Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03449:body:0:p11
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to an estate or interest in land includes—
          (a) a reference to a licence granted in respect of that land including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a licence granted under a law of the Northern Territory relating to the mining or development of extractive mineral deposits; or
          (b) a reference to a lease or other interest in that land, or a right granted in respect of that land, under such a law.
     "(12) The preceding provisions of this section do not authorise the grant by a Land Trust of the fee simple in land vested in it except in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (4) (b).".

Functions of Land Council
13. Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting after paragraph (1) (b) the following paragraph:
          "(ba) to assist Aboriginals in the taking of measures likely to assist in the protection of sacred sites on land (whether or not Aboriginal land) in the area of the Land Council;";
     (b) by omitting paragraph (1) (e) and substituting the following paragraphs:
          "(e) to negotiate with persons desiring to obtain an estate or interest in land in the area of the Land Council—
              (i) where the land is held by a Land Trust—on behalf of traditional Aboriginal owners (if any) of that land and of any other Aboriginals interested in the land; and
              (ii) where the land is the subject of an application referred to in paragraph 50 (1) (a)—on behalf of the traditional Aboriginal owners of that land or on behalf of any other Aboriginals interested in the land;

          (ea) to assist Aboriginals in the area of the Land Council to carry out commercial activities (including resource development, the provision of tourist facilities and agricultural activities), in any manner that will not cause the Land Council to incur financial liability or enable it to receive financial benefit;";
     (c) by inserting in paragraph (1) (h) "or other" after "administrative"; and
     (d) by adding at the end the following sub-section:
     "(4) The reference in paragraph (1) (e) to an estate or interest in land includes a reference to a licence in respect of that land.".

A person authorized by Land Council to have access to buildings and places in Region
14. Section 23c is amended by omitting the penalty at the foot of sub-section (3) and substituting:
"Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.".

Secrecy
15. Section 23e of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(2) Subject to sub-section (3), a person to whom this section applies who, either directly or indirectly, otherwise than in the performance of the person's functions or duties as an authorized person,