Schedule of Native Title Determination Applications in Australia

A map resource maintained by the Native Title Registrar, last updated on 2026-06-04. It provides a spatial representation of all applications made under section 61 of the Native Title Act 1993, including claimant, non-claimant, and compensation applications. The data is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and supports statutory functions related to native title registers.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic distribution of native title applications based on the spatial representation.
• Tracking the status of claimant applications not yet on the Register of Native Title Claims based on the described categories.
• Analyzing trends in native title determination and compensation applications over time based on the schedule's coverage.

Strengths

• Includes all applications made under section 61 of the Native Title Act, as stated in the description.
• Provides a spatial (map) representation of native title matters, available in WFS, PNG, and WMS formats.
• Explicitly includes claimant applications not yet on the Register of Native Title Claims, covering three specific statuses.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Native Title Registrar, Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 19:32:13.381434; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia