Environment and Resource Management

Native title work procedures

The Native Title Work Procedure is a living policy document that applies across the whole of State government.

The Procedures enable officers to properly address native title prior to each and every land and resource dealing, for example the grant of a lease, the grant of a commercial fishing licence or the construction of a public work on a reserve.

The Procedures reflect current native title law and policy and are an essential tool for officers carrying out native title assessments.  As changes to law and policy are made, the relevant Module or Annexure is updated and provided with a new version number.

The Procedures are structured into Chapters, Modules and Annexures.  The Modules are numbered alphabetically and follow the Path through Native Title Assessment.  The Modules should be applied in that alphabetical order to ensure a correct native title assessment.

The Modules and Annexures are available as a link in the table below.

Native Title Work Procedures

Version No.

Samples templates and flowcharts.

Introduction (PDF, 201K)*

V2

 

 

V3

Path through Native Title Assessment (PDF, 224K)**

Chapter One - First Considerations

Introduction (PDF, 49K)**

V1

 

Module AA - Identification of your proposed dealing and the proposed dealing area (PDF, 43K)**

V2

 

Module AB - Dealings that may proceed without further reference to native title (PDF, 115K)**

V4

 

Module AC - Is there an Indigenous Land Use Agreement that covers your proposed dealing? (PDF, 100K)**

V2

 

Module AD - What does it mean if there is a Native Title Determination over the proposed dealing area? (PDF, 95K)**

V2

 

Chapter Two - Exclusive Tenures

Introduction (PDF, 60K)*

V2

 

Module BA - Previous grants and vestings of exclusive possession 
Part I (PDF, 1.7M)* (pg1-23)
Part II (PDF, 881K)* (pg24-36)

V2

 

Module BB - Can the extinguishing effect of the PEPA be relied upon to address native title for my proposed dealing? (PDF, 109K)*

V4

 

Module BC - Steps to a Tenure History (PDF, 1.7M)*

V3

 

Chapter Three - Use

Introduction (PDF, 29K)**

V2

 

Module CAPublic Works (PDF, 692K)**

V3

 

Module CBState Road Policy (PDF, 727K)*

V2

 

Module DOther Works (PDF, 53K)* 

V1

 

Chapter Four - Past & Intermediate Period Acts

Introduction (PDF, 89K)* 

V1

 

Module EPast and Intermediate Period Acts (PDF, 137K)* 

V1

 

Chapter Five - Future Acts

Introduction (PDF, 70K)**

V3

 

Module FSection 24FA – Section 24FE – Protection for future acts arising from a non-claimant application (PDF, 180K)*

 V3

 

Module GB – Acts permitting primary production activities on non-exclusive agricultural leases and non-exclusive pastoral leases (PDF, 186K)*

V2

 

Module GDFuture acts permitting off-farm activities that are directly connected to primary production activities (PDF, 150K)**

V2

 

Module GE - Granting rights to take timber and quarry materials on non-exclusive pastoral leases and non-exclusive agricultural leases (PDF, 119K)*

V2

 

Module H - Management or Regulation of Surface and Subterranean Water, Living Aquatic Resources and Airspace (PDF, 117K)**

V2

Flowchart (PDF, 84K)*

Module IBPre-existing right-based acts (“PERBAs”) (PDF, 115K)**

V2

 

Module IC - Renewals, Regrants, extensions of the term of a lease, licence, permit or authority (PDF, 178K)**

V3

 

Module JAA – Public housing and certain government infrastructure on Indigenous land (PDF, 295K)* 

V1

Notification template (RNTC, RNTBC) (PDF, 40K)* – V1
Notification template (NTRB) (PDF, 39K)* – V1
Consultation process guideline for public housing (Attachment A) (PDF, 76K)* – V2
Consultation process guideline for other government infrastructure (Attachment B) (PDF, 105K)* – V2
Best Practice Guidelines (PDF, 219K)* - V1
Report template (PDF, 29K)* – V1
Letter templates for Consultation  (PDF, 27K)* – V1

Flowchart – Native title process – government infrastructure – Indigenous land (PDF, 27K)*

Module J – Dealings on continuing pre-Wik reservation and leases (PDF, 276K)**

V2

 

Module K - Facilities for Services to the Public (PDF, 226K)**

V4

Flowchart (PDF, 61K)**

Module LLow Impact Future Acts (PDF, 98K)**

V2

Flowchart (PDF, 54K)**

Module M&N – Future acts at the end of the batting order (PDF, 309K)* 

V1

 

Module O - Your proposed future act is not covered by the preceding Modules - how can it be done validly (PDF, 45K)**

V2

 

Chapter Six – RTNs, ILUAs & Non-claimant Applications

Introduction (PDF, 26K)*

V1

 

Module PFuture acts that attract the Right to Negotiate process (PDF, 19K)* 

V1

 

Module Q – Using Indigenous Land Use Agreements to achieve consent for your future act 

V1

GLP - PMC - Guideline for Negotiating Indigenous Land Use Agreements for the delivery of public infrastructure (other than public housing) on Indigenous land (PDF, 790K)*
Flowchart – Native title process – government infrastructure – Indigenous land (PDF, 27K)*

Module RNon-claimant applications (PDF, 76K)*

V2

 

Chapter Seven - Pro formas and Templates

Introduction (PDF, 47K)*

V1

 

Annexure 7.1 -Native Title Assessment Form (PDF, 79K)*
Native Title Assessment Form (Word, 234K)‡

V3

 

Annexure 7.2 - Notification and opportunity to comment process for certain future acts (PDF, 42K)**

V2

 

Annexure 7.3Future act notification templates, samples and explanations (PDF, 231K)**

V2

Template Notification:
Extract to Word (Word, 47K)‡ 
Sample Notification (PDF, 34K)**

Template Class Notification:
Extract to Word (Word, 48K)‡ 
Sample Class Notification (PDF, 34K)**

Annexure 7.9Entering data in to QNTIME for research boundaries and research items (PDF, 224K)*

V2

 

Annexure 7.10 - Requesting conclusions for research items in QNTIME (PDF, 92K)*

V2

 

Annexure 7.11 - Requesting advice from the Policy unit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Services for proposed dealings over a particular proposed dealing area (PDF, 115K)**

V2

No attachment/Work Instruction

Chapter Eight - Miscellaneous

Introduction (PDF, 35K)*

V1

 

Annexure 8.1Glossary of Terms (PDF, 56K)* 

V1

 

Annexure 8.2 - Delegations and Responsibilities (PDF, 45K)*

V2

 

Annexure 8.3Supporting documentation for native title assessments (PDF, 38K)**

V2

 

Annexure 8.4 - Queensland Native Title Representative Bodies and Areas (PDF, 38K)*

V6

 

Annexure 8.5 - Consideration of Comments and Submissions in Response to Future Act Notifications (PDF, 50K)**

V2

 

Annexure 8.6 - Mining or not Mining? - That is the Question!

 

 

Annexure 8.8 - Native Title and the Sustainable Planning Act 2009

 

 

If you experience difficulty downloading any of these documents, please contact:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Services
GPO Box 2454, Brisbane Qld 4001
(07) 3896 3154

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Last updated 13 February 2012

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