Transmission letter 26 March 2024 The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP Attorney-General PO Box 6022 Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Attorney Women in Native Title: Native Title Report 2024 By virtue of my functions under section 46C(2B) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), I am pleased to present to you Women in Native Title: Native Title Report 2024 (Report). Where I have also included consideration in this Report of the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in relation to other relevant policy and legislation, this is done so in accordance with my functions under section 46C(1)(a) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth). This Report follows in the wake of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices): Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future Report 2020 and provides a dedicated account of the experiences, perspectives, aspirations and solutions of First Nations women within the native title system. This Report takes a person-centred approach, highlighting how native title and related systems impact individuals and communities on a day-to-day basis. In doing so, this Report makes clear that significant reform is required if the native title system is to uphold the human rights of First Nations women and their communities. My hope is that this Report provides a stepping stone that elevates native title reform as a critical issue for attention in the broader context of the need for structural and systemic change, and emphasises the need for the supported participation of First Nations women and their communities in the conversations, decisions, processes and structures that ensue as part of future reform work. This Report provides 29 recommendations for your consideration. Yours sincerely June Oscar Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission T: 02 9284 9600 W: www.humanrights.gov.au Australian Human Rights Commission 3