12 September 2019
Guidelines on applying for extensions in future act inquiries
The National Native Title Tribunal has prepared new guidelines concerning requests for extensions in future act inquiries. The guidelines set out the Tribunal’s expectations of parties seeking to vary directions to extend the time for compliance in future act inquiries. They are intended to assist parties to ensure extension requests are made and dealt with efficiently and to understand how Tribun
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01 July 2019
Increase in application fees from 1 July 2019
The fees payable in the federal courts and tribunals will increase from 1 July 2019 to reflect changes to the consumer price index over the past financial year. The annual increase in the fees payable for applications to the NNTT are provided for in the Native Title (Tribunal) Regulations 1993 and were announced in the Government Gazette on 4 June 2019. For the NNTT, this means that the fees for
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28 May 2019
New NTV App Now Available
The National Native Title Tribunal is pleased to announce the release of a new NTV application showcasing current and historical native title determination applications.   The app has been developed in response to many requests from stakeholders wanting to view historical applications.   The current Schedule of Native Title Determination Applications and Determinations layers are included in th
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24 May 2019
Statement from the Native Title Registrar
In the recent decision of the Full Court in Northern Land Council v Quall [2019] FCAFC 77 the Full Court of the Federal Court found that a representative body cannot delegate its certification function under s 203BE(1)(b) of the Native Title Act. The Tribunal currently has  a small number of Indigenous Land Use Agreements lodged for registration which may be impacted by the Quall decision. The Nat
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24 April 2019
New Procedures for the Conduct of Expedited Procedure Objection Applications
​Following consultation, the Tribunal has introduced new procedures for the conduct of expedited procedure objection applications in Western Australia. The new procedures include a revised set of directions and accompanying notes, which outline the new process. The new procedures will apply to s 29 notices with a notification date on or after 1 May 2019. Consideration will be given in due course
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