Gugu Badhun Aboriginal Corporation
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Overview
The Gugu Badhun Aboriginal Corporation administers land on behalf of the Gugu Badhun native title holders. Their ownership was recognised in the Hoolihan on behalf of the Gugu Badhun People #2 v State of Queensland determination. The consent determination was handed down in a Federal Court hearing on 1 August 2012 by Justice John Logan. The determination recognises the Gugu Badhuns ownership of an area of 6,540 square kilometres, located approximately 40 kilometres west of Ingham, Queensland. The determination recognises the Gugu Badhun People’s exclusive and non-exclusive native title rights to:
- the right to take, use, share and exchange traditional natural resources from the area for personal, domestic and non-commercial communal purposes;
- the right to conduct cultural and spiritual activities and ceremonies on the area; and
- the right to maintain places of importance and areas of significance to the native title holders under their traditional laws and customs