18Co-operation with Aboriginals

##### 18 Co-operation with Aboriginals (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Director may assist and co-operate with Aboriginals in managing land to which this section applies for the purpose of the protection and conservation of wildlife in that land and the protection of the natural features of that land. (2) The Director shall not take any action under subsection (1) in relation to any land (not being land within a park, reserve or conservation zone) except: (a) after consultation with the Aboriginals, if any, as to whom the Minister is satisfied that they have traditional rights in relation to the land; and (b) in accordance with an agreement between the Director and: (i) in the case of land vested in the Commonwealth—the Minister of State for Aboriginal Affairs; (ii) in the case of land vested in a State—the Minister of that State or the authority of that State, as the case may be, having responsibility for the administration of that land; or (iii) in the case of any other land—the person in whom, or body in which, the land is vested. (3) With the consent of the person with whom, or the party or body with which, such an agreement is made by the Director in relation to any land, the Governor-General may, by Proclamation, assign a name to that land. (4) This section applies to: (a) land vested in an Aboriginal or Aboriginals or in a body corporate that is wholly owned by Aboriginals; (b) land held upon trust for the benefit of Aboriginals; or (c) any other land occupied by Aboriginals.