Ann: Large Porphyry Copper and Epithermal Gold at Kadungle NSW, page-46

ERM management didn't write the rules for negotiating native title approval for exploration tenements. They can only work within the current rules, and the rules (as currently written) provide absolutely no incentives at all for the native title holders to negotiate any outcome, especially when advised by lawyers whom earn a living from delaying, negotiating and consulting, once an agreement is in place then the revenue for the lawyers stop so why would the lawyers be in any rush to negotiate an outcome?