TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 43 43 Grounds on which claim may be made

Queensland Consolidated Acts

43 Grounds on which claim may be made

(1) A claim under this Act may only be made on 1 or more of the following grounds--

(a) customary affiliation;

(b) historical association;

(c) economic or cultural viability.

(2) Land in a national park may not be claimed on the ground of economic or cultural viability.

(3) Land that was, immediately before becoming claimable land, DOGIT land may not be claimed on the ground of economic or cultural viability.

(4) An individual Torres Strait Islander may make a claim only on the ground of customary affiliation.