Pastoral Land Act 1992
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4 Objects The objects of this Act are: (a) to provide a form of tenure of Crown land that facilitates the sustainable use of land for pastoral purposes and the economic viability of the pastoral industry; (b) to provide for: (i) the monitoring of pastoral land so as to detect and assess any change in its condition; (ii) the prevention or minimisation of degradation of or other damage to the land and its indigenous plant and animal life; and (iii) the rehabilitation of the land in cases of degradation or other damage; (c) to recognise the right of Aboriginal persons to follow traditional pursuits on pastoral land; (d) to provide reasonable access for the public across pastoral land to waters and places of public interest; and (e) to provide a procedure to establish Aboriginal community living areas on pastoral land.