Evaluation of amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 made by the Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021 - Schedule 6: Other procedural changes (including section 31 agreements) - Attorney-General's Department

Schedule 6: Other procedural changes (including section 31 agreements)

Schedule 6 made various procedural changes to the Native Title Act 1993 including:

technical amendments with the intention of clarifying the role of the government party in the negotiation of section 31 agreements, and the objections procedures under the future acts regime

a requirement that the Native Title Registrar create and maintain a public record of section 31 agreements with the intention to provide transparency and certainty for all parties to native title matters and improve native title claims resolution and agreement-making, and
a requirement that an evaluation of the Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (2021 Amendment Act) be conducted within five years intended as an accountability measure to ensure that the amendments are operating as intended.

Do you support the amendments made by Schedule 6 of the Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021?

(Please select one)

Yes No Unsure

In your view, have the amendments made by Schedule 6 operated as intended?

(Please select one)

Yes No Unsure

Please explain further or add any other comments if you wish.

In particular, if you answered “No” or “Unsure” above, it would assist our evaluation if you would expand on this.