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Register of Native Title Claims - boundaries and core attributes about application

Dataset description contents:

Note: this dataset description is metadata (data about data) which describes the actual dataset in accordance with the ANZLIC (Australia New Zealand Land Information Council) Core Metadata Guidelines Version 2 (February 2001)


Citation

ANZLIC unique identifier: ANZCW1101000006

Title: Register of Native Title Claims - boundaries and core attributes about application

Custodian: National Native Title Tribunal

Jurisdiction: Australia


Description

Abstract:

This dataset attempts to reflect the boundaries of claimant applications for Native Title as per the Register of Native Title Claims (s185, Native Title Act; Commonwealth).

This is a national dataset but data is stored by jurisdiction (State), for ease of use. Applications stored for each jurisdiction dataset include applications which overlap into adjoining jurisdictions as well as applications which overlap with these.

This dataset depicts the spatial record of registered claimant applications. Aspatial attribution includes National Native Title Tribunal number, Federal Court number, application status and the names of both the NNTT Case Manager and Lead Member assigned to the application.

Applicants of registered applications have the Right To Negotiate (RTN) with respect to certain types of Future Acts over the area being claimed.

Whilst applications that are determined are recorded on a separate register, all registered applications remain on the Register of Native Title Claims until otherwise finalised.

ANZLIC search words:

Spatial domain:

Geographic extent name:
VICTORIA - State or Territory - Victoria
Geographic extent name:
NEW SOUTH WALES - NSW - State or Territory - New South Wales
Geographic extent name:
TASMANIA - State or Territory - Tasmania
Geographic extent name:
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - SA - State or Territory - South Australia
Geographic extent name:
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY - ACT - State or Territory - Australian Capital Territory
Geographic extent name:
NORTHERN TERRITORY - NT - State or Territory - Northern Territory
Geographic extent name:
ASHMORE REEF AND CARTIER REEF - ACR - External Territories - Australia
Geographic extent name:
CHRISTMAS ISLAND - CHI - External Territories - Australia
Geographic extent name:
COCOS (KEELING) ISLAND - COI - External Territories - Australia
Geographic extent name:
CORAL SEA ISLANDS TERRITORY - CSI - External Territories - Australia
Geographic extent name:
NORFOLK ISLAND - NOI - External Territories - Australia

Note: The format for each Geographic extent name is: Name - Identifier - Category - Jurisdiction (as appropriate)

Geographic bounding box:
The bounding box encloses the maximum extents of the dataset. There may be voids or gaps within the bounding box, depending on the defined coverage of the dataset. Outer bounding rectangle as Latitude/Longitude coordinates based on the WGS84 datum (expressed as both Degrees Minutes Seconds and as decimal Degrees):

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Data currency

Beginning date: 01 January 1994 (1994-01-01)
Ending date: Current

Dataset status

Progress: In Progress
Maintenance and update frequency: Monthly

Access

Stored data format:
Digital MapInfo
Available format type:
Digital Arcview Digital MapInfo
Access constraints:
Geographic data portraying Native Title produced by the National Native Title Tribunal may not be on-sold. Value-added products using this data must acknowledge the National Native Title Tribunal as a data source.

Data quality

Lineage:

Created by the National Native Title Tribunal in 1994 and continuously updated and maintained.

Positional accuracy:

Application boundaries are based on various sources and may include any combination of cadastral, topographic, tenement and descriptive data. Positional accuracy therefore depends on the source data and geographic nature of the application.

Attribute accuracy:

Attributes are maintained continuously and should at all times reflect the Register of Native Title Claims. Some inconsistencies due to communication or procedural problems may occur from time to time.

Logical consistency:

There are some technical overlaps within this dataset. Technical overlaps include portions of boundaries of applications that are intended to abut but which overlap. These overlaps may be caused by changes in source datasets used to create application boundaries or by differing interpretations of application boundary descriptions. Part of the maintenance program of this dataset is the identification and removal of such technical overlaps.

Completeness:

Complete.


Contact information

Contact organisation: National Native Title Tribunal
Contact position: Geospatial Database Administrator
Postal address: 1
Postal address: Victoria Avenue
Locality: Perth
State: WA
Country: Australia
Postcode: 6000
Telephone: 08 9268 7333
Facsimile: 08 9325 9031
Electronic mail address: geospatial@nntt.gov.au

Metadata information

Metadata date: 03 June 2004 (2004-06-03)
Metadata Reference: http://www.brs.gov.au/asdd/comm/ANZCW1101000006.html

This dataset description complies with ANZLIC Core Metadata Guidelines Version 2 (February 2001) and XML DTD ANZMETA 1.3 (metadata validation date: 2004-06-23)