Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY) ACT 1976 - SECT 20ZN

Negotiation of lease--statutory rights apply

             (1)  If a person has the statutory rights under section 20ZH or 20ZI (other than because of Subdivision B applying after its operation has been suspended under section 20ZO), the person and the Land Council concerned must negotiate in good faith for the grant of a lease under section 19 to the person of the construction area.

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply if a lease is granted under section 19A covering the construction area.

Negotiation of lease--statutory rights do not apply

             (3)  If the operation of Subdivision B is suspended in relation to a construction area under subsection 20ZO(2), the funding body and the Land Council concerned must negotiate in good faith for the grant of a lease under section 19 to the funding body of the construction area.

Operation of Lands Acquisition Act

             (4)  The Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority is authorised to dispose of an interest in land covered by a lease of the kind referred to in subsection (1) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the lease.

             (5)  In subsection (4):

"dispose and interest" have the same meanings as in the Lands Acquisition Act 1989 .

No other section 19 leases to be granted

             (6)  During the period:

                     (a)  beginning at the time the Land Council concerned gives its consent as mentioned in paragraph 20ZF(1)(b); and

                     (b)  ending at the time a determination under subsection 20ZP(1) is made;

the Land Trust concerned must not grant a lease under section 19 of the construction area unless the lease is of the kind referred to in subsection (1) or (3) of this section.