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Yawuru Agreements

The Yawuru Prescribed Body Corporate Indigenous Land Use Agreement and the Yawuru Area Agreement Indigenous Land Use Agreement (the Yawuru Agreements) is between the State Government, the Yawuru people and other parties and covers approximately 5,300 square kilometres of land in and around Broome. The agreements finalised in 2010 address issues affecting land development, by resolving heritage issues and by releasing the State from any liability for compensation related to the Rubibi native claim. The agreements also provide $56 million in monetary benefits for:

capacity building
preservation of culture and heritage
economic development
housing
joint management of a proposed conservation estate

Read summaries about the two agreements on the 'Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements website'.

Agreement Details

Yawuru Prescribed Body Corporate Agreement (ILUA):

Prescribed Body Corporate Agreement (PDF)
Schedule 1 - Party Details (PDF)
Schedule 2 - Overview of ILUA area (PDF)

Schedule 3 - Application for Registration of ILUA (PDF)

Schedule 4 - Certification (PDF)
Schedule 5 - Land transferred in fee simple (PDF)
Schedule 6 - Broome Road Access (PDF)
Schedule 7 - Lease Land (PDF)
Schedule 8 - Land Arrangements in favour of the State (PDF)
Schedule 8 - Part 1 (PDF)
Schedule 8 - Part 2 (PDF)
Schedule 8 - Part 3 (PDF)
Schedule 9 - Conservation Estate (PDF)

Schedule 9 - Part 1 - Freehold Areas (PDF)

Schedule 9 - Part 2 - Intertidal Areas (PDF)
Schedule 9 - Part 3 - Townsite (PDF)
Schedule 9A - Part 1 (PDF)
Schedule 9A - Part 2 (PDF)
Schedule 10 - Monetary Payments (PDF)
Schedule 11 - Aboriginal Heritage (PDF)
Execution of Provisions (PDF)

Please note there are a large number of maps incorporated into this agreement but because of website size restrictions they have not been included on this webpage. If you require any agreement maps please contact us.

Yawuru Area Agreement (ILUA):

Schedule 6 - Land Arrangements (PDF)