Ngaanyatjarra Land Council

Category: Organisation
Sub Category:Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) | Statutory Body | Aboriginal Corporation
Place:Alice Springs
State/Country:Northern Territory, Australia
Western Desert region.
Alternative Names:
  • Ngaanytjarra Council
    • Subject Matter:Native Title
    Summary Information:
    The Ngaanyatjarra Land Council is the Native Title Representative Body for the Central Desert region. It was established in 1981 with the assistance of the Pitjantjatjara Council. The Ngaanyatjarra Council had access to Pitjantjatjara Council staff such as lawyers, anthropologists, accountants and technical, horticultural and engineering staff until it was in a position to engage its own staff. It is presently the umbrella organisation for 11 communities and a range of Aboriginal organisations.

    Related Entries

  • Mervyn & Ors on behalf of the Peoples of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands v State of Western Australia [2005] FCA 831
  • Lease 242 of part of Reserve 17614 - Signatory
  • Brown v State of Western Australia [2001] FCA 1462 (19 October 2001)
  • Mark Anderson on behalf of the Spinifex People v State of Western Australia [2000] FCA 1717 (28 November 2000)
  • Ngaanyatjarra Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) - Signatory
  • Warburton Shared Responsibility Agreement (SRA) - Signatory
  • Wanarn Shared Responsibility Agreement (SRA) - Signatory
  • Ngaanyatjarra Municipal Services Shared Responsibility Agreement (SRA) - Signatory
  • Airservices Australia - Ngaanyatjarra Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) - Signatory
  • Ngaanyatjarra Lands Indigenous Land Use Agreement (Body Corporate Agreement) No. 1 (ILUA) - Signatory
  • Telstra Ngaanyatjarra Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) - Signatory
  • Memorandum of Understanding between Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation) and the Department of Education and Training (Western Australia) - Signatory
  • Stanley Mervyn, Adrian Young, Livingston West and Others, on behalf of the Peoples of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands v The State of Western Australia and Ors (Unreported, Federal Court of Australia, 3 June 2008, French J)
  • Wingellina Project Agreement - Signatory
    • Organisation
  • Pitjantjatjara Council
  • Central Desert Native Title Services Ltd - Formerly known as
    • Legislation
  • Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
  • Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)
    • Place
  • Ngaanyatjarra Indigenous Protected Area
    • Policy/Strategy
  • Kuka Kanyini

    • Glossary

    Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) (Australia) | Aboriginal Corporation (Australia) | Statutory Body | Native Title (Australia)
    Created:Monday, 26 August 2002
    Modified:Tuesday, 4 January 2005

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