07 April 2021
Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021
The Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021 came into effect on 25 March 2021, amending the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) and the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) (CATSI Act). The amendments aim to: give greater flexibility to native title claim groups to set their internal processes; streamline and improve native title claims resolution and agreement-
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12 February 2021
COVID-19 update: online and telephone services for Melbourne office
Following the developments in the COVID-19 situation in Victoria, and the need to protect our staff and all visitors to the building, our public facing counters in Melbourne will be closed and there will be no face-to face services in the Melbourne office from Monday 15 February 2021 until Thursday 18 February 2021. While the Melbourne office is closed, we are still working remotely to provide ser
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27 January 2021
QR code systems being introduced in Tribunal locations
As restrictions on public gatherings and businesses ease around Australia, state and territory jurisdictions have issued directions requiring businesses to maintain contact registers to enable health authorities to quickly identify and contact persons that may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Tribunal recognises the importance of contact tracing and early identification in the event of a C
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03 November 2020
Christmas and New Year closure 2020-21
The Tribunal's offices in all states will be closed during the forthcoming Christmas/New Year period as follows: Close: 4.30pm Thursday 24 December 2020 Re-open: 8.30am Thursday 7 January 2021 Should you require urgent attention during the closure dates, please contact: Native Title Registrar, Chris Fewings (Brisbane) Email: christine.fewings@nntt.gov.au Phone: 0428 654 345 The Pre
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17 September 2020
National Native Title Tribunal welcomes new member as a Member of the NNTT
On 17 September 2020, the Attorney General announced the appointment of Mr Glen Kelly to act as a Member of the National Native Title Tribunal.  Mr Kelly will commence his role on 17 September 2020, until a substantive appointment is made or 10 March 2021, whichever happens first. The Tribunal welcomes Mr Kelly's appointment. For more details, please read the announcement from the Attorney Ge
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