Terms of Reference
The Committee was re-appointed in November 2004, and has
re-adopted the terms of reference listed below. All evidence and submissions received by
the previous committee have been readopted. However the Committee would
welcome any new or additional information. Closing date for submissions is
7 February 2005.
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That,
pursuant the paragraph 206(b) of the Native Title Act 1993, the Parliamentary
Joint Committee on Native Title and the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund inquire into and report on the
capacity of Native Title Representative Bodies to discharge their
responsibilities under the Act with particular reference to:
(1)
the structure and role of the Native Title
Representative Bodies;
(2)
resources available to Native Title Representative
Bodies, including funding and staffing; and
(3)
the inter-relationships with other organisations,
including the strategic planning and setting priorities, claimant applications
pursued outside the Native Title Representative Body structure and non-claimant
applications.
Written submissions are invited and should be addressed to:
The Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title
Suite S1 107
Parliament House
Canberra
ACT 2600
The Committee prefers to receive submissions electronically
as an attached document e-mail: nativetitle.joint@aph.gov.au
Submissions become Committee
documents and are made public only after a decision by the Committee.
Persons making submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee.
Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised release
of them is not.
Following consideration of submissions, the Committee
will hold public hearings. The Committee will
consider all submissions and may invite individuals and organisations to give
evidence at the public hearings.
Information relating to Committee
inquiries, including notes to assist in the preparation of submissions for a Committee,
can be located on the internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm
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