Aboriginal Land Act 1991 No. 32

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
02 July 1992 03 July 1992 1992 Act No. 36
27 January 1995 24 February 1995 1994 Act No. 81
01 July 1995 05 July 1995 1994 Act No. 81
28 November 1995 26 July 1996 1995 Act No. 57
01 December 1996 04 December 1996 1996 Act No. 37
01 December 1996 17 July 1998 1998 Act No. 24
30 September 1998 02 October 1998 1998 Act No. 30
30 April 1999 21 May 1999 1999 Act No. 19
13 September 2000 20 September 2000 2000 Act No. 34
07 June 2001 20 June 2001 2001 Act No. 33
28 February 2002 28 February 2002 2001 Act No. 16
01 March 2002 01 March 2002 2001 Act No. 71
28 March 2003 2003 Act No. 8
01 April 2003 2002 Act No. 74
09 May 2003 2003 Act No. 20
06 November 2003 2003 Act No. 77
06 May 2004 2004 Act No. 4
13 May 2004 2004 Act No. 5
31 December 2004 2004 Act No. 25
01 January 2005 2004 Act No. 37
18 March 2005 2005 Act No. 8
25 March 2005 2004 Act No. 12
15 March 2006 2006 Act No. 9
29 August 2007 2007 Act No. 36
02 November 2007 2007 Act No. 48
18 July 2008 2008 Act No. 29
23 February 2009 2009 Act No. 3
01 July 2009 2008 Act No. 732009 Act No. 9
02 November 2009 2009 Act No. 25
07 May 2010 2010 Act No. 12
01 July 2010 2009 Act No. 172010 Act No. 23
20 September 2010 2010 Act No. 39
08 April 2011 2011 Act No. 8
14 April 2011 2011 Act No. 11
09 September 2011 2011 Act No. 26

Act renumbered

11 September 2011

provs exp 10 September 2011

02 March 2012 2010 Act No. 31
19 February 2013 2013 Act No. 2

RA s 44

14 May 2013 2013 Act No. 23

revised version uploaded 26 June 2013 at 11:25am AEST

23 September 2013 2013 Act No. 39
07 November 2013 2013 Act No. 55
20 February 2014 2013 Act No. 2
28 March 2014 2013 Act No. 55

revised version

RA s 44A

01 January 2015 27 June 2016 2014 Act No. 45
25 May 2016 11 July 2016 2016 Act No. 22

RA s 30

01 July 2016 27 July 2016 2016 Act No. 22
03 July 2017 14 January 2019 2016 Act No. 27
29 March 2019 16 April 2019 2019 Act No. 7
24 May 2019 08 January 2021 2019 Act No. 17
20 May 2021 20 May 2021 2021 Act No. 11
18 June 2021 18 June 2021 2021 Act No. 12
01 March 2023 13 July 2023 2022 Act No. 34
26 April 2024 26 April 2024 2024 Act No. 12

Aboriginal Land Act 1991 No. 32

date of assent 12 June 1991

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 21 December 1991 (1991 SL No. 221)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 1991 No. 76 pts 1–2

date of assent 21 November 1991

commenced on date of assent

Nature Conservation Act 1992 No. 20 ss 1–2, 159 sch 2

date of assent 22 May 1992

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 19 December 1994 (1994 SL No. 472)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 No. 36 ss 1–2 sch 2

date of assent 02 July 1992

commenced on date of assent

Lands Legislation Amendment Act 1992 No. 64 ss 1–3 sch 1

date of assent 07 December 1992

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 18 December 1992 (1992 SL No. 448)

Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993 No. 85 ss 1–2(1)–(3), pt 13 div 1 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 17 December 1993

ss 1–2 (1) and (2) commenced on date of assent

ss 2(3), 162A–162E, 163A and 164–164D commenced 28 November 1994 (1994 SL No. 408)

ss 157–160, 161 and 162 commenced 21 December 1991 (see s 2 (1), (3), 1994 SL No. 408 and 1991 SL No. 221)

s 163 never proclaimed into force and om 1998 No. 30 s 20

remaining provisions commenced 5 December 1994 (1994 SL No. 421)

Amending legislation

Native Title Queensland Amendment Act 1994 No. 61 s 2 sch 2 (amends 1993 No. 85 above)

date of assent 24 November 1994

commenced on date of assent

Fisheries Act 1994 No. 37 ss 1–2, 244 sch 2

date of assent 08 September 1994

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 27 January 1995 (1995 SL No. 9)

Transport Infrastructure Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 No. 49 ss 1–2, 6 sch 2

date of assent 14 September 1994

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 18 November 1994 (1994 SL No. 399)

Land Act 1994 No. 81 ss 1–2, 527 sch 5

date of assent 01 December 1994

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1995 (1995 SL No. 185)

Statute Law Revision Act 1995 No. 57 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

Public Service Act 1996 No. 37 ss 1–2, 147 sch 2

date of assent 22 October 1996

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 1996 (1996 SL No. 361)

Natural Resources Legislation Amendment Act 1998 No. 24 pts 1–2

date of assent 14 May 1998

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 September 1998

Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions Act 1998 No. 30 ss 1–2, 21 sch

date of assent 03 September 1998

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 30 September 1998 (see s 2 (1) and 1998 SL No. 266)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No. 19 ss 1–3 sch

date of assent 30 April 1999

commenced on date of assent

Mental Health Act 2000 No. 16 ss 1–2, 590 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 08 June 2000

ss 1–2, 590 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (1))

remaining provisions commenced 28 February 2002 (2002 SL No. 27)

Water Act 2000 No. 34 ss 1–2, 1145 sch 3

date of assent 13 September 2000

commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2))

Natural Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2001 No. 33 pts 1–2

date of assent 07 June 2001

commenced on date of assent

Duties Act 2001 No. 71 ss 1–2(1), 551 sch 1

date of assent 13 November 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2002 (2002 SL No. 10)

Discrimination Law Amendment Act 2002 No. 74 ss 1–2, 90 sch

date of assent 13 December 2002

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 90 commenced 31 March 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)

remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)

Parliament of Queensland Amendment Act 2003 No. 8 ss 1, 17 sch

date of assent 28 March 2003

commenced on date of assent

Land Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No. 20 s 1, pt 2

date of assent 09 May 2003

commenced on date of assent

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No. 77 ss 1, 2(2), pt 2

date of assent 06 November 2003

commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2))

Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004 No. 4 ss 1, 57 sch

date of assent 06 May 2004

commenced on date of assent

Aurukun Associates Agreement Repeal Act 2004 No. 5 ss 1, 8 sch

date of assent 13 May 2004

commenced on date of assent

Geothermal Exploration Act 2004 No. 12 ss 1–2, ch 8 pt 1

date of assent 31 May 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 25 March 2005 (2005 SL No. 43)

Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 No. 25 ss 1, 2(2), 939–941 (prev ss 879–881)

date of assent 12 October 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 31 December 2004 (2004 SL No. 308)

Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004 No. 37 ss 1–2, 86 sch 1

date of assent 27 October 2004

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2005 (2004 SL No. 266)

Mineral Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2005 No. 8 pts 1, 3

date of assent 18 March 2005

commenced on date of assent

Audit Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 9 pt 1, s 53 sch

date of assent 15 March 2006

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 No. 36

date of assent 29 August 2007

commenced on date of assent

Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007 No. 48 ss 1–2, pt 7 div 1

date of assent 25 October 2007

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2007 (2007 SL No. 270)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Amendment Act 2008 No. 29 pts 1–2, s 3 sch

date of assent 21 May 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 18 July 2008 (2008 SL No. 233)

Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 No. 73 ss 1–2, 554 sch 1

date of assent 11 December 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 40)

Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 No. 3 s 1, ch 9 pt 1

date of assent 23 February 2009

commenced on date of assent

Financial Accountability Act 2009 No. 9 ss 1, 2(2), 136 sch 1

date of assent 28 May 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 80)

Local Government Act 2009 No. 17 ss 1, 2(4), 331 sch 1

date of assent 12 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (2010 SL No. 122)

Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Misconduct, Breaches of Discipline and Public Sector Ethics) Amendment Act 2009 No. 25 pt 1, s 83 sch

date of assent 11 August 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2009 (2009 SL No. 241)

Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 12 ss 1, 2(1), pt 3

date of assent 26 March 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 7 May 2010 (2010 SL No. 78)

City of Brisbane Act 2010 No. 23 ss 1–2(1), 352 sch 1

date of assent 17 June 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2 (1))

Geothermal Energy Act 2010 No. 31 ss 1–2(1), ch 10 pt 3 div 1, s 493 sch 2 pt 4

date of assent 01 September 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

sch 2 pt 4 amdts 1–2 commenced 2 March 2012 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2011 SL No. 156 s 2)) (amdts could not be given effect)

remaining provisions commenced 2 March 2012 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2011 SL No. 156 s 2))

Land Valuation Act 2010 No. 39 s 1, ch 11 pt 1

date of assent 20 September 2010

commenced on date of assent

Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 8 s 1, pt 2

date of assent 08 April 2011

commenced on date of assent

North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Act 2011 No. 11 s 1, pt 4 div 1

date of assent 14 April 2011

commenced on date of assent

Aboriginal Land and Torres Strait Islander Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 26 pts 1, 3, s 189 sch

date of assent 29 August 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 9 September 2011 (2011 SL No. 173)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Holding Act 2013 No. 2 ss 1–2, pt 12 div 2

date of assent 19 February 2013

ss 1–2, pt 12 div 2 sdivs 1–2 commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

ss 104–106, 109–113 commenced 20 February 2014 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2)) (amdts could not be given effect)

remaining provisions commenced 20 February 2014 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 23 s 1, pt 2, s 352 sch 1 pt 1

date of assent 14 May 2013

commenced on date of assent

Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 109 sch 2

date of assent 23 September 2013

commenced on date of assent

Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2013 No. 55 pts 1–2 div 1, s 175 sch 1 pt 2

date of assent 07 November 2013

ss 1–2, pt 2 div 1 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 28 March 2014 (2014 SL No. 34)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land (Providing Freehold) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 45 ss 1–2(1)–(2), ch 2 pt 1, s 58 sch 1

date of assent 05 September 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

sch 1 pt 2 commenced 1 January 2015 (2014 SL No. 270)

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2015 (see s 2 (1))

Planning (Consequential) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 27

date of assent 25 May 2016

ss 1–2 comm on date of assent

pt 3 comm 3 July 2017 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))

Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 22

date of assent 25 May 2016

ss 1–2, 32–35 comm on date of assent

s 48 sch 1 comm 1 July 2016 (see s 2(b)–(c))

Land, Explosives and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 7

date of assent 29 March 2019

pts 1–3, 7–8, 9 divs 1–2, 10–11, 12 divs 1–2, 13–15, sch 1 pt 1 comm on date of assent

Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 17

date of assent 24 May 2019

chs 1–2, 4, 6–7, sch 1 comm on date of assent

Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (Indigenous Joint Management—Moreton Island) Amendment Act 2021 No. 11

date of assent 20 May 2021

pt 2 comm on date of assent

Debt Reduction and Savings Act 2021 No. 12

date of assent 02 June 2021

s 148 sch 3 comm 18 June 2021 at 11.59pm (2021 SL No. 61 item 2)

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Property Law Act 2023 No. 27

date of assent 02 November 2023

s 289 sch 3 comm 1 August 2025 (2024 SL No. 209) (proposed commencement 3 November 2025 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2) (2024 SL No. 149))

Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 12

date of assent 26 April 2024

s 131 sch 1 pt 1 comm on date of assent

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Aboriginal Land Act 1991

Government Bill
Assent: 12 June 1991 PDF icon Act 1991, No. 32

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