ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 97 Power to deal with Aboriginal land

ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 97

97 Power to deal with Aboriginal land

(1) This section applies subject to this part and parts 2A and 10 .

(2) The trustee of Aboriginal land may—

(a) grant, transfer or otherwise create an interest in, or in relation to, the land in the way the trustee considers appropriate, including, for example, by—

(i) granting a lease or licence over all or a part of the land; or

(ii) consenting to the creation of a mining interest in the land; or

(iii) granting an easement over the land; or

(iv) entering into a conservation agreement under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 , section 45 , for the land; or

(v) entering into an agreement with the State or the Commonwealth in relation to the getting and sale of forest products or quarry material above, on or below the land; or

(b) dedicate a part of the land to public use by registering a plan of subdivision under the Land Title Act , part 4 , division 3 ; or

(c) surrender all or a part of the land to the State.

Note—

For restrictions on dealing with particular land in the Cape York Peninsula Region, see section 114 .

(3) The lessee of a townsite lease may grant a licence for the use of all or a part of the lease land.