The South West Native Title Settlement and co-operative managementSouth West Native Title Settlement • March 23rd, 2023
Contract Type FiledMarch 23rd, 2023The South West Native Title Settlement (the Settlement) is the largest and most comprehensive native title agreement to settle Aboriginal interests over land in Australia. It involves six Noongar Native Title Agreement Groups, and covers 200,000 square kilometres of land (Settlement area). The Settlement represents significant social and economic investment in the Noongar community and the shared future prosperity of Western Australia. On 8 June 2015, after extensive negotiations, and authorisation by the Noongar people, the Western Australian Government signed (executed) the six South West Native Title Settlement Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) with the Ballardong, Gnaala Karla Booja, Karri Karak (formerly South West Boojarah), Wagyl Kaip and Southern Noongar, Whadjuk and Yued groups. The Settlement began on 25 February 2021 once all legal proceedings were resolved.