South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council
The South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (SWALSC) is the organisation that represents the
Indigenous land use agreements.[4] It also helps support Noongar culture and heritage,[4] and publishes the Kaartdijin Noongar ("Noongar Knowledge") website.[5]
South West Native Title Settlement
The comprehensive
traditional owners of south-Western Australia.[6] As of 2020[update] it is the largest native title settlement in Australian history, affecting about 30,000 Noongar People and encompassing around 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) in south-western Western Australia. It has been described as "Australia's first treaty".[7]
The Noongar (Koorah, Nitja, Boordahwan) (Past, Present, Future) Recognition Act 2016 recognises Noongar ownership, and the settlement includes six individual Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs).[7] On 19 December 2019, the Federal Court upheld the Native Title Registrar’s decision to register the six ILUAs, and settlement is expected to begin in the second half of 2020.[8]
References
- ^ "ABN Lookup". Current details for ABN 42 485 265 673. Australian Business Register. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ Fact Sheet (PDF), South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, retrieved 20 September 2015
- ^ 2015 Annual Report (PDF), South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, 21 September 2015, p. 27, retrieved 9 April 2016
- ^ a b "South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council : About Us". Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "About Us". Kaartdijin Noongar. South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ Cawthorn, Michael (22 November 2017). "Traditional Owner Corporations". PBC. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Settlement Agreement". South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "South West Native Title Settlement timeline". Western Australian Government. Dept of Premier and Cabinet. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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