MARALINGA TJARUTJA LAND RIGHTS ACT 1984
Table of Provisions
PART 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 3 Interpretation
PART 2--Maralinga Tjarutja
Division 1--Constitution of Maralinga Tjarutja as body corporate
- 4 Constitution of Maralinga Tjarutja as body corporate
Division 2--Powers and functions of Maralinga Tjarutja
- 5 Powers and functions of Maralinga Tjarutja
Division 3--The Council of Maralinga Tjarutja
- 6 Constitution of Council
- 7 Powers etc of Maralinga Tjarutja to be exercised by Council
- 8 Council to proceed having regard to customs of traditional owners
- 9 Delegations
- 10 Evidentiary provision
- 11 Accounts and audit
Division 4--Offices
- 12 Offices of Maralinga Tjarutja
PART 3--The lands
Division 1--Vesting of the lands in Maralinga Tjarutja
- 13 The Governor may grant certain land, in fee simple, to Maralinga Tjarutja
- 14 Special provisions in relation to the land grant
- 15 Inalienability of land vested in Maralinga Tjarutja in pursuance of this Part
Division 1A--Co-management board for Mamungari Conservation Park
- 15A Interpretation
- 15B Establishment of co-management board
- 15C Corporate nature of co-management board
- 15D Dissolution or suspension of co-management board
- 15E Staff
- 15F Accounts and audit
- 15G Annual report
Division 1B--Special provisions related to Maralinga nuclear test site
- 15H Interpretation
- 15I Guidelines related to Maralinga nuclear test site
- 15J Immunity from liability
- 15K Mining etc prohibited on Maralinga nuclear test site
- 15L Review of operation of Division by Minister
- 15M Evidence
Division 2--Sacred sites
- 16 Register of sacred sites
Division 3--Entry to the lands
- 17 Rights of traditional owners with respect to lands
- 18 Unauthorised entry upon the lands
- 18A Residence on the lands
- 19 Special provisions for the residents of Cook
- 20 Use of roads to traverse the lands
Division 4--Mining operations on the lands
- 20A Application of Division
- 21 Mining operations on the lands
- 22 Application for mining tenements and sacred sites
- 23 Interaction of the Act and the Mining and Petroleum Acts
- 24 Royalty
- 25 Offence in relation to obtaining permission to carry out mining operations
- 26 Certain payments or other consideration to Maralinga Tjarutja must represent fair compensation
Division 5--Right of the Crown to continue in occupation of certain parts of the lands
- 27 Right of the Crown to continue its occupation of certain land
Division 6--Construction of roads by the Commissioner of Highways
- 28 Consent of Maralinga Tjarutja required for road works
- 29 Proposals to carry out road works and arbitration of disputes
- 30 Road reserves
- 31 Consent not required for maintenance or repair of road described in Schedule 3
- 32 Interaction between this Act and Highways Act
PART 4--Disputes
- 33 Tribal assessor
- 34 Disputes
- 35 Order compelling compliance with direction of the tribal assessor
PART 5--Miscellaneous
- 36 Summary procedure
- 37 Power of court to order compensation in certain cases
- 38 Exemption of lands from land tax
- 39 Financial provision
- 40 Non-application of Outback Areas Community Development Trust Act
- 41 Interaction between this Act and certain other Acts
- 42 Depasturing of stock
- 43 By-laws
- 44 Regulations