Commonwealth of Australia

Native Title Act 1993

Subsection 203AD(1A)

Recognition as Representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Body

2007 (No. 1)

I, Mal Brough, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, acting under subsection 203AD(1A) of the Native Title Act 1993, recognise the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Incorporated as the representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body for the transitionally affected area described in Schedule 1.

This recognition commences on 1 July 2007 and ceases to have effect at the end of 30 June 2008.

Dated    18     June 2007.

Mal Brough

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

 Schedule 1

Description of transitionally affected area

(Greater South Australia)

1.      The Greater South Australia area is the area of land and waters bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the South Australia and Western Australia State borders and the coastline of mainland Australia, and then proceeding north along the western border of South Australia to the north-west corner of that State, then east along the northern border of South Australia to the north-east corner of that State, then south along the eastern border of South Australia to the intersection of the South Australia and Victoria State borders and the coastline of mainland Australia, then generally south-westerly along the South Australia and Victoria adjacent area boundary as defined in Schedule 2 of the Petroleum (Submerged Land) Act 1967 to its intersection with the outer limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Australia (EEZ), then generally north-westerly along that outer limit to its intersection with the South Australia and Western Australia adjacent area boundary as defined in Schedule 2 of the Petroleum (Submerged Land) Act 1967, and then generally north along the boundary of that adjacent area boundary to the point where the line began.

2.      In this Schedule:

exclusive economic zone  means the exclusive economic zone within the meaning of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.