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Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Address the notification to the registered native title claimant/s, registered native title bodySample Class Notification Form BInsert the date you will send the notification corporate or native title representative body. Eg

Class Notification under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 Mr Alfred Bird on behalf of the Flamingo People, ~ 26 Flamingo Drive, Flamingo, 04810.t":,.,To : [insert addressee details as per information box)

This is the future act section of the NTA that Date of Issue: 1 March 2011 ­the proposed future act is being notified under. NB. Class notifications can only be Insert the name of your department or aqencv. done for certain future acts

I'--..h.l SECTION OF NTA I Section 24HA ~ ....

This is the number of approvals that your.,,....DEPARTMENT/AGENCY I Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) department/agency w ishes to issue in a certainThis is the officer who will be able to answer time period. Therefore you must specify the any queries in relation to the proposed future number of approvals and time period. You will alsoDanny CreekCONTACT NAMEact. Their e-mail , telephone and fax r--hl need to state when the time period w ill commencenumbers should also be included in the Danny.Creek@deedi.qld.gov.auE-MAIL

boxes below 07 3227 6799TELEPHONE NO. IMPORTANT - Once the maximum number of 07 3227 8004FAX NO. approvals has been reached or the timeframe has

What is the type of approval sought? For P/000234/02REFERENCE NO. lapsed (w hichever is first) , the notification can no example­ / longer be relied upon.

commercial fishing tour permits ; The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation intends to issue: /permits to cut and remove timber on a Insert the name and section of the StateNUMBER OF APPROVALS ~eofi~\h~~~it2 month period. This 12 month period will commence on the date of grant avpastoral lease; ~ legislation that gives the power to grant theWITHIN A CERTAIN PERIODconstruction of public works on a particular approval.I) Commercial Fishing Tour PermitsTYPE OF APPROVAUSreserve; etc.

The Commonwealth Native Title (Notices)Section 51 , Fisheries Act 1994UNDER WHAT STATE ACTThe Commonwealth Native Title (Notices) Determination 2011 requires that a notification must -Determination 2011 requires that a include a "clear description" of the area to w hich theThe approval, if granted, will permit the following activity to happen:notification must include a description of the class of future acts mentioned in the notice relates

Authorises the holder to take persons on organised recreational fishing tours (charters)NATURE OF ACTIVITYgeneral nature of the future act. This is Clear description ", for an area, means a description ofPersons undertaking recreational fishing under the direction of the permit holder (tourbasically a description of w hat the approval the area that contains enough information, whether by. ­ operator) are required to comply w ith restrictions on the types of fishing apparatus (egwill allow/permit. map drawn to scale or description by other means, tofishing rods, hand lines, etc) that can be used and fish species bag limits specified under

workout:fisheries legislation. The Fisheries Regulation 2008 contains the restrictions that apply toThe purpose of the approval and the likely (a) the general location of the area; and ...........recreation fishers, including bag limits, size limits, locations, etc. These restrictions aredisturbance to land or waters may (b) the approximate boundaries of the area.imposed to ensure resource use remains sustainable. This activity w ould create little, if ,.............-­sometimes be relevant to include in the Include the following information, where relevant, ­anv, ohvsical imoact on water quality, stream beds, banks, reef structures, etcdescription. . Lot on Plan description , Parish and County;. Name of River/Creek/Lake and further description

The above activity will be located within: as to location, eg. intertidal area of Burdekin River;As part of satisfying the clear description of the .All Queensland waters This means the permit covers all inland waters of the State orLOCATION OF ACTIVITY Name of Reserve, eg. Reserve for Recreationarea to which the class of future act relates, a .coastal waters of the State Name of a nearby town/city;locality map and/or SMARTMAP and any relevant . Name of the Marine Park & Marine Park zones;plans must be attached to the notification. . Region of Coastal w aters, eg. coastal w atersPlease refer to the attached mapMAPS/PLANS between Mackay and Cairns;The approximate boundaries of the proposed All registered and determined native title claims as shown on the attached QueenslandNAME OF REGISTERED NATIVE . GPS coordinates if possible, eg. for a buoydealing area, eg. the permit area , should be clearly -fli Claim Activity MapTITLE CLAIMANT GROUP/SOR mooring authority; etcshown on the maps/plans .NAME OF REGISTERED NATIVE More specifics, eg. how many square metres, etc.

TITLE BODY CORPORATE This w ritten description must be accompanied by Torres Strait Regional Authority, Cape York Land Council , Carpentaria Land Council, relevant maps and plans.NAME OF NATIVE TITLE

REPRESENTATIVE BODY The duration of the approval should be

Queensland South Native Title Services Limited, North Queensland Land Council 'inserted in this box, eg. the term of the lease, "" ­'-... The name/s of the registered native title claimant

If approved, after consideration of all comments, each permit will be granted for the for the following time period: licence, permit or authority

groups or the registered native title bodies

DURATION OF APPROVAL Valid for 12 months from the date of issue. The permit is not transferable or able to be corporate who you are sending a notification to should be inserted in this box. Also, include therenewed~ ' "'JThe 14 day extension to the opportunity to claim number (QC) and Federal Court number

comment period is a matter for your (QUO) . Where the area is a large area, eg. all ~u are invited to comment upon the proposed class of proposed future acts outlined above. ~department or agency. However, where there Old Waters, you may refer to the registered and

is large number of proposed future acts being determined claims for that area shown on x mapnotified this extension must be provided Please note that in light of the number of proposed future act notified, the normal 28 day period for responses has

~ been extended by 14 days. I\ Insert the name of the relevant Native Title Representative Body/Bodies.

This is the officer who will either ­ l':i.Any comments must be IN WRITING and must be received no later than [insert date].. consider the comments made in relation to the notification before making a When calculating the date for receipt of comments

YOUR COMMENTS TO MUST BE SENT TO: Danny Creek, Policy Officer, Department of Employment, Economic Deve and you must allow 28 days for the provision ofdecision to proceed w ith the future act or Innov ation, GPO Box 1235 , BRISBANE O LD 4001 . I- ­ comments. This date should be cal culated to give not; or -

native title parties 28 days in w hich to comment dec is ion-maker

. l'--..i..forward the comments on to the relevant from their receipt of the notification.

Queensland Government