Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY) ACT 1976 No. 191 of 1976 - SECT 48

48. A Land Council shall not give a consent referred to in paragraph 40 (1)
(a) or 41 (1) (a) unless the Land Council is satisfied that-

   (a)  the traditional Aboriginal owners (if any) of the land to which the
        proposed grant or application relates understand the nature and
        purpose of the proposed grant or application, as the case may be, and,
        as a group, consent to it;

   (b)  any Aboriginal community or group that may be affected by the proposed
        grant or application, as the case may be, has been consulted and has
        had adequate opportunity to express its view to the Land Council; and

   (c)  in the case of a proposed grant-the terms and conditions of that grant
        are reasonable.