Recognition and Settlement Agreement Areas for Traditional Owner Groups in Victoria

Geospatial boundaries show areas covered by Recognition and Settlement Agreements (RSA) with traditional owner groups under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 in Victoria, Australia. The dataset is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action based on information from the Department of Justice and Regulation. It was last updated on April 9, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial extent of traditional owner rights and agreements based on the described RSA boundaries.
• Analyze areas where specific natural resource authorizations (e.g., for flora, fauna, hunting, water) apply based on the described Authorisation Orders.
• Identify Crown land subject to Land Use Activity Agreements based on the described boundary information.
• Support planning for joint management of parks and reserves where Aboriginal title applies based on the described Land Agreement arrangements.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Department of Justice and Regulation.
• Provides legal boundaries for multiple agreement types (Natural Resource, Land Use Activity, Land Agreements).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (SHP, GDB, TAB, etc.) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria), based on information from the Department of Justice and Regulation.

Collection Method

Sourced from government administrative records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 00:21:27.409987; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia.