Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00794:section:23:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00794
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 165987–168361

the Land Council—to assist the owner of the land, if requested to do so, in relation to any dealings in the land (including assistance in negotiating leases of, or other grants of interests in, the land); and
 (f) to assist Aboriginals claiming to have a traditional land claim to an area of land within the area of the Land Council in pursuing the claim, in particular, by arranging for legal assistance for them at the expense of the Land Council; and
 (fa) to negotiate, and enter into agreements, as necessary, for the purposes of subsection 70(4); and
 (g) to compile and keep:
 (i) a register recording the names of the members of the Land Council; and
 (ii) a register recording the names of the members of the Land Trusts holding, or established to hold, Aboriginal land in its area and descriptions of each area of such Aboriginal land; and
 (h) to supervise, and provide administrative or other assistance for, Land Trusts holding, or established to hold, Aboriginal land in its area; and
 (i) such other functions as are prescribed by the regulations.
 (2) A Land Council may, with the approval of the Minister, perform any functions that may be conferred on it by a law of the Northern Territory, including, without limiting the foregoing, functions in relation to:
 (a) the protection of sacred sites;
 (b) access to Aboriginal land; and
 (c) schemes for the management of wildlife on Aboriginal land.
 (3) In carrying out its functions with respect to any Aboriginal land in its area, a Land Council shall have regard to the interests of, and shall consult with, the traditional Aboriginal owners (if any) of the land and any other Aboriginals interested in the land and, in particular, shall not take any action, including, but not limited to, the giving of consent or the withholding of consent, in any matter in connexion with land held by a Land Trust, unless the Land Council is satisfied that:
 (a) the traditional Aboriginal owners (if any) of that land understand the nature and purpose of the proposed action and, as a group, consent to it; and
 (b) any Aboriginal community or group that may be affected by the proposed action has been consulted and has had adequate opportunity to express its view to the Land Council.
 (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.