YOTHU YINDI FOUNDATION

April 8, 2001

To: Garma Festival and Ngaarra legal forum invitees

Please find enclosed a document containing further information about the 2001 Garma Festival of Traditional Culture.

This document provides information on travel, accommodation, and permits. It also contains some background information on the Garma Festival, the Yothu Yindi Foundation, the Garma Festival site, and a short history of the Yolngu people.

If you are interested to attend the Garma Festival, could you please provide the Yothu Yindi Foundation with details of your intended arrival and departure dates, along with your preferred accommodation option. As you may be aware, hotel accommodation is limited and the Yothu Yindi Foundation is holding rooms for those who would prefer not to camp at the festival site at Gulkula.

Please provide the relevant travel and accommodation information when you return your registration form, or as soon as these details have been finalised, to assist the organisers of the Garma Festival. This information can be sent to the Yothu Yindi Foundation either by fax +61 (0)8 8941 1088, or by the postal and email addresses listed below. Please do not hesitate to contact the Foundation if you require any additional information.

We look forward to seeing you in August.

Regards,

Rebecca Benson Academic Coordinator Yothu Yindi Foundation ph: (08) 8946 7767

PO Box 2727 Darwin NT 0801 [email protected] GARMA FESTIVAL 2001

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL INVITEES TO GARMA 2001.

PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT THE YOTHU YINDI FOUNDATION (YYF) ADVISES EARLY BOOKINGS FOR FLIGHTS AND ACCOMMODATION.

The Garma Festival of Traditional Culture is designed to encourage the practice, preservation and maintenance of traditional dance (bunggul), song (manikay), art and ceremony on Yolngu lands in North East Arnhem Land.

The Festival will involve clan groups from the region in cultural workshops and ceremonial activities that will be open to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

The Festival is an important step in the establishment of the Garma Cultural Studies Institute, to be built on the site at Gulkula by 2003.

Yirritja Clan Groups: Gumatj, Gupapuyngu, Wangurri, Ritharrngu, Mangalili, Munyuku, Madarrpa, Warramiri, Dhalwangu, Liyalanmirri

Dhuwa Clan Groups: Rirratjingu, Galpu, Djambarrpuyngu, Golumala, Marrakulu, Marrangu, Djapu, Datiwuy, Ngaymil, Djarrwark GARMA FESTIVAL 2001 Yothu Yindi Foundation (YYF) Garma Festival of Traditional Culture Gulkula, Gove Peninsula, Arnhem Land, Australia August 21-25 2001

The ancient sound of the yidaki (didgeridu) is a call to all people to come together in unity. From August 21-25 2001 that call will announce the 3rd annual Garma Festival, the largest and most vibrant celebration of Yolngu (Aboriginal people of north east Arnhem Land) culture in recent memory.

Already regarded as one of Australia's most significant Indigenous festivals, the third Garma Festival will attract as many as 20 clan groups from north east Arnhem land, and representatives from clan groups and neighbouring Indigenous peoples throughout Arnhem Land and the Northern Territory.

Yolngu culture in north-east Arnhem Land - a heartland of Aboriginal culture and land rights - is among the oldest living cultures on earth, stretching back over 40,000 years.

The Garma Festival is a celebration of the Yolngu cultural inheritance. The Garma ceremony has as its purpose the sharing of knowledge and culture, and the opening of hearts to the message of the land at Gulkula.

The site at Gulkula has profound meaning for Yolngu. Set in a stringybark forest with views to the Gulf of Carpentaria, Gulkula is where the ancestor Ganbulabula brought the Yidaki (didjeridu) into being among the Gumatj people.

In addition to the spectacular and awe-inspiring bunggul (ceremonial dancing), the festival showcases: • Award-winning and internationally acclaimed artists of the region - men and women - painting Naku Dhulang (traditional clan designs on bark) • Women's cultural practices including field trips for the collection of bush tucker, bush medicine and pandanus leaves and bush dyes for weaving • Yidaki making and performing, including field trips to collect termite-hollowed logs and master classes with selected students from all over the world • the craft of spear making and deadly accurate spear throwing for hunting fish, turtle, dugong, kangaroo wallaby and goanna • Contemporary and traditional music performances • Ngaarra - A two day legal forum to discuss issues concerning the criminal justice system and the lives of Indigenous Australians TRAVEL

Flights to Gove International Airport

Please note that there are limited flights in and out of Nhulunbuy (Gove). The schedules do vary, and visitors should check flight details with their travel agent:

Inbound flights from Darwin - arrive at Sam (Flight West/Ansett) and 7.45am (Qantas).

Inbound flights from Cairns - arrive at 5.40pm (Flight West/Ansett) and 7.45pm (Qantas).

Outbound flights to Darwin - depart at 6.05pm (Flight West/Ansett) and 8.10pm (Qantas).

Outbound flights to Cairns - depart at 8.25am (Flight West/Ansett) and 8.10am (Qantas).

You can generally travel to Gove in one day via Cairns, if coming from Sydney or Melbourne. If travelling via Darwin, you will generally be required to stay overnight in order to catch the early flights.

You can book your own airfares through the travel agent Showtravel for Ansett provide discounts on legs to and from Cairns and Darwin - ask for the best fare on the day. Please ring Nici Coulston on (02) 9352 9999 or 1800 221 027 or Stage and Screen for Qantas provide discounts to Gove and return, again ask for the best fare of the day. Please ring Paula Choromanski on (02) 9383 4542

Please be sure to advise us of your arrival details so that a representative from YYF can meet you at the airport and transport you to the site at Gulkula. Transfers between the festival site and airport are included as part of your registration.

Driving to Nhulunbuy - Gove Region

If you drive to Gulkula you will require a permit from the Northern Land (please refer to page 6). Access is via the Bulman road to Nhulunbuy. From Darwin turn left off the Stuart Highway, about 20km after Katherine, and take the Barunga/ Bulman Road. This road is approximately 600km of dirt. Please take care when driving. ACCOMMODATION

CAMPING

The festival site at Gulkula is well set up for camping. We encourage you to camp with us during your stay. By staying on site at Gulkula, you will have a greater opportunity to experience the atmosphere of the Garma Festival.

If camping, please be sure to bring your own pillow and sheets. We also encourage you to bring your own camping equipment eg a swag and tent (or tarp and ropes - for hanging between trees - plus mosquito net). However, some camping and sleeping facilities will be provided - tents, stretchers and sleeping bags. Please notify YYF if you are not able to bring your own camping equipment, and outline your requirements.

We also suggest you bring sunblock, mosquito repellant, shoes, hat, toiletries, towel, torch, a small backpack, and drink bottle.

Please note there are no clothes washing facilities on site.

MOTELS

You may prefer to stay in hotel/motel accommodation in Nhulunbuy. If so, a bus service will run from Nhulunbuy to Gulkula during the day and into the evening but for greater freedom you may want to consider hiring a car.

Hire companies in the area: Gove rentals 4x4s & cars (ph: (08) 8987 1700) Manny's car rentals (ph: (08) 8987 2300).

Taxis are available but please note that an average one way trip from Nhulunbuy to Gulkula would be in excess of $50.

Accommodation facilities in Nhulunbuy are very limited. Rooms have been held at the following places. When you are securing your rooms please mention you are attending the Garma Festival. The prices at Feb 2001 (inc GST) are as follows:

Gove Peninsula Motel #(08) 8987 0700 Fax (08) 8987 0770. - a 3 star motel located in the township of Nhulunbuy. Single room - $115.50; Double - $121.00; Twin share- $132.00, Family $154.00 per night

Walkabout Lodge #(08) 8987 1777 Fax (08) 8987 2322 - a 3 star hotel located in the township of Nhulunbuy. Garma rates: Premier room - $155 per room per night; Standard rooms $139 per night.

Aboriginal Hostel (08) 8987 2553 - recently built hostel located in the township of Nhulunbuy. Accommodation (40 bed capacity) for Yolngu and other ATSI people at the following rates (inc. meals): employed adults $20/night, unemployed adults $16/night, couple $29/night, children (<18 years) $4/night. THE GARMA SITE BRIEFING NOTES FOR GUESTS

You are on Aboriginal land.

The Yolngu are the traditional owners of north east Arnhem land. They are also recognised as owners of this land under Australian law through the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) 1976.

Gulkula and surrounding areas are part of the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area (IPA). The Dhimurru IPA, declared in March 2001 as the first IPA in the Northern Territory, is managed by Yolngu land owners as part of the Australian National Reserve System of protected areas.

The Festival Site The festival site at Gulkula is approximately 40 kilometres from the township of Nhulunbuy, and about 14kms southeast of Gove airport.

The Garma ceremonial ground is the focus of the festival. Traditionally, funeral ceremonies have been performed here. The ceremonial ground is at the centre of the festival site and it is here that bunggul (ceremony) continues to be performed late each afternoon and evening during the Garma Festival.

The ceremony ground is also used for daytime art, craft and yidaki workshops, with additional facilities for workshops and seminars situated adjacent to the ceremony ground.

A large kitchen, eating and meeting area is situated on the edge of the escarpment at one end of the ceremony ground.

Clan groups and visitors are provided with camping facilities in the bush land surrounding the ceremony ground, with toilet and bathroom facilities strategically located throughout.

RESTRICTIONS

Video and Photography There are strict taboos on the reproduction of some images. No video filming will be allowed under any circumstances.

If you wish to take photographs or make any other form of recording you will need to sign the GENERAL AUTHORITY TO MAKE A RECORD OF THE FESTIVAL with YYF before doing so (see attached form p12-13).

It is inappropriate to take any photographs of Yolngu without first seeking the permission of a senior elder. No Alcohol (or kava) The Garma site at Gulkula is a Dry Area. Alcohol is also banned at Yirrkala and Gunyangara. Substantial fines are imposed on people caught taking alcohol into these communities. Since the town at Nhulunbuy was established in the 1970s alcohol abuse has had a devastating effect on many families. Please do not contribute to the problem.

Permits Permits are required to enter Aboriginal land. The Garma Festival invitation only permits you to attend the Festival, and all Permit Conditions apply (see attached form, p14). If you intend to drive overland into the region from Katherine you will require a permit from Michelle at the Northern Land Council Darwin on (08) 89205178. To obtain a permit you will be required to supply your invitation, and receipt of payment if applicable, as evidence of attending the Festival. Please keep the Garma Festival invitation with you at all times when travelling through Arnhem land.

If you wish to travel independently around the North East Arnhem land region and visit recreation areas you will need to contact the Dhimurru Land Management office on (08) 8987 3992 in Nhulunbuy for a permit. If you are unsure of what permit you will require please contact the Northern Land Council and Dhimurru.

Please adhere to the protocols and procedures stipulated by the permits you hold.

SOME CROSS-CULTURAL ISSUES

Camp Etiquette Please respect your hosts' privacy. Wandering into the Yolngu camps uninvited is inappropriate.

Yolngu people are friendly but reserved. Most Yolngu are fluent in English and are multilingual. English is usually their second or third language.

Treat older Yolngu people with respect: they have the knowledge and the power.

Please be conscious that dress standards may often vary from what is considered acceptable at your home. By dressing conservatively you will avoid the possibility of causing offence.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Weather The weather is likely to be hot. Drink lots of water, wear a broad brimmed hat and guard against sunburn.

Drive carefully Do not speed - single vehicle roll-overs are far too common on Territory roads.

Be particularly careful at night - buffaloes and other animals can stray on to the road.

It is illegal in the Northern Territory to carry passengers in the back of a ute. Crocodiles Crocodiles (baru) inhabit the waters of Arnhem Land. They are not a threat at the Garma site which is atop an escarpment 100 metres above sea level; however care should be taken if venturing near the water.

Mosquitoes To avoid mosquitoes wear repellents and cover up at dusk. You may wish to bring a mosquito net as part of your camping equipment.

Meals All meals including morning and afternoon tea are provided as part of your registration.

Shopping General goods and YYF merchandise will be available for sale on site. Nhulunbuy is about a 30 minute drive away, and has supermarkets, banks and other shops.

Medical A medical service will be available on-site, but any serious conditions will need to be taken to Nhulunbuy Hospital. Please advise the organisers if you have special needs.

ROLE OF THE MEDIA

Please accept that while you are one of the privileged few to be invited to the Garma Festival, Garma is a universal message for the world. The camera crews and various media people documenting the festival are working at the invitation of YYF.

CHILD CARE

Children are very welcome at the Garma Festival. While the organisers will do everything possible to make the site child-friendly, and to organise appropriate activities for children, the responsibility for the care and well-being of children lies with their parent or guardian.

EXPLORING THE LOCAL AREA

The area surrounding Nhulunbuy and the festival site at Gulkula offers a range of activities which festival participants may wish to explore. However, as noted above, the relevant permits will be required. Options include:

Helicopter rides around Gulkula These can be arranged through the Gumatj Association helicopter pilot, or by phoning Laynnapuy Aviation on (08) 8987 3155

Buku Larrnggay Mulka Arts Centre Buses will be travelling to and from the Arts Centre at Yirrkala, which will be open 8- 4.30pm M-F, 9-12pm Sat. The Buku Larrnggay Mulka Centre can be contacted on (08) 8987 1701. (No permit is required to visit Buku Larrngay Mulka Arts Centre.) Fishing and Boating Trips The beautiful coastal waters in the area provide excellent fishing opportunities. There are several fishing and boating tour operators for charter. However, we recommend the following: Tony's Guided Fishing Tours (08) 8987 3138 Gove Diving and Fishing Charters (08) 8987 3445

Nambara Arts Nambara is located on the Melville Bay Road (road to the Nabalco plant outside Nhulunbuy town). Hours are 8.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 12.00noon on Saturdays. In addition to local and Laynha Homelands artists, Nambara also has work from Raminginning, Milingimbi, Numbulwar and Lake Evella. Tel: 08 8987 2811

EALTA Further details on the East Arnhem Land region can be found at the East Arnhem Land Tourist Association (EALTA) Visitor Information Centre (08) 8987 2255 in the centre of Nhulunbuy. The centre is open Monday - Friday from Sam to 5pm, 12-1pm lunch (closed), Sat-Sunday (closed)

EALTA has an informative website on the East Arnhem region at www.ealta.org Short History of Yolngu It is only since 1935 that the Yolngu people of the region have had sustained contact with Balanda (Europeans), firstly through Methodist missions, then through contact with service personnel during World War Two and, more recently, with the imposition of a multi-national mine on their tribal lands. Yolngu people speak a dozen dialects of a language group known as Yolngu matha. English is a second (or thirteenth) language for many Yolngu. Since the 1960's Yolngu leaders have been conspicuous in the struggle for Aboriginal land rights in Australia. In 1963, provoked by a unilateral government decision to excise a part of their land for a bauxite mine, Yolngu people at Yirrkala in north east Arnhem land sent to the Commonwealth Government's House of Representatives a petition on bark (a traditional medium for visual art representation). The bark petition attracted national and international attention and now hangs in the national parliament as a testament to the Yolngu role in the birth of the land rights movement. The bark petition precipitated a Federal government inquiry and then litigation by the Yolngu to defend their sacred lands and prevent their desecration. In what is now regarded as the first native title case Justice Blackburn acknowledged that: "The evidence shows a subtle and elaborate system highly adapted to the country in which the people led their lives, which provided a stable order of society and was remarkably free from the vagaries of personal whim or influence. If ever a system could be called 'a government of laws, and not of men', it is that shown in the evidence before me." (Milirrpum v Nabalco (1971) 17 FLR 141, at p 267 However, Justice Blackburn upheld the now discredited doctrine of terra nullius and the bauxite mine went ahead on Yolngu lands. It wasn't until 1992 that the High Court of Australia overturned terra nullius in the famous Mabo land rights case. Yolngu people have continued to be active in the land rights struggle. The Chairman of YYF is Galarrwuy Yunupingu. He interpreted for his father, the leader of the Gumatj clan in the Milirrpum case and is now widely regarded as the elder statesman of Indigenous leaders. He has been the Chairman of the influential Northern Land Council since 1983, he was honoured as Australian of the Year in 1978 and in 1985 he was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to the Australian Indigenous community. Yolngu artists and performers have been at the forefront of global recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Yolngu artists, renowned for their fine cross-hatching paintings on bark have international reputations and Yolngu traditional dancers and musicians have performed widely throughout the world and profoundly influenced contemporary performance troupes. Yothu Yindi, the band, is Australia's most successful and widely recognised contemporary Indigenous music group. Yothu Yindi

The main kinship term Yolngu people use to describe the glue that binds their society is Yothu Yindi, literally meaning 'child and mother'. The Yolngu concept of Yothu Yindi recognises duality and fosters balance where there is difference. It encompasses the two sides of a world in which balance is maintained: a balance between people and land that has ensured their survival for tens of thousands of years.

Yothu Yindi - the band Yothu Yindi is the name taken by Australia's most successful and widely recognised Indigenous band. Formed in 1986, Yothu Yindi was recognised from its earliest stages as a unique band, combining Indigenous and non-Indigenous musicians, and marrying the instrumentation of western rock and roll with songs and performance from the ancient song cycles of north east Arnhem Land.

Yothu Yindi has released six albums, toured widely throughout the world, performed at the Seoul, Atlanta and Sydney Olympics, and won numerous Australian and international songwriting and video awards.

The band is widely regarded as a role model for the success and creative talent of Yolngu people. Lead singer and songwriter, Mandawuy Yunupingu, is one of Australia's highest profile Indigenous artists and was named in 1993 as the 1992 Australian of the Year.

Yothu Yindi -the Foundation (YYF) The Garma Festival is presented by YYF, which was set up in 1990 by elders from five of the Yolngu clans : the Gumatj, Rirratjingu, Djapu, Galpu and Wangurri clans. The Garma Festival is the centrepiece for YYF's vision.

One of the key objectives of YYF is to support and further the maintenance, development, teaching and enterprise potential of Yolngu cultural life.

The Foundation is also working with Australian universities to develop the Garma Cultural Studies Institute at the Gulkula site to facilitate a further sharing of traditional Yolngu and contemporary Western knowledge.

The Foundation launched the Yirrnga Music Development Centre at the Yolngu community of Gunyangara at the 1999 Garma Festival. The state of the art recording studio will foster local musicians and songwriting through mentoring programs and accredited courses in association with the Northern Territory University. A major recording deal for new Yolngu artists has been signed with Mushroom Records, and the recording and documenting of traditional song cycles has begun.

10 SOME COMMON YOLNGU TERMS

Yo yes Yaka no Bayngu nothing Ngarali tobacco; cigarette Nganitji alcohol Ngatha food (not meat) Balanda whitefellas (from the Macassan for Hollander) Yolngu blackfellas Yapa older sister Wawa older brother Bunggul ceremony / corroboree Rrupiya money (Macassan / Indonesian) Baru crocodile Miyalk girl / woman Nhamirri how are you? Manymak very good Go come here! Yalala later Yatj bad Ga Give it here! thank you Gul1 Let's go Lorri car, lorry Ma okay! do it! Yidaki didjeridu Bilma clapsticks Gara spear Bunggawa boss Gurtha fire, lighter, match Djama work, business

11 Yothu Yindi Foundation (YYF) - Garma Festival of Traditional Culture

GENERAL AUTHORITY TO MAKE A RECORD OF THE FESTIVAL

BETWEEN: Yothu Yindi Foundation Aboriginal Corporation GPO Box 2727 Darwin NT Australia 0801

AND:

A. Definitions:

In this document:

1. 'Festival' means the Second Garma Festival of Traditional Culture and the Yirrnga Music Development Centre Events held at Gulkula and Gunyangara, North East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia during the month of August 2001 and includes all of the events and images comprising the Festival.

2. 'Record' includes any photographic, film, video or audio recording, whether permanent or not and the creation of any literary, dramatic, artistic or musical work which embodies an image or sound which was made available to the recorder by virtue of this agreement and their subsequent presence at the Festival.

3. 'Recorder' means a person who is authorised by this document to make a record of the Festival.

4. 'YYF' means the Yothu Yindi Foundation Aboriginal Corporation

5. 'Traditional Aboriginal Owners' mean the Yolngu people who have the rights to perform, create, reproduce and control the reproduction any aspects of the subject matter of the Festival.

6. 'Subject Matter' includes all things done at the Festival by any Traditional Aboriginal Owners including the tilings comprising their corpus of ritual knowledge held or owned by them under their Aboriginal law and custom and includes the confidential information, words, stories, songs, dances, images and paintings, disclosed or revealed, spoken, sung, performed, exposed or created at the Festival.

7. 'YY' means the musical group known as Yothu Yindi.

8. 'Publish' has the meaning given to the word in section 29 of the Copyright Act and includes any disclosure of the Record made of the Festival to a person who was not present at the Festival or not authorised by the Festival, the relevant Traditional Aboriginal Owners to have the Record disclosed to them.

B. Whereas:

9. The Recorder wishes to make a Record of the Festival.

12 10. The Festival is prepared to authorise and has the power to authorise the Recorder to have access to the Festival to make such a Record.

C. It is hereby agreed that the Recorder is so authorised on the following conditions:

11. The Recorder is only authorised to make a record of the Festival for their personal use and any publication of the Record is not authorised unless written permission is granted by YYF.

12. The things comprising the Subject Matter are incidents of the Traditional Aboriginal Owners rights arising from their ownership of certain land inherited by them from their ancestors, including their creator ancestors and may only be used by them in a manner consistent with their law and custom and in particular for the purpose of maintaining the integrity of their law and custom.

13. Any copyright or other intellectual property rights arising by virtue of this authorisation to make a Record of the Subject Matter of the Festival are held by YYF for the benefit of the Traditional Aboriginal Owners of that Subject Matter.

14. No Record of the Festival may be used in any way whatsoever without the prior written approval of YYF except in the circumstances set out below.

15. The Recorder shall at all times during the period of the Festival follow the directions of YYF including any persons authorised to give such directions by YYF and/or YY.

16. The Recorder shall provide to YYF as soon as possible after the completion of the Festival a high quality copy of all or any Record made during the Festival.

17. YYF may use the copy of the Record provided to it by the Recorder in its absolute discretion provided that it credits the Recorder in an appropriate manner.

18. The Recorder shall not use a Record whether authorisation or permission is granted or not in a manner that is detrimental to the Traditional Aboriginal Owners, their rights in land, or their corpus of ritual knowledge or in any manner whatsoever inconsistent with Aboriginal law and custom.

19. The Recorder will not seek to obtain any authorisation, agreement or permission from any Traditional Aboriginal Owner in relation to any matter whatsoever other than through or with the consent of YYF.

20. The Recorder acknowledges that this agreement does not allow the Recorder to make any record of YY without further written permission of YY.

Signed The Recorder Date

Witness.

Signed. YYF Date....

Witness.

13 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR PERMITS IMPORTANT! THESE PERMIT CONDITIONS APPLY TO ALL FESTIVAL ATTENDEES

1 This permit may be revoked at short notice during road closures for ceremonial and/or cultural maintenance activities.

2 This permit does not authorise entry to any buildings, dwellings, living areas or camps.

3 This permit may be revoked at any time in accordance with sections 5 or 6 of the Aboriginal Land Act.

4 This issue of this permit does not serve as notice to traditional owners and residents of the areas of Aboriginal land to be visited. The permit holder is responsible for ensuring that all relevant communities are informed of his/her intention to visit.

5 This permit is valid only for visiting Aboriginal land or for the purposes stated herein. Unless otherwise stated in the permit, work or commercial activities or business negotiations of any kind are not to be carried out on Aboriginal land.

6 This permit must be carried at all times by the holder whilst on Aboriginal land or seas adjoining, or produced for inspection on demand by a member of the NT Police, officer of the NIC and traditional Aboriginal owners of the land.

7 The carrying and consumption of alcohol may be prohibited in some areas under Part VII of the Liquor Act. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to ascertain whether alcohol is prohibited in the areas he is to travel through and visit.

8 This permit does not entitle the holder to enter or remain on any Aboriginal sacred site or site of significance. Art and/or archaeological sites must not be disturbed or interfered with.

9 Motor vehicles and boats must be in a satisfactory condition. Reasonable spare parts, food, fuel and water must be carried.

10 Permit holders must travel directly to their destination and not divert. No new tracks are to be created.

11 All rubbish and litter is to be disposed of in places provided expressly for that purpose (if any) or removed from Aboriginal land (prior to disposal).

12 The permit holder must take all reasonable precautions to prevent the introduction or spread of exotic fauna (such as cane toads) and exotic flora, including cleaning vehicles and equipment prior to and when travelling within Aboriginal land.

13 This permit does not authorise the taking of (wild or domestic) animals onto Aboriginal land.

14 This permit does not authorise the cutting of trees or removal of flora from Aboriginal land; or disturbance to the environment, including to wildlife, vegetation, water and soils.

15 This permit does not authorise fishing, hunting or swimming or the use of boats on inland waters or closed seas.

16 The permit holder shall not carry any firearms, nor shoot nor discharge firearms.

17 In respecting the right to privacy of traditional owners, photography, cinematography, video or sound recording for commercial purposes is prohibited, unless authorised by a further permit/film agreement with the NIC. In respecting traditional ownership of imagery, the permit holder is prohibited from photographing or otherwise recording traditional imagery, songs, stories or other cultural material.

18 Mustering or BTEC operations may be in progress over area traveled through or visited. The permit holder must observe all signs carrying warnings and must comply with reasonable directions of NLC or DPIF officer in respect of entry into those areas.

19 Gates are to be left opened or closed as found.

20 The permit holder must comply with all laws in force in the Northern Territory of Australia at all times.

21 The permit holder enters Aboriginal land at his or her own risk and agrees to undertake and bear all risk. The permit holder agrees that the NLC and the relevant Aboriginal Land Trust shall not be under any liability of any kind to the permit holder whether in negligence, under statute or otherwise, in respect of death, injury, loss or damage of any kind whatsoever and howsoever arising and which occurs during or as a result of entry upon the said land.

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