Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts13. Power to amend Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 5 to omit parks, reserves or Aboriginal land
(1) Subject to this section, the Chief Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , amend -
(a) Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to omit a park or reserve from that Schedule; or
(b) Schedule 5 to omit an area of Aboriginal land from that Schedule.
(2) The power under subsection (1) must not be exercised unless -
(a) the Land Council for the part of the Territory in which the park, reserve or area of Aboriginal land is located advises the Chief Minister in writing at least 6 weeks before 31 July 2004 that, in the Land Council's opinion, the traditional Aboriginal owners of the park, reserve or area of Aboriginal land (as the case may be) will not comply with the conditions specified in section 10(1); and
(b) the Chief Minister is satisfied that the omission of the park, reserve or area of Aboriginal land will not defeat the purpose of this Act.
(3) The power under subsection (1) may only be exercised on one occasion in respect of a schedule but, on that occasion, one or more parks, reserves or areas of Aboriginal land may be omitted from the schedule.
(4) The power under subsection (1) may only be exercised on or before 31 July 2004.