{"id":11555,"date":"2026-07-16T14:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/?p=11555"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:41:15","slug":"understanding-native-title-and-land-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/understanding-native-title-and-land-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Native Title and Land Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Native Title<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154311694 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154311694 BCX8\">The Native Title Act recognises the traditional rights and interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples based on their ongoing cultural and spiritual connection to Country. It provides a legal process for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154311694 BCX8\">determining<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154311694 BCX8\">\u00a0where Native Title exists and how those rights are acknowledged under Australian law.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW154311694 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.au\/C2004A04665\/latest\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Native Title Act 1993 &#8211; Federal Register of Legislation<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Aboriginal Land Rights<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71736969 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71736969 BCX8\">The Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW)\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW71736969 BCX8\">recognises<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71736969 BCX8\">\u00a0that Aboriginal people were dispossessed of their land and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71736969 BCX8\">provides<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71736969 BCX8\">\u00a0a way to return land through a legal claim process. 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