Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act.

Country/Territory: Australia
Territorial subdivision: Northern Territory
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1989 (2013)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to effect a practical balance between the recognized need to preserve and enhance Aboriginal cultural tradition in relation to certain land in the Territory and the aspirations of the Aboriginal and all other peoples of the Territory for their economic, cultural and social advancement, by establishing a procedure for the protection and registration of sacred sites, providing for entry onto sacred sites and the conditions to which such entry is subject, establishing a procedure for the avoidance of sacred sites in the development and use of land and establishing an Authority for the purposes of the Act and a procedure for the review of decisions of the Authority by the Minister, and for related purposes.

Subject: Land & soil
Keyword: Traditional rights/customary rights Survey/mapping Registration Protected area Classification/declassification Institution Land-use planning Indigenous peoples
Geographical area: Oceania
Entry into force notes: This Act enters into force on 15 August 1989.

Abstract: This Act, consisting of 54 sections divided into six Parts and completed by one Schedule, aims at finding a compromise between the cultural traditions of the Aboriginal and the need for development of the Northern Territory. The Act establishes the procedure for the registration and protection of sacred sites and prescribes how to protect sacred sites in the planning for the development and use of land. For the purposes of the Act, Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority is established and regulat
Full text: English
Website: www.austlii.edu.au

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Legislation | Australia | 2004 (2013)

Keyword: Traditional rights/customary rights, Registration, Protected area, Classification/declassification, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX