Native Title and Cultural Heritage
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1 day
Member Price
Non Member Price
$900 + GST
$1200 + GST
Location
NA
CPD Hours
6
Native Title and Cultural Heritage legislation can best be described as complex. Increasingly, those involved with the planning, construction and management of infrastructure assets are required to understand the legal basis of native title and cultural heritage issues. Effective management of native title and cultural heritage is critical to the timely delivery of infrastructure projects.
This one-day program has been designed to provide attendees with an understanding of native title and cultural heritage compliance requirement’s related to infrastructure projects and land tenure dealings, as well as offering additional strategic learning specific to regional challenges, government policy developments and in-house compliance systems.
Content
Introduction and Identifying Local Issues
How are public works projects affected?
Distinguishing native title and Indigenous cultural heritage
Legal Compliance and native title
Legal Compliance and Indigenous cultural heritage
What sort of public works projects are affected?
Native Title – future acts
Cultural Heritage – activities causing harm
Policy Developments
Direction of Commonwealth native title policy
Township expansion and land release policies
Local government ULIA program
Strategic “tenure resolution” policy
Reconciliation Action Plans
Continuation on Policy Developments
Indigenous cultural heritage compliance
Detailing the statutory compliance requirements
Discussion on compliance options
Practical tools for achieving compliance
Cultural heritage compliance checklist
Guide to identifying the right Aboriginal Party
Guide to searching Cultural Heritage Register and Database
Guide to cultural heritage agreements
Guide to Cultural Heritage Managements Plans
Native Title compliance
Detailing the compliance requirements
Discussing the compliance options
Practical tools for achieving compliance
Native title compliance checklist
Guide to Indigenous land use agreements
Guide to other future act compliance alternatives
Guide to compulsory acquisition of native title
Example of a future act notice
Who should attend?
Engineering and Technical professionals
Planning and Design staff
Works Officers
Elected members
Summary
At the end of the programs, participants should able to:
Identify on a regional and local basis, projects, and operational activities where consideration should be given to satisfying compliance obligations.
Undertake practical risk management and legal compliance steps in relation to those projects and operations.
Identify opportunities to work with government agencies and indigenous groups to achieve strategic objectives.
Understand how native title compliances must be met in relation to land tenure dealings and strategic projects, such as town expansion, affordable housing, and land release.
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