This inquiry is due to report to Federal Parliament in mid April. We have heard on the grapevine that so far only two submissions have been received. It is not too late to put in a submission, if the committee is notified in advance. For a critique of the NTAA, see HREOC's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Report on Native Title 1998, available at: <www.hreoc.gov.au>. The Senate has referred the following matters to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund for inquiry and report: � Whether the UN CERD committee's finding that the NTAA is inconsistent with Australia's international legal obligations is sustainable on the weight of informed opinion; � What amendments are required to the Act to ensure that Australia's international obligations are complied with, and what consultation processes must be followed in effecting those amendments; � Whether dialogue with the CERD Committee on the Act would assist in establishing a better-informed basis for amendments to the Act. Submissions are invited, and the Parliamentary Joint Committee is due to report by 13 April. For more information, ph (02) 6277 3598. Fax (02) 6277 5706. Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Website: <www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/ntlf_ctte/index.htm>. Stephen Bennetts, Coeditor, Indigenous Law Bulletin, Editor, Australian Indigenous Law Reporter Indigenous Law Centre Faculty of Law University of New South Wales UNSW 2052 Tel: +61 (2) 9385 1496 Fax: +61 (2) 9385 1266 ILB website: <www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjpro-ject/ rsjlibrary/ilb/> Donate free food: <www.thehungersite.com>. ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body�subscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
[recoznet2] Parliamentary inquiry on amended Native Title Act and Australia's CERD Convention obligations.
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter Mon, 7 Feb 2000 23:15:00 -0800
