Queensland Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 72

72 Resolution of conflicting claims

(1) Subject to subsection (2) , if claims by 2 or more groups of Aboriginal people for the same area of claimable land are established on the same ground, the Land Tribunal must recommend to the Minister that the land be granted jointly to the groups.

(2) If—

(a) more than 1 claim is established; and

(b) each of the competing claims is established on 1 or more grounds; and

(c) 1 or more of the claims is established on the ground of traditional affiliation;

a recommendation must not be made in favour of any other group on the ground of historical association.

(3) In this section—

"Minister" means the Minister administering the Land Act .