Our Community - Our Service
Key Stakeholders
The primary role of NTSCORP is to work towards achieving the aspirations of Traditional Owners within the Native Title Act (NTA).
NTSCORP is faced with a constant challenge in the form of increasing demands for facilitation and negotiation of native title matters, and must at the same time manage an ever decreasing pool of resources.
Facilitation and negotiation, rather than litigation, of native title claims is a priority for NTSCORP and is reflected through the following actions:
- Education through targeted community facilitation, research and regular seminars
- Whole of country agreements
- Dispute resolution
- Efficient and highly professional future act notification services
Each Traditional Owner community has unique needs and aspirations. To better service clients, NTSCORP continually reviews and streamlines its operational procedures to provide an unmatched level of service that is unique to every client group represented. These actions help ensure that the facilitation of agreements, focusing on whole-of-community outcomes, mirror our clients’ expectations.
These agreements cover a broad spectrum of issues and may include, but are not limited to:
- Recognition of the Traditional Owners of the lands, seas and waters
- Recognition of country laws and custom
- Transfer of freehold lands
- Site management
- Access to and co-management of, lands, seas and waters
- Repatriation and compensation due to future acts (eg. mining and agriculture)
- Cultural heritage management
- Water and fishing rights
- Education and training
NTSCORP is committed to pursuing economic independence and to ensuring that Traditional Owners’ rights are of paramount importance in the use of lands, waters and seas in any number of activities that may include:
- Primary production
- Mining and energy activities
- Land repatriation
- Sequestration
- The arts and tourism
- Agriculture and aquaculture
The company believes that the use of the NTA is vital to assist in improving the health, education, capacity building and living conditions of Traditional Owners.
Other key stakeholders with an interest in native title matters may include:
- The Commonwealth government and its departments
- NSW and ACT governments and their departments
- Local governments and their departments
- Peak mining and industry representative bodies
- The NSW Farmers Association
- License holders (eg. water and commercial fishing)
- The Federal Court
- The National Native Title Tribunal
