Aboriginal Land Act 1991
sec.197Meaning of prescribed reserve land
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sec.197 Meaning of prescribed reserve land
Prescribed reserve land means any of the following land that is situated on Thursday Island and prescribed under a regulation for this section— land reserved and set apart under the repealed Land Act 1962 for an Aboriginal reserve or for the benefit of Aboriginal inhabitants; land contained in a reserve for a community purpose that is Aboriginal purposes, or a purpose that is the provision of services beneficial to Aboriginal people particularly concerned with the land, under the Land Act . s 197 ins 2011 No. 26 s 70 amd 2024 No. 12 s 131 s ch 1 pt 1
- (a) land reserved and set apart under the repealed Land Act 1962 for an Aboriginal reserve or for the benefit of Aboriginal inhabitants;
- (b) land contained in a reserve for a community purpose that is Aboriginal purposes, or a purpose that is the provision of services beneficial to Aboriginal people particularly concerned with the land, under the Land Act .