ABOUT ARCHER POINT

The Archer Point land borders two of Australia’s world heritage areas; the Wet Tropics of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef.

Management of Archer Point is therefore crucial in supporting these neighbouring areas of international significance and providing continuity of protection and connectivity of habitats between the two.

BACKGROUND

In 2006, lands at Archer Point, 20km south of Cooktown, Queensland were returned to the Traditional Owners under a combination of Land trust and Corporation legislative arrangements.

The land tenure is a mixture of freehold, Aboriginal freehold, National Park and term lease. The freehold land includes a nature refuge and resource reserve.

Bordering the Lands, is a coastal stretch of unallocated State Land with public access.

For management of the National Parks, the Archer Point Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) was agreed between the State of Queensland (APPLICANT) and Adelaide Baird, Irene Bowyer, Sonya Doughboy, Steven Doughboy, Larissa Hale and Joyce Henderson (‘The Archer Point Applicants’) on 29 June 2007.

The purpose of the ILUA is to provide for access and co-management of the land that is the subject of this ILUA, including the establishment of a national park. The ILUA was registered on 29 June 2007, and does not have a stipulated period of operation.