Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement
Who Are We?
The Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Inc (ALRM) is the Native Title Representative Body for South Australia under the NTA. As the Representative Body ALRM has a number of statutory functions it has to perform on behalf of Native Title claimants and Native Title holders in South Australia.
The Representative Body functions of the ALRM are performed through the Native Title Unit (NTU). The NTU has established a Statewide Section, specifically to co-ordinate Native Title negotiations. The NTU represents all Native Title claimants at the negotiating table.
Native Title Management Committees (NTMCs) are made up of Native Title claimants from particular claim areas. As at September 2005 there were 22 NTMCs in South Australia. The areas and people they represent cover a large percentage of the state.
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Why Negotiate?
The ALRM believes that negotiating Native Title issues instead of litigating claims in a contested court hearing is more likely to bring about long-term, equitable and sustainable outcomes for Aboriginal people. We believe that the talks will bring more certainty for all people who are interested in land use: Native Title claimants, farmers and pastoralists, miners, government and many others.
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What Do We Want To Achieve?
The ALRM views the South Australian Native Title Resolution Negotiations as providing a series of Statewide Framework Agreements.
What exactly does this mean?
Being statewide , these agreements will cover all areas of South Australia where Native Title claims can be registered. The agreements are expected to cover pastoral leases, national parks and Crown Lands in South Australia outside the Pitjantjatjara and Maralinga areas.
Being a framework , the agreements will set up rules and guidelines for talking about Native Title, but will not control the final outcomes. The agreements will give people a framework for how to talk to each other – what issues to consider, how to organise meetings and who to talk with. The final agreements (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) for particular locations would be controlled by the Native Title claimants for those places, not the statewide agreement.
Being an agreement , there will be a document to be signed by the government, farmers, miners, Aboriginal people and others involved, to show their commitment to respecting the rules articulated in the agreement.
Overall, a Statewide Framework Agreement will govern how new property rights and development activities can work effectively without compromising Aboriginal rights.
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For More Information
For more information, please visit the ILUA Statewide Negotiations online Resource Centre, email info@sanativetitleresolution.com.au or contact the ALRM NTU direct.
Parry Agius
Level 4, 345 King William Street , Adelaide , SA 5000.
Email: parrya@nativetitlesa.org
www.nativetitlesa.org
Phone: + 61 8 8110 2812
Freecall 1800 010 360
Freefax 1800 010 370
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