Position vacant at the National Native Title Tribunal

03/07/2014

Expressions of interest are being sought for the position of native title registrar at the National Native Title Tribunal. The tribunal is established under the Native Title Act 1993 (the Act). The Tribunal performs a vital role in the native title system.

The native title registrar has certain statutory responsibilities under the Act, including:

• assessing native title claimant applications for registration against statutory conditions
• giving notice of native title applications to individuals, organisations, governments and the public
• registering Indigenous Land Use Agreements that meet the registration requirements
• maintaining the Register of Native Title Claims, the National Native Title Register (the register of determinations of native title) and the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements
• keeping other public records, and
• reporting on specified matters to the Federal Court.

Further information about the National Native Title Tribunal may be obtained from the tribunal’s website.

The position can be located in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney. Remuneration is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal for Judicial and Related Offices, currently ‘Determination 2014-09: Judicial and Related Offices - Remuneration and Allowances’ (effective from 1 July 2014).
The advertisement will be published iYour text to link here...n the Australian Financial Review on 20 June 2014, T_he Australian_ on 21 June 2014 and the National Indigenous Times on 25 June 2014. The advertisement has also been placed on the APS Employment Gazette at www.apsjobs.gov.au. I would be grateful if you could circulate this email to your members or networks for their information.
A full information package, including the selection criteria, is available at Applications for the position will close on 4 July 2014. Further information on the position can be obtained by emailing nntt.appointments@ag.gov.au or by calling (02) 6141 4730.