Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
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8A
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Short title ........................................................................... 1
Commencement ................................................................. 1
Objects .............................................................................. 1
Overview of Act ................................................................ 2
Act binds Crown................................................................ 4
Application to external Territories, coastal sea and
other waters ....................................................................... 4
Racial Discrimination Act ................................................. 4
Effect of this Act on State or Territory laws ...................... 5
Application of the Criminal Code ..................................... 5
Definitions located in Part 15 ............................................ 5
Part 2—Native Title
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Division 1—Recognition and protection of native title
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Recognition and protection of native title.......................... 6
Extinguishment of native title ........................................... 6
Approved determinations of native title ............................ 6
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Division 2—Validation of past acts
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Subdivision AA—Overview of Division
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Overview of Division ........................................................ 9
Subdivision A—Acts attributable to the Commonwealth
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Validation of Commonwealth acts .................................... 9
Effect of validation on native title ................................... 10
Preservation of beneficial reservations and
conditions ........................................................................ 10
Entitlement to compensation ........................................... 11
Where just terms invalidity ............................................. 12
Subdivision B—Acts attributable to a State or Territory
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State/Territory acts may be validated .............................. 12
Entitlement to compensation ........................................... 13
Division 2A—Validation of intermediate period acts etc.
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Subdivision A—Overview of Division
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Compilation No. 47
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Overview of Division ...................................................... 14
Native Title Act 1993
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Compilation date: 25/09/2021
Registered: 22/10/2021
Authorised Version C2021C00450 registered 22/10/2021