Future act information sheets
Aimed at people who are involved, or are about to be involved, in a future act application. The sheets describe what must be done by parties, governments and the Tribunal during the course of future act applications and negotiations.
Every information sheet includes a list of relevant sections of the Native Title Act and a list of future act terms (glossary).

 Conferences held during inquiries (section 150 of the Native Title Act) 2002
If the parties can not reach agreement about whether a future act such as the grant of a mining tenement should attract the expedited procedure or about whether certain future acts should be done after negotiations have taken place, the Tribunal may be called upon to conduct an inquiry.

 Future act consent determinations 2002
Certain future acts, such as the grant of mining tenements and petroleum permits and some compulsory acquisitions of native title rights and interests cannot be validly done unless native title parties are given the right to negotiate under the Native Title Act.

 Future act determination inquiries 2002
When the Tribunal receives a future act determination application, it must conduct an inquiry (an arbitration) in order to determine whether the future act can be done and if so whether any conditions should be imposed.

 Negotiation in good faith 2002
Negotiation parties should enter into negotiations with an open mind and genuine desire to reach agreement.

 Objections to the expedited procedure (fast-tracking) 2002
Registered native title claimants can object to a tenement grant being fast-tracked. They have four months from the notification date to lodge an objection. If the objection is successful, the development cannot go ahead without the normal negotiations required by the Native Title Act.

 What to expect in a future act mediation 2005
Mediation conferences are informal and the mediator encourages participants to speak for themselves. Parties can appoint lawyers or other representatives to provide advice and/or speak on their behalf.

Fact sheets
A selection from the series of short information sheets, which cover introductory information about native title.

 What is the right to negotiate? December 2007
The right to negotiate is a procedure followed under the Native Title Act 1993 to ensure some of the things that can affect native title (called future acts) can be validly done.

 Guide to future act decisions made under the Commonwealth right to negotiate scheme February 2010
Hon. C. J. Sumner, Deputy President, National Native Title Tribunal
This guide provides a summary of future act decisions made by the Tribunal and Federal Court under the right to negotiate provision of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) prior to and after the amendments.

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