An ILUA is a voluntary agreement between a native title group and others about the use of land and waters. These agreements allow people to negotiate flexible, pragmatic agreements to suit their particular circumstances.
An ILUA can be:
- over areas where native title has, or has not yet, been determined
- entered into regardless of whether there is a native title claim over the area or not
- part of a native title determination or settled separately from a native title claim.
ILUAs can cover topics such as:
- native title holders agreeing to a future development
- how native title rights coexist with the rights of other people
- access to an area
- extinguishment of native title
- compensation
- employment and economic opportunities for native title groups
- cultural heritage
- mining.
When registered, ILUAs bind all parties and all native title holders to the terms of the agreement.
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