Australian Native Title Determinations Register

The National Native Title Tribunal provides a dataset of approved determinations of native title, which are legal decisions on the existence of native title over specific areas of land or waters in Australia. It includes determinations made by the Federal Court, High Court, or recognized state bodies, as well as some representations not yet formally registered. The data supports the mapping and legal understanding of Indigenous land rights across Australia.

Use Cases

• Mapping native title boundaries based on legal determinations.
• Researching the legal status of land parcels for land-use planning.
• Tracking the progression of native title claims from court decision to formal registration.
• Analyzing the geographic distribution of consent versus litigated determinations.

Strengths

• Official source from the National Native Title Tribunal, the authoritative body.
• Includes both registered determinations and pending representations, providing a broader view.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, column names, and specific file sizes are not provided.
• The dataset includes unregistered representations, which may not have the same legal standing as approved entries.
• Multiple platform entries have identical timestamps, suggesting automated updates rather than manual curation.

Provenance

Source

National Native Title Tribunal

Collection Method

Compiled from court determinations and tribunal records for the National Native Title Register.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12.

Geography

Australia