Native Title is one of the most complex areas of law within the Australian legal system. Unfortunately, despite the fact that Native Title has become more of a fact of life when it comes to land and sea country management … expertise and experience in this area is still relatively difficult to access.
This kind of expertise is often perceived as solely the territory of the legal practitioner or legal representative. However, this does not necessarily always need to be the case. Expertise is available from more than one discipline. Historians, anthropologists, community advocates, stakeholder relations professionals, mappers, planners, consultants and lawyers are all examples of disciplines which might be useful in the Native Title context.
Key capabilities which are crucial and essential to successfully resolving Native Title issues include effective risk and issue management. Through Leading Practice I’m eager to share my knowledge and experience in this area and to facilitate access to the best methods available to identify, track and manage every issue through to resolution. Efficient and effective solutions also reduce the overall cost to the community.
Also key to success is the ability to plan strategically. The Native Title system is actually affected by numerous other factors which may have a legislative, political or social policy basis. The importance of effective planning in such an environment is clearly recognized and through Leading Practice its possible to access a range of solutions to help navigate through it.