Second Reading Speeches

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (Indigenous Land Corporation) Bill 2018

Type
Government
Portfolio
Indigenous Affairs
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
to: give the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) functions in relation to water-related rights; require the ILC to prepare a National Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy and regional indigenous land and sea strategies; align rules for dealings in water-related rights granted by the ILC, or acquired with ILC assistance, with rules for dealings in land granted by, or acquired with, ILC assistance; and include experience in water management as a qualifying criteria for membership of the ILC Board; and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
and
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
to rename the ILC as the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation.

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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