Legislative changes to provide a mechanism to grant land directly to
traditional owner corporations would support and simplify this process.
Not exact matches
If you are a sole proprietor, small business
owner, or you own a partnership, S -
Corporation, C - corporation or LLC, and have employees, a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA is a better option than traditional an
Corporation, C -
corporation or LLC, and have employees, a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA is a better option than traditional an
corporation or LLC, and have employees, a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA is a better option than
traditional and Roth IRA.
The Gamburlarna Project is an initiative of
traditional land
owners Wirlu - Murra Yindjibarndi Aboriginal
Corporation (WMYAC) and Fortescue.
Because Vdice owns itself and is not owned by a
corporation or a casino
owner, players possess better odds in their favor than in
traditional gaming models.
In these situations,
corporations may suggest that
traditional owners approach government for economic and social development opportunities.
An example of this is in the recent agreement in South Australia between various exploration companies, the Yandruwandha / Yawarrawarrka
Traditional Land
Owners (Aboriginal
Corporation), and the State government which established a process for agreed land access and usage.
The requirement in Australia for
corporations to be created to administer government funding to and engage with
traditional owner groups ignores the existing polity or governance of
traditional owner groups and may not support «a cohesive identity» for Indigenous peoples.
Native title groups may wish to include other
traditional owners, non-
traditional owner Indigenous people or non-Indigenous people in their corporate structure to make it representative of the broader community in which they live, or to increase the
corporation's pool of skills.
The Registrar of Aboriginal
Corporations has hosted a similar process that brought together practitioners and
traditional owners to discuss issues of Indigenous
corporation membership and finance.40 These discussions could also be broadened to address other governance issues including separation of administrative and decision making roles, and transparent decision making.
Two senior members of the Dhukurrdji people (
traditional owners of an area including the town of Maningrida) and a business in Maningrida (the Bawinanga Aboriginal
Corporation) argued that three aspects of the intervention were acquisitions of property under the Constitution:
(c) Deny to any person or
corporation the right to obtain patent, copyright or other legal protection for any element of an indigenous peoples» heritage without adequate docu - mentation of the free and informed consent of the
traditional owners to an arrangement for the sharing of ownership, control, use and benefits;
In South Australia, in addition to the Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 (SA) referred to above, there are two Acts each providing that large parts of the western part of the State are held as inalienable freehold by a
corporation that directly represents
traditional owners.46 A lease can be granted for any period to a
traditional owner or organisation comprising
traditional owners; to a government agency for up to 50 years; or to anyone else for 5 years or less.47 The Anangu Pitjantjatjara
corporation must have regard to the interests of and consult with
traditional owners with a particular interest in the affected portion of the lands and shall not approve the lease unless it is satisfied that those people have given their informed consent.48 The Maralinga Tjarutja
corporation must consult with
traditional owners.49
[34] As the Yamatji Marpla Aboriginal
Corporation (YMAC) emphasised to me, NTRBs and NTSPs need to consult with
Traditional Owners before providing submissions to government processes on their behalf.
The agreement provides for Crown land to be transferred to the Arakwal
Corporation for
traditional owners to live on and also provides for the transfer of land for the construction of a cultural centre and tourist facility.
Some of these
corporations may comprise of
traditional owner groups, whilst other
corporations may hold the title on behalf of an Indigenous group or community.
Chart 2 separates Indigenous
Corporations and Community Shire Councils from the
traditional owner responses because while they represent
traditional owners, their role is not exclusive to that purpose and therefore they are not counted as
traditional owners in our data.
RNTBCs and PBCs are Indigenous
corporations set up specifically to manage native title rights and interests on behalf of the common law holders (the
traditional owners).
For example some
corporations also provide training and employment for
traditional owners that build the capacity of individuals to take advantage of job opportunities offered under native title agreements.