Victorian Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024 (NO. 29 OF 2024) - SECT 34

After section 7 of the Aboriginal Lands Act 1991 insert —

        " 7A     Restriction on land use ceases to apply to certain land—Aboriginal Land Legislation Amendment Act 2024

    (1)     On and from the commencement of Part 3 of the Aboriginal Land Legislation Amendment Act 2024 , the condition referred to in section 6(5) to which the following grants are subject ceases to apply—

        (a)     the grant under section 6(2) of land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 3;

        (b)     the grant under section 6(3) of land shown hatched and cross-hatched on the plan in Schedule 4.

    (2)     To avoid doubt, on and from the commencement of Part 3 of the Aboriginal Land Legislation Amendment Act 2024 , the grant under section 6(1) of land shown hatched and cross-hatched on the plan in Schedule 2 continues to be subject to the condition referred to in section 6(5).

        7B     Native title not affected by the Aboriginal Land Legislation Amendment Act 2024

    (1)     The amendments made to this Act by Part 3 of the Aboriginal Land Legislation Amendment Act 2024 are not intended to affect native title rights and interests in the following land—

        (a)     the land shown hatched and cross‑hatched on the plan in Schedule 2;

        (b)     the land shown hatched on the plan in Schedule 3;

        (c)     the land shown hatched and cross‑hatched on the plan in Schedule 4.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.

    (3)     In this section—

"affect" has the same meaning as in the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth;

"native title rights and interests" has the same meaning as in the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.".