Describes the right to negotiate (RTN) process as established in the Native Title Act 1993 and particularly under the present 'future acts' regime (sections 226, 227, 233); 'permissable future acts' (s235, s238(8)); (ss 26(2), 26(2)(e), 26(3)(4), 253); how section 29 notices currently initiate RTN; clear procedural diagrams of section 29 and associated procedures on pp 4 & 5 (Diags.1&2); outcomes of RTNs and arbritration to 1996; assesses the eight proposed amendments and the possible implications