NATIVE TITLE SUPPORT SERVICES Maintenance Maintenance and Mandatory NNTT Only the National Native Title of registers searches of Register could be maintained by registers of native Federal Court keeping the – title, claims and registers together is efficient. future acts Notifications Notification of Mandatory NNTT Only claims could be notified by claims and ILUAs the Federal Court –keeping notification functions together is efficient. Notification can be costly with a more developed – native title system, government should consider whether more limited notification might be appropriate in future Strategic/ Regional planning Discretionary NNTT The work in this area NNTT’s regional meetings etc with a could be discontinued as this planning view to agreeing work is now primarily achieved priorities. through the Federal case Court’s management function. Various reporting Discretionary NNTT/ This function helps to assess the Native title on the native title Federal state of the native title system system – reporting system Court for the function to be performed effectively, input from various stakeholders needs to be consistent, particularly input from the NNTT and Federal Court Information/ A wide range of Discretionary NNTT Some functions are crucial to the NNTT services native title system, particularly assistance including help with geospatial and mapping. applications, However, some other functions information, should probably not be a priority geospatial, further consideration should – mapping, research, be given to which of these workshops, functions should continue to be seminars performed. Further consideration should also be given to whether some of these functions should be performed on a fully or partially recovered basis Other Detailed in Varies NNTT No expenditure is recorded statutory Appendix 19 against these functions because functions not they have not been performed in performed in practice. The Government practice should consider whether some of these functions should be removed from the legislation
NATIVE TITLE SUPPORT SERVICES Maintenance of registers Maintenance and searches of registers of native title, claims and future acts Mandatory NNTT Only the National Native Title Register could be maintained by Federal Court – keeping the registers together is efficient. Notifications Notification of claims and ILUAs Mandatory NNTT Only claims could be notified by the Federal Court –keeping notification functions together is efficient. Notification can be costly – with a more developed native title system, government should consider whether more limited notification might be appropriate in future Strategic/ regional planning Regional planning meetings etc with a view to agreeing priorities. Discretionary NNTT The NNTT’s work in this area could be discontinued as this work is now primarily achieved through the Federal Court’s case management function. Native title system reporting Various reporting on the native title system Discretionary NNTT/ Federal Court This function helps to assess the state of the native title system – for the function to be performed effectively, input from various stakeholders needs to be consistent, particularly input from the NNTT and Federal Court Information/ assistance A wide range of NNTT services including help with applications, information, geospatial, mapping, research, workshops, seminars Discretionary NNTT Some functions are crucial to the native title system, particularly geospatial and mapping. However, some other functions should probably not be a priority – further consideration should be given to which of these functions should continue to be performed. Further consideration should also be given to whether some of these functions should be performed on a fully or partially basis Other statutory functions not performed in practice Detailed in Appendix 19 Varies NNTT No expenditure is recorded against these functions because they have not been performed in practice. The Government should consider whether some of these functions should be removed from the legislation recovered
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