Aboriginal land councils fear new NSW law will cut amount of land open to traditional owners’ claims
New South Wales Aboriginal land councils are protesting a new state law that allows the lands minister to retrospectively vary land tenures. Traditional owners fear this will reduce the amount of land available for future claims.
Why it matters
The legislation impacts Indigenous land rights and the ongoing process of reconciliation and land restitution in Australia.
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council says the state’s new law gives the lands minister the power to retrospectively vary land tenures. Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP The NSW Aboriginal Land Council says the state’s new law gives the lands minister the power to retrospectively vary land tenures. Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP New South Wales Aboriginal land councils fear new NSW law will cut amount of land open to traditional owners’ claims Chair of Indigenous land group says his organisation was not consulted before the bill was introduced in parliament
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Local Aboriginal land councils in New South Wales say they remain deeply concerned about changes to laws governing crown land which could retrospectively affect land claims.
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