Need help understanding your native title rights?
Native Title Legal Specialists Qld
Our First Nation lawyers provide legal advice to traditional owners for cultural heritage compensation.
Queensland Lawyers are respected advocates for the best interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights, with broad experience negotiating between stakeholders on native title and cultural heritage issues.
Queensland Lawyers provides advice and acts for several Indigenous Corporations (ICN’s), Native Title Body Corporates, individuals as well as Native Title Groups affected by proposed development work including pastural leases, government infrastructure, mineral exploration and mining application.
NEGOTIATINGQUEENSLAND NATIVE TITLE LAW
Using our knowledge of Queensland law, we assist common traditional owners to understand their rights and interests under the Native Title Act 1993, including negotiations with:
- Commercial developers and operators
- Mining proponents
- Representative native title bodies in Queensland
- Regulators including Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC), State and Federal arms of Government
QUEENSLAND LAWYERS NATIVE TITLE EXPERIENCE
Our experienced native title lawyers have assisted traditional owners in various litigation proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Federal Court of Australia.
In representing clients in the Federal Court of Australia, our experience includes:
- Claiming and opposing native title determinations
- Negotiating compensation agreements
- Negotiating cultural heritage agreements
- Opposing claims to N.T. determinations
- Making claim for N.T. determinations
- Negotiating leases
Queensland lawyers are also experienced in providing general governance and compliance advice in accordance with the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2005 and the Ancillary Agreement as of Section 31 of the Mineral Resources Act.
QUEENSLAND LAWYERS NATIVE TITLE SERVICE AREA
Well known in the community, our native title lawyers are accessible and available to assist the community in preserving their interests.
Taking cases across all rural regional communities, Queensland Lawyers operates throughout Queensland and Australia.
