Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Regulations 2007 (Cth)
made under the
This is a compilation of the
The notes at the end of this compilation
(the
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register ( The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
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If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
These Regulations are the
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Regulations 2007 .
In these Regulations:
Act means theAboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 .Note: A number of expressions used in these Regulations are defined in the Act, including:
• Aboriginal
• Aboriginal land
• Director
• Land Trust
• township.
For sections 19E and 20SB of the Act, Part 5 of the
Planning Act 1999 (NT) and subsection 52(10) of theLand Title Act 2000 (NT) do not apply to:
(a) a plan of survey for the subdivision of land that:
(i) is limited to formalising land title arrangements for land on which buildings or physical infrastructure has been erected on or after the date of commencement of a lease to the Commonwealth mentioned in section 19E or 20SB of the Act; and
(ii) is lodged with the Surveyor‑General for the Northern Territory within 3 years of the commencement date of the lease; and
(b) a sublease by the Commonwealth of a parcel of land specified in the plan of survey, to a person or entity.
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 20C(c) of the Act, the Executive Director has the functions prescribed by this regulation if:
(a) an approved entity holds, or may become the holder of, a lease (the
main interest ) under section 19A of the Act; or(b) the Executive Director has transferred, or is considering transferring, a sublease (the
main interest ) to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation under subsection 20CB(1) of the Act.
(2) The Executive Director may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, enter into an agreement with the entity or corporation under which the Executive Director will provide to the entity or corporation services related to administering:
(a) the main interest; or
(b) a sublease or other right or interest derived from the main interest.
(3) The Executive Director must provide the services in accordance with the agreement.
(4) The agreement may provide for the payment of fees to the Commonwealth for the provision of the services by the Executive Director.
(5) A fee provided for by the agreement must not be such as to amount to taxation.
For paragraph 35(4A)(c) of the Act, the kinds of payments are:
(a) a payment made:
(i) in respect of Aboriginal land; and
(ii) by the Director under a lease of the land to the Director; and
(iii) under a lease that was entered into in accordance with an agreement made under subsection 12(2B) or (2C) of the Act; and
(b) an amount paid under subsection 62(1G) or (5) of the
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 in relation to Aboriginal land.
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
The
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
A misdescribed amendment is an
amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If,
despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then
the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made
under section 15V of the
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev…) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA
= | Sch = Schedule(s) |
LIA
= | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
184, 2007 | 29 June 2007 (F2007L01935) | 30 June 2007 (r 2) | |
309, 2007 | 27 Sept 2007 (F2007L03873) | 28 Sept 2007 (r 2) | — |
362, 2007 | 18 Dec 2007 (F2007L04737) | 19 Dec 2007 (r 2) | — |
208, 2008 | 17 Oct 2008 (F2008L03793) | 18 Oct 2008 (r 2) | — |
264, 2008 | 17 Dec 2008 (F2008L04651) | 18 Dec 2008 (r 2) | — |
145, 2011 | 8 Aug 2011 (F2011L01614) | 9 Aug 2011 (r 2) | — |
272, 2013 | 16 Dec 2013 (F2013L02122) | 17 Dec 2013 (s 2) Note: disallowed by the Senate at 12.20 pm on 20 Mar 2014 | — |
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Leases) Regulations 2017 | 29 Mar 2017 (F2017L00333) | 30 Mar 2017 (s 2(1) item 1) | — |
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Township) Regulations 2017 | 20 June 2017 (F2017L00696) | 21 June 2017 (s 2(1) item 1) | — |
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2022 | 19 Aug 2022 (F2022L01095) | Sch 2: 13 Dec 2022 (s 2(1) item 3) Remainder: 20 Aug 2022 (s 2(1) items 1, 2) | — |
Instruments Update (Autumn 2024) Regulations 2024 | 14 Mar 2024 (F2024L00297) | Sch 1 (items 1, 2): 11 Apr 2024 (s 2(1) item 1) | — |
r 2............................................. | rep LA s 48D |
r 3............................................. | rep LA s 48C |
r 4............................................. | am No 309, 2007 |
r 5............................................. | am No 362, 2007; F2017L00333 |
rep F2022L01095 | |
r 5AA........................................ | ad F2017L00696 |
rep F2022L01095 | |
r 5A........................................... | ad No 145, 2011 |
rep F2022L01095 | |
r 6............................................. | ad No 309, 2007 |
renum No 208, 2008 | |
ad No 208, 2008 | |
am F2022L01095 | |
rep F2022L01095 | |
r 6AA........................................ | ad F2017L00333 |
rep F2022L01095 | |
r 6A........................................... | ad No 264, 2008 |
am F2024L00297 | |
r 7............................................. | ad No 272, 2013 (disallowed); F2017L00333 |
am F2022L01095 | |
r 8............................................. | ad No 272, 2013 (disallowed) |
r 8A........................................... | ad No 272, 2013 (disallowed) |
r 9 (prev r 6)............................... | rs No 264, 2008 |
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