Native title compensation

Under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993, native title holders are entitled to claim compensation from the Commonwealth, State and Local Governments for all acts that have extinguished or impaired their native title.   

Jun’jarin can help you achieve negotiated, commercially driven outcomes through registered Indigenous Land Use Agreements. 

In parallel with the negotiation process we offer support and training around governance, business capability and economic opportunities so that when the settlement is reached, there is a solid foundation for the future. 

Engagement with indigenous organisations or communities

Our core value is early, open and respectful engagement with Indigenous parties. This approach is the heart of our approach to each of our services. We have extensive experience in this area backed by a proven record of success. Our unique mix of experience and technical skills means that we can effectively and efficiently engage, building strong, long-term, productive and respectful relationships between parties.

If you’re serious about an engagement program that can cut through and build strong productive relationships, we’re here to help.

indigenous land dealings

We have a thorough understanding of Queensland’s Indigenous Land Acts - Aboriginal Land Act 1991 and Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991, the option of freehold in Indigenous communities and the interaction of Indigenous land tenure with other Queensland land, mining, petroleum, water, vegetation and planning laws.

If you have a question about land tenure, we will be able to help you.

Future acts

A future act is a proposal to deal with land in a way that affects native title rights and interests. For the future act to be valid concerning native title, it must comply with the procedures set out in the Native Title Act 1993. We have extensive experience in future act work and can provide you with advice and representation.

governance for indigenous organisations

Strong, culturally legitimate governance is fundamental to the success of Indigenous organisations. We have a governance training and capacity building program that will help Indigenous organisations to develop the competencies necessary to meet ORIC requirements. Our focus is to build leadership capability, strong financial governance and literacy, and effective board management.

Get in contact to discuss how we can help your organisation develop and thrive.

cultural heritage

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage is precious and protected under Queensland law. These laws:

• provide blanket protection of areas and objects of traditional, customary and archaeological significance

• recognise the key role of traditional owners in cultural heritage matters

• establish practical and flexible processes for dealing with cultural heritage.

We have a great deal of experience with applying the Queensland cultural heritage laws and negotiating and drafting cultural heritage management plans. Please get in touch to see how we can help.

future act notices - advice

The Native Title Act 1993 and Native Title (Prescribed Bodies Corporate) Regulations 1999 give Registered Native Title Body Corporates the ability to charge fees for costs incurred for responding to a range of prescribed Future Act Notices.   We can provide you with three services:

• Advice to assist in responding to Future Act Notices

• Setting up business and administrative processes for considering and invoicing for responses to Future Act Notices

• Conducting an audit of all Future Act Notices received since December 2011 and advice about invoicing for and recovering payment for past Future Act Notices

agreement audits

Once agreements are made, very few are actively managed by the parties. Many Indigenous Land Use Agreements, section 31 & ancillary agreements and cultural heritage management plans contain obligations on parties to the agreements that have never been honoured. This is a particular problem for many Indigenous parties where benefits that have been agreed are never delivered.

We recommend a regular review of all agreements to ensure that they are up to date and that all obligations are tracked and actively managed.

We can provide an audit of all your agreements to identify obligations, provide a status report on each obligation and a plan to manage each obligation (including the recovery of outstanding benefits).

Contact us to get the process started.

BUSINESS & economic development

Jun’jarin has a range of services to support Indigenous organisations to maximise their business and economic potential for the benefit of future generations. These services include:

• A governance training and capacity-building program

• Strategic and business planning

• An economic opportunities plan