71ADMatters to be covered in lease between Aboriginal Land Council and Minister

71AD Matters to be covered in lease between Aboriginal Land Council and Minister

71AD Matters to be covered in lease between Aboriginal Land Council and Minister

(1) A lease of lands under this Part must make provision for the following—

(a) the leasing of the whole of the lands vested in the Aboriginal Land Council or Councils to the Minister, subject to native title,

(b) a term of at least 30 years,

(c) the renewal of the lease for a further term of at least 30 years, with no limitation on the number of times the lease may be so renewed, provided that each party consents to the renewal,

(d) the manner in which the lease is to be renewed,

(e) the replacement of the lease, in accordance with this Part, with a new lease,

(f) an acknowledgement that the care, control and management of the lands is to be vested in a board of management established under this Part,

(g) an acknowledgement that the Aboriginal Land Council or Councils in which the lands are vested hold the lands on behalf of the Aboriginal owners of the lands,

(h) an acknowledgement that officers of the Service are (subject to any plan of management in force with respect to the lands and to any directions given and supervision and oversight exercised by the board of management for the lands) entitled to exercise on and with respect to the lands any power, authority, duty or function conferred or imposed on any one or more of them by or under this or any other Act,

(i) an acknowledgement that the Aboriginal owners of the lands, and any other Aboriginal persons who have the consent of the Aboriginal owner board members, are entitled (subject to this and any other Act applying to the lands and any plan of management in force with respect to the lands) to enter and use the lands for hunting or fishing for, or the gathering of, traditional foods for domestic purposes and for ceremonial and cultural purposes to the extent that that entry or use is in accordance with the tradition of the Aboriginal owners,

(j) an acknowledgement that the Aboriginal Land Council or Councils in which the lands are vested and their employees, contractors and agents must comply with the provisions of this and any other Act applying to the lands, the regulations and any plan of management in force with respect to the lands, including provisions concerning the protection of animals, trees, timber, plants, flowers and vegetation,