Native title is a multi-faceted national system that includes:
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00054
The 1993 Commonwealth Act that describes the way Indigenous claims for native title rights will be managed
https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/national-practice-areas/native-title
Native Title Matters are heard in the Federal Court, with appeals referred to the High Court.
https://www.nativetitle.org.au/
Independent Aboriginal corporations that are formed following a finding of native title.
Under the Native Title Act a native title group must form and maintain a corporation called a Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) on receiving a determination of native title from the Federal Court. Once a PBC is entered on the National Native Title Register, it also becomes a registered native title body corporate (RNTBC).
PBCs’ obligations are regulated by the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act), which is administered by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC). Full registration details of PBCs across Australia can be found on the ORIC website here LINK.
PBCs manage native title native title rights and interests on behalf of and in consultation with their community. This includes matters such as future acts, Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA) negotiations and cultural heritage, along with financial management and economic and community development.
https://www.oric.gov.au/catsi-act/catsi-act-and-native-title
ORIC registers and oversees the governance and compliance of Aboriginal Corporations including native title PBCs
The nation-wide system of regional native title representative bodies and service providers created under the act. SANTS is the service provider for the Greater South Australia area
The roles of Native Title Representative Bodies and Service Providers (NTRBs & NTSPs) are described in the Native Title Act In general, NTRB's:
- assist claimants in the preparation of their claim applications;
- provide claimants with legal representation
- act as mediators between the claimants and the State Government.
http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/Home-Page.aspx
Administers the NTA at a national level and maintains official records of native title, including the Native Title Register and Native Title Vision, an interactive map of native title across Australia.
The Federal department which provides funding and policy oversight for the native title system
The relevant state where each claim is located has a central role in any native title matters.In South Australia, the Premier is the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
The Crown Solicitor’s office of the Attorney General’s Department plays a central role in negotiating on native title determinations in the state
https://www.agd.sa.gov.au/justice-system/crown-solicitors-office