Aboriginal Land Act 1991

If the Minister intends to make a declaration under section 16, the Minister must—

give notice of the Minister’s intention to make the declaration to the trustee of the relevant land; and

as soon as practicable after giving the notice under paragraph (a), publish notice of the Minister’s intention to make the declaration in a newspaper or other publication circulating generally in the area where the relevant land is situated; and

consider all representations made under subsection (4).

The notice must—

include a description of the relevant land; and

state the following—

the reasons for the proposed declaration;

that a person may make written representations to the Minister about the proposed declaration;

the place where the representations may be made;

the period in which the representations must be made.

The stated period must end at least 28 days after the notice is published.

A person may make written representations about the proposed declaration to the Minister within the stated period.