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Water Act 2000
sec.95Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parties
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### sec.95 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parties
An Aboriginal party or Torres Strait Islander party may, in the area of the State for which the person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander party, take or interfere with water for traditional activities or cultural purposes.
In this section—
Aboriginal party see the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 35 .
cultural purpose means an activity, other than a commercial activity, that supports the maintenance or protection of the following—
Aboriginal cultural heritage within the meaning of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 8 ;
Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage within the meaning of the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 8 .
Torres Strait Islander party see the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 35 .
traditional activities , for an Aboriginal party or Torres Strait Islander party, means any of the following activities the party carries out in accordance with Aboriginal tradition or Island custom—
hunting, fishing, gathering or camping;
performing rites or other ceremonies;
visiting sites of significance.
s 95 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
(sec.95-ssec.1) An Aboriginal party or Torres Strait Islander party may, in the area of the State for which the person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander party, take or interfere with water for traditional activities or cultural purposes.
(sec.95-ssec.2) In this section— Aboriginal party see the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 35 . cultural purpose means an activity, other than a commercial activity, that supports the maintenance or protection of the following— Aboriginal cultural heritage within the meaning of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 8 ; Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage within the meaning of the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 8 . Torres Strait Islander party see the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 35 . traditional activities , for an Aboriginal party or Torres Strait Islander party, means any of the following activities the party carries out in accordance with Aboriginal tradition or Island custom— hunting, fishing, gathering or camping; performing rites or other ceremonies; visiting sites of significance. s 95 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
- (a) Aboriginal cultural heritage within the meaning of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 8 ;
- (b) Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage within the meaning of the Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003 , section 8 .
- (a) hunting, fishing, gathering or camping;
- (b) performing rites or other ceremonies;
- (c) visiting sites of significance.