Our Land, Our Sea, Our Life
Our Land, Our Sea, Our Life ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 Our Land, Our Sea, Our Life © Commonwealth of Australia 2018 ISSN 1030-522X With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted, all material presented in this document, the Northern Land Council Annual Report 2017/18, is provided under a Creative Commons Licence. The details of the relevant licence conditions are available on the Creative Commons website at creativecommons.org/licences/ by/3.0/au/, as is the full legal code for the CC BY 3 AU licence Red Flag Dancers perform at Ngukurr. NORTHERN LAND COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 OUR VALUES ... OUR VISION … We will: is to have the land and sea rights of • Consult with and act with the informed Traditional Owners and affected Aboriginal consent of Traditional Owners in accordance people in the Top End of the Northern with the Aboriginal Land Rights Act. Territory recognised and to ensure that Aboriginal people benefit socially, • Communicate clearly with Aboriginal culturally and economically from the secure people, taking into account the possession of our land, waters and seas. linguistic diversity of the region. • Respect Aboriginal law and tradition. WE AIM TO… • Be responsive to Aboriginal peoples’ needs achieve enhanced social, political and and effectively advocate for their interests. economic participation and equity for Aboriginal people through the promotion, • Be accountable to the people we represent protection and advancement of our land • Behave in a manner that is appropriate rights and other rights and interests. and sensitive to cultural differences. • Act with integrity, honesty and fairness.
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