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NOTICE OF AUTHORISATION MEETING DJUNGAN PEOPLE #5 NATIVE TITLE CLAIM (QUD811/2018)

29/3/2025

North Queensland Land Council

Native Title Representative Body Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 1996)

NOTICE OF AUTHORISATION MEETING

DJUNGAN PEOPLE #5 NATIVE TITLE CLAIM (QUD811/2018)

Date:

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Registration opens: Meeting start:

Meeting finish:

from 9:30am

10:00am 3:30pm

Venue:

Mareeba International Club,

10 Vaughan Street, Mareeba QLD

The North Queensland Land Council (NQLC) will hold an authorisation meeting on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 to which all members of the Djungan People #5 native title claim group (as described below) are invited to attend. This is an important meeting where binding decisions about the Djungan People #5 native title claim are proposed to be made.

PURPOSE OF MEETING

The purpose of this meeting is to consider, and if appropriate, make decisions about the following:

  1. CONFIRM the decision-making process to be used for making decisions at the meeting.

  2. CONFIRM the Applicant (previously authorised in 2018).

  3. AUTHORISE the entry by the Applicant into an agreement under section 87 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) with the State, the Djungan Applicant and other respondents, for the purpose of securing a consent determination recognising the native title rights of the Djungan People in the Djungan People #5 claim area

  4. AUTHORISE the Applicant to nominate Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (ICN 7727) to be the prescribed body corporate for the Djungan People #5 native title determination.

  5. AUTHORISE the provision of instructions for the North Queensland Land Council (NQLC) to act as the legal representative of the Applicant and the claim group, to make minor technical amendments to the application and do all things necessary pursuant to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) to progress the Djungan People #5 claim to a determination of native title.

Map of Djungan People #5 Claim Area

Map of Djungan #5 Claim Area for determination


PERSONS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND

All members of the Djungan People #5 native title claim group as described below are eligible and invited to attend this meeting.

The Djungan People #5 native title claim group is comprised of the descendants (including through adoption or raising up in accordance with traditional laws and customs) of the following apical ancestors:

  1. Tommy and Topsy Watson;
  2. John Wason;
  3. Dinah [Richards];
  4. Jessie Wason;
  5. Jack O’Neil and his spouse, Flora Richards;
  6. Peter Ray Burns;
  1. Jimmy Kingsburra and Lizzie Kingsburra (including the descendants of Joe Sands);
  2. Charles James Archer (Senior);
  3. Lucy [Burns];
  4. Pluto [Brumby];
  5. Mollie and her spouse, Bert Gordon; and
  6. Mick Richards.

If you have any questions about whether you are a member of the Djungan People #5 claim group as described above, please contact NQLC and ask to speak with anthropologist Luis Lopez by telephone on (07) 4042 ... or Freecall 1800 814... or send an email to llopez@nqlc.com.au .

To confirm your interest in attending this meeting, or to enquire about travel assistance please contact Sarah Von Pein at NQLC on Freecall 1800 814... or (07) 4042 ... or svonpein@nqlc.com.au by no later than 3pm Friday, 11 April 2025. Please note that there is limited funding available and any requests

for travel assistance after this date will not be approved. All approvals for travel assistance are subject to NQLC policy.



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