ABORIGINAL LANDS TRUST ACT 2013

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 3 Interpretation
• 4 Interaction between this Act and certain other Acts and laws
• 5 Objects
• 6 Principles
• 7 Power of delegation
• 8 Consultation

PART 2--The Aboriginal Lands Trust

Division 1--The Trust

• 9 Continuation of Trust
• 10 Expressions of interest
• 11 Selection panel
• 12 Composition of Trust
• 13 Presiding member and deputy presiding member
• 14 Conditions of membership
• 15 Allowances and expenses
• 16 Validity of acts
• 17 Functions of Trust
• 18 Committees
• 19 Power of delegation
• 20 Trust's procedures
• 21 Trust Fund and Trust moneys
• 22 Accounts and audit
• 23 Annual report
• 24 Minister may require Trust to provide report

Division 2--Chief Executive and other staff

• 25 Chief Executive
• 26 Functions of Chief Executive
• 27 Staff of Trust
• 28 Use of facilities

Division 3--Direction and suspension of Trust

• 29 Minister may direct Trust to take certain action etc
• 30 Minister may suspend Trust in certain circumstances
• 31 Use of facilities
• 32 Offence

PART 3--Commercial Development Advisory Committee

• 33 Commercial Development Advisory Committee
• 34 Presiding member
• 35 Conditions of membership
• 36 Allowances and expenses
• 37 Validity of acts
• 38 Functions of Commercial Development Advisory Committee
• 39 Procedures of Commercial Development Advisory Committee
• 40 Use of facilities

PART 4--Trust Land

Division 1--Acquiring Trust Land

• 41 Transfer of certain land to Trust
• 42 Register of Trust Land

Division 2--Dealing with Trust Land

• 43 Inalienability of Trust Land
• 44 Dealing with Trust Land

Division 3--Trust may appoint person to manage Trust Land

• 45 Trust may appoint person or body to manage Trust Land
• 46 Manager may direct lessee
• 47 Offences

PART 5--Commercial and other activities of Trust

• 48 Trust may enter into commercial transactions etc as it thinks fit

PART 6--Regulation of liquor and other substances on Trust Land

• 49 Regulations may prohibit consumption etc of regulated substances on Trust Land
• 50 Application of the Public Intoxication Act 1984 to certain Trust Land

PART 7--Mining operations etc on Trust Land

• 51 Interpretation
• 52 Interaction between this Act and mining Acts
• 53 Permission required to carrying out mining operations etc on Trust Land
• 54 Arbitration
• 55 Royalty
• 56 Certain payments or other consideration to Trust must represent fair compensation

PART 8--Delivery of services under Local Government Act 1999 and Outback Communities (Administration and Management) Act 2009

• 57 Trust to liaise with councils etc

PART 9--Dispute resolution

• 58 Conciliator
• 59 Dispute resolution by conciliator
• 60 Order compelling compliance with direction of conciliator

PART 10--Miscellaneous

• 61 Exemption from stamp duty
• 62 Liability of directors
• 63 General defence
• 64 Confidentiality
• 65 Service
• 66 Evidentiary provision
• 67 Review of Trust Land
• 68 Review of Act by Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee
• 69 Regulations
• SCHEDULE 1--Transitional provisions
Legislative history