Precedents: Native Title & First Nations Legal Work
6 starting-point precedents for this area. Each one names the law it rests on and says how far AI may help.
- Precedents in this area
- 6
- Full text
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- Newest law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Guidance for this area
- Tasks and AI use in Native Title & First Nations Legal Work
| Precedent | Kind | Where it applies | AI use | Law stated as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native title determination application (claimant application, Form 1): completion guideLink to the Federal Court's current Form 1 under the Native Title (Federal Court) Regulations 2024, with a guide to the section 61 and 62 requirements, the applicant's affidavit, authorisation, the registration test and handling culturally restricted material. | Court document | Australia | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Application to register an Indigenous Land Use Agreement: completion guideLink to the National Native Title Tribunal's ILUA registration page and application forms, with a guide to the documents required for body corporate, area and alternative procedure agreements, certification or authorisation, notification and objections. | Form | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Objection to inclusion of the expedited procedure statement: lodgement guideLink to the NNTT's expedited procedure objection page and form, with a guide to the four-month deadline, who can object, the section 237 test, evidence, non-disclosure directions and negotiating while the objection runs. | Form | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Section 31 (right to negotiate) agreement: heads of termsOriginal heads of terms for an agreement under section 31 of the Native Title Act between the government party, grantee party and native title party, covering consent, benefits, heritage protection, employment, governance, confidentiality and section 41 effects. | Agreement | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| PBC native title decision: consultation and consent record and reg 9 certificate checklistOriginal record for a prescribed body corporate to document consultation with, and consent of, common law holders before a native title decision, and to assemble the content and execution of the reg 9 certificate. | Form | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and data sovereignty protocol for AI useOriginal firm protocol that controls AI use on First Nations matters: free, prior and informed consent, a bar on restricted and sacred knowledge entering AI tools, no vendor training, community control of data and outputs, and records of cultural authority. | Policy | Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
AI use levels: Green means AI can do most of the drafting and a lawyer reviews it. Yellow means AI helps in set ways and a lawyer checks specific points. Red means a lawyer does the work and AI stays out of the decisive steps.