The registration test is a set of conditions applied by the Native Title Registrar (or a delegate) to claims made in an application for a determination of native title. The conditions of the test are set out in section 190B and 190C of the Native Title Act.
When a claim meets the conditions of the registration test, it is entered on the Register of Native Title Claims. The applicants gain rights upon registration, such as having a say about certain proposed developments (future acts) in the application area.
Where a claim made in an application does not meet the merit conditions of the registration test, the Federal Court may, in certain circumstances, dismiss the application.
Reconsideration by the Tribunal
If a claim is not accepted for registration in some cases the applicant may apply to the National Native Title Tribunal for reconsideration of the claim made in the application.
In these circumstances a member of the Tribunal will be appointed to apply the same set of conditions to the claim made in the application. The member may also consider any other appropriate information, including further information supplied by the applicant. If the member decides the claim meets the conditions of the registration test, the Registrar will enter it onto the Register of Native Title Claims.
For more information on reconsideration see the information sheet.
Searching decisions
This section provides information about all registration test decisions, which you can browse or search.
When searching by application name (in many cases the claimants' group name), typing the beginning of the name in the text box will generate results. Note that some group names may have more than one spelling. The spelling of application names on Tribunal databases is as per the spelling on application forms. If you are unsure of the spelling, you may wish to try browsing by application name.
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