{"id":"F2018L01273","name":"Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) (Aboriginal Land) Declaration 2018","slug":"aboriginal-land-grant-jervis-bay-territory-aboriginal-land-declaration-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439770,"registerId":"F2018L01273-fast-fetch-1775955663020","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) (Aboriginal Land) Declaration 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) (Aboriginal Land) Declaration 2018\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Nigel Scullion, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, make the following declaration.\n\nDated   6 September 2018 \n\nNigel Scullion\n\nMinister for Indigenous Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Declaration of Aboriginal Land\n\nSchedule 1—Description of land\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This declaration is the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) (Aboriginal Land) Declaration 2018.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this declaration specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.   \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this declaration In accordance with subsection 9(5) of the Act.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this declaration as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this declaration.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this declaration. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This declaration is made under subsection 9(1) of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: The expression Aboriginal Land used in this declaration is defined in section 2 of the Act.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986.\n\n5  Declaration of Aboriginal Land\n\n  The land described in Schedule 1 is Aboriginal Land.\n\nNote: For paragraph 9(1)(a) of the Act, the land described in Schedule 1 is vacant Crown land in the Jervis Bay Territory that adjoins Aboriginal Land.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Description of land\n\n \n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Block number | Deposited Plan number | Area (ha) |\n| 1.  151 | 9271 | 1.786 |\n| 2.  152 | 9271 | 28.260 |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the function intended by its enabling Act: declaring specific vacant Crown land to be Aboriginal Land. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections plus schedule)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and implicit reference to 'Aboriginal Land' from parent Act)","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward declaration","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic authority citation","Schedule contains simple tabular data (land descriptions) rather than complex legal provisions","Relies entirely on definitions and machinery in parent Act (Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986)"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration transfers two parcels (Blocks 151 and 152 on DP 9271, about 30 ha) in the Jervis Bay Territory from Crown ownership to the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community as Aboriginal Land under the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986. The land becomes inalienable freehold held for the community’s benefit, expanding their land base and supporting cultural connection and self-determination."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not amend the parent Act or broaden its subject matter; it simply applies the Act’s mechanism to two identified parcels by declaring them Aboriginal Land (see Declaration of Aboriginal Land and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operative clause declaring land as Aboriginal Land (section 5).","Relies on definitions and operation of the parent Act rather than creating new rules (Definitions and Authority clauses).","Formal cadastral detail in Schedule 1 (block numbers, deposited plan, areas) requires matching to land records for implementation.","Commencement linked to a specific subsection of the Act (Commencement referencing subsection 9(5)), so timing is governed by the Act.","Decision made by a named Minister by statutory power (Authority), with little procedural detail in the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration converts two specified parcels of vacant Crown land in the Jervis Bay Territory into Aboriginal Land under the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs makes the change by declaration and lists the blocks and their areas in Schedule 1. Mechanically, the instrument alters the legal status of the named blocks so the Act’s rules apply to them (see Authority and Declaration clauses)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aboriginal-land-grant-jervis-bay-territory-aboriginal-land-declaration-2018","history":"/api/acts/aboriginal-land-grant-jervis-bay-territory-aboriginal-land-declaration-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aboriginal-land-grant-jervis-bay-territory-aboriginal-land-declaration-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aboriginal-land-grant-jervis-bay-territory-aboriginal-land-declaration-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aboriginal-land-grant-jervis-bay-territory-aboriginal-land-declaration-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aboriginal-land-grant-jervis-bay-territory-aboriginal-land-declaration-2018/documents"}}