South Australian Current Acts

ABORIGINAL LANDS TRUST ACT 2013 - SECT 6

6—Principles

The following principles apply in relation to the operation and administration of this Act:

            (a)         Aboriginal interests in Trust Land should be accounted for and reflected in any decision-making relating to the Trust Land;

            (b)         Aboriginal and other people with an interest in Trust Land are entitled to be consulted in respect of decisions under the Act that may affect them;

            (c)         Aboriginal people with interests in Trust Land are entitled to improve their economic well-being through the management and development of the Trust Land in accordance with this Act;

            (d)         the Trust and Trust Land should, where appropriate, be administered, managed and developed in a way that strengthens the relationships between Aboriginal communities and the Trust;

            (e)         the Trust and Trust Land should be administered, managed and developed in a way that strengthens Aboriginal communities and enables them to widen their regional involvement;

            (f)         Trust Land should be managed and developed in a way that preserves and protects Aboriginal heritage in accordance with the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 and any other relevant Act or law;

            (g)         the Trust should be administered in a way that complies with appropriate standards of good governance, transparency and financial accountability;

            (h)         Trust Land should, where appropriate, be administered, managed and developed in a way that achieves improved environmental outcomes on the Trust Land, including through the adoption of good natural resources management practices;

                  (i)         Trust Land should be administered, managed and developed in a way that, insofar as may be appropriate, optimises the overall value of Trust Land.