Second Reading Speeches

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Bill 2022

Type
Government
Portfolio
Indigenous Australians
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends: the

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986
to: amend the title of the Act to the
Aboriginal Land and Waters (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986
; exempt certain leases granted by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council from the application of the
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
(ACT); increase the payment amount at which the council is required to seek approval from the minister before entering into a contract; amend the council's governance structure and decision making powers to align more closely with other corporate Commonwealth entities; remove the requirement for the council to enter into an agreement to lease with the Director of National Parks before land in the Booderee National Park can be declared as Aboriginal land; clarify that the functions of the council relate to registered members and eligible children; and update the wording of the term 'physical or mental incapacity'; and eight Acts to make consequential amendments.

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

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