Native Title Part 2 Validation of transfers under New South Wales land rights legislation Division 2AA Section 22I Division 2AA—Validation of transfers under New South Wales land rights legislation 22I Overview of Division In summary, this Division allows New South Wales to validate certain transfers under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 of that State. 22J Validation of transfers If: (a) future acts consist of the transfer of lands under section 36 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 of New South Wales; and (b) the claims for the lands were made before 28 November 1994; and (c) the acts took place before or take place after the commencement of this section; and (d) the acts are not intermediate period acts; and (e) the acts are invalid to any extent because of Division 3 of Part 2 or for any other reason, but would be valid to that extent if native title did not exist in relation to the lands; a law of New South Wales may provide that the acts are valid, and are taken always to have been valid. 22K Effect of validation on native title The non-extinguishment principle applies to the acts. 22L Entitlement to compensation Compensation where validation (1) If a law of New South Wales validates the acts, the native title holders concerned are entitled to compensation. Compilation No. 47 Native Title Act 1993 21 Compilation date: 25/09/2021 Registered: 22/10/2021 Authorised Version C2021C00450 registered 22/10/2021

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