Abstracts - Parry Agius

Introduction:

This paper endeavours to outline the experiences of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement – Native Title Unit’s (ALRM-NTU) involvement in unique Statewide negotiations with the South Australian Fishing Industry Council, Seafood Council SA and the South Australian Government.

Methods & Materials:

The Statewide negotiation process, in relation to fishing and aquaculture, took place under the banner of the Fishing and Aquaculture Side Table (FAST). The FAST was established in South Australia as part of a wider Statewide framework developed to bring stakeholder groups together in an attempt to resolve native title matters by negotiation rather than litigation. In particular the FAST was set up to: (1) Develop a Statewide fishing and aquaculture Indigenous Land Use Agreement template; and (2) Assist in the identification of issues for each party involved in negotiations.

Results:

From ALRM-NTU’s perspective it is argued that through cooperation the peak bodies were able to work through a variety of complex and emotive issues to produce ‘documents for consultation’ that all of the parties involved could use as a starting point to navigate their way through fishing negotiations at both a Statewide and local level. These documents, and the consequent consultation, led to an agreement in principle to a fishing and aquaculture Indigenous Land Use Agreement template.

Conclusions:

Through sharing the FAST process all parties were able to arrive at an alternative arrangement for fisheries management reflective of a more equitable division of the fishing resource among various sectors. Among other things this arrangement will facilitate Aboriginal and industry access to sea and inland water resources as well as promote sustainable management of fishing resources in a manner that provides certainty for all users of the resource. It is hoped that by presenting this paper other stakeholders around the country may discover something of value that they can apply to their own situations.  

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