Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act

2 Commencement

3 Objects of this Act

4 Definitions

5 Words and expressions used in Commonwealth Native Title Act

6 Act to bind Crown

Part 2 Validation and its effects

Division 1 General

7 Objects of this Part

8 Validation of past acts attributable to the State

8A Validation of intermediate period acts attributable to the State

9 Application of remaining provisions of this Part

Division 2 Effect of validation of past acts on native title

9A Application of this Division

10 Category A past acts that are not public works

11 Category A past acts that are public works

12 Inconsistent category B past acts

13 Category C and D past acts

14 Extinguishment does not confer right to eject or remove Aboriginal peoples

Division 2A Effect of validation of intermediate period acts on native title

14A Application of this Division

14B Category A intermediate period acts dealing with the granting or vesting of certain interests in land or waters

14C Category A intermediate period acts that are public works

14D Category B intermediate period acts

14E Category C and D intermediate period acts

14F This Division is subject to registered indigenous land use agreements

Division 3 Other effects of validation

15 Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions—past acts

15A Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions—intermediate period acts

Part 3 Confirmation of certain rights

16 Object of this Part

17 Confirmation of ownership of natural resources, right to flow of water and fishing access rights

18 Confirmation of access to certain areas

Part 4 Confirmation of past extinguishment of native title

Division 1 Objects of this Part

19 Objects of this Part

Division 2 Confirmation of extinguishment of native title by previous exclusive possession acts

20 Confirmation of extinguishment of native title by previous exclusive possession acts of the State

21 Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions

22 Confirmation of validity of use of certain land held by Crown etc

Division 3 Confirmation of partial extinguishment of native title by previous non-exclusive possession acts

23 Confirmation of partial extinguishment of native title by previous non-exclusive possession acts of the State

24 Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions

25 Notification

Part 5 Validation of transfers under land rights legislation

26 Object of this Part

27 Validation of transfers

28 Effect of validation on native title

Part 6 Validation of acts covered by indigenous land use agreements

29 Objects of this Part

30 Validation of future acts covered by indigenous land use agreements

31 Change of effects of validation of intermediate period acts covered by indigenous land use agreements

Part 7 Independent adjudication of certain native title objections under Commonwealth Act

32 Object of this Part

33 Definitions

34 Referral of objections to ADT at request of objector

35 Parties to proceedings before ADT

36 Determinations of ADT

37 Compliance with determination of ADT

38 Other provisions relating to ADT’s jurisdiction

39 Other statutory requirements not affected

40–52 (Repealed)

Parts 8, 9

Part 10 Interim provisions

Division 1 Object of this Part

96 Objects of this Part

Division 2 Compulsory acquisition

97 Acquisition of native title rights and interests

Division 3 Mining

98 (Repealed)

99 State Mining Acts apply with prescribed changes

Division 4 Other interim provisions

100 Native title holders are owners

101 Interim regulation making power

102 Expiry of this Part

Part 11 Miscellaneous

103 Satisfying right of native title holders to be notified of an act

103A Satisfying other procedural rights of native title holders

104 Recovery of compensation paid by the Crown from an authority of the State

104A Saving of native title rights and interests with respect to national parks and other reservations, dedications or declarations

105 Notes in the text

106 Regulations

107 (Repealed)

107A Savings, transitional and other provisions

108 Review of Act

Schedule 1 (Repealed)

Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes