Aboriginal Land Act 1991

After considering all representations made under section 17(4) about the proposed declaration, the Minister must—

decide whether to make the declaration; and

give notice of the decision to—

each person who made the representations; and

the trustee of the relevant land, if the trustee did not make any representations.

The Minister may, after considering the representations, decide to make the declaration for all or a part of the relevant land described in the notice under section 17.

If the Minister decides to make the declaration, the notice must—

include a description of the relevant land to be declared not transferable under this division; and

state all of the following—

the provision under which the declaration is to be made;

the reasons for the decision;

if the Minister is to make the declaration under section 16(1)(d)—that a person who made representations about the proposed declaration may appeal against the decision to the Land Court within 28 days after receiving the notice, and how the person may appeal.