Aboriginal Communities Act 1979. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Western Australia Document type Legislation Date 1979 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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