PBCs can request general assistance from the NNTT in relation to things like mapping, Register searches and negotiating ILUAs or future act agreements.
In particular, the s 60AAA amendment to the NTA allows PBCs and common law holders to request the NNTT to provide assistance in promoting agreement about matters relating to native title or the operation of the NTA. This includes NNTT assistance in the resolution of native title PBC disputes.
The NNTT has a staged approach to assisting native title holders and PBCs to resolve native title disputes. It can facilitate a process for native title holders or PBCs to access information and to talk to people in order to work out their own solutions. If everyone involved in a dispute agrees, the NNTT can also provide mediation assistance so that people in disagreement can talk to each other. The NNTT provides dispute resolution assistance that is impartial to ensure that everyone will have the opportunity to be heard.
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