Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00105:section:191n
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00105
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 191N
Character Range: 171279–173275

191N  National indigenous land and sea strategy

Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Board to prepare national strategy
 (1) The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Board must prepare, and revise from time to time, a strategy to be known as the national indigenous land and sea strategy.

Contents of national strategy
 (2) The national indigenous land and sea strategy must cover, but is not limited to, the following matters:
 (a) the acquisition of interests in land, and water‑related rights, for the purpose of making grants of those interests and rights to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander corporations;
 (b) management issues relating to indigenous‑held land and indigenous waters;
 (c) environmental issues relating to indigenous‑held land and indigenous waters.
Note: It is not intended that the strategy will contain commercially sensitive information.
 (3) In performing functions under this section, the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Board may consult such other persons and bodies as the Board considers appropriate.

Period to which national strategy is to relate
 (4) The national indigenous land and sea strategy must relate to a period of at least 3 years and not more than 5 years.

Review of national strategy
 (5) The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Board must review the national indigenous land and sea strategy regularly.

Copy to be given to Minister
 (6) The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation Board must give a copy of the national indigenous land and sea strategy and a copy of any changes it has made to the national indigenous land and sea strategy to the Minister within 2 months of the Board agreeing to the strategy or change.

Copy to be tabled in each House
 (7) The Minister must cause a copy of the national indigenous land and sea strategy or of any changes made to the national indigenous land and sea strategy to be presented to each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister has received the document.