Mining Notes

Supreme Court of South Australia overturns exploration drilling approval reinforcing the significance of Aboriginal cultural heritage issues

A methodology for the calculation of native title compensation

Amendments to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) – Project and transactional implications

The Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) (Land Rights Act) has been recently amended to include a framework for reaching agreements with Aboriginal Land …

NSW Aboriginal cultural heritage — a changing legislative landscape

A complete overhaul of the legislative framework for Aboriginal cultural heritage in NSW is underway. The review is aimed at delivering a more efficient …

Right to negotiate and other native title reform

Native Title Act reform On 20 September 2012, the Commonwealth Government released, for comment, the exposure draft of the Native Title Amendment Bill …