In 1973, an aboriginal land rights commission was created in the northern territory. Some other important legislation that impacts land and sea rights is also covered. This document presents an overview of aboriginal land rights in australia in a chronological order, broken up into significant events such as the bark petition and the strike at wave hill, and separate statespecific discussions. The aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 provides the basis upon which aboriginal people in the northern territory can claim rights to land. Aboriginal land rightsnorthern territory act 1976 land. Kent mcneil has argued that when land is subject to aboriginal title, a province cannot grant that land to third parties free of the aboriginal title i. The aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 was the first attempt by an australian government to legally recognise the aboriginal system of land ownership and put into law the concept of inalienable freehold title. The government of malcolm fraser supported the issue and in may 1976 ian viner, minister for aboriginal affairs, sent a submission to cabinet recommending the implementation of land rights legislation. Get key foundational knowledge about aboriginal culture in a fun and engaging way. The aboriginal land rights northern territory act of 1976 alra was the result of woodwards reports. It was the first legislation in australia that enabled indigenous people to claim land rights for country where traditional ownership could be proven. Aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 borroloola land claim report to the minister for aboriginal affairs and to the minister for the northern territory this is the first report on an application made to the aboriginal land commissioner under the aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976.
Through the application of the aboriginal land rights nt act 1976 alra, n. This act may be cited as the aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976. Aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 cth transcript. Some state governments followed the lead of the australian government and introduced their own land rights legislation. V olume 121 land rights and aboriginal voices 107 ajhr 12.
Land and indigenous peoples rights 7 the gurindji strike one of the first major steps forward in recognising aboriginal rights to land was the land rights northern territory act 1976. Australia the australia aboriginal land rights northern territory act, 1976 also referred to as the northern territory settlement or 1976 act was selected largely for the resource management issues it presented and to observe ways in which these issues were. Background the origin of land rights and barriers to. Aboriginal land rights act australia 1976 britannica.
Dismantling the aboriginal land rights act nt 1976 99 year leases questions from elders. It includes a fictional story, quizzes, crosswords. Aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 ilo. The history of aboriginal land rights in australia 1800s. The notes at the end of this compilation the endnotes include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled. An act providing for the granting of traditional aboriginal land in the northern territory for the benefit of aboriginals, and for other purposes. Northern territory aboriginal land and sea action plan 3 scope this action plan mainly relates to the land rights act and the native title act, which are the foundations of aboriginal land and sea rights in the northern territory. Aboriginal land rights in australia simple english. Implications of land rights reform for indigenous health. Both these acts include provisions that preserve customary rights to use of land and waters. The aboriginal land rights act nt can be updated or changed by the australian government and it. The aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 cth makes. Aboriginal land rights act northern territory1976 hereafter the alra, in particular the proposal to establish a mechanism to effectively privatise areas of aboriginal land. Aboriginal title claims in the indian claims commission.
Other articles where aboriginal land rights act is discussed. Aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 cth significance this document, signed by the governorgeneral on 16 december 1976, established the basis upon which aboriginal people in the northern territory could, for the first time, claim rights to land based on traditional occupation. The aboriginal land bill wa 1985 in may 1983 the wa labor government led by brian burke announced an inquiry into the means of protecting aboriginal relationships. The aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 was the first piece of legislation passed to legally recognise aboriginal land through a claim process. The act was strongly based on the recommendations of justice woodward, who chaired the aboriginal land rights commission also known as the woodward royal commission. This paper is intended as a contribution towards understanding how fpic can be implemented and to overcoming so called difficulties in applying fpic in practice.
It established the basis upon which aboriginal people in the northern territory could, for the first time, claim. This act was passed after years of attempts by aboriginal peoples to get their land back. Northern territory in 1973 which led to the aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976. The land consists of 1540 square kilometres, a pocket completely surrounded. This royal commission said that the government should recognise aboringal land rights, and gave advice for passing laws on it. In december 1976 the federal parliament passed the aboriginal land rights northern territory act. Aboriginal land rights act northern territory1976 hereafter the alra, in. This act recognises our rights to land and sets up processes to win back our land through land councils, and manage its resources. The aboriginal land rights movement started in 1966 with a demand for better wages. As a result of the findings of the woodward aboriginal land rights commission, a royal commission, the fraser government enacted the aboriginal land rights act in 1976, after its drafting by the whitlam labor government in 1975 four land councils were established under this law.
Ten years later the first aboriginal land rights act secured aboriginal peoples rights to land. Importantly, the act is the first attempt by an australian government to legally recognise the aboriginal system of land ownership and put into law the. The aboriginal lands rights northern territory act, 1976. Aboriginal title and private property pdf paperity. Communal land and the amendments to the aboriginal land. Aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 wikipedia. Land rights australian institute of aboriginal and. The aboriginal land rights act central land council. Communal land and the amendments to the aboriginal land rights.
We have chosen to focus on the yukon hard rock regime rather than the yukon placer regime. Australian government passes aboriginal land rights northern territory act. The aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 has resulted in almost 50 per cent of northern territory land being returned to aboriginal peoples. Aboriginal land rights legislation in australia wikipedia. Aboriginal land rights act national museum of australia. Download pdf version of chapter 1 australian human rights. The aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 was the first attempt by an australian government to legally recognise the aboriginal system of land ownership and put into law the concept.
The aboriginal land rights act the aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 alra was the first attempt by an australian government to legally recognise the aboriginal system of land ownership. In 1967 the general electorate overwhelmingly supported a constitutional amendment to increase commonwealth powers in aboriginal matters. The aboriginal land rights act northern territory nitv. About this compilation this compilation this is a compilation of the aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 4 april 2019 the compilation date. Rights and freedoms of aboriginals essay 685 words. Aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976. Later in 1981 the northern territory government opposes land rights and attempts to amend the land rights act to stop claims of owned stations and property. Indigenous infoermation and involvement under the epbc act. The land rights act is a fundamental piece of social reform.
The aboriginal land rights northern territory act 1976 provides the basis upon which aboriginal people in the northern territory can claim rights to land based on traditional occupation. Indigenous aspirations for ownership of land have often been characterized as a desire for recognition of prior ownership and to reassert cultural and. This was passed in 1976 when the aboriginal land rights act was passed. Utilizing aboriginal land in the northern territory for.