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Aboriginal Law Bulletin --- "Short Collateral" [1986] AboriginalLawB 57; (1986) 1(23) Aboriginal Law Bulletin 4


Short Collateral

In October the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage (Interim Protection) Amendment Act 1986 just made it through the last days of Parliament sitting in Canberra. The short title to the Principal Act that is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage (Interim Protection) Act 1984, is now without Interim. In addition Section 33 of the Principal Act has been repealed which was the section containing the original two year sunset clause.

Mr Clyde Holding, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, delivered an Aboriginal Land Title to the Jabiluka Land Trust in the Northern Territory on 18 November 1986. The 400 km2 is about 7 per cent of Stage II of Kakadu National Park. The title was delivered to Mr Bill Neidjie, popularly known as 'Kakadu Man' since the publication of a book containing stories of his people and photographs of their land.

In early November small Aboriginal communities in north-west Western Australia received the first handovers of land to Aborigines in the State. The communities involved were the Muludja, Bayulu, Wangkatjunka (Chrismas Creek), Ngumpam, Yiyili and Djugerari. The titles are in the form of leases.

A gathering of barristers, solicitors, Aboriginal representatives and supporters, organised by the Committee to Defend Black Rights, met on 10 December at Tranby College in Sydney to brainstorm ideas on how to get a Royal Commission to investigate Black Deaths in Custody.

As at 18 November 1986 NSW Land claims totalled in area granted 1403.3 hectares (1008 ha in February 1986) and were valued at $4,579,515. This took the number of claims granted to 260 (150-February 1986) while the number of claims refused was 919.

The President of the ACTU, Mr Simon Crean met with a delegation of Aboriginal Representatives of Non Government Organisations on Monday, 18 December.

Crean outlined events in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Governing Body, leading up to the recent decision in Geneva to revise Convention 107, which deals with aboriginal/ indigenous rights.

The meeting also discussed, among other things the need for a permanent mechanism to facilitate effective dialogue between Non Governmental Aboriginal Organisations and the Trade union movement through the ACTU. Further meetings were organised for early 1987.

The Victorian government has attempted to move into the club of states with land rights or heritage legislation. But has once again failed to get any bill completely through both Houses of Parliament during the recent session of sittings.

The three bills now waiting for the autumn. session of Parliament in 1987 are: the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill; the Aboriginal Land (Framlingham Forest) Bill; and the Aboriginal Land (Lake Condor) Bill.

The Victorian Government has, seen several of its bills stagnate since the tabor Cain government came' to power. Those bills were the Aboriginal Land Claims Bill 1983 and the Aboriginal Affairs Bill.

However at least the Lake Condor Bill and the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill have made it into the Upper House.


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