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Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Act 2014.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
New South Wales
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 to make provision with respect to Aboriginal Land Agreements; and for other purposes.
Subject
Land & soil, Mineral resources
Keyword
Land tenure Vested rights/existing rights Traditional rights/customary rights Institution Lease Transfer Ownership Dispute settlement Non-governmental entity Indigenous peoples Registration Access right Mining
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act amends Aboriginal Land Rights 1983. Amending Acts and amending provisions are subject to automatic repeal pursuant to sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No. 15 once the amendments have taken effect. Amendments deal with the following aspects: the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council must prepare a list of investigators in accordance with the regulations from which the Registrar may appoint an investigator to investigate the affairs, or specified affairs, of a Local Aboriginal Land Council and submit that list to the Minister for approval (the "list of investigators"); the Registrar may appoint, from the list of investigators, an investigator to investigate the affairs, or specified affairs, of a Local Aboriginal Land Council, including the efficiency and effectiveness of the Council, but only with the approval of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council; the Minister may appoint an investigator to investigate the affairs, or specified affairs, of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, including the efficiency and effectiveness of the Council, etc.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

References - Legislation

Amends

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983.

Legislation | Australia | 1983 (2018)

Keyword: Land tenure, Vested rights/existing rights, Traditional rights/customary rights, Institution, Lease, Transfer, Ownership, Dispute settlement, Non-governmental entity, Indigenous peoples, Access right, Mining

Source: FAO, FAOLEX