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8:30
Registration & welcome coffee
9:00
Welcome from traditional owners of the land
Auntie Joy Wandin-Murphy, Wurundjeri Elder
Auntie Joy Wandin-Murphy, Wurundjeri Elder
9:10
Opening remarks from Chair
James Fitzgerald, Partner, Chalk & Fitzgerald
James Fitzgerald, Partner, Chalk & Fitzgerald
9:20
OPENING ADDRESS
Professor Marcia Langton AM, Chair, Australian Indigenous Studies Program, Center for Health and Society
Professor Marcia Langton AM, Chair, Australian Indigenous Studies Program, Center for Health and Society
10:00
Improving and using the native title scheme:
visions and dreams for the future
Graeme Neate, President, National Native Title Tribunal
- Making the claims process more efficient and effective
- Native title claims in context: the prospect of comprehensive settlements
- Beyond determinations of native title: next generation issues and using native title to advantage
Graeme Neate, President, National Native Title Tribunal
10:40
Morning tea
11:00
Redefining the role of the federal court in
settling native title matters
Andrew Chalk, Partner, Chalk & Fitzgerald
Andrew Chalk, Partner, Chalk & Fitzgerald
11:35
A cooperative approach for broad mediated
outcomes
Chris Marshall, CEO, Native Title Services, Victoria
Chris Marshall, CEO, Native Title Services, Victoria
12:10
Lunch
PANEL DISCUSSION
1:10
Underpinnings of the system review
Chris Marshall, CEO, Native Title Services, Victoria
Graeme Neate, President, National Native Title Tribunal
Andrew Chalk, Partner, Chalk & Fitzgerald
This panel looks at how a system that settles native title claims through agreements and consent can lead the way for faster claims processes and encourage comprehensive settlements for sustainable outcomes.
Chris Marshall, CEO, Native Title Services, Victoria
Graeme Neate, President, National Native Title Tribunal
Andrew Chalk, Partner, Chalk & Fitzgerald
2:10
Cooperative Mediation - The Thalanyji Experience
Dan O'Dea, Member, National Native Title Tribunal
Dan O'Dea, Member, National Native Title Tribunal
2:45
Afternoon tea
CASE STUDY
3:05
Agreement making - practical considerations regarding the structure and content of benefits packages in agreements between resource proponents and indigenous groups
Marshall McKenna, Principal, Hunt and Humphey Project Lawyers
Marshall McKenna, Principal, Hunt and Humphey Project Lawyers
CASE STUDY
3:40
Negotiating mining agreements: Avoiding the minefield
Kevin Smith, CEO, Queensland South Native Title Service
Kevin Smith, CEO, Queensland South Native Title Service
CASE STUDY
4:15
New ways to meet Indigenous employment obligations under native title agreements
Natalie Siegel, Barrister & Solicitor, Siegel Consulting
Natalie Siegel, Barrister & Solicitor, Siegel Consulting
4:50
Closing remarks from Chair & end of Day one
5:00
Networking drinks
8:30
Registration & welcome coffee
9:00
Opening remarks from Chair
James Fitzgerald, Partner, Chalk & Fitzgerald
James Fitzgerald, Partner, Chalk & Fitzgerald
OPENING ADDRESS
9:10
Enabling a just and equitable native title
system
Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
- One year after the National Apology, how has native title law and policy contributed the 'new partnership' between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.
- What are the most pressing areas for legislative and policy reform
Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
9:50
KEYNOTE FEDERAL ADDRESS
The Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General
The Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General
10:30
Morning tea
CASE STUDY
10:50
How we see country: Implications for agreement making in pastoral and mining lands
Ron Archer, Coordinator, Northern Gulf Indigenous Savannah Group
- Respecting cultural difference
- Recognising diverse value systems
- Finding common ground
Ron Archer, Coordinator, Northern Gulf Indigenous Savannah Group
CASE STUDY
11:30
Culture and traditional knowledge in land
management strategies
Des Hill, Implementation Officer, Ord Final Agreement Projects, MG Corporation
Margaret Moore, Chair, Yoorrooyang Dawang Regional Park Council
- Negotiation and outcome of Ord Final Agreement
- MG Cultural Planning Framework (MGCPF) process
Des Hill, Implementation Officer, Ord Final Agreement Projects, MG Corporation
Margaret Moore, Chair, Yoorrooyang Dawang Regional Park Council
12:30
Lunch
CASE STUDY
1:30
Land planning strategies for effective management - a technical report
Dr Rosemary Hill, Planner, CSIRO Sustainable Systems
Dr Rosemary Hill, Planner, CSIRO Sustainable Systems
CASE STUDY
2:10
Environmental and land management strategies - WA Government view
Scott Goodson, MG Joint Management Coordinator, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA
Daryl Moncrieff, Regional Manager Kimberly, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA
Scott Goodson, MG Joint Management Coordinator, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA
Daryl Moncrieff, Regional Manager Kimberly, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA
3:00
Afternoon tea
Closing DISCUSSION
3:20
Advancing economic engagement
- Institutional, legal and cultural constraints for economic engagement
- Lessons from successful ILUAs
- Industry role in achieving sustainable native title agreements
- New models for future use agreements: negotiating and structuring payment agreements for accountable and efficient use
- How well are representative bodies resourced to manage long terms agreements for future outcomes?
4:00
Closing remarks from Chair & end of day two
