On 6 July 2017, Minister Scullion requested the advice of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, the Hon JR Mansfield AM QC under s 50(1)(d) of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Land Rights Act) in relation to the status of detriment issues associated with 16 land claims recommended for grant but not yet finalised dating from 1981 to 2004.
By 6 July 2018 Commissioner Mansfield was to provide the Minister a written report and recommendations in accordance with the Terms of Reference for the Detriment Review. On 11 April 2018 the Minister extended the date by which Commissioner Mansfield is to provide the written report and recommendations until 31 December 2018.
The Commissioner’s reports for the relevant land claim inquiries can be accessed below.
- McArthur River Region Land Claim No. 184 and part of Manangoora Land Claim No. 185 (Report No. 62)
- Garrwa (Wearyan and Robinson River Beds and Banks) Land Claim No. 178 (Report No. 64)
- Lower Daly Land Claim No. 68 (Report No. 67)
- Maria Island and Limmen Bight River Land Claim No. 71; Maria Island Region Land Claim No. 198 (Report No. 61)
- Lorella Region Land Claim No. 199 and part of Maria Island Region Land Claim No. 198 (Report No. 63)
- Seven Emu Region Land Claim No. 186 and Wollogorang Area Land Claim No. 187 (Report No. 66)
- Lower Roper River Land Claim No. 70 (Report No. 65)
- Upper Roper River Land Claims, Compromising: Mataranka Area (NT Portion 916) Land Claim No. 129; Western Roper River (Beds and Banks) Land Claim No. 141; Roper Valley Area Land Claim No. 164; and Elsey Region Land Claim No. 245 (Report No. 68)
- Mataranka Area Land Claim No. 69 (Report No. 29)
- Finniss River Land Claim No. 39 (Report No. 9)
Further maps
- Lorella Region Land Claim No. 199 and part of Maria Island Region Land Claim No. 198 map showing location of claimed land.
- Seven Emu Region Land Claim No. 186, Wollogorang Area II Land Claim No. 187 and part of Manangoora Region Land Claim No. 185 map showing location of claimed land.