Aboriginal Law Bulletin --- "Update: Legal Aspects of Native Title; History and Heritage Forum; Art Antiquity and Law" [1996] AboriginalLawB 24; (1996) 3(81) Aboriginal Law Bulletin 2

• Update
• Legal Aspects Of Native Title
• History And Heritage Forum
• Art Antiquity And Law

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Update

Legal Aspects of Native Title

The Australian National University's Faculty of Law will conduct a 3 day intensive program on legal aspects of native title on 18, 19 and 20 June in Canberra.

The program will cover international law principles of non-discrimination and equality and examine the constitutional background to the enactment of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), including its relationship to state laws. Drawing on ideas from Aboriginal and Tones Strait Islander traditions and the laws of other jurisdictions, the program will examine critically the concept of 'native' and the relationship between native title and other rights to land. It will look at how native title may be held and extinguished, what compensation is available to former native title holders, the procedures associated with the 'right to negotiate', and the lodgement and proof of native title claims. Finally, it will examine the role of the native title representative bodies.

The 1996 program is expected to be the most comprehensive of its kind in Australia. Although it will provide students with a detailed knowledge of the relevant law, it will also examine that law critically from the perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The cost of enrolment for the program is $450.00. Accommodation and travel requirements are the personal responsibility of participants.

Further information may be obtained through contacting the program Convenor, Jennifer Clarke, on [phone], or the Course Co-ordinator on [phone].

History and Heritage Forum

The Aboriginal History Committee will present the National Aboriginal History and Heritage Forum on 9 and 10 July 1996. The Forum is scheduled to coincide with NAIDOC week celebrations, and will be held at the Sydney Institute of Technology, Turner Hall, Mary Anne Street, Ultimo, Sydney.

The Forum will focus on the establishment of a National Aboriginal History and Heritage body. Workshops will be conducted on issues such as State and Territory networking, oral history, archives, working with family historians, libraries, heritage acts and other relevant legislation. There will also be a business section to discuss the future of the proposed Aboriginal History and Heritage body.

All people are welcome to register for the Forum. However, as participation is limited to a maximum of 100 people, priority registration will be given to Australian Indigenous people. The Forum will be conducted under the philosophy of self-determination, and as such voting and general conduct of business will be at the direction and discretion of the Indigenous participants.

For registration and expressions of interest, please contact the Forum organisers directly:

CMS Indigenous Consulting
GPO Box 1135
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Mobile: [phone]

General enquiries about the Aboriginal History Committee may be directed to Ronald Briggs, Chairperson, phone [phone], fax [phone], mobile [phone].

Art Antiquity and Law

Art Antiquity and Law is a new quarterly journal being produced in England for an international readership interested in the legal and policy issues of cultural heritage and art-lawyers and legal academics, museum and gallery professionals, collectors, and policy advisers. It reports on legal developments, conferences and reviews, and also carries comments by curators and practitioners on legal incidents and issues.

Andrew Kenyon is the assistant editor responsible for Aboriginal issues as they relate to the journal. He would welcome any suggestions, submissions or inquiries. He may be contacted as follows:

Andrew Kenyon
Law School
University of Melbourne
PARKVILLE VIC 3152
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]