Peron Islands Land Claim No. 190 Report

This Report presents the findings and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner (Commissioner) following an inquiry into the Peron Islands Area Land Claim (No. 190), a traditional Aboriginal land claim application which was made by the Northern Land Council under section 50(1)(a) of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 on 27 May 1997. The Report was provided to the Minister for Indigenous Australians and the Administrator of the Northern Territory on 5 May 2023.

The Commissioner recommends the grant to the traditional Aboriginal owners of the land subject to claim in the Peron Islands Area Land Claim. During the course of the inquiry an issue was raised as to the meaning of the term ‘traditional Aboriginal owner’. The Report includes the Commissioner’s ruling on the meaning of ‘traditional Aboriginal owner’.

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