It was formed in 2001,[1][2] and is incorporated under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.
[3] The Council's primary role is to assist the Noongar people with native title claims and Indigenous land use agreements.
[5] The comprehensive South West Native Title Settlement for Noongar people in Western Australia aims to resolve native title claims in exchange for statutory recognition of the Noongar people as the traditional owners of south-Western Australia.
[6] As of 2020[update] it is the largest native title settlement in Australian history, affecting about 30,000 Noongar People and encompassing around 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) in south-western Western Australia.
[7] On 19 December 2019, the Federal Court upheld the Native Title Registrar’s decision to register the six ILUAs, and settlement is expected to begin in the second half of 2020.