Part 5 Native Title Registrar Section 97 97 Powers of Registrar—applications The Registrar has the powers set out in Part 3 in relation to applications. 97A Searches for Federal Court etc. The Registrar has the power to conduct, or arrange for the conducting of, searches: (a) as requested by the Federal Court under section 83A; or (b) for the purposes of section 190A or any other provision of this Act. 98 Powers of Registrar—registers The Registrar has the powers set out in Parts 7, 8 and 8A in relation to the Register of Native Title Claims, the National Native Title Register and the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements. 98AA Powers of Registrar—records of section 31 agreements The Registrar has the powers set out in section 41B in relation to records of agreements of the kind mentioned in paragraph 31(1)(b). 98A Power of Registrar—other public records and information Registrar may keep other records and information (1) The Registrar has the power to keep such other records and information as he or she considers appropriate and to make those records or that information available to the public. Certain information to be confidential (2) The Registrar must not make particular information available to the public if the Registrar considers that it would not be in the public interest for the information to be available to the public. 294 Compilation No. 47 Native Title Act 1993 Compilation date: 25/09/2021 Authorised Version C2021C00450 registered 22/10/2021 Registered: 22/10/2021