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Hutton Creek Crossing - Comet Ridge Project Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)
Date:	21 September 2005
Sub Category:	Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) (Native Title Act)
Place:	Hutton Creek
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State/Country:	Queensland, Australia
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	The extract of the ILUA from the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements describes the area covered by the agreement as follows: 'That part of the proposed pipeline easement where it crosses Hutton Creek between the Eastern Cadastral Boundary of Lot 20 on Crown Plan WT 32 and the Western Cadastral Boundary of Lot 8 on Crown Plan AB200. The area is 20 metres in width with a longitudinal centre line that passes through the locations 692806.8 Easting, 7152777.35 Northing, 692863.98 Easting and 7152694.63 Northing.' The ILUA area falls within the Taroom Shire Council local government area and the Central Queensland and Goolburri Regional Council ATSIC Regions.
Legal Status:	Registered with the National Native Title Tribunal
Legal Reference:	National Native Title Tribunal Number: QI2005/001.
Alternative Names:	Hutton Creek ILUA
Subject Matter:	\| Land Use \| Native Title \| Petroleum
Summary Information:
The Hutton Creek Crossing - Comet Ridge Project Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) was agreed between Tipperary Oil and Gas (Australia) Pty Ltd and the Bijdjara People. The purpose of the ILUA is to provide consent for the extension and operation of a licensed gas pipeline.
Detailed Information:
Under the ILUA, the parties agree that the 'right to negotiate' provisions of Subdivision P of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) do not apply to the future act described in the ILUA. Without this agreement, the project rights grant would have been invalid and the right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) would apply. Under this Act, any activity such as a grant of land, that may affect native title rights is defined as a 'future act' and must comply with the future act provisions of the Act in order to be valid. The parties further agree to: (a) the grant or issue of the Pipeline License(s) and Easement(s); and (b) the construction and operation of the Pipeline(s).