Native Title (Queensland) Bill 1993 (Qld)

Queensland

NATIVE TITLE (QUEENSLAND) BILL 1993

NATIVE TITLE (QUEENSLAND) BILL

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 2.0... eee eee teen eee 11 Commencement ....... 0.0.00 c cece eect eect tee eeeeeeee 11 Objects of Act 2.00... eee eee 12 Definitions 2.0.0... 0. cece eet aees 12 Words and expressions used in Commonwealth Native Title Act........ 15 Act binds all persons... 0.06... 15

PART 2—VALIDATION AND ITS EFFECTS

Division 1—General

Object of Part... 6.6... eee eee 15 Validation of past acts attributable to State (NTA, s.18)............... 16 Application of remaining provisions of Part ...............000 eee ee 16

Division 2—Effect of validation on native title

Category A past acts that are not public works (NTA, ss.18 and 14(a)) .. 16

Category A past acts that are public works (NTA, ss.18 and 14(b))...... 17 Inconsistent category B past acts (NTA, ss.18 and 14(c)).............. 17 Category C and D past acts (NTA, ss.18 and 14(d)) ...............0.. 17

Division 3—Other effects of validation

Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions (NTA, ss.18 and 15)... 2. eee eee eee 18

Compensation (NTA, ss.19 and 16) ...........0...0 0.000 e cece eee 18 PART 3—CONFIRMATION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS Object of Part... 6.6... eee eee 19 Native Title (Queensland) 18 2022 24 26 3032343638

Confirmation of ownership of natural resources etc. (NTA, s.197(1))..... 19 Confirmation of access to beaches etc. (NTA, s.197(2) and (3))........ 20 PART 4—QUEENSLAND NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL AND REGISTRAR Division 1—The Tribunal Queensland Native Title Tribunal (NTA, s.100).................0.... 20 Functions (NTA, s.101).. 0.0.00. 2 ee eee eee 20 Tribunal's way of operating (NTA, s.102)........ 00.000 21 Questions about native title in other courts... 2.2.0.0... 0.000. e eee eee 21