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1998
THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY)
AMENDMENT BILL
(No. 1) 1998
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Affairs,
Senator the Hon John
Herron)
ISBN: 0642 378592
ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY)
AMENDMENT BILL (No. 1) 1998
OUTLINE
The Bill makes provision for the following
amendments to the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
:
• the Bill would raise the retiring age for the occupant of the
position of Aboriginal Land Commissioner from 65 years to 70 years. The
occupant of this position is required to be a Judge of the Federal Court or the
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. The present retiring age for Judges of
these courts is 70 years.
• the Bill would add 2 new parcels of
land to Schedule 1 of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act
1976 as the result of an agreement reached between the Northern Territory
Government, traditional owners and the Land Councils in settlement of prior land
claims brought under the Act. This would bring the total number of parcels of
land which have been scheduled under that Act since 1977 to 61.
FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENTFinancial impact of the
amendment is expected to be nil.
NOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1 - Short
title
This clause provides that the Act may be cited as the
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Act (No. 1)
1998.
Clause 2 - Commencement
This clause provides that
the Act will commence on the 28th day after the day on which it
receives the Royal Assent.
Clause 3 - Establishes Schedule of
Amendments as follows:
Item 1. - Item 1 would amend
subsection 52(3) of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act
1976 by raising the retiring age for the Aboriginal Land Commissioner from
65 years to 70 years.
Item 2. – Item 2 would add a parcel of
land described as Innesvale to the existing Part 4 of Schedule 1 of the
Principal Act.
Item 3. – Item 3 would add a parcel of land
described as Urrpantyenye to the existing Part 4 of Schedule 1 of the Principal
Act.