OUR SERVICES

Our Services

We provide a range of professional services for South Australian Aboriginal Nations

We have a strong and successful history of achieving native title outcomes including through supporting agreement-making and consent determinations. More than half of the state is now determined and we continue to provide services to Aboriginal nations to look after their country.

As the native title service provider for South Australia, SANTS has responsibilities to manage some parts of the legal process of all native title claims in the state. This includes some funding responsibilities and liaison with the Federal Court and State Government.

However, SANTS does not represent all native title groups while they pursue a native title claim or after they have a determination and have formed a corporation. Aboriginal Nations can and do nominate their own legal representatives and contract with other service providers throughout their development.

SANTS is proud to offer high quality and competitively priced legal, community and corporate development and business services to all South Australian Aboriginal groups.

We are able to tailor our services to meet the needs of particular Aboriginal nations at particular times.

Our overarching objective is for Aboriginal Nations to be sustainable and manage their rights and interests and achieve their aspirations on their own terms.

If you are from a South Australian Aboriginal Nations seeking professional services short or longer-term, do not hesitate to contact us for a confidential discussion

info@nativetitlesa.org | Manager Corporate & Community Development Tom Jenkins TomJ@nativetitlesa.org | general phone number (08) 8110 2800 and Freecall 1800 010 370

We offer

Legal and Research Services

Corporate and Community Devleopment services

Business Services

If these services don’t meet your needs, you can find services offered by other organisations for South Australian Aboriginal people here

Legal and Research Services

SANTS legal staff have unmatched and long standing expertise in native title law and proven experience in negotiating native title processes to achieve positive outcomes for South Australian Aboriginal groups.

SANTS is the Native Title Service Provider (NTSP) for South Australia, which includes lands and those waters adjacent to the State’s coastline, under the 203FE of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

Our legal responsibilities and functions as a NTSP are set out under Section 203B of the Act.

Facilitation and assistance
Dispute resolution
Agreement making
Internal review and
Other functions

SANTS coordinates funding for Aboriginal groups to pursue native title in South Australia. As funding is not unlimited, SANTS must prioritise where it can provide assistance.

SANTS has established the Native Title Briefing Committee (NTBC) to make decisions about services for Native Title claim groups.

The purpose of the NTBC is to make fair, transparent and accountable decisions in the provision of facilitation and assistance to native claim groups in South Australia to attain, maintain, and protect their native title rights and interests.

The NTBC makes decisions in accordance with the Native Title Act, relevant SANTS policies, the Australian Government's General Terms and Conditions relating to Native Title Program Funding Agreements, SANTS Strategic and Business Plans and budget, administrative law principles and the NTBC’s operating procedures manual.

The NTBC consider submissions through the following email NTBCSubmissions@nativetitlesa.org

Contact for Legal enquiries Andrew Beckworth: AndrewB@nativetitlesa.org

Corporate and Community Development Services

The governance of Aboriginal Nations with native title interests is complicated with unique requirements under the CATSI and Native Title Acts.

SANTS can provide experienced and expert community development staff to support Aboriginal corporations to understand the governance requirements and to develop internal capacity and practices to govern effectively.

Our corporate governance services include:

Contact for CCD enquiries Tom Jenkins: TomJnull@nullnativetitlesanull.nullorg

Business Services

Corporate Administration

The level of resources held by Aboriginal Corporations varies, and some require an external service to meet the administrative needs of their operations at some times.

SANTS offers administrative services on an ongoing or ad hoc basis to Aboriginal Nations including:

Contact for Business Services enquiries Katy Bone: KatyBnull@nullnativetitlesanull.nullorg

Other Services

If SANTS services don’t meet your immediate needs, here are some other services that are available to Aboriginal and other South Australians.