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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

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