations for a more adequate 'fit' between
the systems. Eight discussion papers have been completed and published
so far. They can be accessed on the web at the following address.
www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/arccrp/index.html
Reconciliation & Social Justice Library
This site contains articles and issues papers of relevance to native
title.
www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary
The Australian Archives
This site gives links to all State and Territory archives sites
within Australia.
www.archivenet.gov.au
Website Indigenous Statistics Education (WISE)
WISE introduces indigenous statistics to the classroom. It is designed
to introduce the user to facts and figures about Indigenous Australians.
The website is part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics website
at www.abs.gov.au.
How to find WISE:
Access the ABS website
Click the Themes button on the Navigator Bar
Click the Education Services link
Click the WISE link.
Professional and National Industry Associations
Australian Local Government Association
www.alga.asn.au
The ALGAs home page includes information on native title matters
at:
www.alga.asn.au/site/page.cfm?site_page_id=126
Planning Institute of Australia
The professional association for urban and regional planners.
www.planning.org.au
(National
Congress papers can be accessed from this site.)
Australian Property Institute
The professional association for valuers and land economists.
www.propertyinstitute.com.au
Other Community Sites
Lore of the Land
An interactive CD-ROM and linked website that takes the participant
on a journey towards identity in this land, Australia. At points
on this journey we are led by Indigenous Australians to a deeper
understanding of their cultures. A land issues section deals with
native title judgments and legislation.
www.loreoftheland.com.au
Australian for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR)
www.antar.org.au
Redland Shire Council and the Quandamooka Aboriginal Land Council
Corporation have developed a Native Title Process Agreement.
www.redland.qld.gov.au/minjerribah_nsi.cfm?doc_id=435
Cape York Heads of Agreement - 1996
www.wilderness.org.au/member/tws/projects/Cape_York/agreement.html
KooriNet is pleased to announce a new community website on genocide
in Australia: Pirripaayi: A Case Study of Genocide in Australia
www.koori.usyd.edu.au/pirripaayi/
The National Sorry Day Committee has established their own web
site:
www.journeyofhealing.com
International sites
The Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, Province of British Columbia
in Canada has an excellent website.
www.aaf.gov.bc.ca/aaf/history/history.htm
Aboriginal law and legislation
Links to USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and South America.
www.bloorstreet.com/300block/ablawleg.htm
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