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Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1)

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This declaration adds a specific property called Kybrook Farm (also known as Copperfield Creek) to the list of 'prescribed areas' under the Northern Territory Emergency Response laws—commonly known as the 'NT Intervention'.

What this means:

The farm—a 97-hectare freehold property (meaning outright ownership under Australian law)—is now subject to the special measures that apply under the 2007 Emergency Response Act
These measures typically include alcohol restrictions, bans on certain material, and compulsory income management (quarantining of welfare payments) for residents
The declaration exercises the Minister's power to designate additional areas beyond the original list of Aboriginal communities

Why it matters: Designating this single farming property as a prescribed area brings it under the extraordinary emergency response regime, subjecting anyone living or working there to the intervention's control measures, despite it appearing to be a standard commercial freehold estate.

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Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1)

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Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1)

I, Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, make this Declaration under paragraph 4(4)(b) of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007.

Dated 1 April 2008

J Macklin

Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

1 Name of Declaration

This Declaration is the Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Prescribed area

For paragraph 4(4)(b) of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007, the area described in Schedule 1 to this Declaration is a prescribed area.

Schedule 1 Area that is a prescribed area

(section 3)

Item	Name	Alias	Parcel	Title	Tenure	Area (Ha)
1	Kybrook Farm	Copperfield Creek	Portion 01028 plan(s) B 000617	CUFT626 896(order 1)	Estate in fee simple	97.16

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1 Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1)

Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1)

Dated 1 April 2008

J Macklin

Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

1 Name of Declaration

This Declaration is the Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Prescribed area

For paragraph 4(4)(b) of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007, the area described in Schedule 1 to this Declaration is a prescribed area.

Schedule 1 Area that is a prescribed area

(section 3)

Item	Name	Alias	Parcel	Title	Tenure	Area (Ha)
1	Kybrook Farm	Copperfield Creek	Portion 01028 plan(s) B 000617	CUFT626 896(order 1)	Estate in fee simple	97.16