IPWEAQ

Enhancing the quality of life for all Queensland communities

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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.

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
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4 May

Mackay
 Member Cost
+ GST
 Non Member Cost
+ GST
Regional 
$900
  Regional
$1200
 CPD Hours
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 Non Technical
  6

  • Engineering and Technical professionals
  • Planning and Design staff
  • Works Officers
  • Elected members

      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.

          Register your interest for this course by contacting the Professional Development Team training@ipweaq.com