Land and Resources Tribunal Presentation

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Land and Resources TribunalPresentation
QUEENSLAND

• by
• Deputy President KinghamDeputy President Fleur
  Kingham

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What is the LRT?

• independent
• judicial and quasi judicial body
• progressively being implemented
• presiding and non-presiding members
• presiding members at judicial level
• only presiding members appointed

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President KOPPENOL
Deputy President SMITH
Land and Resources Tribunal Staff
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What will it do?

• cultural heritage
• native title
• mining
• environment

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Cultural Heritage

• exclusive jurisdiction
• injunctions
• any type of development of activity
• determination by LRT
• commenced 21 April 2000

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Native Title

• NOT native title determinations
• Qld alternative provisions
• native title objections
• interpret and enforce agreements
• compensation
• exclusive jurisdiction
• determination by LRTbut
• Commonwealth approval of scheme

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Native Title

• Independent Body
• some non-exclusive lease renewals
• compulsory acquisition for 3rd party
  infrastructure
• infrastructure only mining leases
• referred at request of native title party
• determination
• commenced 21 April 2000

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Mining Tenure

• Mining Warden functions
• recommendations on mining tenements
• compensation for land holders
• caveats etc
• recommendations and determinations
• commencing in the near future

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Environment

• objections decisions
• recommendations
• review decisions
• refusal of authority or amendments
• rehabilitation issues
• compulsory audits
• determinations
• draft legislation with stakeholders

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How will it operate?

• natural justice
• case management flow chart
• minimum formality
• expeditious
• costs
• accessible
• ADR

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Challenges ahead

• integrating diverse jurisdiction
• multiple legislation
• multiple and diverse issues
• multiple roles

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Challenges ahead

• compensating native title holders and
  claimants
• what principles apply?
• determination prior to native title
  determination