Second Reading Speeches

Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

Type
Government
Portfolio
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
to: allow for township leases to be for a period of between 40 and 99 years and provide for rights of renewal; expand the functions of the Executive Director of Township Leasing; allow for the grant of 13 areas of Aboriginal land which will be operated as national parks; and make minor amendments; and
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
to: provide processes for payments to landholders for the acquisition of five-year leases; and make minor and technical amendments.

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

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