Negotiating comprehensive settlements of native title claims

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PDFNegotiating comprehensive settlements of native title claims
Barmah-Millewa Collective protest in Melbourne 2006

17 July 2009This paper focuses on the resolution of native title claims by negotiated outcomes and looks at the range of options for settlement expressly contemplated, or permitted, by the Native Title Act. It looks in some detail at the various factors that can affect the pace and outcomes of negotiations, and discusses how and why an interest‐based approach to settlements is appropriate in many native title claim proceedings.

Image: Barmah-Millewa Collective protest in Melbourne 2006 / Antar Victoria

Publication typeConference Paper
Publisher TypeGovernment or Gov agency
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/17788
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