Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017
The submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 was prepared by the Law Council. The Law Council acknowledges the assistance of its Indigenous Legal Issues Committee and the Law Society of New South Wales in the preparation of this submission.
The Bill amends the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), to resolve the uncertainty created by the Full Federal Court decision in McGlade v Native Title Registrar & Ors [2017] FCAFC 10 (McGlade), regarding Indigenous Land Use Area Agreements.
You can read the full submission below.