Second Reading Speeches

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Jabiru) Bill 2020

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

Amends the:

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
to: remove the requirement that the term of the Jabiru township lease be 99 years to allow for a shorter term between 40 and 99 years; remove the requirement that the initial grant of the township lease can only be to the Commonwealth; clarify that the new township lease will not automatically extend the term of existing Jabiru subleases beyond the term of the current town head lease; and remove redundant Jabiru-specific leasing provisions; and
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to make a minor consequential amendment.

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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