Commonwealth of Australia

Native Title Act 1993

Subsection 203AD(1A)

Recognition of Representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Body

2007 (No.  3)

I, Mal Brough, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, acting under subsection 203AD(1A) of the Native Title Act 1993, recognise the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation 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

(Western Australia South West)

1. The Western Australia South West area is the area of land and water bounded by a line commencing at the point of intersection of the northern boundary of the 1991 Local Government Area (LGA) of Coorow and the coastline of mainland Australia, and then proceeding generally easterly along the northern boundary of that LGA to its intersection with Dalwallinu LGA, then generally easterly along the northern boundary of that LGA to its intersection with Mount Marshall LGA, then generally easterly along the northern boundary of that LGA to its intersection with Yilgam LGA, then generally south-easterly and southerly along the northern and eastern boundaries of that LGA to its intersection with Kondinin LGA, then generally southerly along the eastern boundary of that LGA to its intersection with Ravensthorpe LGA, then generally easterly and southerly along the northern and eastern boundaries of that LGA to the intersection with the coastline of mainland Australia, then due south in a straight line to the intersection with the Exclusive Economic Zone of Australia (EEZ), then generally north-westerly along the southern and western boundaries of that EEZ to a point due west of the point of commencement, and then due east by a straight line to the point of commencement.

2.      In this Schedule:

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