Lorella Region Land Claim (Claim No. 199) and part of Maria Island Region land claim (Claim No. 198) : report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Olney, to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory

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Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 Lorella Region Land Claim No. 199 and part of Maria Island Region Land Claim No. 198 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 LORELLA REGION LAND CLAIM (Claim No 199) and part of MARIA ISLAND REGION LAND CLAIM (Claim No 198) 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
ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY) ACT 1976 LORELLA REGION LAND CLAIM (Claim No 199) and part of MARIA ISLAND REGION LAND CLAIM (Claim No 198) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ABORIGINAL LAND COMMISSIONER JUSTICE H.W. OLNEY Introduction 11
Lorella Region Land Claim 12
Maria Island Region Land Claim 13
Other claims in the region 15
Status of the claimed land 15
The Annexed Map 16
The inquiry 16
The claim documents 17
Concessions made by the Northern Territory 18
Historical background 20
Social organisation and land tenure 20
The claimant groups and their countries 23
Common spiritual affiliations 26
The local descent groups 26
Primary spiritual responsibility 27
The Right to forage 27
Traditional Aboriginal owners 27
Strength of traditional attachment 28
Subsection 50(4) 28
Recommendations 30
Number of Aboriginals advantaged 31
The function to comment 31
Nature and extent of advantage 32
Detriment Other Aboriginal Groups 33
Adjoining land holders 34
Recreational fishing 34
Commercial fishing 35
Effects on patterns of land usage 37
Northern Territory government interests 37
Cost of acquiring other interests 38
Summary of findings, recommendations and comments 38
SCHEDULE 1 40
SCHEDULE 2 41
APPENDIX 1 42
APPENDIX 2 CHAPTER THREE—HISTORY 45
APPENDIX 3 TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL OWNERS 53
LORELLA REGION LAND CLAIM (Claim No 199) and part of MARIA ISLAND REGION LAND CLAIM (Claim No 198) 70

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Olney, H. W & Australia. (2002). Lorella Region Land Claim (Claim No. 199) and part of Maria Island Region land claim (Claim No. 198) : report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Olney, to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory Retrieved December 27, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-958844203

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Olney, H. W and Australia. Lorella Region Land Claim (Claim No. 199) and part of Maria Island Region land claim (Claim No. 198) : report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Olney, to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory Darwin: Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, 2002. Web. 27 December 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-958844203>

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Olney, H. W & Australia. 2002, Lorella Region Land Claim (Claim No. 199) and part of Maria Island Region land claim (Claim No. 198) : report and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice 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, Darwin viewed 27 December 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-958844203

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