Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY) ACT 1976 No. 191 of 1976 - SECT 15

15. (1) Where an occupation or use of Aboriginal land to which section 14
applies is for a purpose that is not a community purpose, the Crown shall pay
to the Land Council for the area in which the land is situated amounts in the
nature of rent for that occupation or use at such rate as is fixed by the
Minister having regard to the economic value of the land.

(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1)-

   (a)  an occupation or use of land by the Crown for forestry purposes shall
        be deemed to be an occupation or use for a purpose that is not a
        community purpose; and

   (b)  the economic value of land shall not include the value of any
        royalties that are, or may be, payable in connexion with forestry
        operations on the land.