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Aboriginal Lands Act 1970 (No. 8044).

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Victoria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1970 (2017)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the Lands reserved for the use of the Aborigines at Framlingham and Lake Tyers to be vested in a Framlingham Aboriginal Trust and a Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust respectively, to regulate the affairs of the said Trusts, to amend the Aboriginal Affairs Act 1967 and the Land Tax Act 1958, and for other purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Traditional rights/customary rights Zoning Non-governmental entity Land-use planning Indigenous peoples
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 8 December 1970.
Abstract

The Act, consisting of 27 sections, provides for the transfer of the lands reserved for the use of aborigines at Framlingham and Lake Tyers to the Framlingham and Lake Tyers reserves, whose operation is regulated under the Act. As indicated in section 11, the powers of the Trusts include: manage, maintain, improve and develop any land held by the Trust; carry on any business on any land held by the Trust; purchase, take, hold, sell, lease, take on lease, exchange or dispose of any real or personal property, and borrow money on the security of a mortgage charge or other assurance of any real or personal property of the Trust. The Act is completed by two schedules that report the borders of the Framlingham and Lake Tyers reserves.

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