Part 4 Determinations of the Federal Court Division 1C Agreements and unopposed applications Section 86G Court may end adjournment (4) The Federal Court may order that the adjournment end. It may do so: (a) on its own motion; or (b) on application by a party; or (c) if the NNTT reports that the negotiations are unlikely to succeed. Court’s powers not limited (5) Subsection (3) does not limit the Federal Court’s powers to order an adjournment. 86G Unopposed applications Federal Court may make order (1) If, at any stage of a proceeding in relation to an application under section 61, but after the end of the period specified in the notice given under section 66: (a) the application is unopposed; and (b) the Federal Court is satisfied that an order in, or consistent with, the terms sought by the applicant is within the power of the Court; the Court may, if it appears appropriate to do so, make such an order without holding a hearing or, if a hearing has started, without completing the hearing. Note: If the application involves making a determination of native title, the Court’s order would need to comply with section 94A (which deals with the requirements of native title determination orders). Meaning of unopposed (2) For the purpose of this section, an application is unopposed if the only party is the applicant or if each other party notifies the Federal Court in writing that he or she does not oppose an order in, or consistent with, the terms sought by the applicant. 264 Compilation No. 47 Native Title Act 1993 Compilation date: 25/09/2021 Authorised Version C2021C00450 registered 22/10/2021 Registered: 22/10/2021