❓ The WA parliamentary question concerns the Aboriginal Lands Trust's (ALT) progress on Native Title Settlements, alignment of divestments with native title priorities, agreements made, and involved parties. The answer details progress, ongoing negotiations, and future plans for ALT land divestment.
AnsweredQoN 2998Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Aboriginal Lands Trust’s (ALT) STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2012–2014 document, and I ask: (a) where is the ALT in terms of completing their “Native Title Settlements” project; (b) what existing native title priorities are divestments being aligned; (c) what future native title priorities are divestments being aligned; (d) what agreements have been made; and (e) with whom have these agreements been made?
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Answered
22 October 2014
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Response time
34 days
(a) The Land, Approvals and Native Title Unit (LANTU) of the Department of Premier and Cabinet has completed all negotiations with the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council and, should the South West Settlement be authorised by native title holders, up to 26 freehold properties and 34 Crown reserves will be included in the Settlement.
(b) Wherever possible, LANTU is including ALT land in negotiations attached to consent determination agreements. Current negotiations include:
· Support for the transfer of what were formerly ALT farm holdings to the Esperance Nyungar native title holders as part of the consent determination and Indigenous Land Use Agreement finalised in 2013;
· The inclusion of all ALT reserves in Fitzroy Crossing in a proposed Bunuba consent determination and ILUA;
· The inclusion of ALT land as part of the development of an ILUA with the Balanggarra native title holders which will also underwrite Indigenous jobs funded by the Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy;
· The inclusion of ALT land in other ILUA negotiations in the East Kimberley with native title holding groups, also linked to the Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy; and
· Inconclusive consultations about the divestment of ALT holdings with the Miriuwung Gajerrong, Ngaanyatjarra and Gooniyandi native title holders.
(c) The Departments of Housing, Aboriginal Affairs and Regional Development have been working with key stakeholders to further develop future use options for remote communities and town based reserves in Western Australia which may in some circumstances facilitate the divestment of ALT land. The State Government is currently considering these options.
(d) The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and the Aboriginal Lands Trust have also entered into consultations about the divestment of ALT independent of the native title process or the Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy.
(e) Where relevant, LANTU will continue to link the divestment of ALT land to native title settlements, however, not all claims have ALT land holdings. LANTU's ILUA strategy includes the provision of Crown land holdings other than ALT land in some claim settlement agreements.
(b) Wherever possible, LANTU is including ALT land in negotiations attached to consent determination agreements. Current negotiations include:
· Support for the transfer of what were formerly ALT farm holdings to the Esperance Nyungar native title holders as part of the consent determination and Indigenous Land Use Agreement finalised in 2013;
· The inclusion of all ALT reserves in Fitzroy Crossing in a proposed Bunuba consent determination and ILUA;
· The inclusion of ALT land as part of the development of an ILUA with the Balanggarra native title holders which will also underwrite Indigenous jobs funded by the Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy;
· The inclusion of ALT land in other ILUA negotiations in the East Kimberley with native title holding groups, also linked to the Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy; and
· Inconclusive consultations about the divestment of ALT holdings with the Miriuwung Gajerrong, Ngaanyatjarra and Gooniyandi native title holders.
(c) The Departments of Housing, Aboriginal Affairs and Regional Development have been working with key stakeholders to further develop future use options for remote communities and town based reserves in Western Australia which may in some circumstances facilitate the divestment of ALT land. The State Government is currently considering these options.
(d) The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and the Aboriginal Lands Trust have also entered into consultations about the divestment of ALT independent of the native title process or the Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy.
(e) Where relevant, LANTU will continue to link the divestment of ALT land to native title settlements, however, not all claims have ALT land holdings. LANTU's ILUA strategy includes the provision of Crown land holdings other than ALT land in some claim settlement agreements.
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