Burial and Cremation Act 2022

An interest holder, in relation to land, means the following:

(a) the person recorded in the land register, as defined in section 4 of the Land Title Act 2000, as the person entitled to:

(ii) a lease from the Crown under the Crown Lands Act 1992, the Pastoral Land Act 1992 or the Special Purposes Leases Act 1953;

(b) if the land is an Aboriginal community living area – the association that holds interest in the land;

(c) if the land is Aboriginal land – the Land Trust, established under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth), that holds interest in the land;

(d) if the land is subject to native title – the native title holder;

(e) if the land is Crown land as defined in section 3 of the Crown Lands Act 1992 – the Territory.

Notes for section 8(c) and (d)

A provision of this Act that deals with a matter relevant to an interest holder of Aboriginal land or land that is subject to native title is subject to a provision relating to that matter in the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) or the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) respectively – see section 5.