Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989

In this Act:

Aboriginal means a person who is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia.

Aboriginal member means a member of the Authority appointed from a panel of persons nominated by the Land Councils or as provided in section 6(6).

Aboriginal tradition has the same meaning as in the Land Rights Act.

Authority means the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority established by section 5(1).

Authority Certificate means a certificate issued under section 22(1).

Chairman means the Chairman of the Authority and includes a member appointed under section 9(1) to act in the place of the Chairman.

Chief Executive Officer means the Chief Executive Officer appointed under section 15(1) and includes a person appointed under section 16 to act as the Chief Executive Officer while so acting.

custodian, in relation to a sacred site, means an Aboriginal who, by Aboriginal tradition, has responsibility for that site and, in Part II, includes a custodian of any sacred site.

enforceable undertaking, see section 39B(1).

land includes land covered by water (including such land in the Territorial sea) and the water covering land.

Land Council has the same meaning as in the Land Rights Act.

Land Rights Act means the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 of the Commonwealth as amended from time to time.

member means a member of the Authority and includes a person appointed under section 9(2) to act in the place of a member.

Minister's Certificate means a certificate issued under section 32(1)(b).

owner, in relation to land, means a person having a legal or equitable proprietary interest in the land:

(i) who holds a mineral title under the Mineral Titles Act 2010 authorising the person to conduct mining for minerals or extractive minerals on the land; or

(ii) who may exercise rights on the land under a non‑compliant existing interest as defined in section 204(1) of that Act; but

(b) not including a person who holds a mineral title under that Act authorising the person to conduct only exploration for minerals or extractive minerals on the land.

recorded party, for an Authority Certificate, means a person who is specified in the Certificate as a recorded party for the Certificate.

Register means the Register of Sacred Sites kept in pursuance of section 10(d).

repealed Acts means the Acts and provisions repealed by section 50.

sacred site means a sacred site within the meaning of the Land Rights Act.

Note for section 3

The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.