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Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
OVERVIEW
The Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC administers land on behalf of the Butchulla People. Their native title
rights and interests were recognised in the Butchulla People #2 determination of 24 October 2014. The court
recognised the Butchulla People’s non-exclusive native title rights and interests, in relation to Fraser Island, off the
coast of Central Queensland.
RNTBC PROFILE
NAME OF RNTBC
ORIC
BUTCHULLA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION RNTBC
TYPE OF RNTBC
ATNS
TRUSTEE
STATE/TERRITORY
QLD
MAP
NNTT HYPERLINK
National Native Title Tribunal Produced Map (PDF)
CONTACT DETAILS
ORIC HYPERLINK
The following contact details are subject to change. Check ORIC for recent details:
Contact Officer: Kyleigh Currie
Mail Address: C/- QSNTS, Level 10, 307 Queen Street, BRISBANE CITY QLD 4000
Telephone: 07 4128 1089
Email Address: [email protected]
RNTBC ADMINISTRATION
INDIGENOUS
CORPORATION
NUMBER
8107
DATE OF
INCORPORATION
04/09/2014
DOCUMENTATION
ORIC HYPERLINK
Documentation, Rules, Member List, etc.
NATIVE TITLE DETERMINATION INFORMATION
NNTT SHORT NAME
NNTT HYPERLINK
BUTCHULLA PEOPLE #2
CASE LAW
AUSTLII HYPERLINK
De Satge on behalf of the Butchulla People #2 v State of Queensland (includes Corrigendum
dated 5 November 2014) [2014] FCA 1132
DATE OF
DETERMINATION
24/10/2014
TYPE OF
DETERMINATION
ATNS HYPERLINK
CONSENT DETERMINATION
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DETERMINATION
OUTCOME
NATIVE TITLE EXISTS IN THE ENTIRE DETERMINATION AREA
TRIBUNAL FILE NO
NNTT HYPERLINK
QCD2014/015 (PDF)
FEDERAL COURT FILE
NO
QUD287/2009
NATIVE TITLE RIGHTS
AND INTERESTS1
AREA OF LAND
The nature and extent of the native title rights and interests in relation to the
Determination Area are the non-exclusive rights to:
(a) access, be present on, move about on and travel over the area;
(b) camp, and live temporarily on the area as part of camping, and for that purpose build
temporary shelters;
(c) hunt, fish and gather on the land and waters of the area for personal, domestic and noncommercial communal purposes;
(d) take, use, share and exchange Natural Resources from the land and waters of the area
for personal, domestic and non-commercial communal purposes;
(e) take and use the Water of the area for personal, domestic and non-commercial
communal purposes;
(f) conduct, and participate in, rituals and ceremonies on the area, including those relating
to initiation, birth and death;
(g) be buried on and bury native title holders within the area;
(h) maintain places of importance and areas of significance to the native title holders under
their traditional laws and customs and protect those places and areas from physical harm;
(i) teach on the area the physical, cultural, and spiritual attributes of the area;
(j) hold meetings on the area; and
(k) light fires on the area for personal and domestic purposes including cooking, but not for
the purpose of hunting or clearing vegetation.
APPROXIMATELY 1,650 SQUARE KILOMETRES OF LAND AND WATERS
LOCATION OF
DETERMINATION AREA
FRASER ISLAND, OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL QUEENSLAND
NTRB REGION
NTRB HYPERLINK
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN QUEENSLAND REGION
AGREEMENTS
AGREEMENT NAME
ATNS HYPERLINK
NNTT FILE NO.
NNTT HYPERLINK
TYPE OF AGREEMENT
SUBJECT MATTER
(NNTT)
SUBJECT MATTER
(ATNS)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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These native title rights and interests are subject to the laws of the State and the Commonwealth, including the
common law. They may also be subject to particular interests specified in the determination.
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ADDITIONAL ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Media Release
Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Butchulla People’s native title rights
recognised (27 October 2014)
Media Release
Minister Scullion, Fraser Island returned to the Butchulla people (24 October 2014)
News Item
ABC online, Fraser Island: Native title rights granted to Indigenous people by Federal Court
(7 November 2014)
News Item (Photos)
ABC Wide Bay, Future in Butchulla's hands after Fraser Island native title (27 October 2014)
News Item
Fraser Coast Chronicle, Butchulla granted native title rights on Fraser Island (24 October
2014)
News Item (Photos)
Fraser Coast Chronicle, Determination of Fraser Island native title claim (no date)
News Item
The Courier Mail, Fraser Island returns to traditional owners (25 October 2014)
News Item
National Indigenous Times, Native title granted for Fraser Island (no date)
News Item
The Guardian, Paradise restored: K'gari native title success the start of a new story for
Fraser Island (24 October 2014)
News Item
Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News, Native title rights recognised on Fraser
Island (4 November 2014)
Case Summary
What’s New in Native Title (PDF), De Satge on behalf of the Butchulla People #2 v State of
Queensland [2014] FCA 1132 (October 2014)
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