Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Act. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Northern Territory Document type Legislation Date 1989 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to acknowledge and secure the right of Aboriginals who are the traditional Aboriginal owners of certain land in the Northern Territory of Australia, and certain other Aboriginals, to occupy and use that land, to establish a National park comprising that land to be known as the Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park, to provide for the management and control of that Park and certain other land, and for related purposes. Subject Land & soil Keyword Traditional rights/customary rights Protected area Zoning Institution Access right Cultural heritage 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 1 August 1989. Abstract This Act provides for the establishment and management of the Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park. The park will also ensure the right of Aboriginals, who are traditionally the owner of certain lands, to occupy and use that land. For the administration of the park, the Act establishes the Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Board, whose functions include to prepare plans of management for the control and management of the park and to protect and enforce the right of Aboriginals entitled by Aboriginal tradition to use and occupy the park. Full text English Website www7.austlii.edu.au