澳洲中部土地理事會是由澳洲北領地的南半部各社區間選出九十位原住民當理事。原住民族擁有百分之四十九的澳洲北領地的土地。而澳洲中部有十五種不同的原住民語言，澳洲中部土地理事會就根據這些語言而劃分中澳成為九個地理區域。澳洲中部土地理事會為傳統地主與其他被該單位劃分的地理區域內的原住民居民的福利而提供多種服務，包括：當中澳原住民的喉舌；幫助原住民重回家園；協助原住民做土地管理；與地主相商有關採礦活動、就業與發展以及其他土地用途的建議；保護原住民的文化與聖地；對原住民土地上的經濟計畫提供援助；促進社區的發展和改善服務的實踐；爭取合法認同原住民的權利；協助解決土地糾紛以及各種有關土地所有權的爭取與賠償的案件；為造訪原住民土地上的遊客做許可證的運行。

The Central Land Council is a Council of 90 Aboriginal people elected from communities in the southern half of the Northern Territory. Aboriginal people own 49 per cent of the land in the Northern Territory. There are 15 different Aboriginal language groups in Central Australia. The CLC region is divided into nine regions based around these language groups. The Central Land Council provides a number of services for the benefit of traditional owners and other Aboriginal residents of the CLC region, including: providing a strong voice for the Aboriginal people of Central Australia; helping Aboriginal people get back country; helping Aboriginal people manage their land; consulting with landowners on mining activity, employment, development and other land use proposals; protecting Aboriginal culture and sacred sites; assisting with economic projects on Aboriginal land; promoting community development and improving service delivery; fighting for legal recognition of Aboriginal people''s rights; helping resolve land disputes, native title claims and compensation cases; running the permit system for visitors to Aboriginal land.