Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Regulations 2007

Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 184 as amended

made under the

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

This compilation was prepared on 9 August 2011
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2011 No. 145

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

 2 Commencement [see Note 1]

 3 Repeal 

 4 Definition 

 5 Township area vested in the Tiwi Aboriginal Land Trust (Act s 3AB (3))             

 5A Additional township areas vested in the Tiwi Aboriginal Land Trust (Act s 3AB (3))             

 6 Township areas vested in the Anindilyakwa Land Trust (Act s 3AB (3))             

 6A Northern Territory laws not to apply to certain subdivisions of land (Act ss 19E and 20SB)             

 9 Kind of payment that is an accountable amount (Act s 35 (4A))             

Notes   

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

  These Regulations are the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Regulations 2007.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Repeal

  The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Regulations are repealed.

4 Definition

  In these Regulations:

Act means the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976.

Note   A number of expressions used in these Regulations are defined in the Act, including:

• Aboriginal
• Aboriginal land
• Director

• Land Trust
• township.

5 Township area vested in the Tiwi Aboriginal Land Trust (Act s 3AB (3))

 (1) For subsection 3AB (3) of the Act, the area of land mentioned in subregulation (2) is prescribed in relation to the Tiwi Aboriginal Land Trust.

 (2) The land is the parcel of land on Bathurst Island in the Northern Territory with an area of 454 hectares more or less, being Northern Territory Portion 6798(A),delineated on Survey Plan S2007/183 lodged with the Northern Territory Surveyor‑General in Darwin.

5A Additional township areas vested in the Tiwi Aboriginal Land Trust (Act s 3AB (3))

  For subsection 3AB (3) of the Act, the areas of land in the Northern Territory mentioned in the following table are prescribed as a single township in relation to the Tiwi Aboriginal Land Trust.

6 Township areas vested in the Anindilyakwa Land Trust (Act s 3AB (3))

  For subsection 3AB (3) of the Act, the areas of land in the Northern Territory mentioned in the following table are prescribed as a single township in relation to the Anindilyakwa Land Trust.

6A Northern Territory laws not to apply to certain subdivisions of land (Act ss 19E and 20SB)

  For sections 19E and 20SB of the Act, Part 5 of the Planning Act (NT) and subsection 52 (10) of the Land Title Act (NT) do not apply to:

 (a) a plan of survey for the subdivision of land that:

 (i) is limited to formalising land title arrangements for land on which buildings or physical infrastructure has been erected on or after the date of commencement of a lease to the Commonwealth mentioned in section 19E or 20SB of the Act; and

 (ii) is lodged with the Surveyor-General for the Northern Territory within 3 years of the commencement date of the lease; and

 (b) a sublease by the Commonwealth of a parcel of land specified in the plan of survey, to a person or entity.

9 Kind of payment that is an accountable amount (Act s 35 (4A))

  For paragraph 35 (4A) (c) of the Act, the kinds of payments are:

 (a) a payment made:

 (i) in respect of Aboriginal land; and

 (ii) by the Director under a lease of the land to the Director; and

 (iii) under a lease that was entered into in accordance with an agreement made under subsection 12 (2B) or (2C) of the Act; and

 (b) an amount paid under subsection 62 (1G) or (5) of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 in relation to Aboriginal land.

Notes to the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Regulations 2007

Note 1

The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Regulations 2007 (in force under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976) as shown in this compilation comprise Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 184 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Table of Amendments