Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project

Baronta Park Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)
Date:	29 March 2005
Sub Category:	Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) (Native Title Act)
Place:	Near Hughenden
State/Country:	Queensland, Australia
	Baronta Park is a grazing property located between Hughenden and White Mountains National Park in North Queensland. It is situated within the Flinders Shire Council and the Townsville Regional Council. Baronta Park can be identified as Lot 36 on Plan WOU85, Parish of Glendowner.
Legal Status:	Registered with the National Native Title Tribunal
Legal Reference:	National Native Title Tribunal File No.: QI2004/03
Subject Matter:	Land Transaction \| Land Use \| Native Title \| Pastoral Activities
Summary Information:
The Baronta Park Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) deals with access, cultural heritage and the status of the pastoral lease at the grazing property 'Baronta Park'. The ILUA details the consent of the parties to certain 'future acts'. The most significant of these is the upgrade of Special Lease No. 23/39912 to a Perpetual Lease for grazing purposes. The ILUA provides consent for State and local government actions made in connection with the upgrade of the Lease. This could include making decisions or recommendations, issuing licences, approving programs or granting permissions. The grant of any other necessary license, permits, authorities or approvals in connection with upgrading the lease is also consented to in the ILUA. The parties agree that the right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) do not apply, as the alternative consultation provisions are to be followed instead. Without this agreement, upgrading of the lease would have been invalid and the right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) would apply. 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.