Reviews the effectiveness of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976; many Aboriginal groups now have secure title over traditional lands; customary law recognised; land councils allow Aborigines to have say in own future; social benefits of land ownership and self reliance
Analysis
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
Aboriginal land rights
Federal issue
Key item
Land tenure
Land titles
Legislation
Northern Territory
State issue
Notes
"This paper, The effectiveness of the legislation in achieving its purpose, was included as an appendix to the NLC's submission to the Reeves review called Our land, our law: submission to the review of the Land Rights Act, December 1997." -- p iii