Lower Roper River Land Claim (Claim No. 70) : report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Olney, to the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner
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Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 Lower Roper River Land Claim No. 70 Report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Justice H W Olney, to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 1
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 LOWER ROPER RIVER LAND CLAIM (Claim No 70) Report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner Justice H W Olney to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner 9-11 Cavenagh Street DARWIN NT 0800 3
CONTENTS 9
Introduction 11
The claimed land 12
Status of the claim area 14
The inquiry 15
Other claims in the region 17
Social organization and land tenure 17
The claimants 21
The Northern Territory’s concession 22
Traditional Aboriginal owners 24
Strength of traditional attachment 29
Section 50(4) - Secure occupancy principles 30
Recommendations 31
The function to comment 31
Nature and extent of the advantage 32
Number of Aboriginals advantaged 32
Adjoining land holders 33
Detriment 33
Fishing in tidal waters 35
Commercial fishing 37
Recreational fishing 39
Limmen National Park 41
Northern Territory Police 43
Roads 44
Roper Bar barge landing 46
Cumulative effect of land claims 47
Cost of acquiring other interests 48
Effect on patterns of land usage 48
APPENDIX 1 50
APPENDIX 2 AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW (FROM CHAPTER 3 OF EXHBIT NLC 1) 53
APPENDIX 3 66

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Olney, H. W & Australia. (2003). Lower Roper River Land Claim (Claim No. 70) : report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Olney, to the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory Retrieved April 27, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2203646828

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Olney, H. W and Australia. Lower Roper River Land Claim (Claim No. 70) : report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Olney, to the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 2003. Web. 27 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2203646828>

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Olney, H. W & Australia. 2003, Lower Roper River Land Claim (Claim No. 70) : report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Olney, to the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra viewed 27 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2203646828

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