[no bill text published] NT Recorded Parties Get Legal Protection and People Must Follow Enforceable Undertakings

Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Introduced by: Joshua Burgoyne (CLP)

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

People can give an enforceable promise to fix a breach of the Act or an Authority Certificate; this must include time limits and monitoring methods.
The Supreme Court can order a person to comply with an undertaking; it can also order them to pay compensation or costs.
The Authority can perform any act specified in a court enforcement order; it can recover its costs as a debt.
People are immune from criminal proceedings for an offence while an enforceable undertaking is in force; they are permanently barred from prosecution if they comply with the undertaking.
The Administrator can terminate a member's appointment if the Minister recommends it.
Transferees can apply for a new Authority Certificate for the same land and work; the old certificate is cancelled.
Certificate holders can apply to add recorded parties to their Authority Certificate.
People listed as recorded parties on an Authority Certificate now get the same legal protections as the person the certificate was issued to.
People who give an enforceable undertaking to the Authority are immune from legal proceedings for that breach while the undertaking is in force.
The Authority must stop any prosecutions if it is satisfied that a person has fully complied with their enforceable undertaking.
The Supreme Court can order a person to pay compensation or perform specific acts if they break an enforceable undertaking.
The Authority can carry out the acts ordered by the Court and charge the person for the costs if they fail to follow a court order.
The Administrator can fire a member of the Authority if the Minister recommends it in writing.
A person can transfer an Authority Certificate to someone else. The Authority must issue a new certificate to the new owner if they have the original owner's consent and pay the fee.