Altman, JonSmith, Diane EAustralian National University. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research2002-12-042004-05-192011-01-052004-05-192011-01-051036-1774http://hdl.handle.net/1885/40170Some 25 years after the implementation of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA) and with the legislation currently under review and 'at risk', as some have argued, it is timely to reconsider the class of organisation referred to as 'royalty associations'. This paper examines the organisational history, objectives, and activities of the oldest royalty association in the Northern Territory, the Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation (hereafter referred to as 'the NAC' or 'the Corporation') and presents key findings made by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research's recent review of that organisation. The opportunities and challenges encountered by the NAC are described in order to highlight lessons relevant to all indigenous royalty associations.310679 bytesapplication/pdfen-AUAuthor/s retain copyrightIndigenous royalty associationsAboriginal Land Rights ActALRAIndigenous landNgurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal CorporationNACNorthern Territory1999