The acquisition case of property rights from customary land often occur in
indigenous communities in Papua, but not through the proper acquisition
process and procedures, so that it often harms the indigenous people and even
parties that acquired the property rights. The constitution of the Republic of
Indonesia Number 21 Year 2001 on Special Autonomy for Papua Province
explained clearly that the Government of the Papua Province obligated to
recognize, respect, empower and develop the rights of the indigenous people
based on the provisions of applicable law. This study aims to determine the
terms and validity of the acquisition of the property rights of the individual
from communal land in Hubula Tribe in the District Wouma, Jayawijaya
Regency. The research conducted is a kind of normative legal research. The
result of this research show that the terms and validity are obtained through
deliberation, attach a letter of customary land ownership, managing the land
registration at the Land Office of Jayawijaya Regency in accordance with the
procedures of registration of land set by the Land Office based on Government
Regulation Number 24 Year 1997 about Land Registration.
Keywords:ownership rights from customary land, land registration, Hubula Tribe.