Native Title Determination: Spatial Map of Legal Notices and Claims

A geospatial map of custodial data held by the National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) in support of the Native Title Act 1993. It provides a spatial representation of native title matters, including current and historical future act notices. The dataset is maintained by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-06-06.

Use Cases

• Map the location and status of native title claims based on the spatial representation mentioned in the description.
• Track the progress and notification dates of proposed acts affecting native title based on the s 29 notice process described.
• Analyze the distribution of current versus historical future act notices based on the criteria for 'current' notices provided.
• Support statutory functions related to the Registers under the Native Title Act based on the dataset's stated purpose.

Strengths

• Provides a spatial representation of native title matters, which is a core feature for legal and geographic analysis.
• Includes information on all current and historical future act notices, as stated in the description.
• Maintained by a statutory body (NNTT) for official functions, suggesting authoritative sourcing.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified despite the listed update date of 2026-06-06.

Provenance

Source

National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT)

Collection Method

Collected as part of statutory functions associated with Registers under the Native Title Act 1993.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-06 22:34:55.032416

Geography

Australia