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title: "Application to register an Indigenous Land Use Agreement: completion guide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work/ilua-registration-application"
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id: "a36-ilua-registration-application"
area_id: "A36"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
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# Application to register an Indigenous Land Use Agreement: completion guide

> Link 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…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work/ilua-registration-application  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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Link 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.

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Native Title & First Nations Legal Work](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/native-title-and-first-nations-legal-work.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the official form at nntt.gov.au and the 4 authorities it cites, for Australia.

## When to use it

Use when an Indigenous Land Use Agreement has been made and a party will apply to the Native Title Registrar to register it. Do not use to negotiate the ILUA itself, and always use the NNTT's current application forms and reg 9 certificate template.

## How AI may be used

AI may cross-check the ILUA and application bundle against the registration requirements and extract key terms with clause references. Authorisation and certification evidence must be verified by the lawyer.

**AI may:**

- Check the bundle against the NNTT's requirements table for the ILUA type and list missing items
- Extract parties, area description, surrender statements and the location of particular statements with clause references
- Draft the covering letter to the Registrar from the settled bundle

**AI must not:**

- Must not assess whether the authorisation or identification of native title holders was adequate
- Must not process restricted cultural information included in authorisation records
- Must not prepare the reg 9 certificate content from assumptions about the consultation

**The lawyer checks:**

- Correct ILUA type and registration pathway (certified or uncertified for area agreements)
- Authorisation under s 251A and any conditions are proved, or certification under s 203BE is obtained
- Statements required for registration effect are in the agreement and located correctly
- Reg 9 certificate from any registered native title body corporate party is complete and executed

## Authorities

- [Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Pt 2 Div 3 Subdivs B to E (ss 24BA to 24EC), including ss 24BG, 24CG, 24CH, 24CI, 24DH and 24EA](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04665/latest/text)
- [Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 203BE and 251A](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04665/latest/text)
- [Native Title (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Regulations 2024 (Cth)](https://www.nntt.gov.au/ILUA/ilua-registration)
- [Native Title (Prescribed Bodies Corporate) Regulations 1999 (Cth) regs 8 and 9](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F1999B00146/latest/text)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.nntt.gov.au/ILUA/ilua-registration)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by nntt.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-17.

## Full text and drafting notes

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