House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Honourable Linda Burney MP)

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

In this Explanatory Memorandum:

AI Act means the Acts Interpretation Act 1901

Amendment Act means the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Act 2022

APP means Australian Privacy Principles included in the Privacy Act 1988

Bill means the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Bill 2022

CEO means Chief Executive Officer

Community means the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community

Council means the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council

Director means the Director of National Parks established under the EPBC Act

EPBC Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

executive committee means the committee established by section 28 of the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

Land Grant Act means the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

Land Rights Act means the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

Minister means the Minister responsible for the Land Grant Act under the administrative arrangements order issued by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet or their successor

NIAA means the National Indigenous Australians Agency

PGPA Act means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

register means the register kept in accordance with Division 2 of Part IV of the Land Grant Act

registered member means a person whose name is on the Register

Registrar means the Registrar of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council

RTA means the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT)