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Traditional Owner Settlement (Negotiation Costs) Regulations, 2015.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Victoria
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Public land Traditional rights/customary rights Protected area Indigenous peoples Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Cultural heritage Dispute settlement
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The objective of these Regulations, consisting of four sections and one Form, is to prescribe the method for calculating the reasonable costs of negotiating land use activities. For the purposes of section 52(2) of the Act, the prescribed method for calculating the reasonable costs of negotiating under section 50 of the Act is the method that: (a) uses Form 1; and (b) includes any one or more of the following costs incurred by the traditional owner group entity in preparing for and conducting the negotiation: (i) decision-making costs; (ii) the cost of professional services. The Regulation are made under section 91 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act, 2010.

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

References - Legislation

Implements

Traditional Owner Settlement Act, 2010 (No. 62).

Legislation | Australia | 2010

Keyword: Public land, Traditional rights/customary rights, Protected area, Indigenous peoples, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cultural heritage, Water rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX