• Lake Eyre Basin (Intergovernmental Agreement) Act 2001.
• Irrigation Act 2009.
Western Australia
• Wildlife Conservation Act 1950.
• Bush Fires Act 1954.
• Mining Act 1978.
• Bunbury Tree-farm Project Agreement Act 1995.
• National Environment Protection Council (Western Australia) Act 1996.
• Native Title (State Provisions) Act 1999.
• Forest Products Act 2000.
• Carbon Rights Act 2003.
Tasmania
• Fire Service Act 1979.
• Forest Practices Act 1985.
• Forestry Rights Registration Act 1990.
• Private Forests Act 1994.
• Mineral Resources Development Act 1995.
• Primary Industries Activities Protection Act 1995.
• Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998.
• Forest Practices (Private Timber Reserves Validation) Act 1999.
• Forestry Management Act 2013.
Northern Territory
• Land Title Act 1980.
• Lands Acquisition (Pastoral Leases) Act 1982.
• Mining Management Act 2001.
• Weeds Management Act 2001.
• Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003.
• Parks and Wildlife Commission Act 2013.
• Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2013.
• Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 2016.
Australian Capital Territory
• Enforcement of Public Interests Act 1973.
• Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment Act 1993.
• Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010.
5.4.2 Native Title
This area of law provides for Indigenous people to obtain rights to use vast areas of
mainly arid and semi-arid lands where they can undertake pastoral and agricultural
pursuits (e.g. New South Wales Native Title Act 1994, Western Australia Native
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• Irrigation Act 2009.
Western Australia
• Wildlife Conservation Act 1950.
• Bush Fires Act 1954.
• Mining Act 1978.
• Bunbury Tree-farm Project Agreement Act 1995.
• National Environment Protection Council (Western Australia) Act 1996.
• Native Title (State Provisions) Act 1999.
• Forest Products Act 2000.
• Carbon Rights Act 2003.
Tasmania
• Fire Service Act 1979.
• Forest Practices Act 1985.
• Forestry Rights Registration Act 1990.
• Private Forests Act 1994.
• Mineral Resources Development Act 1995.
• Primary Industries Activities Protection Act 1995.
• Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998.
• Forest Practices (Private Timber Reserves Validation) Act 1999.
• Forestry Management Act 2013.
Northern Territory
• Land Title Act 1980.
• Lands Acquisition (Pastoral Leases) Act 1982.
• Mining Management Act 2001.
• Weeds Management Act 2001.
• Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003.
• Parks and Wildlife Commission Act 2013.
• Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2013.
• Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 2016.
Australian Capital Territory
• Enforcement of Public Interests Act 1973.
• Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment Act 1993.
• Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010.
5.4.2 Native Title
This area of law provides for Indigenous people to obtain rights to use vast areas of
mainly arid and semi-arid lands where they can undertake pastoral and agricultural
pursuits (e.g. New South Wales Native Title Act 1994, Western Australia Native
Soil Legislation in Australia
207