This Act concerns the assessment, development and use of mineral resources.

The provisions of this Act shall apply to any part or whole of any such area or areas as the Minister may, from time to time, by Order in the Gazette define and shall apply to all lands described therein except those listed in section 2. No land shall be subdivided without the approval of the Director of Town and Country Planning except in the circumstances listed in section 4. Application for approval by the Director must be made in accordance with section. Local authorities shall consider the application and make recommendations to the Director (sect. 7).

The is established the North New Georgia Timber Corporation the principal object of which shall be to promote the utilisation of the timber resources of North New Georgia for the public benefit. There shall be a Board of Directors of the Corporation. For purposes of this Act, all ownership of timber standing on customary lands within North New Georgia shall be transferred to the Corporation (sect. 4). Compensation for the acquisition of rights shall be effected in accordance with section 5. The Functions of the North New Georgia Timber Corporation are set out in section 6.

The purpose of this Ordinance is to assist owners of land to protect and manage their land and land based resources for conservation, custom spiritual and amenity purposes. Any owner of land may apply to the Isabel Province Executive for a declaration that part or all of their land be set aside as a Conservation Area (sect. 4). The Executive may declare Conservation Areas under section 5. Section 6 concerns amendment or removal of the status as Conservation Area. A notification of a declaration as Conservation Area shall be published and distributed as prescribed in section 8.

The Act makes provision for various matters relating to customary land, private land and public land and powers of the Minister in respect of such land.The Act consists of 44 sections divided into 8 Parts: Preliminary (I); general (II); Private Land (III); Private land (IV); Customary land (V); User of land (VI); Trespass or encroachment upon, or unlawful occupation of, land (VII); Miscellaneous (VIII).A Corporation may hold land only with a license from the Minister (sect. 3). The Minister may dispose of public and customary land in accordance with section 5.

“Customary land”, “private land” and “public land” shall bear the same meaning in this Act as in the Land Act. The Minister may apply the provisions of this Act to areas in which, according to the Minister, ascertainment of interests in customary land or the agricultural development of such land require the application of provisions of this Act.

The Second Schedule contains the description of a tribal area in the sense of section 2 of the principal Act.

Amends: Tribal Land Act (Chapter 32:02). (2008-12-31)

This Order of the President made under section 19 of the Tribal Land Act, 1968, amends the Schedule to the principal Order by establishing the Mogoditshane Subordinate Land Board. As a consequence the Third Column of the Schedule of the principal Order is amended by deleting some territories listed under other Subordinate Lands Boards.

Implements: Tribal Land Act (Chapter 32:02). (2008-12-31)
Amends: Establishment of Subordinate Lands Boards Order, 1973 (Chapter 32:02). (2008-12-31)

The Regulation establishes the procedure for the constitution of the Local Aboriginal Land Councils, the Regional Aboriginal Land Councils and the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council. The Regulation is completed by eight Schedules.

Implements: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983. (2017-11-23)
Repealed by: Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 2014. (2017-03-01)
Repeals: Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation 1996. (1996-09-01)

The Law includes 146 articles divided into seven Chapters: General Provisions (I).

The present Regulation provides guidelines to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry on planning afforestation activities: (i) Preparation of afforestation projects; (ii) Selection of areas for afforestation; (iii) Organizing forest - social community relations; and (iv) Preparation of annual programs and location distribution tables. One year prior to afforestation, all trees and shrubs that are classified as non-economic will be cleared from the area.

This Act revokes the reservation of certain areas of land as national parks and nature reserves, as made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. Lands whose reservation has been revoked are vested in the Minister responsible for the administration of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. Under section 6, native title rights and interests are not affected by the provisions of the Act.