Applications Part 3
Applications to the Federal Court: native title and compensation Division 1
Section 67
(c) paragraph 94C(1)(c) is satisfied for each future act identified
in the future act notice referred to in that paragraph;
the Registrar may advise the Federal Court Chief Executive Officer
of those facts.
(2) The Registrar may seek advice from the relevant governmental
officials in the Commonwealth or in a State or Territory as to:
(a) whether all or part of an area specified in a future act notice
is included in the area covered by an application; and
(b) whether paragraph 94C(1)(c) is satisfied for each future act
identified in a future act notice;
and may advise the Federal Court Chief Executive Officer
accordingly.
(3) In this section:
future act notice has the same meaning as in section 94C.
67 Overlapping native title determination applications
(1) If 2 or more proceedings before the Federal Court relate to native
title determination applications that cover (in whole or in part) the
same area, the Court must make such order as it considers
appropriate to ensure that, to the extent that the applications cover
the same area, they are dealt with in the same proceeding.
Splitting of application area
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the order of the Court may provide
that different parts of the area covered by an application are to be
dealt with in separate proceedings.
68 Only one determination of native title per area
If there is an approved determination of native title (the first
determination) in relation to a particular area, the Federal Court
must not:
(a) conduct any proceeding relating to an application for another
determination of native title; or
Compilation No. 47
Native Title Act 1993
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Compilation date: 25/09/2021
Registered: 22/10/2021
Authorised Version C2021C00450 registered 22/10/2021
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