Native Title Report: July 1996 - June 1997

Under the Native Title Act 1993, the Social Justice Commissioner is required to prepare a Native Title Report each year for federal Parliament. Through these reports the Commissioner gives a human rights perspective on native title issues and advocates for practical co-existence between Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups in using land.

This report discusses,

• the contribution of Indigenous Australians to the pastoral industry
• the Wik case
• the draft Native Title Amendment Bill released in 1997.