Native Title and Land Rights
Navigating land rights and native title processes requires a thorough understanding of both legislative frameworks and human rights implications. With decades of experience, Storey & Ward have represented both applicants and respondents in native title determinations, working towards fair and sustainable land justice outcomes.
The realisation of land justice outcomes through native title processes can be long and difficult.
Navigating both the legal and cultural processes requires an extensive and practical understanding all areas of native title and other forms of statutory land rights.
Storey & Ward has decades of experience in acting for native title determination applicants and respondents, as well as in Future Act applications and Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) negotiations.
Our lawyers have appeared and instructed in these matters in courts and tribunals ranging from the National Native Title Tribunal to the High Court of Australia. We also have extensive experience in the negotiation and formal mediation of these matters.
Insights
The Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic)
Fourteen Years On: Progress and Challenges of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic)
Draft Victorian Submission Plan Guidelines
Storey & Ward Lawyers Submission on Transmission Plan Guidelines