THE Australian Greens have accused the Federal Government of failing to consult adequately with traditional landowners about a planned nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory.

Debate is expected to resume in the Senate later today on draft laws which would allow waste to be dumped at Muckaty Station.

"We think the Government should stand condemned for not having the intelligence to do things differently and for not having the courtesy to go to Tennant Creek and look these people in the eye and tell them exactly what it was that was proposed," Greens senator Scott Ludlam said.

Some traditional owners are against the dump, while the Northern Land Council is in favour of it.

The Federal Court is yet to rule on which Aboriginal groups are the rightful custodians of Muckaty Station.

"We do not believe that debate on this bill should proceed until at the very least the land tenure issues have been sorted and the Government is confident that it's dealing with the right people before it seeks to impose a dump," Senator Ludlam said.

A rally on the issue will be held outside Parliament House in Canberra at midday (AEST).

Traditional owner Dianne Stokes said she would be representing the traditional elders of the Warlmanpa and Warumungu tribes.

"The Senate will be going ahead debating the legislation without proper consultation and without our consent," she said.

"They have not come to sit with the rightful traditional owners."