PRE-AUTHORISATION MEETING AND AUTHORISATION MEETING ABOUT A PROPOSED NATIVE TITLE DETERMINATION APPLICATION

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PRE-AUTHORISATION MEETING AND AUTHORISATION MEETING ABOUT A PROPOSED NATIVE TITLE DETERMINATION APPLICATION

Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group

Wednesday 26 March 2025 & Friday 28 March 2025

New Mapoon

This notice is to advise that Cape York Land Council (CYLC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday 26 March 2025 and on Friday 28 March 2025 in New Mapoon for all members of the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group. The purpose of first meeting on 26 March is to discuss a proposed native title determination application (a native title claim) on behalf of the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group over the areas not yet determined in the Northern Peninsula Sea Claim (QUD 114/2017) (NP Sea Claim) or the North Eastern Peninsula Sea Claim (QUD 115/2017) (NEP Sea Claim) that are part of the Endeavour Strait as shown on the map below (Disputed Area). The purpose of the second meeting on 28 March is to consider and, if the meeting decides, to authorise the proposed native title determination application for the Disputed Area and Gudang Yadhaykenu people to be the members of the Applicant for the proposed application. The CYLC lawyer assisting the Applicant in each of the NP Sea Claim and NEP Sea Claim will facilitate the meetings. Depending on the outcomes of the authorisation meeting on Friday 28 March 2025, that CYLC lawyer will then assist the Applicant in the new claim for the Disputed Area to brief a new and separate lawyer (not employed by CYLC) to take over the running of the new native title claim. The second meeting on 28 March will also consider the reauthorisation of the NEP Sea Claim outside of the Disputed Area, and consider whether the members of the Applicant for the NEP Sea Claim should be changed to ensure those people are the same as any appointed for a new claim to the Disputed Area.

Purpose of the meeting

The CYLC lawyer and consultant assisting the Applicants in each of the NP Sea Claim and NEP Sea Claim will, at the pre-authorisation meeting on Wednesday 26 March 2025, discuss with the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group the process for authorising the proposed native title determination application over the Disputed Area and process for re-authorisation of the Applicant in the NEP Sea Claim for those parts of the NEP Sea Claim not within the Disputed Area. A native title determination application for the Disputed Area is required under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) because the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group members claim they alone hold native title rights and interests over the whole of the Disputed Area, and there is currently no native title claim over the Disputed Area that is made only on behalf the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group. Discussion of the authorisation process for the proposed claim will also include discussion about (1) the proposed discontinuation of that part of the NEP Sea Claim within the Disputed Area and the reasons why The Pre-Authorisation Meeting will be held as follows: Date: Wednesday 26 March 2025 Time: 5.00pm – 8.00pm Venue: New Mapoon Hall, 81 Brown Street, New Mapoon , QLD 4876 The Authorisation Meeting will be held as follows: Date: Friday 28 March 2025 Time: 5.00pm – 8.00pm Venue: New Mapoon Hall, 81 Brown Street, New Mapoon , QLD 4876 that part of the NEP Sea Claim should be discontinued and replaced with a new application for determination of native title, (2) which members of the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group should be nominated as members of the Applicant for the proposed native title determination application, and so be authorised to make, and to deal with matters arising in relation to the proposed application, and (3) which members of the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group should be nominated to replace the current Applicant in the NEP Sea Claim to continue to deal with matters arising in relation to those parts of the NEP Sea Claim not within the Disputed Area and the reasons why the NEP Sea Claim Applicant should be replaced in relation to those areas. Following the pre-authorisation meeting on Wednesday 26 March 2025, there will be a meeting of the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group on Friday 28 March 2025 to consider whether to authorise the making of the proposed application for the Disputed Area and those other matters outlined above.

Who is invited to attend these meeting?

The meetings are open to those Aboriginal people who are descendants by birth or adoption, in accordance with the traditional laws acknowledged and traditional customs observed by the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group, from one or more of the following apical ancestors:

Any person who is a descendant of one or more of the apical ancestors listed above is invited to attend the meeting. Please contact CYLC if you would like to confirm whether you are a descendant of one or more of the apical ancestors listed above and so entitled to attend the meeting. Confirmation of attendance and attendance by video-conference To confirm attendance at this meeting please contact Jasmin Schubert on free call number 1800 623... or by email jschubert@cylc.org.au. If you have queries about this meeting, please contact Parky Wirrick on 0409 548... or pwirrick@cylc.org.au. Note that there is limited funding available for travel assistance. Any requests for travel assistance should be made by Wednesday 19 March 2025. Video-conferencing facilities will be made available at the meeting. If you would like CYLC to arrange a video-conference so you can attend the meeting please contact CYLC on Jasmin Schubert’s number or email address above well in advance of the meeting date.