Native Title Act 1994 No 71
Republication No 1
Republication date: 13 June 2002
Last amendment made by Act 2001 No 44
Amendments incorporated to 12 September 2001
Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Native Title Act 1994 as in force on 13 June 2002. It includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 12 September 2001 and any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at type="disc">
authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
(a)if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
(b)if the person charged is a corporation—$500.
Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001
Native Title Act 1994
Contents
Page
Preamble 2
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act 1
3 Objects 1
4 Meaning of Commonwealth Native Title Act 1
5 Interpretation—Commonwealth Native Title Act definitions 1
Part 2 Past acts attributable to the Territory
6 Relationship to Commonwealth Native Title Act 2
7 Validation 2
8 Extinguishment of native title 2
9 Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions 3
Part 3 Confirmation of rights and access
10 Relationship to Commonwealth Native Title Act 4
11 Confirmation of rights 4
12 Confirmation of access to waterways and public places 4
13 Effect of confirmation on native title 4
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 5
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