Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY) ACT 1976 No. 191 of 1976 - SECT 35

35. (1) Moneys paid to a Land Council under sub-section 64 (1) shall be
applied by the Land Council in meeting its administrative costs in accordance
with section 34, and, to the extent that they are not required for that
purpose, shall be paid, within 6 months of their receipt by the Land Council,
to-

   (a)  Aboriginal Councils the areas of which are in the area of the Land
        Council; and

   (b)  any incorporated Aboriginal communities or groups the members of which
        live in the area of the Land Council, in such proportions as the
        Land Council determines having regard to the needs of the Aboriginals
        concerned.

(2) Moneys paid to a Land Council under sub-section 64 (3) shall be paid,
within 6 months of their receipt by the Land Council, to-

   (a)  Aboriginal Councils the areas of which are, whether in whole or in
        part, included in the area affected by the mining operations by reason
        of which the moneys have been paid to the Land Council; and

   (b)  any incorporated Aboriginal communities or groups the members of which
        live in the area affected by those mining operations, in such
        proportions as the Land Council determines.

(3) Moneys paid to a Land Council under an agreement made under section 43 or
44 shall be applied by the Land Council in accordance with the agreement or,
if the agreement makes no provision in relation to the application of the
moneys, shall be paid to-

   (a)  Aboriginal Councils the Aboriginals in the areas of which are affected
        by the agreement; and

   (b)  any incorporated Aboriginal communities or groups the members of which
        are affected by the agreement, in such proportions as the Land Council
        determines.

(4) Where a Land Council receives a payment in respect of Aboriginal land,
including a payment under section 15 or 16 or under a lease or licence under
section 19 or 20 but not including a payment under section 64, the Land
Council shall pay an amount equal to that payment to or for the benefit of the
traditional Aboriginal owners of the land.