Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
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(1) In this Division and Division 4A—
agreement includes an arrangement.
deal with land means—
(a) sell, exchange, lease, mortgage, dispose of, or otherwise create or pass a legal or equitable interest in, land, or
(b) grant an easement or covenant over land or release an easement or covenant benefiting land, or
(c) enter into a biobanking agreement relating to land under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 or a conservation agreement under the NPW Act, or
(d) enter into a wilderness protection agreement relating to land under the Wilderness Act 1987, or
(e) enter into a property vegetation plan under the Native Vegetation Act 2003, or
(f) subdivide or consolidate land so as to affect, or consent to a plan of subdivision or consolidation of land that affects, the interests of an Aboriginal Land Council in that land, or
(g) make a development application in relation to land, or
(h) any other action (including executing an instrument) relating to land that is prescribed by the regulations.
Note.
In this Act, a reference to land includes any estate or interest in land, whether legal or equitable (see section 4(1)).
dealing approval certificate—see section 41.
development application means—
(a) a development application within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, or
(b) an application for approval of a project under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, or
(c) an application for approval of State significant infrastructure under Part 5.1 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
General Register of Deeds means the General Register of Deeds maintained under the .