Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        This review was undertaken by Mr Graham Hiley QC and Dr Ken Levy; their report was released on 31 March 2006: Graham Hiley QC and Dr Ken Levy, Native Title Claims Resolution Review, Commonwealth of Australia, March 2006 (the Claims Resolution Review).

[2]        Attorney-General's Department, Native Title Reform, 5 December 2006, http://www.ag.gov.au/nativetitlesystemreform, (accessed 3 April 2007).

[3]        See Senate Hansard, 26 March 2007, pp 1-13; 47-50.

[4]        This report can be found at the Department of the Senate website https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/mig_review_provisions/index.htm

[5]        The Hon Mr Philip Ruddock MP, Attorney-General, House of Representatives Hansard, 29 March 2007, p. 1.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 3.

Chapter 2 - Overview of the Bill

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 6. The following discussion of Schedule 1 of the Bill draws heavily on pp 6-7 of the EM.

[2]        See also Attorney-General's Department and FaCSIA, Submission 6, p. 6 and attachments A‑D. Further details of the consultation process, including copies of the discussion papers, are available on the Attorney‑General's Department's website at: http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Indigenouslawandnativetitle_Nativetitle_TechnicalamendmentstotheNativeTitleAct (accessed 4 April 2007).

[3]        See also recommendation 13 of the Claims Resolution Review.

[4]        See also recommendation 12 of the Claims Resolution Review.

[5]        EM, p. 7. See, for example, items 1, 2, 41, 77, 115 and 116.

[6]        See also discussion of this issue at: Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Report on the Native Title Amendment Bill 2006 [Provisions], February 2007, pp 32-33.

[7]        EM, p. 67.

[8]        This item will repeal existing section 203FB and replace it with proposed sections 203FB, 203FBA and 203FBB.

[9]        Proposed paragraph 203FB(2)(b); see also EM, p. 70. Note that item 9 of Schedule 2 would also allow the Secretary to delegate the powers in proposed sections 203FBA and 203FBB.

[10]      EM, p. 70; see also Attorney-General's Department and FaCSIA, Submission 6, pp 7-8.

[11]      Structures and Processes of Prescribed Bodies Corporate, Commonwealth of Australia 2006, http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(1E76C1D5D1A37992F0B0C1C4DB87942E)~Structures+and+processes+of+PBC.pdf/$file/Structures+and+processes+of+PBC.pdf (accessed 4 April 2007).

[12]      Material for this section of the report was sourced from the National Native Title Tribunal, "What is a Prescribed Body Corporate?" Fact Sheet No.2d, Available at: http://www.nntt.gov.au/publications/1021859460_4854.html (accessed 4 April 2007).

[13]      Structures and Processes of Prescribed Bodies Corporate, Commonwealth of Australia 2006, http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(1E76C1D5D1A37992F0B0C1C4DB87942E)~Structures+and+processes+of+PBC.pdf/$file/Structures+and+processes+of+PBC.pdf (accessed 4 April 2007).

[14]      PBC Report, p. 6.

[15]      EM, p. 74.

[16]      EM, p. 78; Attorney-General's Department and FaCSIA, Submission 6, pp 8-9.

[17]      EM, pp 75-76; Attorney-General's Department and FaCSIA, Submission 6, pp 9-10.

[18]      EM, p. 81; see also Attorney-General's Department and FaCSIA, Submission 6, p. 10.

Chapter 3 - Key issues

[1]        Submission 4, p. 1.

[2]        Submission 4, p. 1.

[3]        Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 14.

[4]        Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 2.

[5]        This issue was raised in the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Native Title Amendment Bill 2006. See also Mr Martin Dore, North Queensland Land Council, Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 2.

[6]        Submission 5, p. 3.

[7]        Submission 7, pp 4-5.

[8]        Submission 7, p. 4. Note that the Carpentaria Land Council also raised objections to the dismissal of claims on the basis that they have not passed the registration test.

[9]        Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, pp 25-26.

[10]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 26.

[11]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, pp 21-22.

[12]      Submission 5, p. 5.

[13]      Submission 5, p. 5.

[14]      Mr Martin Dore, Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 4.

[15]      PBC Report, p. 25.

[16]      Submission 5, p. 5.

[17]      Submission 8, p. 3.

[18]      Submission 8, p. 3.

[19]      Submission 3, p. 3.

[20]      Submission 3, p. 4; see also Mr Neil Webley, Ergon Energy, Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, pp 7-8.

[21]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 16.

[22]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 19.

[23]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 16; see also Mr Martin Dore, North Queensland Land Council, Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 4.

[24]      See discussion in Chapter 2 of this report.

[25]      Submission 10, pp 8-9.

[26]      Submission 10, p. 9.

[27]      Submission 10, p. 11.

[28]      Submission 10, pp 10-11.

[29]      Submission 5, pp 4-5.

[30]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 25.

[31]      See also National Indigenous Council, Submission 2, pp 1-2.

[32]      This includes indicating whether the decision-making process complied with section 251A or 251B of the Native Title Act: see EM, p. 42. Note that the EM refers to paragraphs 251(a) and 251(b). The committee presumes this should refer to sections 251A and 251B.

[33]      Submission 5, pp 1-2.

[34]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 3.

[35]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 13.

[36]      Submission 5, p. 3.

[37]      Submission 7, pp 3-4.

[38]      See Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Report on the Native Title Amendment Bill 2006 [Provisions], February 2007, pp 51-52, 56.

[39]      However, persons with an interest in relation to an area of the claim outside the determination area and persons with an interest in the determination area that is not an interest in relation to land or waters (such as persons who only have rights of access held by all members of the public) will not be required to agree to the determination being made: EM, p. 53.

[40]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 7.

[41]      Submission 3, p. 2; Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 7.

[42]      Submission 5, p. 3; see also Mr Martin Dore, North Queensland Land Council, Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, pp 3-4.

[43]      Submission 5, p. 3.

[44]      Submission 8, p. 2.

[45]      Submission 8, p. 2.

[46]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 19.

[47]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, pp 19-20.

[48]      Submission 10, pp 5-6.

[49]      EM, p. 36.

[50]      Submission 10, p. 5.

[51]      Submission 10, p. 5.

[52]      Submission 10, p. 6.

[53]      Note that section 94C was inserted by the Native Title Amendment Act 2007 and is not being amended by this Bill.

[54]      Submission 4, p. 2.

[55]      Submission 4, p. 2; see also President, National Native Title Tribunal, Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, pp 11 and 12.

[56]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 18.

[57]      LGAQ, Submission 1, p. 1; NSW Government, Submission 9, p. 3; see also paragraphs 30 and 31 of the second discussion paper: Attorney-General's Department and FaCSIA, Submission 6, Attachment C.

[58]      Attorney-General's Department and FaCSIA, Submission 6, Attachment C, paragraph 30.

[59]      Submission 6, Attachment C, paragraph 31.

[60]      LGAQ, Submission 1, p. 1; NSW Government, Submission 9, p. 3.

[61]      Submission 1, p. 2.

[62]      Submission 1, p. 2 cf Mr Martin Dore, North Queensland Land Council, Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 4.

[63]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 19.

[64]      EM, p. 6.

[65]      Submission 7, p. 2.

[66]      Submission 7, p. 3; see also Mr Martin Dore, North Queensland Land Council, Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 4.

[67]      Submission 5, p. 2: see item 82, Schedule 1.

[68]      EM, p. 33.

[69]      Submission 10, p. 4.

[70]      Submission 10, p. 4.

[71]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 26.

[72]      Submission 5, p. 1: see proposed paragraph 24KA(2)(la) – Item 34 of Schedule 1.

[73]      Submission 5, p. 2: see proposed subsection 84(6A) – Item 87 of Schedule 1.

[74]      Submission 5, p. 4; see also NSW Government, Submission 9, pp 2-3.

[75]      Submission 7, p. 4.

[76]      See for example, HREOC, Submission 10, p. 7; and also paragraph 4(b) of Item 138 of Schedule 1.

[77]      Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, pp 18 and 20.

[78]      See Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, pp 18 and 22.

[79]      See Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Report on the Native Title Amendment Bill 2006 [Provisions], February 2007, pp 51-52, 56.

[80]      Submission 5, p.3.

[81]      See Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Report on the Native Title Amendment Bill 2006 [Provisions], February 2007, pp 35-36, 51.

[82]      Items 62, 63, 127, 138 and 139 of Schedule 1.

Minority report by the Australian Labor Party

[1]        EM, p. 7; see also items 127, 138 and 139 of Schedule 1.

[2]        EM, p. 36.

[3]        Submission 10, p. 5.

[4]        Submission 10, p. 6.

[5]        HREOC, Submission 10, pp 7-11.

[6]        HREOC, Submission 10, p. 9.

[7]        Committee Hansard, 2 May 2007, p. 25.

[8]        Submission 5, p. 4.

[9]        Submission 5, pp 4-5.

[10]      Submission 5, p. 3.

[11]      Submission 5, p. 3.

Additional comments by the Australian Greens

[1]         Submission 10, p. 5.

[2]        Submission 10, p. 11.

[3]        Submission 10, p. 11.