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AUS-1989-L-93277
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989 (Act No. 29, 1989).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Territorial subdivision(s)
Northern Territory
Subjects (Classification)
Indigenous and tribal peoples
Adopted on (Date of text)
1989-06-23
Scope of text
Non-Metropolitan Territories
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to effect a practical balance between the recognized need to preserve and enhance Aboriginal cultural tradition in relation to certain land in the Territory and the aspirations of the Aboriginal and all other peoples of the Territory for their economic, cultural and social advancement, by establishing a procedure for the protection and registration of sacred sites, providing for entry onto sacred sites and the conditions to which such entry is subject, establishing a procedure for the avoidance of sacred sites in the development and use of land and establishing an Authority for the purposes of the Act and a procedure for the review of decisions of the Authority by the Minister, and for related purposes.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1989-08-15
(Gaz S45, 15 August 1989)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Legislation Database
Place of publication
Northern Territories
Country
Australia
URL
https://legislation.nt.gov.au/
File
AUS93277.pdf (PDF of Act as in force 1 January 2012)