Tjiwarl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claim
Determination
Prescribed Body Corporate
Land Access and Future Acts
Links

The Tjiwarl native title claim was determined by Justice Debra Mortimer on 27 April 2017 at a ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia at Jones’ Creek, north of the mining town of Leinster.

The Tjiwarl native title holders nominated Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC as their prescribed body corporate.

Prescribed Body Corporate

Nominated Prescribed Body Corporate: Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC
PBC Contact details: Contact Person: Greg Ryan-Gadsden
Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC
Unit 6, 524 Abernrthy Road
Kewdale WA 6105
(08) 9200 3730
www.tjiwarl.org.au 

Claim Details

Federal Court of Australia Summary
Title: Keith Narrier and Ors on behalf of the Tjiwarl Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia
Applicant Names: KN (deceased), JA (deceased), Shirley Wonyabong, Edwin Beaman, Kado Muir, James Calyun and Charmaine Tullock.
Application type:  Claimant Application
Date filed:  17 June 2011
FCA No:  WAD 228/ 11

 

National Native Title Tribunal Summary
NNTT No:  WC 11/ 7
Register of NT claims:  Registered
NNTT Status:  Active
Area Description/Location:  Central Desert Region WA
Claim area size (approximate): 13,623.41 km2
Notification Status:  Closed
Notification closing date:  20 June 2012
In mediation:  No

Claim – Tjiwarl # 2 WAD 302 of 2015

The Tjiwarl #2 claim was determined together with the Tjiwarl #1 claim on 27 April 2017.

Federal Court of Australia Summary
Title: Edwin John Beaman & Ors v State of Western Australia (Tjiwarl #2)
Applicant Names: Edwin John Beaman, KN (Deceased), Brett Andrew Lewis, Henry Ashwin
Application type:  Claimant Application
Date filed:  22 June 2015
FCA No:  WAD 302/2015

 

National Native Title Tribunal Summary
NNTT No:  WC 15/2
Register of NT claims:  Registered
NNTT Status:  Active
Area Description/Location:  Central Desert Region WA
Claim area size (approximate): 1,312 km2
Notification Status:  Closed
Notification closing date:  17 Feb 2016
In mediation:  No

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Determination

Determination type: Litigated Determination
Tribunal file no: WCD2017/001
Federal Court file no(s): WAD 228/2011 and WAD 302/2015
Judgment: Narrier v State of Western Australia [2016] FCA 1519; Narrier v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2017] FCA 104
BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd v KN (Deceased) (TJIWARL and TJIWARL #2) [2018] FCAFC 8
Tjungarrayi v Western Australia [2019] HCA 12 
Determination date: 27 April 2017
NT rights and interests recognised: The nature and extent of the native title rights and interests in relation to parts of the determination area (identified in Schedule 3 of the Determination) is the right to possession, occupation, use and enjoyment of those parts to the exclusion of all others.The nature and extent of the native title rights and interests in relation to the majority of the determination area (other than those areas identified in Schedule 3 of the Determination) are as follows:

  • The right to access, remain in and use that part;
  • The right to access, take and use the resources of that part for any purpose;
  • The right to engage in spiritual and cultural activities in that part;
  • The right to maintain and protect places of significance on that part; and
  • The right to receive a portion of any traditional resources (not including minerals or petroleum) taken from land or waters by Aboriginal people who are also governed by Western Desert traditional laws and customs.

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Land Access and Future Acts

Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC is the registered Native Title Body Corporate on the National Native Title Register. Therefore, any access on to the native title area is regulated by the future acts process in the Native Title Act.

Access to Tjiwarl native title  determination area for mining or petroleum tenure purposes

Exploration and prospecting mineral titles

Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC has developed a standard agreement to offer to mining companies in relation to exploration work on their determined lands.  Depending upon the location of the mining tenure, either a Land Access Agreement or an Exploration and Prospecting Licence will be offered.

Other mineral and petroleum titles

Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC requires all mining companies who wish to explore on mining leases to commence negotiations on the impact that their projects have had or will have on native title. All other mineral and petroleum title applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Access to Tjiwarl native title lands for non-mining and petroleum tenure purposes

All non-mining/petroleum titles on determined native title lands require an application to be made to the relevant government department and the requisite notifications to be made under the future acts process in the Native Title Act.

Please contact the relevant government department for information on this process.

Please contact Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC on admin@tjiwarl.org.au should you wish to access the Tjiwarl determination area, have any queries in relation to land access and future acts in the Tjiwarl determination area or wish to obtain a copy of the relevant future act agreement.

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Links

Native Title Consent Determination Narrier Judgment – 16 December 2016
Narrier (No 2) Judgment – 15 February 2017
BHP v KN Full Court Judgment – 1 February 2018http://eresources.hcourt.gov.au/showCase/2019/HCA/12

 

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