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Tiwi Land Trust

Category: Organisation
Sub Category:Aboriginal Land Trust (Northern Territory)
Place:Tiwi Islands
State/Country:Northern Territory, Australia
The Tiwi Land Trust holds land in the Tiwi Islands (Bathurst and Melville Islands and the smaller Buchanan and Clift Islands), approximately 60 km off the coast of Darwin.
Summary Information:
The Tiwi Land Trust is a statutory body created under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth). A grant of land specifically to the Tiwi Land Trust was made under s 12AAA of the Act.

The Tiwi Land Trust is housed within the Tiwi Land Council.

Related Entries

  • Nguiu (Tiwi Islands) 99-Year Lease - Signatory
  • Organisation
  • Tiwi Land Council
  • People
  • Tiwi Indigenous Community

  • Glossary

    Aboriginal Land Trust (Northern Territory) (Australia) | Statutory Body

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