Chelsea undertakes native title, cultural heritage and related work undertaken on behalf of native title representative bodies, native title service providers, registered native title bodies corporate, native title holders, native title claimants, government agencies and departments and proponents.
Chelsea’s native title experience includes drafting indigenous land use agreements, cultural heritage management plans and associated documents, progressing native title claimant applications to determination by negotiation, mediation of disputes and litigation and generally providing advice on the nature, existence and extinguishment of native title and the operation of the Native Title Act and cultural heritage legislation, including in relation to future act negotiations concerning native title.
Chelsea is recognised by Doyle’s Guide to Australia’s leading lawyers as a Rising Star for 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the area of Native Title.
Chelsea’s experience includes advising: