Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project

Gawler Ranges Mineral Exploration Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)
Date:	30 June 2006
Sub Category:	Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) (Native Title Act)
Place:	Gawler Ranges
State/Country:	South Australia, Australia
	From the extract from the register of Indigenous Land Use Agremeents: 'The ILUA area covers all the land and waters of SG6020/98 Gawler Ranges Native Title Claim (SC97/7) as accepted for registration 11/08/99, excluding Lake Gardiner National Park and the township of Kingoonya. The ILUA area is approximately 28,560km2 and located approximately 80km west of Port Augusta extending North-West to the Trans Australian Railway.'

Legal Status:	This is an authorised area agreement, registered o
Legal Reference:	National Native Title Tribunal File No: SI2004/004
Subject Matter:	Mining and Minerals \| Exploration
Summary Information:
This is a framework ILUA under which the parties consent to the grant of authorised exploration tenements and the carrying out of authorised exploration activities under them. The ILUA, which was signed in November 2005, commences on the commencement date and continues until the expiration of the exploration contracts entered into under the ILUA, subject to review every five years.
Detailed Information:
The parties agree that the non-extinguishment principle applies to the grant of the authorised exploration tenements and the carrying out of authorised exploration activities under the authorised exploration tenements. This means that under section 24EB(3) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) those activities authorised under this agreement which may be inconsistent with native title rights and interests do not extinguish these interests, instead they are revived when the activities are finished. The parties agree that the right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) are not intended to apply to the grant of authorised exploration tenements or the carrying out of authorised exploration activities under the authorised exploration tenements.