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RATSIB Areas

A "representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body" (RATSIB) is a body recognised by the Commonwealth under s 203AD of the NTA to represent native title holders and persons who may hold native title and to consult with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons within a specified area.

A RATSIBs statutory functions are detailed in Part 11 Division 3 of the NTA and include: (a) facilitation and assistance to prepare and progress native title applications and negotiation of future act processes; (b) certification of native title applications and applications for registration of an ILUA; (c) resolution of disputes between constituents; (d) notification to persons who hold or may hold native title in the area of notices that relate to land and water in the RATSIB area; and (e) agreement making to be a party to ILUAs as appropriate in its specified area.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title RATSIB Areas
Type Dataset
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0d32262b-e13b-4475-adc6-3618811c029a
Date Published 2013-09-24
Date Updated 2025-04-30
Contact Point
National Native Title Tribunal
Geoservices@nntt.gov.au
Temporal Coverage 1994-01-01 00:00:00
Geospatial Coverage National
Data Portal data.gov.au
Publisher/Agency National Native Title Tribunal