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Raine Island National Park (Scientific) Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) |
| Date: | 13 August 2007 | |
| Sub Category: | Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) (Native Title Act) |
| Place: | Raine Island |
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| State/Country: | Queensland, Australia |
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| Raine Island is off the coast of eastern Cape York Peninsula, in Far North Queensland. The extract of the ILUA from the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements describes the area covered by the agreement as follows:
'The ILUA Area means the land and waters comprising MacLennan Cay being Lot 2 on JD3, Moulter Cay being Lot 1 on JD3 and Raine Island being Lot 4 on SP171836 and the waters extending to 3 Nautical Miles from the High Water Mark of those lots.'
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| Legal Status: | Registered with the National Native Title Tribunal on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements on 13 August 2007. This is an authorised Area Agreement under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). | |
| Legal Reference: | National Native Title Tribunal File No.: QI2006/044 | |
| Subject Matter: | Native Title |
| Summary Information: | |
The Raine Island National Park (Scientific) Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) was agreed between:
the State of Queensland (APPLICANT);
Selly Thaiday, George Mye (Eidi Wakaisu), Kemuel Kiwat, Dick Pilot and Bully Saylor on behalf of themselves and on behalf of Erubam Le, Meb Salee, George Kudub, Usiam Wailu and Doug Passi on behalf of the Meriam Le, and Danny Stephen on behalf of Ugarem Le; and
Johnson Chippendale, Moira Macumboy, Willy Clarke, Stanely Pablo, Phillip Wallis and Douglas Wilson on behalf of themselves and on behalf of the Wuthathi People.
The ILUA was registered on 13 August 2007.
The purpose of the ILUA is to declare a National Park (Scientific) over the land that is the subject of this ILUA. The ILUA also sets out the co-management arrangements of the park. It will be run in conjunction with the native title parties. |
| Detailed Information: | |
| This ILUA includes agreement that 'future acts' may be done. The parties also agree that the right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) do not apply to future acts, as the alternative consultation provisions are to be followed instead. 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. | |
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