Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate: Australian Land Rights Applications Map

A spatial map of Native Title Determination Applications maintained by the Native Title Registrar under the Native Title Act 1993. It includes all applications made under section 61 of the NTA, covering claimant, non-claimant, compensation, and revised determination applications. The resource supports custodial statutory functions related to the Registers of Native Title Claims.

Use Cases

• Mapping the spatial extent of native title claims based on the legal applications described.
• Analyzing the status of native title applications (e.g., registered, under consideration, amended) as outlined in the description.
• Supporting statutory functions related to the Native Title Act 1993 by providing a visual reference for the registers.
• Researching the distribution and types of native title matters (claimant, non-claimant, compensation) across Australia.

Strengths

• Spatial representation of legal applications provides a direct visual tool for analysis.
• Maintained by the statutory Native Title Registrar, suggesting official provenance.
• Covers all application types (claimant, non-claimant, compensation, revised determination) as defined by the NTA.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Data may reflect geographic or procedural bias inherent to the legal application process.

Provenance

Source

Native Title Registrar, Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Kept by the Native Title Registrar pursuant to s 98A(1) of the NTA.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 13:39:14.061727; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia