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The Northern Land Council

The Northern Land Council is a statutory authority established under the Land Rights Act to represent the Aboriginal people in the Top End of the Northern Territory.

About 30,000 Aboriginal people live in the Northern Land Council's area, many in the major towns. There are about 200 communities scattered over Aboriginal land in the NLC's area, ranging in size from small family groups on outstations to settlements of up to 3,000 people.

The head office of the Northern Land Council is in Darwin and there are eight regional offices, located in:

	Palmerston (on the outskirts of Darwin)
	Katherine
	Jabiru
	Nhulunbuy
	Tennant Creek
	Ngukurr
	Borroloola
	Timber Creek

See: Contacts

Staff

Professional staff, including anthropologists, environmental scientists and lawyers, are amongst the approximately 120 people employed by the organisation.

The Land Council employs a Chief Executive to co-ordinate the day-to-day work of the staff and ensure the implementation of Council policies in accordance with the Land Rights Act.

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