Limited review of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 Final Report The Hon Ian Hunter MLC Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Parliament House ADELAIDE SA 5000 Dear Minister On behalf of the Review Panel appointed to assist in a limited review of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981, I am pleased to present the following Final Report and recommendations. This Final Report follows the Interim Report of 21 November 2013. It takes into account further consultations as recommended in the Interim Report and the discussions and outcome of the Special General Meeting convened by the Executive Board of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara to discuss and decide on the recommendations made by the Panel in the Interim Report. As with the Interim Report, this Final Report has been prepared in accordance with the Terms of Reference provided and following consultation and discussion across the APY Lands as described. The recommendations in this Final Report are largely the same as those set out in the Interim Report, with small but important modifications to four of the recommendations to better accord with what Anangu have told the Panel subsequent to the Interim Report. The Panel underscores that the recommendations in this Final Report have not been either confirmed or rejected by all Anangu for reasons which are indicated in this Report. Further processes are recommended to enable Anangu to reach a consensus about the recommendations. Yours sincerely Hon. Dr. Robyn Layton AO QC Panel Chair April 2014 P a g e | 2 Table of Contents Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... 7 Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... 9 Summary of Panel Recommendations ........................................................................ 13 Background to the Final Report ................................................................................... 18 Legislative, electoral and voting Issues on the APY Lands .................................... 21 General observations about amending the Act, passing regulations, bylaws or amending the APY Constitution ......................................................................................... 23 The consultation process ............................................................................................... 25 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 25 Consultations .......................................................................................................................... 26 First visit to APY Lands: 8-12 October 2013 .................................................................................................... 26 Second visit to APY Lands: 17 October 2013 ................................................................................................... 27 Third visit to APY Lands: 4-7 November 2013 ................................................................................................. 28 Fourth visit to APY Lands: 13-15 November 2013 ........................................................................................... 30 Written submissions .......................................................................................................................................... 31 Fifth visit to APY Lands: 4 December 2013 ...................................................................................................... 32 Sixth visit to APY Lands: 12-18 January 2014 ................................................................................................. 33 Seventh visit to APY Lands: 20-21 February 2014 including the Special General Meeting ............................ 37 Eighth visit to APY Lands: 12 March 2014 ...................................................................................................... 42 Conclusion and Recommendations ............................................................................. 43 What Anangu Say is Wanted ............................................................................................... 44 How Anangu want changes ................................................................................................. 45 The Panel recommendations ................................................................................................ 46 Gender balance on the APYE ............................................................................................................................ 46 A new election system for the APYE ................................................................................................................. 47 Strong men and women on the APYE ............................................................................................................... 49 Eligibility and standards for candidates for election to the APYE .................................................................... 51 Maintaining the standards for the APYE ......................................................................................................... 55 Encouraging and supporting involvement of young men and women in the APYE ........................................ 56 Other topics and recommendations not yet discussed at all consultations ................ 57 Appointment of Chair and Deputy Chair of the APYE to support gender equality .......................................... 57 Voting rights of Chair of the APYE ................................................................................................................... 58 Term of office for APYE members ..................................................................................................................... 58 Proxies ............................................................................................................................................................... 58 Voting processes and absentee votes .................................................................................................................. 59 P a g e | 3 Amending the Act or other legislative measures ............................................................................................... 60 Further consultation with Anangu ................................................................................................................... 60 Appendices ....................................................................................................................... 61 Appendix A ............................................................................................................................. 63 Terms of Reference ............................................................................................................................................. 63 Appendix B .............................................................................................................................. 67 Sections of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 relevant to the review. ................. 67 Appendix C .............................................................................................................................. 71 About the Panel ................................................................................................................................................. 71 Appendix D ............................................................................................................................. 72 APY Executive: support for review ................................................................................................................... 72 Appendix E .............................................................................................................................. 73 Selected recommendations from the 2008 Review of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act, 1981 ........................................................................................................................................................... 73 Appendix F .............................................................................................................................. 74 Publicity ............................................................................................................................................................ 74 Powerpoint information used in some consultation meetings .............................................................. 74 Review Poster: Community Consultation ~ 8 October to 12 October 2013 .......................................... 75 Review Poster: Community Consultation ~ 4 November to 7 November 2013 .................................. 75 Review Poster: Community Consultation ~ 14 November to 17 November 2013 .............................. 76 Review Poster: Community Consultation ~ 13 January to 14 January 2014 ........................................ 76 Review Poster: Community Consultation ~ 6 February and 7 February 2014 .................................... 77 Review Poster: Community Consultation ~ 20 February and 21 February 2014 ................................ 77 Appendix G ............................................................................................................................. 78 Consultation meetings from October to November 2013