Quandamooka Tenure Resolution Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)

Moreton Island

Registered with the National Native Title Tribunal on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements on 20 May 2020. This is an authorised area agreement under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

The Quandamooka Tenure Resolution Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) was agreed, under the provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), between:

• the State of Queensland;
• Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation Registered Native Title Body Corporate (RNTBC); and
• Robert Anderson on his own behalf and on behalf of the Quandamooka People.
  

The purpose of the ILUA is to provide for the extinguishment of native title over parts of Moreton Bay Island, the transfer of freehold titles over parts to the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboribiginal Corporations, and the granting of commercial permits in relation to tourism on the island.

The Native Title Representative Body for this area is Queensland South Native Title Services.

Details of the Agreement

Commencement and Termination

The ILUA is binding as a contract from the date when signed by all the parties. It operates as an ILUA, and in relation to the agreed acts, from the date of registration.

Native Title Provisions

Right to negotiate

The right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) apply the acts agreed to under this ILUA.

Extinguishment

The parties agree that any surrender of native title, agreed to under this ILUA, is intended to extinguish all native title rights and interests.

Future act provisions

The parties consent to the doing of the acts outlined in Schedule 3 of the ILUA, attached below under documents. The acts include :

• the surrender of native title over the Cape Moreton area, any nominated lot that is granted in freehold title to Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, and any lot that is sold in accordance with this ILUA
  
• the validation of acts that the State did invalidly, in relation to native title, prior to the signing of the ILUA;
• the validation of any of the acts agreed to under this ILUA that are done before the registration date;
• the granting of commercial activity permits that are within the terms of the ILUA.

Native Title in the Agreement Area

The ILUA area is within the determination area of Anderson on behalf of the Quandamooka People (Mulgumpin/Moreton Island Claim) v State of Queensland (No. 2) [2019] FCA 2001 (NNTT file no.: QCD2019/007; FCA file no.: QUD601/2014).

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