Bill
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (A Stronger Land Account) Bill 2014
lapsed, as at 2016-05-09.
- Sponsor
- Rachel Siewert
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-06-24
- second reading — 2014-06-24
- other — 2016-04-17
- other — 2016-04-19
- other — 2016-05-09
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-06-24.
This bill would change the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 to give Indigenous people more control over a land fund and the corporation that manages it.
It would require the government to seek advice from a new Indigenous committee before appointing board members of the corporation and before changing laws about the fund.
The bill would also prevent the fund from being spent on anything except benefits tied to land for Indigenous Australians.
- Introduces a clearer purpose for the land fund as a compensatory mechanism for past injustices.
- Prevents the fund from being used for any purpose other than land-related benefits for Indigenous people.
- Strengthens Indigenous control over the land fund and the corporation through new consultation requirements.
- Introduces stronger corporate governance rules for the corporation, including merit-based appointments and a code of conduct.
- Aims to ensure the fund grows over time to benefit future generations.
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, the Indigenous Land Corporation, and the Commonwealth government.
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