Queensland NATIVE TITLE (QUEENSLAND) AMENDMENT BILL 1995 NATIVE TITLE (QUEENSLAND) AMENDMENT BILL 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title 2.2... eee eee 4 2 Act amended .......... 0... eee eee 4 3 Amendment of s 35 (Action to be taken about accepted applications (NTA, s.59)). 0.2... ee eee eee eee 4 SCHEDULE ......................... 6 MINOR AMENDMENTS A BILL FOR An Act to amend the Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993 Clause Clause Clause sl 4 s3 Native Title (Queensland) Amendment The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Native Title (Queensland) Amendment Act 1995. Act amended 2. This Act amends the Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993. Amendment of s 35 (Action to be taken about accepted applications (NTA, s.59)) 3.(1) Section 35(2), after 'given notice'-— insert— '(an "accepted application notice")'. (2) Section 35(2)(a), '(an "accepted application notice")'— omit. (3) Section 35(3)— omit, insert— "(3) An accepted application notice must also state that— (a) (b) if the application is a non-claimant application—the application will be taken to be unopposed unless a claimant application part of the area covered by the non-claimant application is giv or en to the Registrar, or the National Registrar, within 2 months after the Registrar gave notice of the non-claimant application under subsection (1)(a); or in any other case—a person who wants to be a party to t application must give the Registrar written notice within 2 months ne after the Registrar gave notice of the application under subsection (1)(a).'. 111315182022 24 26 s3 5 Native Title (Queensland) Amendment s3 (4) Section 35(4), 'accepted application notices'— omit, insert— 'the notices mentioned in subsection (2)(a) and (b)'. BR WwW NY Native Title (Queensland) Amendment SCHEDULE MINOR AMENDMENTS section 2 of the Act 1. Section 4, definition "accepted application notice"— omit, insert— ' "accepted application notice" see section 35(2).'. 2. Section 36(1)(a)— omit, insert— '(a) a claimant application for any part of the area covered by a non-claimant application is given to the Registrar, or the National Registrar, within 2 months after the Registrar gave notice of the non-claimant application under section 35(1)(a); and'. 3. Section 135, definition "claim"— omit, insert— " "claim" means an assertion in an accepted application, or in an application accepted by the National Registrar, that a person or persons hold native title for a specified area of land or waters within the jurisdictional limits of the State.'. © State of Queensland 1995 1114 1618