ɪn ɪts ɹᵻpˈoːɹt, ðə sᵻlˈɛkt kəmˈɪɾi ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ðætðə jˌɜːɹəkˈɑːlə pˈiːpəl ʃˌʊd biː kˈɑːmpənsˌeɪɾᵻd fɚðə lˈɔs ʌv ðɛɹ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl ˈɑːkjʊpənsi, baɪ wˈeɪ ʌv wˈʌn lˈænd ɡɹˈænt; tˈuː pˈeɪmənt ʌv æt lˈiːst ðə fˈɜːst ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪn mˈaɪnɪŋ ɹˈɔɪəlɾiz; ænd θɹˈiː dᵻɹˈɛkt mˈɑːnɪtˌɛɹi kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən, ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl lˈænd ɹˈaɪts wɜː nˌɑːt ɛkspɹˈɛsli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ˌʌndɚ nˈɔːɹðɚn tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi lˈɔːz.
In its report, the Select Committee recommended that the Yirrkala people should be compensated for the loss of their traditional occupancy, by way of (1) land grant; (2) payment of at least the first  received in mining royalties; and (3) direct monetary compensation, even though Aboriginal land rights were not expressly recognised under Northern Territory laws.