Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 3

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 3

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 3

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 3

4............ Crown ................................................................................................. 6

4A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 6

5............ Delegation ........................................................................................... 6

Part II--Vesting of Condah land and Framlingham Forest                              8

6............ Vesting of Condah land ....................................................................... 8

7............ Vesting of Framlingham Forest ........................................................... 8

8............ Conversion of interests into claims for compensation ....................... 9

9............ Notice to owners ................................................................................ 9

10.......... Registration of vesting ........................................................................ 9

11.......... Compensation ................................................................................... 10

12.......... Miscellaneous ................................................................................... 10

Part III--Management of Condah land                                                                    11

13.......... Management, transfer or lease of land .............................................. 11

14.......... Rights of access over Condah land ................................................... 11

15.......... By‑laws ............................................................................................ 12

16.......... Sacred and significant sites ............................................................... 13

17.......... Committee of Elders ......................................................................... 14

18.......... Powers of Committee of Elders ........................................................ 14

19.......... Winding up ....................................................................................... 15

20.......... Change of ownership of land ............................................................ 16

Part IV--Management of Framlingham Forest                                                    17

21.......... Management, transfer or lease of Framlingham Forest ..................... 17

22.......... Rights of access over Framlingham Forest ....................................... 17

23.......... By‑laws ............................................................................................ 18

24.......... Sacred and significant sites ............................................................... 19

25.......... Membership ..................................................................................... 20

26.......... Committee of Elders ......................................................................... 20

27.......... Power of Committee of Elders ......................................................... 20

28.......... Winding up ....................................................................................... 21

29.......... Change of ownership of land ............................................................ 22

Part V--Mining                                                                                                                       23

30.......... Mining operations ............................................................................ 23

31.......... Permission to carry out mining operation ........................................ 24

32.......... Payments and other consideration .................................................... 25

33.......... Conciliation and review .................................................................... 26

34.......... Sacred or significant sites .................................................................. 27

35.......... Offences ............................................................................................ 28

36.......... Entry onto relevant land and mining tenements ............................... 28

37.......... Offences by corporations ................................................................. 28

Part VI--Funding                                                                                                                   30

38.......... Aboriginal Advancement Account .................................................... 30

38A....... Notional accounts within the Aboriginal Advancement Account .... 30

Part VII--Miscellaneous                                                                                                   31

39.......... Exemption from land tax ................................................................... 31

40.......... Compensation for acquisition of property ....................................... 31

41.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 31

Schedule 1--Land in the Parish of Condah to be vested in the Kerrup‑Jmara Elders Aboriginal Corporation                                                                                                                                       32

Part A                                                                                                                                            32

Part B                                                                                                                                          33

Schedule 2--Land in the Parish of Purnim to be vested in the Kirrae Whurrong Aboriginal Corporation                                                                                                                                       34

Notes                                                                                                                                             35

                   WHEREAS Condah land and Framlingham Forest are situated in the State of Victoria:

                   AND WHEREAS the Government of Victoria acknowledges:

                     (a)  that:

                              (i)  that part of Condah land shown shaded and hatched on the plan in Part A of Schedule 1 was originally Aboriginal land and was on 22 February 1984 acquired under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 of Victoria and is deemed to be temporarily reserved under that Act as an area of historic and archaeological interest;

                             (ii)  that part of Condah land was traditionally owned, occupied, used and enjoyed by Aboriginals in accordance with Aboriginal laws, customs, traditions and practices;

                            (iii)  the traditional Aboriginal rights of ownership, occupation, use and enjoyment concerning that part of Condah land are deemed never to have been extinguished;

                            (iv)  that part of Condah land has been taken by force from the Kerrup‑Jmara Clan without consideration as to compensation under common law or without regard to Kerrup‑Jmara Law;

                             (v)  Aboriginals residing on that part of Condah land and other Aboriginals are considered to be the inheritors in title from Aboriginals who owned, occupied, used and enjoyed the land since time immemorial;

                            (vi)  that part of Condah land is of spiritual, social, historical, cultural and economic importance to the Kerrup‑Jmara Community and to local and other Aboriginals;

                           (vii)  it is expedient to acknowledge, recognise and assert the traditional rights of Aboriginals to that part of Condah land and the continuous association they have with the land; and

                     (b)  that:

                              (i)  Framlingham Forest was originally Aboriginal land and was later part of lands reserved temporarily from sale and for the use of Aboriginals under the exercise of the power vested in the Government of the State of Victoria with the advice of the Executive Council by Act No. 24 Victoria 117 and pursuant to the order of the Executive Council made on 19 September 1861;

                             (ii)  Framlingham Forest was traditionally owned, occupied, used and enjoyed by Aboriginals in accordance with Aboriginal laws, customs, traditions and practices;

                            (iii)  the traditional Aboriginal rights of ownership, occupation, use and enjoyment concerning Framlingham Forest are deemed never to have been extinguished;

                            (iv)  Framlingham Forest has been taken by force from the Kirrae Whurrong (Pertobe) Clan without consideration as to compensation under common law or without regard to Kirrae Whurrong Law;

                             (v)  Aboriginals residing at Framlingham Forest and other Aboriginals are considered to be the inheritors in title from Aboriginals who owned, occupied, used and enjoyed Framlingham Forest since time immemorial;

                            (vi)  Framlingham Forest is of spiritual, social, historical, cultural and economic importance to the Kirrae Whurrong community and to local and other Aboriginals;

                           (vii)  it is expedient to acknowledge, recognise and assert the traditional rights of Aboriginals to Framlingham Forest and the continuous association they have with Framlingham Forest:

                   AND WHEREAS the Government of Victoria has requested the Parliament of the Commonwealth to enact an Act in the terms of this Act:

                   AND WHEREAS the Commonwealth does not acknowledge the matters acknowledged by the Government of Victoria, but has agreed to the enactment of such an Act:

                   BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

  

Notes to the Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987

Note 1

The Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 34, 1987 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all other relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987	34, 1987	2 June 1987	Part 1 (ss. 1-5): Royal Assent Remainder: 1 July 1987 (see Gazette 1987, No. S157)
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988	99, 1988	2 Dec 1988	2 Dec 1988	--
Lands Acquisition (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1989	21, 1989	20 Apr 1989	9 June 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1989, No. S186)	--
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989	150, 1989	27 Nov 1989	5 Mar 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S48)	--
Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Amendment Act 1994	99, 1994	30 June 1994	30 June 1994	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (items 94-112): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (a)	--
Judiciary Amendment Act 1999	7, 1999	31 Mar 1999	Schedules 1-3: 1 Sept 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S395) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	112, 2001	17 Sept 2001	15 Oct 2001	S. 4
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 58, 496): Royal Assent	S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005	32, 2005	22 Mar 2005	Schedule 4 (items 5, 6): 24 Mar 2005	Sch. 4 (item 6)
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006	30, 2006	6 Apr 2006	Schedule 1 (item 20): 7 Apr 2006	--
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Consequential, Transitional and Other Measures Act 2006	125, 2006	4 Nov 2006	Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Amendment Act 2006	152, 2006	7 Dec 2006	Schedule 1: 8 Dec 2006 Schedule 2: 28 May 2007 (see F2007L01489) Remainder: Royal Assent	--

(a)     The Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 94-112) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 3......................................	am. No. 99, 1994; No. 125, 2006
S. 4A ..................................	ad. No. 112, 2001
S. 5......................................	am. No. 150, 1989; No. 32, 2005
Part II
S. 10....................................	am. No. 7, 1999
Ss. 11, 12............................	am. No. 21, 1989
Part III
S. 13....................................	am. No. 125, 2006
S. 15....................................	am. No. 99, 1988; No. 125, 2006
S. 16....................................	am. No. 152, 2006; No. 125, 2006
Ss. 18-20............................	am. No. 125, 2006
Part IV
S. 21....................................	am. No. 125, 2006
S. 23....................................	am. No. 99, 1988
S. 24....................................	am. No. 152, 2006
S. 25....................................	am. No. 125, 2006
Ss. 27-29............................	am. No. 125, 2006
Part V
S. 30....................................	am. No. 21, 1989; No. 112, 2001
S. 35 ...................................	am. No. 112, 2001
S. 36....................................	am. No. 99, 1994
Part VI
Heading to Part VI...............	rs. No. 152, 1997
Heading to s. 38..................	rs. No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005; No. 30, 2006
S. 38....................................	am. No. 152, 1997
	rs. No. 8, 2005; No. 30, 2006
S. 38A.................................	ad. No. 30, 2006

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 112, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)

4  Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and

                     (b)  the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;

then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.

             (2)  In this section:

Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1

496  Saving provision--Finance Minister's determinations

If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005
(No. 32, 2005)

Schedule 4

6  Saving provision

Despite the amendment of section 5 of the Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987, any delegation by the Minister to an officer of the Department that was in force under that section immediately before the day Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act commence continues in force on and after that day as if it were a delegation made by the Minister under that section as amended by this Act.