Address & Contact
27 Stuart Hwy
Alice Springs NT 0870
Phone: (08) 8951 6211
Email: permits@clc.org.au
Web: http://clc.org.au
Opening hours:
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.
Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Aboriginal people own 49 percent of the land in the Northern Territory.
The Central Land Council is a representative body promoting Aboriginal rights. It is a statutory authority under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. It also has functions under the Native Title Act 1993 and the Pastoral Land Act 1992.
The Central Land Council is a Council of 90 Aboriginal people elected from communities in the southern half of the Northern Territory. The roots of the CLC lie in the history of Aboriginal struggle for justice and our rights to our traditional land.
The Land Rights Act gave Aboriginal people title to most of the Aboriginal reserve lands in the Northern Territory and gave the opportunity to claim other land not already owned, leased or being used by someone else.
The Central Land Council provides a number of
services for the benefit of traditional owners and other Aboriginal residents of the CLC region.
Other functions include responding to applications to explore for minerals on Aboriginal land under Part IV of the Act and to assist Aboriginals in the area of the Land Council to carry out commercial activities (including resource development, the provision of tourist facilities and agricultural activities), in any manner that will not cause the Land Council to incur financial liability or enable it to receive financial benefit
Some functions of the CLC are set out as a Native Title Representative Body under the Native Title Act.