Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body Areas for Native Title Matters

A spatial map of areas where Commonwealth-recognized bodies represent native title holders and claimants under the Native Title Act 1993. The dataset supports statutory functions like application certification, dispute resolution, and agreement-making. It was last updated on 2026-06-16 and is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Mapping legal representation boundaries for native title holders based on the RATSIB area descriptions.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of bodies responsible for certifying native title applications and Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs).
• Supporting consultation processes with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons within specified statutory areas.
• Visualizing the geographic scope of bodies that notify constituents about land and water matters.

Strengths

• Provides a direct spatial representation of statutory bodies under the Native Title Act 1993.
• Explicitly links to legal functions including certification, dispute resolution, and agreement-making.
• Last updated date of 2026-06-16 is provided.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and sample data are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 23:58:14.845926

Geography

Australia