IMAS Metadata Catalogue
Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body (RATSIB) areas
This resource is a map of 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. The statutory functions of RATSIBs 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.
Provides a spatial representation of native title matters, related to custodial statutory functions associated with Registers in support of the Native Title Act 1993.
Simple
Identification info
- Edition
- 1.0
- Presentation form
- Digital map
- Purpose
- This data and sets of maps was generate as inputs to the Futures of Seafood study State of Play (Work Package 1).Futures of Seafood delivers Australia's first comprehensive analysis of how intensifying ocean demands will reshape seafood production. This landmark 18-month study examines the cumulative impacts of competing ocean uses and policy decisions on the seafood sector. By uniting industry expertise with research capabilities, it creates a single source of truth about challenges and opportunities facing Australian seafood. Through spatial mapping, economic modeling, and social impact assessment, it provides decision-makers with essential insights for managing multiple ocean industries and ensures sustainable seafood production amid changing ocean access.
- Credit
- data downloaded 14/11/2024 from https://www.nntt.gov.au/assistance/Geospatial/Pages/DataDownload.aspx This work was supported by National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub Project 4.20 (NESP MaC 4.20).
- Status
- ongoing
Point of contact
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
Spatial resolution
- Spatial resolution
- 0.01
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Oceans
- Environment
- Economy
Extent
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- Keywords (Theme)
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- Native Title
Resource constraints
- Classification
- public
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Alternate title
- CC-BY
- Edition
- 4.0
- Website
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
Distribution Information
- OnLine resource
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becrc_wp2_representative_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_body_areas
Web Map Service for viewing data
- OnLine resource
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https://www.cmar.csiro.au/geoserver/becrc/wfs
This WFS service returns the data for download in various vector formats.
Reference System Information
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG/4326
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- urn:uuid/58fa5718-04e8-4dc5-b6fc-f3c5636e1a95
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Name
- Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body (RATSIB) areas
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/58fa5718-04e8-4dc5-b6fc-f3c5636e1a95
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2025-12-15
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
Overviews
Spatial extent
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