Aboriginal Lands Act 1970 (No. 8044). Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Victoria Document type Legislation Date 1970 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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