8Initial grant of land

8 Initial grant of land

(1) As soon as practicable after the first annual general meeting, the Minister: (a) shall sign an instrument that declares that, at the time at which a copy of the instrument is given to the Chairperson, the Schedule Land shall become Aboriginal Land; and (b) shall give a copy of the instrument, or cause a copy of the instrument to be given, to the Chairperson. (2) At the time at which the instrument referred to in subsection (1) is given to the Chairperson in accordance with paragraph (1)(b), the Schedule Land becomes Aboriginal Land. (3) As soon as practicable after the Minister has complied with subsection (1), the Minister shall cause to be published in the Gazette a notice stating that the Schedule Land has become Aboriginal Land. (4) Any failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (3) does not affect the operation of subsection (1).