Melsonby Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)

The Extract from the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements describes the area subject to this ILUA, per Schedule 1 of the Agreement, as Aboriginal Freehold land - Lot 1 on SP189914.

Registered with the National Native Title Tribunal on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements on 21 February 2018. This is an authorised Area Agreement under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

The Melsonby Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) was agreed, under the provisions of theNative Title Act 1993 (Cth), between:

The agreement area covers about 106 sq km, approximately 52 km north west of Cooktown.

The purpose of the agreement is to consent to and validate certain acts necessary for the granting of easements.

The Native Title Representative Body for this area is Cape York Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.

Commencement:

This agreeement commenced, subject to Clause 2.2 on the date the agreement was made (unspecified), with the exception of clauses 4 (Confidentiality), 8 (Compensation), and 9 (Release, waiver and indemnity), which commenced upon the agreement's registration on the Register of Indigenpus LandUse Agreements.

Native Title Provisions:

Right to negotiate

The parties agree that the right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) do not apply to the doing of the following agreed acts.

Future act provisions

The parties consent to and validate the doing of agreed acts, including:

• the grant of two easements;
• the renewal or amendment of those easements; and
• any activity in relation to a valid easement (as above) that is associated and consistent with the purpose of that easement.

Native Title in the Area:

This agreement is located within the native title aplication area Cape York United Number 1 Claim v State of Queensland, (FCA File No.: QUD673/2014; NNTT File No.: QC2014/008). Michel Ross and others is a party to this claim application.

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