The Bill adds land subject to traditional land claims in the Kakadu region, in the Northern Territory (Kakadu Land), to Schedule 1 of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) (Land Rights Act). This enables Kakadu Land to be granted as Aboriginal land. The Bill also provides for the leaseback of the Kakadu Land to the Director of National Parks (Director).
The Bill also adds land in the town of Urapunga, subject to the Township of Urapunga Indigenous Land Use Agreement (Urapunga Land) to Schedule 1, of the Land Rights Act. This enables Urapunga Land to be granted as Aboriginal land.
The Kakadu Land is subject to four, currently unresolved, land claims. These claims may be settled on the basis that Kakadu Land will be granted as Aboriginal land, under the Land Rights Act, but subject to immediate leaseback of the land to the Director.