Queensland Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES (JUSTICE AND LAND MATTERS) ACT 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Savings
   4.      Definitions

           Part 2--Administration

   7.      Corporation
   8.      Corporation of chief executive is statutory body
   9.      Consequences of constitution of corporation
   11.     Delegation by Minister or chief executive

           Part 4--Law and order in community government areas

           Division 3--Law and order in community government areas

   73.     Jurisdiction and powers of police
   74.     Entry upon community government areas etc.
   75.     Application to community government areas of laws relating to public places
   76.     Aboriginal police
   77.     Discharge of Aboriginal police officers' functions etc.
   78.     Other functions of Aboriginal police officers
   79.     Indemnification of Aboriginal police officer for liability for tort

           Division 5--Authorised officers

   84.     Authorised officers
   85.     General powers of authorised officers

           Part 5--Community justice groups

           Division 1--Establishment, functions and powers

   86.     Establishment
   87.     Functions and powers

           Division 2--Provisions about membership of groups and group coordinators

   88.     Membership
   89.     Criminal history checks
   90.     Coordinator

           Division 3--Miscellaneous provisions

   91.     Authentication of documents
   92.     Protection of members from civil liability
   93.     Reporting requirements

           Part 6--Control of possession and consumption of alcohol in community areas

           Division 1--Preliminary

   94.     Purpose of pt 6
   95.     Definitions for pt 6

           Division 2--Dry places

   96.     Declaration
   97.     Notice of proposal
   98.     Objections and supporting submissions
   99.     Notice about declaration
   100.    Suspension of declaration
   101.    Effect of declaration of dry place

           Division 3--Offences relating to community justice groups and dry places

   102.    Obstructing members
   103.    Possession or consumption of alcohol in or on dry place
   104.    False or misleading statements
   105.    False or misleading documents

           Division 4--Appeals relating to dry places

   106.    Who may appeal
   107.    How to start appeal
   108.    Stay of operation of decisions
   109.    Powers of Magistrates Court
   110.    Constitution of Magistrates Court
   111.    Effect of Magistrates Court's decision
   112.    Appeal to District Court

           Division 5--Provisions relating to homemade alcohol in certain community areas

   112A.   Offences relating to homemade alcohol
   112B.   Relationship with restricted areas

           Division 6--Miscellaneous provision

   113.    Making applications

           Part 7--Entry on trust areas

   114.    Definitions for pt 7
   115.    Entry on trust area only in certain circumstances
   116.    Entry on trust area etc. by non-residents
   117.    Notice about resolution
   118.    Community government may impose restrictions on entry etc.
   119.    General authority to enter etc. trust area
   120.    Entry on and temporary stay in trust area
   121.    Removal from trust area

           Part 11--Assistance sought by Aborigines

   169.    Grant of aid
   170.    Deposit of savings with banker
   171.    Continuation of management of money
   172.    Banker is a statutory body
   173.    Administration of Aborigines' estates

           Part 12--General provisions

   174.    Aborigines' right to certain natural resources
   175.    Aborigines' right to certain forest products and quarry material—Aboriginal land
   176.    Aborigines' right to certain forest products and quarry material—non-Aboriginal land
   177.    Obstruction, intimidation and assault
   178.    General penalty for offence
   179.    Making of local laws about particular matters
   180.    Evidentiary aids
   180A.   Evidence of home-brew concentrate by label
   180B.   Evidence of homemade alcohol having regard to belief of police officer
   181.    Approved forms
   182.    Regulation-making power

           Part 13--Transitional provisions for Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004

           Division 1--Preliminary

   183.    Definition for pt 13

           Division 2--Transitional provision for process for making by-laws or subordinate by-laws

   184.    Making by-law or subordinate by-law

           Division 3--Transitional provisions for Aboriginal Coordinating Council

   185.    Definitions for div 3
   186.    ACC dissolved
   186A.   References to ACC
   186B.   Agreements and proceedings
   186C.   Assets and liabilities

           Part 15--Validating provisions

   188.    Validation of declaration of council areas

           Part 16--Provision for reprinting Act

   189.    Numbering and renumbering of Act
           Endnotes