Yi-Martuwarra Ngurrara Larrawa Pastoral Access Agreement

Halls Creek

Registered with the National Native Title Tribunal on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements on 25 August 2020. This is an authorised body corporate agreement under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

The Yi-Martuwarra Ngurrara Larrawa Pastoral Agreement was agreed, under the provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), between Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC and Kevin Stephen Brockhurst.

The Purpose of the of the agreement is consent to pastoral activities in the agreement area.

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

Details of the Agreement:

Commencement and Termination:

The agreement is binding from the date when signed by all the parties. It has effect as an agreement from its registration on 25 August 2020. The agreement will terminate on any of the following events:

• 20 years after the date on which the agreement became binding;
• where pastoral lease N050116 (Larrawa Station) comes to an end; or
• by written agreement between the parties.
  

Native Title Provisions:

Right to negotiate:

The parties agree that the right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) apply.

Extinguishment:

The parties agree that the non-extinguishment principle applies, meaning that any pastoral activities authorised by this agreement which may be inconsistent with native title rights and interests do not extinguish these rights and interests.

Future act provisions:

The extract notes that there are no statements within the agreement of the kind mentioned in ss 24EB(1) or 24EBA(1) or (4) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). This means that the agreement does not affect the right of the native title parties to negotiate with non-native title parties proposing to undertake future acts.

Native Title in the Agreement Area:

The agreement area is within the area of the native title determination Forrest on behalf of the Ngurrara People v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 289. (FCA file no.: WAD25/2012, NNTT file no.: WCD2018/001).

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