{"id":"F2023L00902","name":"Native Title (Recognition as Representative Body – North Queensland Land Council) Instrument 2023","slug":"native-title-recognition-as-representative-body-north-queensland-land-council-instrument-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":104566,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L00902-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Native Title (Recognition as Representative Body – North Queensland Land Council) Instrument 2023.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument 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```html\n

Commencement information

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Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1. The whole of this instrument

1 July 2023

\n```\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsection 203AD(1) of the Native Title Act 1993.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Native Title Act 1993.\n\nRepresentative Body means a representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body recognised under section 203AD of the Act.\n\nNorth Queensland Land Council means the North Queensland Land Council Native Title Representative Body Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 1996) as registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedules","content":"#### 5 Schedules\n\n Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6 Recognised Representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Body\n\nFor subsection 203AD(1) of the Act, the North Queensland Land Council is recognised as the Representative Body for the area described in Schedule 1.\n\n7 Period of recognition\n\nFor subsection 203AD(2) of the Act, this recognition as a Representative Body takes effect on 1 July 2023 and ceases to have effect at the end of 30 June 2026.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Description of area (Northern Queensland)\n\nThe area is the area of land and water bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of a southern boundary of the Mackay Regional Council (Local Government Area) and the coastline of mainland Australia and extending generally westerly and generally south westerly along southern boundary of that regional council to its intersection with the eastern boundary of the former Nebo Shire Council (Local Government Area); then generally southerly and generally westerly along eastern and southern boundaries of that former shire council to intersect a southern boundary of the Whitsunday Regional Council, a point on the centreline of the Suttor River; then generally westerly along southern boundaries of that regional council to its intersection with an eastern boundary of the Charters Towers Regional Council, then generally south westerly, generally westerly, generally southerly, again generally westerly and generally northerly along eastern, southern and western boundaries of that regional council to the easternmost south eastern corner of the Flinders Shire Council; then generally westerly along southern boundaries of that shire council to its intersection with an eastern boundary of the Richmond Shire Council; then generally south westerly, generally westerly, generally northerly and easterly along southern, western, and northern boundaries of that shire council to the southernmost south western corner of the Croydon Shire Council; then generally north westerly, generally northerly and generally easterly along southern, western and northern boundaries of that shire council to its intersection with a western boundary of the Etheridge Shire Council; then north easterly along the boundary of that shire council to its intersection with a western boundary of the Tablelands Regional Council; then generally northerly and generally easterly along western and northern boundaries of that regional council to its intersection with a western boundary of the Cairns Regional Council; then generally northerly and generally easterly along western and northern boundaries of that regional council to a corner at Longitude 145.255114° East, a point on the McDowall Mountain Range; then generally south westerly, generally southerly and north easterly along that mountain Range passing through the following coordinate points:\n\n \n\n| Longitude East | Latitude South |\n| -------------- | -------------- |\n| 145.253696 | 15.935481 |\n| 145.263160 | 15.955775 |\n| 145.252034 | 15.963983 |\n| 145.216218 | 15.974830 |\n| 145.168604 | 15.981903 |\n| 145.178724 | 15.996054 |\n| 145.177476 | 16.015895 |\n| 145.163457 | 16.030390 |\n| 145.167809 | 16.038407 |\n| 145.162542 | 16.050854 |\n| 145.163259 | 16.052878 |\n| 145.168505 | 16.050151 |\n\nThen easterly to the source of Adastra Creek; then generally southerly along the centreline of that creek to the centreline of the Daintree River; then generally south easterly and generally easterly along the centreline of that river to its intersection with the coastline of mainland Australia; then south easterly to Longitude 145.466927° East, Latitude 16.304254° South; then easterly passing through the southernmost point of the Mean High Water Mark of Snapper Island to intersect the outer limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Australia at Latitude 16.304254° South; then generally south westerly and generally south easterly along eastern boundaries of that economic zone to Latitude 21.631045° South; then westerly back to the commencement point.\n\n \n\nData Reference and source\n\n- Regional Council and Shire Council areas (Local Government Areas) sourced from the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water 15 March 2008.\n- Former Nebo Shire Council boundary as at 1991.\n- Rivers / Creeks based on Cadastral data where available and sourced from the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water September 2007 or 250K Topographic vector data is © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.\n- Exclusive Economic Zone as defined in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.\n\nReference datum\n\nGeographical coordinates have been provided by the NNTT Geospatial Services and are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), in decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.\n\nPrepared by Geospatial Services, National Native Title Tribunal (23 June 2008)","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 203AD of the Native Title Act 1993: recognising a specific body as a Representative Body for a defined area and period. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument with only 7 operative sections plus one schedule","Minimal defined terms (only 3: 'Act', 'Representative Body', 'North Queensland Land Council')","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond standard commencement provisions","Complexity arises primarily from Schedule 1's detailed geographical boundary description using coordinates, local government boundaries, and natural features","Heavy reliance on external references (Local Government Areas, rivers, Exclusive Economic Zone, Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act (Native Title Act 1993)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument officially recognises the North Queensland Land Council as a Representative Body under the Native Title Act 1993, authorising it to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the specified northern Queensland area with native title claims, negotiations and management. It affects traditional owners, the Land Council, and third parties (e.g. developers, agencies). Recognition is time-limited: it runs from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2026, after which it expires unless renewed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument formally recognises the North Queensland Land Council for a specified area and three-year period. It does not amend or expand the Native Title Act; no text in the instrument indicates a change from its original stated scope."},"complexity_factors":["Legal formality: simple recognition under subsection 203AD(1) of the Native Title Act (see s3 and s6).","Fixed, time-limited effect: clear commencement and end dates create administrative tracking needs (s2, s7).","Geospatial detail: Schedule 1 contains detailed boundary descriptions using local government boundaries, river centrelines and numeric coordinates, increasing technical mapping complexity.","Cross-references to external datasets and instruments: reliance on historical LGA boundaries and datum sources (Schedule 1 data reference).","Limited substantive discretion in the instrument itself: it grants status rather than prescribing operational duties, but those duties derive from the Native Title Act (s3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument recognises the North Queensland Land Council as the Native Title Representative Body for the geographic area described in Schedule 1 (s6), under the Native Title Act (s3). The recognition runs from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2026 (s7). It affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with native title interests in that area and the Land Council, which gains the statutory role to act for claimants under the Act. The legal duties, costs and compliance obligations flow from the Native Title Act and the Land Council’s statutory functions (s3, s6, s7)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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