Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body areas - November 2020 (NNTT)

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

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. The statutory functions of RATSIBs 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. Note: This metadata record is a local copy maintained for the eAtlas and is not authoritative. Please see the link to the 'Original metadata record for this dataset' for the full metadata and latest update. Data Location: This dataset is filed in the eAtlas enduring data repository at: data\non-custodian\ongoing\AU_NNTT\2020-11-05\RATSIB_Nat_shp.zip

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body areas - November 2020 (NNTT)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/817a5c7c-66c4-41e1-b713-6c4700b0779d
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
geoservices@nntt.gov.au
Reference Period 25/11/2020
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        96.25,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        168.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        168.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        96.25,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        96.25,
        -44.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body areas - November 2020 (NNTT)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/representative-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-body-areas-november-2020-nntt