Register of Native Title Claims: Spatial Map of Australian Land Rights Applications

A geospatial map of custodial data from the National Native Title Register of Native Title Claims, maintained by the Native Title Registrar under the Native Title Act 1993. It provides a spatial representation of registered claimant applications, which afford procedural rights regarding future acts affecting native title. The data is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-06-16.

Use Cases

• Map the geographic distribution of registered native title claimant applications based on the spatial representation.
• Analyze procedural rights for future land use acts based on the registration status of claims.
• Support statutory functions related to the Native Title Act 1993 using the custodial geospatial data.

Strengths

• Data is maintained pursuant to s 185 of the Native Title Act, indicating a formal legal basis.
• Provides a spatial representation of native title matters, supporting geographic analysis.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-06-16 19:51:39.127546.

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 as the last update is in the future (2026-06-16).

Provenance

Source

National Native Title Register of Native Title Claims, via Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Kept by the Native Title Registrar pursuant to s 185 of the Native Title Act.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 19:51:39.127546

Geography

Australia (inferred from jurisdiction of the Native Title Act 1993)