Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Reserves and Communities Self management) Act 1978. País/Territorio Australia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1978 (2018) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to empower Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders who live on reserves in Queensland to manage and control their own affairs. Materia Tierra y suelos Palabra clave Tenencia de tierras Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios Terrenos públicos Pueblos indígenas Ordenación comunitaria Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur Resumen This Act empowers the Minister to, upon request of the Council for an Aboriginal Reserve, declare the reserve to be an Islander Reserve to which this Act applies (sect. 5). Section 6 provides for the Declaration of Aboriginal Councils or Island Councils for the purposes of this Act. The Council for an Aboriginal Reserve to which this Act applies, or for an Islander Reserve to which this Act applies, shall manage and control the affairs of the Aboriginal community or the Islander community, as the case may be, residing on the Reserve (sect. 7). The Commonwealth may make available to the Council for a Reserve to which this Act applies, or for a Community to which this Act applies, for the purpose of enabling the Council to perform its functions, any interest in land acquired by or otherwise vested in the Commonwealth (sect. 15). Texto completo Inglés Página web www.austlii.edu.au