Native Title: Proponents

About

Provided by Gilbert + Tobin

Gilbert + Tobin’s native title team has a reputation as a cross-practice, solutions orientated group, and is unique in acting for all sectors including proponents, native title holders and Government.

Our breadth of expertise is rare, with very few others in the position of trusted adviser to both parties in the proponent sphere and in the native title holder or aspirant sphere.

Our experience covers all industry sectors. We have advised:

• Native title holders and claimants.
• Trustees of native title trusts.
• Government.
• Mining proponents.
• Forestry proponents.
• Pastoral and rangelands proponents.
• Land developers.
• Port and infrastructure developers.

Our practice traverses the breadth of native title work and includes advice on:

• Future acts (including dispute resolution options).
• Drafting Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) and other native title agreements.
• Enforcement of native title rights.
• Internal governance of native title trusts and other indigenous organisations.
• Liability under native title agreements in complex situations including where native title counterparties are held effectively not to exist as a coherent and identifiable group.
• Aboriginal heritage issues and statutory entitlements related to native title.