A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses the status of right to negotiate processes related to mining tenements, specifically focusing on delays in commencement, exceeding negotiation timelines, and referral to the Native Title Tribunal. The Minister provides figures and explanations regarding these issues.

AnsweredQoN 547Legislative Council
Asked
23 November 2000
Portfolio
Mines

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(1) What is the total number of mines future act matters for which the right to negotiate applies on which negotiations have not yet commenced? (2) Why have they not commenced on these matters? (3) What is the total number of matters involved in the right to negotiate process that have exceeded the minimum period of six months good faith negotiations? (4) How many of these matters have been referred to the national Native Title Tribunal for arbitration? (5) Why have all such matters not been referred for arbitration? Hon N.F. MOORE

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Negotiations will commence on 2 855 applications for mining tenements while they are being examined against the Full Federal Court decision of the Miriuwung-Gajerrong case. (3) 283. (4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
(2) Why have they not commenced on these matters? (3) What is the total number of matters involved in the right to negotiate process that have exceeded the minimum period of six months good faith negotiations? (4) How many of these matters have been referred to the national Native Title Tribunal for arbitration? (5) Why have all such matters not been referred for arbitration? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Negotiations will commence on 2 855 applications for mining tenements while they are being examined against the Full Federal Court decision of the Miriuwung-Gajerrong case. (3) 283. (4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
(3) What is the total number of matters involved in the right to negotiate process that have exceeded the minimum period of six months good faith negotiations? (4) How many of these matters have been referred to the national Native Title Tribunal for arbitration? (5) Why have all such matters not been referred for arbitration? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Negotiations will commence on 2 855 applications for mining tenements while they are being examined against the Full Federal Court decision of the Miriuwung-Gajerrong case. (3) 283. (4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
(4) How many of these matters have been referred to the national Native Title Tribunal for arbitration? (5) Why have all such matters not been referred for arbitration? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Negotiations will commence on 2 855 applications for mining tenements while they are being examined against the Full Federal Court decision of the Miriuwung-Gajerrong case. (3) 283. (4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
(5) Why have all such matters not been referred for arbitration? Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Negotiations will commence on 2 855 applications for mining tenements while they are being examined against the Full Federal Court decision of the Miriuwung-Gajerrong case. (3) 283. (4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
Hon N.F. MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Negotiations will commence on 2 855 applications for mining tenements while they are being examined against the Full Federal Court decision of the Miriuwung-Gajerrong case. (3) 283. (4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Negotiations will commence on 2 855 applications for mining tenements while they are being examined against the Full Federal Court decision of the Miriuwung-Gajerrong case. (3) 283. (4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
(1)-(2) Negotiations will commence on 2 855 applications for mining tenements while they are being examined against the Full Federal Court decision of the Miriuwung-Gajerrong case. (3) 283. (4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
(3) 283. (4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
(4) 23. (5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.
(5) The parties are continuing to negotiate in good faith.

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