Commercial Implications of Native Title

This book focuses on the extensive commercial implications of Mabo, Wik and the 1997 native title legislation. It covers: Australian native title legislation and cases The Wik decision and post-Wik legislative options The government's proposed changes to the Native Title Act Cape York and Crescent Head Agreements The Century Zinc negotiations Accounting and auditing implications Implications for mining and pastoral companies Freshwater resources and native title Leases and native title Native title negotiations and mediations Native title policy issues for governments Practical steps for professional advisers Evidence and proof of native title

Table of Contents:
Key Developments in Native Title Law and Policy Native Title Overview: Commercial Dimensions and Ongoing Developments Bryan Horrigan The National Native Title Tribunal’s Experience:Promise, Pain and Progress Justice R.S. French A Working Guide to Australian Native Title Legislation in All Jurisdictions Carmel MacDonald Implications for Government Decision-Making:Policy, Legislation and Grants of Title Dominic McGann and David Yarrow Commercial Sector Implications Commercial Implications of Native Title for Mining and Resources K.D. MacDonald Ownership and Control of Natural Resources and Their Impact on Native Title David Yarrow Native Title and Freshwater Resources Poh-Ling Tan Financial, Accounting and Auditing Implications Craig Jackson and Michael Bray Practical Implications for Financiers, Land Dealers, Investors and Professional Advisers Bryan Horrigan Native Title Dispute Resolution Proof of Native Title Graeme Neate Negotiating Resource Development Agreements with Indigenous People:Comparative International Lessons M.A. Stephenson The Legal, Political and Commercial Implications of the High Court’s Wik Decision:The Way Ahead Bryan Horrigan Proof of Native Title Graeme Neate Negotiating Resource Development Agreements with Indigenous People:Comparative International Lessons M.A. Stephenson The Legal, Political and Commercial Implications of the High Court’s Wik Decision:The Way Ahead Bryan Horrigan Appendices Cape York Heads of Agreement Crescent Head Agreement Table of Cases/ Table of Statutes/ Index

Review :
... informative and readable and ... far-reaching in its analysis ... There are very few weaknesses in this publication. - International Trade & Business Law Journal