Aboriginal Land Act 1991
sec.17Notice of intention to make declaration
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sec.17 Notice of intention to make declaration
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. s 17 ins 2008 No. 29 s 13 amd 2011 No. 26 s 19 ; 2013 No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 1 (sec.17-ssec.1) 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) . (sec.17-ssec.2) 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. (sec.17-ssec.3) The stated period must end at least 28 days after the notice is published. (sec.17-ssec.4) A person may make written representations about the proposed declaration to the Minister within the stated period.
- (a) give notice of the Minister’s intention to make the declaration to the trustee of the relevant land; and
- (b) 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
- (c) consider all representations made under subsection (4) .
- (a) include a description of the relevant land; and
- (b) state the following— (i) the reasons for the proposed declaration; (ii) that a person may make written representations to the Minister about the proposed declaration; (iii) the place where the representations may be made; (iv) the period in which the representations must be made.