A parliamentary question regarding the Burrup native title agreement, specifically inquiring about the exercise of options for freehold land or cash settlement by the native title claimants. The response indicates the claimants chose a cash settlement, which is held in trust.

AnsweredQoN 663Legislative Council
Asked
30 August 2007
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Deputy Premier

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BURRUP NATIVE TITLE AGREEMENT
I refer the Deputy Premier to the Burrup native title agreement and ask - (1) Have the native title claimants who are party to the agreement exercised the option to choose between freehold land or cash as part of the settlement? (2) If not, why has the matter not been dealt with? (3) If the option has been exercised, will the Deputy Premier provide details of the outcome? Hon KATE DOUST

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response I have reads as follows - (1) The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, which comprises the contracting parties, has exercised its options under the agreement. (2) Not applicable. (3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.
(1) Have the native title claimants who are party to the agreement exercised the option to choose between freehold land or cash as part of the settlement? (2) If not, why has the matter not been dealt with? (3) If the option has been exercised, will the Deputy Premier provide details of the outcome? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response I have reads as follows - (1) The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, which comprises the contracting parties, has exercised its options under the agreement. (2) Not applicable. (3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.
(2) If not, why has the matter not been dealt with? (3) If the option has been exercised, will the Deputy Premier provide details of the outcome? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response I have reads as follows - (1) The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, which comprises the contracting parties, has exercised its options under the agreement. (2) Not applicable. (3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.
(3) If the option has been exercised, will the Deputy Premier provide details of the outcome? Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response I have reads as follows - (1) The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, which comprises the contracting parties, has exercised its options under the agreement. (2) Not applicable. (3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response I have reads as follows - (1) The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, which comprises the contracting parties, has exercised its options under the agreement. (2) Not applicable. (3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The response I have reads as follows - (1) The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, which comprises the contracting parties, has exercised its options under the agreement. (2) Not applicable. (3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.
The response I have reads as follows - (1) The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, which comprises the contracting parties, has exercised its options under the agreement. (2) Not applicable. (3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.
(1) The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, which comprises the contracting parties, has exercised its options under the agreement. (2) Not applicable. (3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.
(2) Not applicable. (3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.
(3) Money representing five per cent of the value of the developed and settled lots are currently held in trust by LandCorp at request of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.

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