Native Title and Cultural Heritage
Negotiating productive agreements
Our lawyers have been working in the native title and cultural heritage fields for more than 25 years, including work on some of the earliest native title determinations made in Australia. Much progress has been made in native title law since that time, however the fundamental principles of respect and communication remain at the heart of our approach. Miller Harris Lawyers has worked with a wide variety of organisations in the native title law and cultural heritage law areas providing services to clients both in Cairns and throughout the North Queensland region.
We support the resolution of disputes amongst native title claimant groups through representative body dispute resolution processes, based on sound anthropology and agreement, rather than divisive litigation.
We specialise in assisting traditional owners, leaseholders, pastoralists, property developers, miners and government agencies with a range of services outlined below.