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Land Administration (South West Native Title Settlement) Act 2016.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Western Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the conveyance of freehold title, the creation of reserves and the making of management orders in respect of reserves, and the grant of leasehold interests, for the benefit of the Noongar people; and to provide for licences to enable the Noongar people to access, and carry out activities for Aboriginal Customary Purposes, on certain unallocated Crown land and unmanaged reserves, and for related purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Traditional rights/customary rights Vested rights/existing rights Indigenous peoples Land tenure Cultural heritage Public land Access right Authorization/permit Institution Sub-national agreement
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The purposes of this Act are (a) to provide for the implementation of the Land Base Strategy for the purpose of establishing the Noongar Land Estate in accordance with the settlement terms established in the document entitled “South West Settlement Terms” that is set out in Schedule 10 to of the Settlement ILUA; and (b) to provide for land access licenses in accordance with the settlement terms. Settlement ILUA means any of the following indigenous land use agreements under the Native Title Act 1993 (Commonwealth) section 24CA executed by the State for the settlement of all claims by the Noongar people. The Agreements are: (a) Ballardong People Indigenous Land Use Agreement; (b) Gnaala Karla Booja Indigenous Land Use Agreement; (c) South West Boojarah #2 Indigenous Land Use Agreement; (d) Wagyl Kaip & Southern Noongar Indigenous Land Use Agreement; (e) Whadjuk People Indigenous Land Use Agreement; (f) Yued Indigenous Land Use Agreement; The Act specifies that if there is an inconsistency between this Act and the Land Administration Act, this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

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