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Aboriginal Communities Act 1979.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Western Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1979 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to assist certain Aboriginal communities to manage and control their community lands and for related purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Indigenous peoples Traditional rights/customary rights Cultural heritage Land tenure
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 13 sections, aims at assisting certain Aboriginal communities to manage and control their community lands and for related purposes in Western Australia. The Act applies to the Aboriginal communities incorporated as the Bidyadanga Aboriginal Community La Grange Incorporated and the Bardi Aborigines Association Inc. and any incorporated Aboriginal community that the Governor, on the advice of the Minister, declares by proclamation to be a community to which this Act applies.

Full text
English
Website
www7.austlii.edu.au