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Pastoral Land Act 1992
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114 Resumption of abandoned Aboriginal community living areas
(1) In this section, abandoned, in relation to an Aboriginal community
living area granted by section 46(1A) of the Lands Acquisition
Act 1978, means the case where neither the applicant nor any of
the Aboriginal persons for whose benefit the grant of land was
made, or any of the members from time to time of the association
to which the land was granted, have occupied the land as their
principal place of residence during the 5 year period before an
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application is made under subsection (2).
(2) The lessee of a pastoral lease or a Crown lease of another kind
adjacent to an abandoned Aboriginal community living area may
apply to the Minister to have the land comprising the abandoned
community living area incorporated in his or her lease.
(3) On receipt of an application under subsection (2), the Minister shall
refer it to the Tribunal for the purpose of considering the
application, and the Tribunal may call for submissions in writing to
be made to it:
(a) by any person interested in the matter; and
(b) by the relevant Land Council.
(4) In considering a reference under subsection (3), the Tribunal shall
take into account:
(a) the length of time the community living area has been
abandoned;
(b) the apparent reason for abandonment;
(c) the number and age grouping of Aboriginal persons, if any,
eligible to live on the community living area;
(d) the history of occupation of the community living area since it
was granted to the association;
(e) the cost and method of calculating the cost to the Territory of
acquiring the community living area on just terms; and
(f) such other matters as the Tribunal thinks relevant, including
the submissions made to it under subsection (3).
(5) After considering a reference under this section, the Tribunal shall
recommend a course of action to be taken by the Minister in
relation to the abandoned community living area and shall give
notice of its recommendations to the association to which the land
was granted and to all persons who made submissions to it
pursuant to subsection (3).
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Part 9 Review of decisions
117 Review by NTCAT
(1) NTCAT has jurisdiction to review a decision (a reviewable
decision) specified in Schedule 2.
(2) An affected person, for a reviewable decision, is a person
specified in Schedule 2 for the decision.
(3) An affected person for a reviewable decision may apply to NTCAT
for review of the decision.
(4) An application under subsection (3) must be made within 28 days
after the day on which the affected person was notified of the
reviewable decision.
(5) On an application under subsection (3) for review of a decision of
the Minister or Valuer-General on an objection under
section 121(3), the applicant's case is limited to the grounds that
were specified in the applicant's objection.
Note for section 117
The Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014 sets out the
procedure for applying to NTCAT for review and other relevant matters in relation
to reviews.