Part 3 Applications Division 1 Applications to the Federal Court: native title and compensation Section 63 63 Reference of applications to Native Title Registrar If an application under section 61 is filed in the Federal Court, the Federal Court Chief Executive Officer must, as soon as practicable, give the Native Title Registrar a copy of: (a) the application; and (b) any affidavit that accompanies the application under paragraph 62(1)(a), (3)(a) or (5)(a); and (ba) any copy of an agreement that accompanies the application under paragraph 62(1)(d) or subsection 62(7); and (c) any prescribed documents that accompany the application under paragraph 61(5)(d). 64 Amendment of applications Application may be amended to reduce land or waters covered (1A) An application may at any time be amended to reduce the area of land or waters covered by the application. (This subsection does not, by implication, limit the amendment of applications in any other way.) Note: If such an amendment is made, the Court may make an appropriate costs order under section 85A. Amendments taken to have been made in certain cases (1B) An application is taken to have been amended to reduce the area of land or waters covered by the application if an order is made under section 87A by the Federal Court. The area of land or waters is reduced by the area in relation to which the order is made. (1C) Subsection (1B) does not, by implication, limit the amendment of applications in any other way. Amendment not to result in inclusion of additional areas (1) An amendment of an application must not result in the inclusion of any area of land or waters that was not covered by the original application. 224 Compilation No. 47 Native Title Act 1993 Compilation date: 25/09/2021 Authorised Version C2021C00450 registered 22/10/2021 Registered: 22/10/2021