What is an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUAs)?

• An ILUA is a voluntary agreement between the native title claim group and others about how the land or water is used.
• The ILUA can cover:
  • areas where native title has already been found to exist;
  • situations where the court is still deciding if native title exists; and
  • land where no native title claim has been made.
• An ILUA is registered on the Register of Indigenous Land Use held by the National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT). A registered ILUA binds all persons who hold native title to the terms of the agreement whether they were parties to the agreement or not.
• ILUAs provide certainty for other parties who wish to carry out activities and developments on the land or waters in the agreement area even before native title has been determined.