Editing Native title in Australia (section)

==Mediation==
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Native title in Australia frequently involves mediation between native title parties and other groups with an interest in native title, such as the Australian Government, state and territory governments, miners and pastoralists.<ref name="dfat.gov.au"/> Amendments to the NTA made in 2012 meant that the NNTT would henceforth only conduct native title claim mediation by referral from the Federal Court, which may also order mediation by other agencies or persons.<ref>{{cite web | title=Native Title | website=List of Mediators | date=17 May 2019 | url=https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/national-practice-areas/native-title/mediators | access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> The purpose of mediation is to assist parties to clarify the issues in dispute, to explore options for settlement and to reach agreement.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mediation of claims | website=National Native Title Tribunal | date=7 October 2010 | url=http://www.nntt.gov.au/nativetitleclaims/Pages/Mediation-of-claims.aspx | access-date=30 July 2020}} Text was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Attribution 4.0 International  (CC BY 4.0)] licence (as per [http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/Copyright.aspx this page]).</ref> Mediation is a structured process, with the intention of a mutually agreed outcome rather than having a decision imposed by a judge.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mediation | website=Federal Court of Australia | date=17 May 2019 | url=https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/services/ADR/mediation | access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>