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Supporting native title organisations and settlements

The ILC recognises that significant land management needs are generated by the operation of the native title system established under the Native Title Act 1993. In June 2014, the Australian Government received a review from Deloitte Access Economics on the role and functions of the Indigenous organisations set up under the Native Title Act, including the Prescribed Bodies Corporate¹ that manage determined native 
title locally.

As the number of native title determinations grows, these latter bodies become increasingly significant. Prescribed Bodies Corporate are crucial to realising the broader aspirations of native title holders. As the Deloitte review noted, however, they receive little funding from government and face considerable administrative and governance challenges. It is pleasing to note that in 2013–14 around one quarter of the ILC’s land management funding was approved for Native Title Representative Bodies or Prescribed Bodies Corporate.

This funding comes on top of the ILC Board’s commitment to contribute to the constructive and flexible settlement of native title claims where possible.