Other matters to watch out for in 2024-2025
12 June 2024
Our Native Title Year in Review 2023-2024 covers the major legislative, judicial and policy developments over the last 12 months.
The next 12-18 months will see some significant developments on all three fronts.
In breaking news, on 4 June 2024 the Australian Law Reform Commission was asked to report on the future act regime in the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).
The need for reform was flagged in the A Way Forward report in October 2021 (see our Native Title Year in Review 2021-2022 article "Modernisation of cultural heritage protection legislation begins"). However, there was no progress on this front until recently, when the 2024-2025 Federal Budget allocated $500,000 for this review.
The Terms of Reference ask the Commission to consider some of the following:
We will monitor the progress of the review and provide more information in further publications.
The next 12 months may see:
There are several decisions to watch out for in 2024-2025:
Author: Leonie Flynn, Expertise Counsel.
The information provided is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all developments in the law and practice, or to cover all aspects of those referred to.
Readers should take legal advice before applying it to specific issues or transactions.
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