Maralinga-Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 Created the Maralinga-Tjarutja Body Corporate and granted it title over land in west of the state. Amendments were made to the Act upon the declaration of the Mamungari National Park in 2004. Another amendment to the Act in 2009 granted further lands to the body corporate. Tasmania Aboriginal Act 1995 The Act established the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania and granted it title to a number of land parcels to be held and managed for the benefit of all Aboriginal people in the state. The Act was amended by the Aboriginal Lands Amendment (Wybalenna) Act 1999 and the Aboriginal Lands Amendment Act 2005, to grant additional land parcels to the Land Council, which included some lands that were previously National Parks. Victoria Aboriginal Lands Act 1970 Created the Framlingham Aboriginal and granted it title of the Framlingham reserve. Also created the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust and granted it title of the Lake Tyers reserve. These parcels were previously held by the state government as temporary Aboriginal Reserves. Aboriginal Lands (Aborigines’ Advancement League) (Watt Street, Northcote) Act 1982 This Act granted ownership of a land parcel in Northcote to the Aborigines’ Advancement League (an existing Aboriginal organisation). Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 This Act, as amended by the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, enables Land Management Co-Operative Agreements to be made between Aboriginal groups and the state government over state-owned National Parks and reserves and Aboriginal title lands. Aboriginal Land (Northcote Land) Act 1989 This Act granted ownership of a land parcel in Northcote to the Aborigines’ Advancement League. This parcel is adjacent to the parcel previously granted to the League under the Aboriginal Lands (Aborigines’ Advancement League) (Watt Street, Northcote) Act 1982. Aboriginal Lands Act 1991 This Act granted ownership of three land parcels, which were previously Aboriginal mission cemeteries, to the relevant Aboriginal Indigenous community council/cooperative. Aboriginal Lands (Manatunga Land) Act 1992 This Act granted ownership of a land parcel in Robinvale to the local Aboriginal community cooperative. Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 This Act provides a framework for out-of-court settlements of Native Title claims between the Victorian government and Native Title claimants. Under the Act, the state government can enter into a and settlement agreement’ that recognises the Traditional Owners rights to ‘recognition
Maralinga-Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 Created the Maralinga-Tjarutja Body Corporate and granted it title over land in west of the state. Amendments were made to the Act upon the declaration of the Mamungari National Park in 2004. Another amendment to the Act in 2009 granted further lands to the body corporate. Tasmania Aboriginal Act 1995 The Act established the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania and granted it title to a number of land parcels to be held and managed for the benefit of all Aboriginal people in the state. The Act was amended by the Aboriginal Lands Amendment (Wybalenna) Act 1999 and the Aboriginal Lands Amendment Act 2005, to grant additional land parcels to the Land Council, which included some lands that were previously National Parks. Victoria Aboriginal Lands Act 1970 Created the Framlingham Aboriginal and granted it title of the Framlingham reserve. Also created the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust and granted it title of the Lake Tyers reserve. These parcels were previously held by the state government as temporary Aboriginal Reserves. Aboriginal Lands (Aborigines’ Advancement League) (Watt Street, Northcote) Act 1982 This Act granted ownership of a land parcel in Northcote to the Aborigines’ Advancement League (an existing Aboriginal organisation). Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 This Act, as amended by the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, enables Land Management Co-Operative Agreements to be made between Aboriginal groups and the state government over state-owned National Parks and reserves and Aboriginal title lands. Aboriginal Land (Northcote Land) Act 1989 This Act granted ownership of a land parcel in Northcote to the Aborigines’ Advancement League. This parcel is adjacent to the parcel previously granted to the League under the Aboriginal Lands (Aborigines’ Advancement League) (Watt Street, Northcote) Act 1982. Aboriginal Lands Act 1991 This Act granted ownership of three land parcels, which were previously Aboriginal mission cemeteries, to the relevant Aboriginal Indigenous community council/cooperative. Aboriginal Lands (Manatunga Land) Act 1992 This Act granted ownership of a land parcel in Robinvale to the local Aboriginal community cooperative. Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 This Act provides a framework for out-of-court settlements of Native Title claims between the Victorian government and Native Title claimants. Under the Act, the state government can enter into a ‘recognition and settlement agreement’ that recognises the Traditional Owners rights to
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