Native Title is the recognition in Australian law that Indigenous people have a system of law and ownership of their land that pre-dates European settlement.
The Australian legal system does not recognise Native Title rights in areas where things have been done to extinguish Native Title.
Extinguishment occurs by valid government acts that are inconsistent with native title title rights and interests.
Areas where Native Title is extinguished include:
Privately owned land (including family homes and privately owned freehold farms)
Land covered by residential, commercial and certain other leases
Some crown reserves vested in bodies such as a local government or statutory authority
Areas where governments have built roads, schools and undertaken other public works