Widi People of the Nebo Estate #2, Barada Barna and Ergon Energy Shared Country Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)

Date: 30 August 2016
Sub Category:Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) (Native Title Act)
Place:Nebo Area
State/Country:Queensland, Australia
The ILUA is located in the local government region of Isaac Regional Council.
Legal Status: Registered with the National Native Title Tribunal on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements on 30 August 2016. This is an authorised area agreement under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).
Legal Reference: National Native Title Tribunal File No: QI2016/009.
Subject Matter: | Native Title
URL: http://www.nntt.gov.au/searchRegApps/NativeTitleRegisters/Pages/ILUA_details.aspx?NNTT_Fileno=QI2016/009
Summary Information:
The Widi People of the Nebo Estate #2, Barada Barna and Ergon Energy Shared Country Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) was agreed between Ergon Energy, Nebo Estate #2 and Barada Barna People. The ILUA is located in Isaac Regional Council. The Agreement Area covers about 861 sq km, located approximately 60 km south of Mackay in the vicinity of Nebo. The purpose of the ILUA is to provide consent for Ergon Energy to access the land, for the purpose of their business and infrastructure.
Detailed Information:

Details of the Agreement: The Agreement Area covers about 861 sq km, located approximately 60 km south of Mackay in the vicinity of Nebo. Commencement: The ILUA commenced on 30 August 2016. From the execution date, the agreement is binding, of a type referred to in the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld). Execution date means the date the last party signed the agreement. From the registration date, the agreement is an Indigenous Land Use Agreement binding on all parties and those who hold native title in the agreement area. Native Title Provisions: The ILUA does have statements that reference subsection 24EB(1) or 24EBA(1) or (4) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

Ergon Energy and its contractors have permission to undertake low native title impact activities on the land, as outlined in schedule 2 of the agreement. Low native title activities include: maintaining electricity infrastructure, street lights, power line poles, access to tracks, and tree lopping and clearing. Ergon Energy can be granted leases, easements, permits, licences or any way-leave agreement to access the land for the purpose of electricity regulation. For further details of what constitutes low native title impact activities see Schedule 2 attached below under documents.

Native Title in the ILUA Area: The agreement area includes all land and waters within the external boundary of native title determination application QUD380/2008 Barada Barna Peoples (QC2008/011); subject to native title determination application QUD492/2013 Widi People of the Nebo Estate #2 (QC2013/006).


Related Entries

  • Budby on behalf of the Barada Barna People v State of Queensland (No 6) [2016] FCA 1267
  • Pegler and Ors on behalf of the Widi People of the Nebo Estate #2 v State of Queensland (No 3) [2016] FCA 1272
  • Budby on behalf of the Barada Barna People v State of Queensland (No 7) [2016] FCA 1271
  • Organisation
  • National Native Title Tribunal
  • North Queensland Land Council (NQLC)
  • Queensland South Native Title Services Limited
  • Ergon Energy Corporation Limited - Signatory
  • Isaac Regional Council
  • Legislation
  • Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
  • Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)
  • Native Title (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Regulations 1999 (Cth)
  • Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld)
  • People
  • Barada Barna People - Signatory
  • Eileen Beryl Pegler and others on behalf of the Widi People of the Nebo Estate - Signatory

  • Documents

    Document
    National Native Title Tribunal Extract from the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements for QI2016/009 as at 06/09/2017 (Widi People of the Nebo Estate 2, Barada Barna and Ergon Energy Shared Country ILUA) - ( PDF | PDF | PDF | PDF)

    Glossary

    Area Agreement (Australia) | Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) (Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)) (Australia) | Native Title (Australia) | National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) (Australia) | Native Title Registers