Final consultation on the reform process: release of the draft Aboriginal Lands Amendment Bill 2023
This is the final stage of consultation in the Government’s process for improving the model for returning land to the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. Preparation of the draft Bill has taken into account all the feedback that has been received. The draft exposure Bill was released to allow consideration of the details and provide the opportunity to comment.
The Bill was released for a six (6) week consultation period. Submissions closed on Tuesday 19 September 2023.
To support consideration of this draft Bill, which is necessarily somewhat technical, the following documents were made available:
These notes present a brief summary of the Bill as a whole and provide details about each provision in the Bill and how each is intended to operate.
The background to this process, including the various papers issued since 2018 and the submissions to the consultations in 2022, can be found on the background and previous consultation page.