Description: This data set displays the boundaries of areas designated as Māori Lands. These areas include both Māori freehold lands and Māori customary lands. Māori customary lands belong to the Crown but are communally held by Māori in accordance with customary values and practices, generally referred to as tikanga Māori. Māori freehold lands are Māori customary lands that have been converted, through application to the Māori Land Court, to the titled, private possession of Māori individuals or small groups (fewer than five owners). Most Māori land falls under the category of Māori freehold land. The Native Lands Act of 1862 created the Māori Land Court, which oversees the administration of freehold land titles.
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Description: The inalienable Aboriginal freehold lands data set represents boundary and attribute information for land parcels, granted to incorporated Aboriginal groups through the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act of 1976, which are greater than 40 hectares. Aboriginal land is private property owned under special freehold title. It is inalienable, meaning it cannot be bought, acquired, or forfeited. The inalienable Aboriginal freehold is granted as a communal title (where land is held collectively by a group, rather than by individuals), and is the strongest form of title in Australia. This title gives Aboriginal groups the power to control the direction and pace of development on their land. The data set only includes Aboriginal lands that are officially registered. More information is available at: http://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/42339/.
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Copyright Text: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia