Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00794:section:21a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00794
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 21A
Character Range: 155530–156991

21A  Aboriginal group or body may seek establishment of new Land Council
 (1) The following may apply to the Minister, in writing, for the establishment of a new Land Council for a qualifying area:
 (a) one or more adult Aboriginals living in the qualifying area;
 (b) an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation, the majority of whose members live in the qualifying area;
 (d) an association of Aboriginals, or a company whose shareholders are all Aboriginals, incorporated under a law of the Northern Territory and the majority of whose members or shareholders live in the qualifying area;
 (e) any other body prescribed by the regulations, the majority of whose members live in the qualifying area.
 (2) An application must:
 (a) set out the boundaries of the qualifying area; and
 (b) specify a name for the proposed new Land Council; and
 (c) include an estimate of the number of Aboriginals living in the qualifying area and an explanation of how the estimate was arrived at; and
 (d) specify the proposed management structure for the proposed new Land Council; and
 (e) specify the proposed arrangements for consulting and representing Aboriginals living in the qualifying area on issues affecting that area; and
 (f) include details of any consultation that has occurred with Aboriginals living in the qualifying area on the proposed establishment of the new Land Council; and
 (g) include any other information prescribed by the regulations.