Aboriginal land is any area given over to Traditional Owners under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976.
The Aboriginal Land Commissioner is a statutory officer of the Commonwealth under the Act. The Commissioner’s functions are:
- undertaking inquiries into traditional land claims in the Northern Territory
- providing reports to the relevant Commonwealth Minister and the Administrator of the NT including findings on Traditional Aboriginal Ownership and recommendations relating to the grant of Aboriginal land
- providing advice to the Commonwealth Minister on any matter relevant to the Act.
Entities that administer land rights / native title in the Northern Territory include:
Native title representative bodies and service providers
Prescribed Body Corporates and/or Registered Native Title Body Corporates
As of April 2024, there were 36 Prescribed Body Corporates (PBCs) or Registered Native Title Body Corporates (RNTBCs) in the Northern Territory, including:
- Akwerrperl Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Alherramp Ilewerr Mamp Arrangkey Tywerl Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Eynewantheyne Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Ilkewartn Ywel Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Ilperrelhelam Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Ingkekure Aboriginal Corporation
- Irretyepwenty Ywentent Pwert Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Iyangka Kularta Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Iytwelepwenty Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Jinparrak Aboriginal Corporation
- Kaytetye Alyawarr Awenyerraperte Ingkerr-wenh Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Kaytetye Tywerate Arenge Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Kwaty Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Malapa Aboriginal Corporation
- Mitata Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Mpwerempwer Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Mt Denison Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Ngaliya Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Ngurramarla Aboriginal Corporation
- Ooratippra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Patta Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Pine Hill West Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Pmarra Tjurritja Alturla Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Rodinga Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Top End (Default PBC/CLA) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Twenga Aboriginal Corporation
- Tyatyekwenhe Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Tywele Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- WALA Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Warlmanpa Warumungu Aboriginal Corporation
- WURA Aboriginal Corporation
- Yankanjini Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Yankunytjara Matutjara Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
- Yarnangu Ngaanyatjarraku Parna (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC
Aboriginal Land Councils
Native Title Claims
As of April 2024, there were 23 native title claims registered for the Northern Territory and 124 native title determinations.
You can search the Register of Native Title Claims (RNTC) which contains information about all claimant applications that have been registered.
Indigenous Land Use Agreements
As of April 2024, there were 133 registered Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs).
You can search the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs), which contains information about ILUAs that have been accepted for registration.