South Australian Current Acts

MARALINGA TJARUTJA LAND RIGHTS ACT 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2--Maralinga Tjarutja

           Division 1--Constitution of Maralinga Tjarutja as body corporate

   4.      Constitution of Maralinga Tjarutja as body corporate

           Division 2--Powers and functions of Maralinga Tjarutja

   5.      Powers and functions of Maralinga Tjarutja

           Division 3--The Council of Maralinga Tjarutja

   6.      Constitution of Council
   7.      Powers etc of Maralinga Tjarutja to be exercised by Council
   8.      Council to proceed having regard to customs of traditional owners
   9.      Delegations
   10.     Evidentiary provision
   11.     Accounts and audit

           Division 4--Offices

   12.     Offices of Maralinga Tjarutja

   PART 3--The lands

           Division 1--Vesting of the lands in Maralinga Tjarutja

   13.     The Governor may grant certain land, in fee simple, to Maralinga Tjarutja
   14.     Special provisions in relation to the land grant
   15.     Inalienability of land vested in Maralinga Tjarutja in pursuance of this Part

           Division 1A--Co-management board for Mamungari Conservation Park

   15A.    Interpretation
   15B.    Establishment of co-management board
   15C.    Corporate nature of co-management board
   15D.    Dissolution or suspension of co-management board
   15E.    Staff
   15F.    Accounts and audit
   15G.    Annual report

           Division 1B--Special provisions related to Maralinga nuclear test site

   15H.    Interpretation
   15I.    Guidelines related to Maralinga nuclear test site
   15J.    Immunity from liability
   15K.    Mining etc prohibited on Maralinga nuclear test site
   15L.    Review of operation of Division by Minister
   15M.    Evidence

           Division 2--Sacred sites

   16.     Register of sacred sites

           Division 3--Entry to the lands

   17.     Rights of traditional owners with respect to lands
   18.     Unauthorised entry upon the lands
   18A.    Residence on the lands
   19.     Special provisions for the residents of Cook
   20.     Use of roads to traverse the lands

           Division 4--Mining operations on the lands

   20A.    Application of Division
   21.     Mining operations on the lands
   22.     Application for mining tenements and sacred sites
   23.     Interaction of the Act and the Mining and Petroleum Acts
   24.     Royalty
   25.     Offence in relation to obtaining permission to carry out mining operations
   26.     Certain payments or other consideration to Maralinga Tjarutja must represent fair compensation

           Division 5--Right of the Crown to continue in occupation of certain parts of the lands

   27.     Right of the Crown to continue its occupation of certain land

           Division 6--Construction of roads by the Commissioner of Highways

   28.     Consent of Maralinga Tjarutja required for road works
   29.     Proposals to carry out road works and arbitration of disputes
   30.     Road reserves
   31.     Consent not required for maintenance or repair of road described in Schedule 3
   32.     Interaction between this Act and Highways Act

   PART 4--Disputes

   33.     Tribal assessor
   34.     Disputes
   35.     Order compelling compliance with direction of the tribal assessor

   PART 5--Miscellaneous

   36.     Summary procedure
   37.     Power of court to order compensation in certain cases
   38.     Exemption of lands from land tax
   39.     Financial provision
   40.     Non-application of Outback Areas Community Development Trust Act
   41.     Interaction between this Act and certain other Acts
   42.     Depasturing of stock
   43.     By-laws
   44.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2--Prescribed roads
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5--Maralinga nuclear test site
           Legislative history