RATSIB Areas

A "representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body" (RATSIB) is a body recognised by the Commonwealth under s 203AD of the NTA to represent native title holders and persons who may hold native title and to consult with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons within a specified area. A RATSIBs statutory functions are detailed in Part 11 Division 3 of the NTA and include: (a) facilitation and assistance to prepare and progress native title applications and negotiation of future act processes; (b) certification of native title applications and applications for registration of an ILUA; (c) resolution of disputes between constituents; (d) notification to persons who hold or may hold native title in the area of notices that relate to land and water in the RATSIB area; and (e) agreement making to be a party to ILUAs as appropriate in its specified area."原住民与托雷斯海峡岛民代表机构（Representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Body，缩写RATSIB）"是指澳大利亚联邦依据《原住民土地权法》（Native Title Act，简称NTA）第203AD条认可的机构，其职能为代表原住民土地权持有人及可能持有原住民土地权的人士，并在指定区域内与原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民开展磋商。 RATSIB的法定职能在《原住民土地权法》第11部分第3分部中有详细规定，具体包括： (a) 协助筹备、推进原住民土地权申请，并就法定未来行为流程开展磋商； (b) 对原住民土地权申请及原住民土地使用协议（Indigenous Land Use Agreement，缩写ILUA）的注册申请进行认证； (c) 调解其服务对象之间的纠纷； (d) 向该机构辖区内持有或可能持有原住民土地权的人士通报与其辖区内土地、水域相关的公告； (e) 在指定区域内，在适宜情形下作为缔约方参与原住民土地使用协议的签订工作。