---
title: "Index of connection material against the factual basis and physical connection conditions"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work/connection-evidence-index"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a36-connection-evidence-index"
area_id: "A36"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A36-B7-2", "A36-T1-R3", "A36-B8-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index of connection material against the factual basis and physical connection conditions

> Index that files connection, anthropology and genealogy material against Native Title Act s 190B(5), (6) and (7). It does not summarise the opinion in those reports as a finding.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work/connection-evidence-index  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Native Title & First Nations Legal Work](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when connection reports and historical records are being organised for a claim. The lawyer, with the anthropologist, decides whether the factual basis is sufficient. AI files and labels.

## Used for these tasks

- [Organise connection evidence and anthropological reports](https://ailawframework.com/practice/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work.md#A36-B7-2)
- [Summarise a connection, anthropology or genealogy report](https://ailawframework.com/practice/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work.md#A36-T1-R3)
- [Index historical records for connection reports](https://ailawframework.com/practice/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work.md#A36-B8-2)

## How AI may be used

AI may list documents, dates and the people named in them. It must not turn an anthropological opinion into a concluded fact.

**AI may:**

- Enter the title, author, date and file name of each report the lawyer identifies
- List people and places named in a report, with the page, where the lawyer asks for an index
- Flag a s 190B(5) limb that has no document against it

**AI must not:**

- Must not state that the factual basis is sufficient or that a right can prima facie be established
- Must not write the connection report or a witness statement
- Must not copy restricted cultural information into a summary that will leave the file

**The lawyer checks:**

- Each of s 190B(5)(a), (b) and (c) is addressed or marked as a gap
- Physical connection under s 190B(7) names at least the member the lawyer relies on, or records that the point is still open
- Any restriction on cultural material is recorded before an index is shared
- The registration-test table, not this index, is used for the other s 190B and s 190C conditions

## Authorities

- [Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 190B(5), (6) and (7) (factual basis for association, traditional laws and customs, and continued holding; prima facie case; traditional physical connection)](https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/nta1993147/s190b.html)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work/connection-evidence-index and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*