| Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 | |
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| Parliament of Australia | |
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| Citation | No. 191, 1976 |
| Territorial extent | Northern Territory |
| Royal assent | 16 December 1976 |
| Amended by | |
| Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006; Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Economic Empowerment) Act 2021 | |
| Status: In force (amended) | |
The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA) is Australian federal government legislation that provides the basis upon which Aboriginal Australian people in the Northern Territory can claim rights to land based on traditional occupation. It was the first law by any Australian government that legally recognised the Aboriginal system of land ownership, and legislated the concept of inalienable freehold title, as such was a fundamental piece of social reform. Its long title is An Act providing for the granting of Traditional Aboriginal Land in the Northern Territory for the benefit of Aboriginals, and for other purposes.
The Act has been amended 27 times between 1978 and 2021. Significant amendments were the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Act 2006, and Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Economic Empowerment) Act 2021.