Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                             1

1............................ Short title............................................................................ 1

2............................ Commencement.................................................................. 1

3............................ Objects................................................................................ 1

4............................ Overview of Act................................................................. 2

5............................ Act binds Crown................................................................ 4

6............................ Application to external Territories, coastal sea and other waters              4

7............................ Racial Discrimination Act................................................... 4

8............................ Effect of this Act on State or Territory laws....................... 5

8A......................... Application of the Criminal Code....................................... 5

9............................ Definitions located in Part 15.............................................. 5

Part 2--Native Title                                                                                                              6

Division 1--Recognition and protection of native title                               6

10.......................... Recognition and protection of native title............................ 6

11.......................... Extinguishment of native title.............................................. 6

13.......................... Approved determinations of native title.............................. 6

Division 2--Validation of past acts                                                                       9

Subdivision AA--Overview of Division                                                               9

13A....................... Overview of Division......................................................... 9

Subdivision A--Acts attributable to the Commonwealth                                 9

14.......................... Validation of Commonwealth acts...................................... 9

15.......................... Effect of validation on native title...................................... 10

16.......................... Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions...... 10

17.......................... Entitlement to compensation............................................. 11

18.......................... Where just terms invalidity............................................... 12

Subdivision B--Acts attributable to a State or Territory                              12

19.......................... State/Territory acts may be validated................................. 12

20.......................... Entitlement to compensation............................................. 13

Division 2A--Validation of intermediate period acts etc.                       14

Subdivision A--Overview of Division                                                                14

21.......................... Overview of Division....................................................... 14

Subdivision B--Acts attributable to the Commonwealth                               15

22A....................... Validation of Commonwealth acts.................................... 15

22B........................ Effect of validation on native title...................................... 15

22C........................ Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions...... 16

22D....................... Entitlement to compensation............................................. 16

22E........................ Where "just terms" invalidity............................................ 16

22EA..................... Requirement to notify: mining rights................................ 17

Subdivision C--Acts attributable to a State or Territory                              18

22F........................ State/Territory acts may be validated................................. 18

22G....................... Entitlement to compensation............................................. 18

22H....................... Requirement to notify: mining rights................................ 19

Division 2AA--Validation of transfers under New South Wales land rights legislation              21

22I......................... Overview of Division....................................................... 21

22J......................... Validation of transfers...................................................... 21

22K........................ Effect of validation on native title...................................... 21

22L........................ Entitlement to compensation............................................. 21

Division 2B--Confirmation of past extinguishment of native title by certain valid or validated acts  23

23A....................... Overview of Division....................................................... 23

23B........................ Previous exclusive possession act.................................... 23

23C........................ Confirmation of extinguishment of native title by previous exclusive possession acts of Commonwealth.......................................................................................... 26

23D....................... Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions...... 27

23DA.................... Confirmation of validity of use of certain land held by Crown etc.          27

23E........................ Confirmation of extinguishment of native title by previous exclusive possession acts of State or Territory.......................................................................................... 28

23F........................ Previous non-exclusive possession act............................. 28

23G....................... Confirmation of partial extinguishment of native title by previous non-exclusive possession acts of Commonwealth................................................................. 29

23H....................... Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions...... 30

23HA.................... Notification....................................................................... 30

23I......................... Confirmation of partial extinguishment of native title by previous non-exclusive possession acts of State or Territory............................................................................ 31

23J......................... Compensation................................................................... 31

23JA...................... Attribution of certain acts.................................................. 31

Division 3--Future acts etc. and native title                                                  33

Subdivision A--Preliminary                                                                                 33

24AA.................... Overview.......................................................................... 33

24AB..................... Order of application of provisions.................................... 35

24AC..................... Regulations about notification........................................... 36

Subdivision B--Indigenous land use agreements (body corporate agreements)            36

24BA..................... Indigenous land use agreements (body corporate agreements) 36

24BB..................... Coverage of body corporate agreements........................... 36

24BC..................... Body corporate agreements only where bodies corporate for whole area 37

24BD..................... Parties to body corporate agreements................................ 38

24BE..................... Consideration and conditions............................................ 39

24BF..................... Assistance to make body corporate agreements................ 39

24BG..................... Application for registration of body corporate agreements 39

24BH..................... Notice of body corporate agreements................................ 40

24BI...................... Registration of body corporate agreements....................... 41

Subdivision C--Indigenous land use agreements (area agreements)          42

24CA..................... Indigenous land use agreements (area agreements)........... 42

24CB..................... Coverage of area agreements............................................ 42

24CC..................... Requirement that no bodies corporate for whole of area... 43

24CD..................... Parties to area agreements................................................. 43

24CE..................... Consideration and conditions............................................ 46

24CF..................... Assistance to make area agreements................................. 46

24CG..................... Application for registration of area agreements................. 47

24CH..................... Notice of area agreements etc............................................ 48

24CI...................... Objections against registration.......................................... 50

24CJ...................... Decision about registration............................................... 51

24CK..................... Registration of area agreements certified by representative bodies           51

24CL..................... Registration of area agreements not certified by representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander bodies 52

Subdivision D--Indigenous land use agreements (alternative procedure agreements)                55

24DA.................... Indigenous land use agreements (alternative procedure agreements)        55

24DB..................... Coverage of alternative procedure agreements.................. 55

24DC..................... No extinguishment of native title...................................... 56

24DD.................... Bodies corporate and representative bodies etc................. 56

24DE..................... Parties to alternative procedure agreements....................... 57

24DF..................... Consideration and conditions............................................ 58

24DG.................... Assistance to make alternative procedure agreements....... 58

24DH.................... Application for registration of alternative procedure agreements              59

24DI...................... Notice of alternative procedure agreements....................... 59

24DJ...................... Objections against registration.......................................... 61

24DK..................... Decision about registration............................................... 62

24DL..................... Registration of alternative procedure agreements.............. 62

24DM.................... Other registration procedures and conditions.................... 63

Subdivision E--Effect of registration of indigenous land use agreements 63

24EA..................... Contractual effect of registered agreement........................ 63

24EB..................... Effect of registration on proposed acts covered by indigenous land use agreements                64

24EBA.................. Effect of registration on previous acts covered by indigenous land use agreements 67

24EC..................... Agreements unrelated to future acts.................................. 69

24ED..................... Amended agreements........................................................ 69

Subdivision F--Future acts: if procedures indicate absence of native title 70

24FA..................... Consequences if section 24FA protection applies............. 70

24FB..................... When section 24FA protection arises--government applications            71

24FC..................... When section 24FA protection arises--non-government applications     71

24FD..................... When section 24FA protection arises--entry on National Native Title Register      72

24FE...................... Relevant native title claim.................................................. 72

Subdivision G--Future acts and primary production                                    73

24GA.................... Primary production activity............................................... 73

24GB..................... Acts permitting primary production on non-exclusive agricultural and pastoral leases            74

24GC..................... Primary production etc. activities on non-exclusive agricultural or pastoral leases   77

24GD.................... Acts permitting off-farm activities that are directly connected to primary production activities                78

24GE..................... Granting rights to third parties etc. on non-exclusive agricultural or pastoral leases                80

Subdivision H--Management of water and airspace                                      82

24HA.................... Management or regulation of water and airspace.............. 82

Subdivision I--Renewals and extensions etc.                                                    84

24IA...................... Future acts to which this section applies........................... 84

24IB...................... Pre-existing right-based acts............................................. 84

24IC...................... Future acts that are permissible lease etc. renewals........... 84

24ID...................... Effect of Subdivision applying to an act........................... 87

Subdivision JA--Public housing etc.                                                                   89

24JAA................... Public housing etc............................................................. 89

Subdivision J--Reservations, leases etc.                                                            95

24JA...................... Acts covered by this Subdivision..................................... 95

24JB...................... Treatment of acts covered by section 24JA....................... 96

Subdivision K--Facilities for services to the public                                        98

24KA..................... Facilities for services to the public.................................... 98

Subdivision L--Low impact future acts                                                           102

24LA..................... Low impact future acts.................................................... 102

Subdivision M--Acts passing the freehold test                                               103

24MA.................... Legislative acts................................................................ 103

24MB.................... Non-legislative acts......................................................... 104

24MC.................... Only onshore places covered.......................................... 105

24MD.................... Treatment of acts that pass the freehold test.................... 105

Subdivision N--Acts affecting offshore places                                               113

24NA.................... Acts affecting offshore places......................................... 113

Subdivision O--Future acts invalid unless otherwise provided                 116

24OA.................... Future acts invalid unless otherwise provided................ 116

Subdivision P--Right to negotiate                                                                     117

25.......................... Overview of Subdivision................................................ 117

26.......................... When Subdivision applies.............................................. 117

26A....................... Approved exploration etc. acts........................................ 120

26B........................ Approved gold or tin mining acts................................... 123

26C........................ Excluded opal or gem mining......................................... 126

26D....................... Excluded mining acts: earlier valid acts........................... 129

27.......................... Arbitral body.................................................................. 130

27A....................... Relevant Minister............................................................ 131

27B........................ Conditions under agreements or determinations etc........ 131

28.......................... Act invalid if done before negotiation or objection/appeal etc. 132

29.......................... Notification of parties affected........................................ 133

30.......................... Other native title parties etc............................................. 136

30A....................... Negotiation parties.......................................................... 137

31.......................... Normal negotiation procedure......................................... 137

32.......................... Expedited procedure....................................................... 139

33.......................... Negotiations to include certain things............................. 141

34.......................... No agreement if determination........................................ 141

35.......................... Application for arbitral body determination.................... 142

36.......................... Arbitral body determination to be made as soon as practicable                142

36A....................... Ministerial determination if arbitral body determination delayed              143

36B........................ Consultation prior to section 36A determination............. 145

36C........................ Section 36A determinations............................................ 146

37.......................... No arbitral body determination if agreement or Ministerial determination                149

38.......................... Kinds of arbitral body determinations............................. 149

39.......................... Criteria for making arbitral body determinations............. 150

40.......................... No re-opening of issues previously decided................... 152

41.......................... Effect of determination or agreement.............................. 152

41A....................... Copies of agreements and determinations....................... 154

41B........................ Access to information about agreements......................... 155

42.......................... Overruling of determinations.......................................... 156

42A....................... Project acts--modified application of Subdivision......... 158

43.......................... Modification of Subdivision if satisfactory alternative State or Territory provisions               158

43A....................... Exception to right to negotiate: satisfactory State/Territory provisions     162

43B........................ Mining rights covering both alternative provision area and other area     168

44.......................... Additional operation of Subdivision............................... 169

Subdivision Q--Conferral of access rights on native title claimants in respect of non-exclusive agricultural and pastoral leases                                                                           169

44A....................... Conditions for Subdivision to apply............................... 169

44B........................ Rights of access for traditional activities......................... 170

44C........................ Suspension of native title rights...................................... 172

44D....................... Certain other laws not affected........................................ 172

44E........................ Federal Court jurisdiction............................................... 173

44F........................ Request for mediation..................................................... 173

44G....................... Other mediation, arbitration and agreements not excluded by Subdivision              173

Division 4--Other provisions relating to native title                               175

44H....................... Rights conferred by valid leases etc................................ 175

45.......................... RDA compensation to be determined under this Act...... 175

46.......................... Effect of grant of leases and licences validated by McArthur River legislation        176

47.......................... Pastoral leases held by native title claimants................... 176

47A....................... Reserves etc. covered by claimant applications............... 177

47B........................ Vacant Crown land covered by claimant applications..... 179

47C........................ National parks etc. covered by native title applications... 181

Division 5--Determination of compensation for acts affecting native title etc.                186

48.......................... Compensation payable in accordance with Division....... 186

49.......................... No multiple compensation for essentially same act......... 186

50.......................... Bodies that may determine compensation....................... 186

51.......................... Criteria for determining compensation............................ 187

51A....................... Limit on compensation.................................................... 189

52.......................... Bank guarantee required under right to negotiate procedures  189

52A....................... Payment held in trust under right to negotiate procedures 195

53.......................... Just terms compensation................................................. 197

54.......................... Commonwealth compensation payable from CRF.......... 198

Division 6--Native title functions of prescribed bodies corporate and holding of native title in trust 199

55.......................... Determinations by Federal Court.................................... 199

56.......................... Determination whether native title to be held in trust...... 199

57.......................... Determination of prescribed body corporate etc.............. 202

58.......................... Functions under regulations............................................ 203

59.......................... Kinds of prescribed bodies corporate may be determined 204

59A....................... Prescribed bodies corporate for subsequent determinations of native title                204

60.......................... Replacement of agent prescribed bodies corporate.......... 205

60AAA................. Assistance in relation to registered native title bodies corporate               206

60AA.................... Body corporate for Meriam people................................. 206

Division 7--Financial matters                                                                              208

60AB..................... Fees for services provided by registered native title bodies corporate in performing certain functions    208

60AC..................... Opinion of the Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations      209

Part 3--Applications                                                                                                        211

Division 1AA--Overview of Part                                                                      211

60A....................... Overview of Part............................................................ 211

Division 1--Applications to the Federal Court: native title and compensation 212

61.......................... Native title and compensation applications...................... 212

61A....................... Restrictions on making of certain applications................ 215

62.......................... Information etc. in relation to certain applications........... 217

62A....................... Power of applicants where application authorised by group 222

62B........................ General law duties.......................................................... 222

62C........................ Acting where persons are jointly the applicant etc.......... 222

63.......................... Reference of applications to Native Title Registrar......... 224

64.......................... Amendment of applications............................................ 224

66.......................... Notice of application....................................................... 226

66A....................... Notice of amended application........................................ 229

66B........................ Replacing the applicant................................................... 232

66C........................ Registrar's role in relation to certain applications relating to future acts   234

67.......................... Overlapping native title determination applications......... 235

68.......................... Only one determination of native title per area................ 235

Division 1A--Other applications to the Federal Court                          237

69.......................... Applications that may be made....................................... 237

70.......................... Federal Court Rules about applications etc..................... 238

Division 2--Applications to the National Native Title Tribunal: right to negotiate       239

75.......................... Right to negotiate applications........................................ 239

76.......................... Material and fees to accompany applications.................. 239

77.......................... Action to be taken in relation to applications................... 240

Division 2A--Applications to the Native Title Registrar: objections against registration of indigenous land use agreements                                                                        241

77A....................... Material and fees to accompany applications.................. 241

77B........................ Action to be taken in relation to applications................... 241

Division 3--Miscellaneous                                                                                     242

78.......................... Assistance in relation to proceedings.............................. 242

79.......................... Requests for non-monetary compensation...................... 242

Part 4--Determinations of the Federal Court                                                  244

Division 1--Overview of Part                                                                              244

79A....................... Overview of Part............................................................ 244

Division 1A--General                                                                                              245

80.......................... Operation of Part............................................................ 245

81.......................... Jurisdiction of the Federal Court..................................... 245

82.......................... Federal Court's way of operating................................... 245

83.......................... Assessor assisting the Federal Court.............................. 246

83A....................... Federal Court may request searches to be conducted...... 246

84.......................... Parties............................................................................. 247

84A....................... Intervention by Commonwealth Minister....................... 249

84B........................ Parties may appoint an agent........................................... 250

84C........................ Striking out applications for failure to comply with requirements of this Act          251

84D....................... Proceedings affected by possible defect in authorisation 251

85.......................... Representation before Federal Court............................... 252

85A....................... Costs............................................................................... 253

86.......................... Evidence and findings in other proceedings.................... 253

Division 1B--Reference for mediation                                                            255

86A....................... Purpose of mediation...................................................... 255

86B........................ Referral of matters for mediation.................................... 256

86BA..................... Mediator may appear before the Court............................ 258

86C........................ Cessation of mediation.................................................... 259

86D....................... Federal Court's powers.................................................. 261

86E........................ Federal Court may request reports from a mediator........ 261

Division 1C--Agreements and unopposed applications                         263

86F........................ Agreement to settle application etc.................................. 263

86G....................... Unopposed applications.................................................. 264

87.......................... Power of Federal Court if parties reach agreement......... 265

87A....................... Power of Federal Court to make determination for part of an area           268

Division 2--Conferences etc.                                                                                272

88.......................... Conferences.................................................................... 272

89.......................... Right of appearance........................................................ 272

90.......................... Participation by telephone etc.......................................... 272

91.......................... Conferences to be held in public except in special circumstances             272

92.......................... Federal Court may prohibit disclosure of evidence......... 273

93.......................... Powers of assessor to take evidence............................... 273

Division 3--Orders                                                                                                    275

94.......................... Order that compensation is payable................................ 275

94A....................... Order containing determination of native title................. 275

94B........................ Order relating to an application that has been referred for mediation        275

94C........................ Order dismissing an application relating to a future act... 276

Division 4--Mediation                                                                                              281

94D....................... Mediation conferences.................................................... 281

94E........................ Parties at conferences...................................................... 282

94F........................ Other persons attending or participating in conferences.. 283

94G....................... Producing documents..................................................... 283

94H....................... Referral of questions of fact or law................................. 284

94J......................... Referral of questions about whether a party should be dismissed            285

94K........................ Conferences to be held in private.................................... 286

94L........................ Person conducting the mediation may prohibit disclosure of information etc.          286

94M....................... Person conducting the mediation etc. must not be required to give evidence or produce documents to a court........................................................................................ 287

94N....................... Report etc. to be given to Federal Court.......................... 288

94P........................ Reports about breaches of the requirement to act in good faith                289

94Q....................... Public reporting about breaches of the requirement to act in good faith   291

94R........................ Protection of person conducting the mediation............... 291

94S........................ Regulations about mediation........................................... 292

Part 5--Native Title Registrar                                                                                   293

95.......................... Appointment of Registrar............................................... 293

96.......................... President may give directions to Registrar...................... 293

96A....................... Powers of Registrar--ILUAs and future act negotiations 293

97.......................... Powers of Registrar--applications................................. 294

97A....................... Searches for Federal Court etc........................................ 294

98.......................... Powers of Registrar--registers....................................... 294

98AA.................... Powers of Registrar--records of section 31 agreements 294

98A....................... Power of Registrar--other public records and information 294

99.......................... Delegation by Registrar.................................................. 295

100........................ Remuneration and allowances......................................... 295

101........................ Terms and conditions of appointment............................. 296

102........................ Leave of absence............................................................. 296

103........................ Resignation..................................................................... 296

104........................ Termination of appointment............................................ 296

105........................ Outside employment....................................................... 298

106........................ Disclosure of interests by Registrar................................ 299

106A..................... Appointment of acting Registrar..................................... 299

Part 6--National Native Title Tribunal                                                                300

Division 1--Establishment, purpose and way of operating                  300

107........................ Establishment of the National Native Title Tribunal........ 300

108........................ Function of the Tribunal................................................. 300

109........................ Tribunal's way of operating............................................ 301

Division 2--Membership of the National Native Title Tribunal        302

110........................ Membership of the Tribunal........................................... 302

111........................ Appointment of members of Tribunal............................. 303

112........................ Appointment of a Judge or an assessor as a member not to affect tenure etc.          303

113........................ Delegation to members................................................... 304

114........................ Remuneration and allowances......................................... 304

115........................ Terms and conditions of appointment............................. 304

115A..................... Acting appointments....................................................... 305

116........................ Oath or affirmation of office........................................... 306

117........................ Leave of absence............................................................. 307

118........................ Resignation..................................................................... 307

119........................ Termination of appointment--members other than Judges or assessors  308

120........................ Suspension of members other than a Judge--misbehaviour or incapacity               309

121........................ Outside employment....................................................... 310

122........................ Disclosure of interests.................................................... 311

Division 3--Organisation of the Tribunal                                                     313

123........................ Arrangement of business................................................ 313

124........................ Constitution of Tribunal for exercise of powers............. 314

125........................ Reconstitution of the Tribunal......................................... 314

126........................ Member presiding........................................................... 315

127........................ Places of sitting............................................................... 315

Division 4--Management of the Tribunal                                                     317

Subdivision A--Management responsibilities etc. of President of Tribunal and Federal Court Chief Executive Officer                                                                                         317

128........................ Management of administrative affairs of Tribunal.......... 317

129........................ Federal Court Chief Executive Officer............................ 317

129A..................... Delegation by Federal Court Chief Executive Officer..... 318

Subdivision B--Other officers, staff and consultants                                   318

130........................ Deputy Registrars and staff etc....................................... 318

131A..................... President may arrange for consultants to be engaged...... 319

131B...................... Disclosure of interests.................................................... 320

Subdivision C--Miscellaneous administrative matters                                321

133........................ Annual report.................................................................. 321

136........................ Proceedings arising out of administrative affairs of Tribunal 322

Division 4AA--Review on whether there are native title rights and interests  323

136GC................... Review on whether there are native title rights and interests 323

136GD.................. Member conducting a review may prohibit disclosure of information     325

136GE................... Reports........................................................................... 326

Division 4B--How assistance, mediation or review is to be provided 327

136H..................... Regulations about assistance, mediation or review......... 327

Division 5--Inquiries and determinations by the Tribunal                  328

Subdivision A--Special inquiries                                                                       328

137........................ Special inquiries.............................................................. 328

138........................ Notice............................................................................. 328

Subdivision AA--Native title application inquiries                                       328

138A..................... Application..................................................................... 328

138B...................... Native title application inquiries...................................... 329

138C...................... Tribunal to hold inquiry.................................................. 329

138D..................... Notice to be given to certain persons before inquiry is held 330

138E...................... Relationship to mediation and reviews on whether there are native title rights and interests    330

138F...................... Cessation of inquiry........................................................ 331

138G..................... Inquiries may cover more than one proceeding............... 331

Subdivision B--Inquiries--General                                                                  331

139........................ Inquiries.......................................................................... 331

140........................ Inquiries may cover more than one matter...................... 332

141........................ Parties............................................................................. 332

142........................ Opportunity to make submissions concerning evidence. 334

143........................ Representation before Tribunal....................................... 334

144........................ Manner in which questions to be decided....................... 334

145........................ Reference of questions of law to the Federal Court........ 334

146........................ Evidence and findings in other proceedings.................... 335

147........................ Power of Tribunal where a proceeding is frivolous or vexatious             336

148........................ Power of Tribunal where no jurisdiction, failure to proceed etc.              336

149........................ Power of Tribunal where applicant requests dismissal... 336

149A..................... Power of Tribunal to reinstate application....................... 336

Subdivision C--Conferences and hearings                                                      337

150........................ Conferences.................................................................... 337

151........................ Hearings......................................................................... 337

152........................ Right of appearance........................................................ 338

153........................ Participation by telephone etc.......................................... 338

154........................ Hearings to be held in public except in special circumstances  338

154A..................... Exception--hearings to be held in private if held during course of a native title application inquiry        339

155........................ Tribunal may prohibit disclosure of evidence................. 340

156........................ Powers of Tribunal to take evidence............................... 340

157........................ Tribunal may authorise another person to take evidence. 341

158........................ Interpreters...................................................................... 342

159........................ Retention and copying of documents.............................. 342

Subdivision D--Determinations and reports                                                   342

162........................ Determination of the Tribunal--right to negotiate applications                342

163........................ Reports after special inquiries......................................... 343

163AA.................. Reports after inquiries into subsection 24DJ(1) objection applications    343

163A..................... Reports after native title application inquiries.................. 343

164........................ Determinations and reports to be in writing.................... 344

Subdivision F--Appeals                                                                                        344

169........................ Appeals to Federal Court from decisions and determinations of the Tribunal          344

170........................ Operation and implementation of a decision or determination that is subject to appeal             345

Division 6--Offences                                                                                                 347

171........................ Failure of witness to attend............................................. 347

172........................ Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions etc.............. 347

173........................ Giving of false or misleading evidence........................... 348

174........................ Refusal to produce document.......................................... 348

176........................ Contravention of direction prohibiting disclosure of evidence 348

177........................ Contempt of Tribunal...................................................... 348

Division 7--Miscellaneous                                                                                     350

178........................ Sending of documents to the Federal Court.................... 350

179........................ Return of documents etc. at completion of proceeding.... 350

180........................ Protection of members and persons giving evidence...... 351

181........................ Confidential information not to be disclosed................... 351

182........................ Fees for persons giving evidence.................................... 353

Part 7--Register of Native Title Claims                                                               354

184........................ Claims to native title........................................................ 354

185........................ Register of Native Title Claims....................................... 354

186........................ Contents of the Register.................................................. 354

187........................ Inspection of the Register............................................... 355

188........................ Parts of the Register may be kept confidential................ 356

189........................ Senior Registrar of the High Court to notify Registrar... 356

189A..................... Federal Court Chief Executive Officer to notify Native Title Registrar    356

190........................ Keeping the Register....................................................... 357

190A..................... Registrar to consider claims............................................ 360

190B...................... Registration: conditions about merits of the claim........... 364

190C...................... Registration: conditions about procedural and other matters 367

190D..................... If the claim cannot be registered--notice of decision...... 369

190E...................... If the claim cannot be registered--reconsideration by the NNTT             370

190F...................... If the claim cannot be registered--review by Federal Court 373

191........................ Delegation by Registrar to recognised State/Territory body 375

Part 8--National Native Title Register                                                                 376

192........................ National Native Title Register......................................... 376

193........................ Contents of the Register.................................................. 376

194........................ Inspection of the Register............................................... 378

195........................ Parts of the Register may be kept confidential................ 379

197........................ Keeping the Register....................................................... 379

198........................ Delegation by Registrar to recognised State/Territory body 379

199........................ Registrar to notify land titles office................................. 379

Part 8A--Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements                          381

199A..................... Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements............... 381

199B...................... Contents of the Register etc............................................ 381

199C...................... Removal of details of agreement from Register.............. 382

199D..................... Inspection of the Register............................................... 385

199E...................... Parts of the Register to be kept confidential.................... 385

199F...................... Delegation by Registrar.................................................. 385

Part 9--Financial assistance to States and Territories                                386

200........................ Financial assistance to States and Territories.................. 386

Part 11--Representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander bodies    387

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                          387

201A..................... Definitions...................................................................... 387

201B...................... Eligible bodies................................................................ 388

Division 2--Recognition of representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander bodies   389

203A..................... Inviting applications for recognition............................... 389

203AA.................. Revocation of invitations................................................ 390

203AAA............... Eligible body must notify the Commonwealth Minister if it decides not to apply for recognition etc.      391

203AB................... Application for recognition............................................. 391

203AC................... Dealing with applications................................................ 392

203AD.................. Recognition of representative bodies.............................. 393

203AE................... Commonwealth Minister may vary an area for which a body is the representative body         395

203AF................... Notification requirements for the variation of an area on the Commonwealth Minister's own initiative  396

203AG.................. Notice of decision on variation....................................... 398

203AH.................. Withdrawal of recognition.............................................. 399

203AI.................... Matters to which Commonwealth Minister must have regard  401

Division 3--Functions and powers of representative bodies               402

203B...................... Functions of representative bodies.................................. 402

203BA................... How functions of representative bodies are to be performed 403

203BB................... Facilitation and assistance functions............................... 404

203BC................... How facilitation and assistance functions are to be performed 406

203BD................... Matters that overlap different representative body areas. 407

203BE................... Certification functions..................................................... 408

203BF................... Dispute resolution functions........................................... 410

203BG................... Notification functions..................................................... 411

203BH................... Agreement making function............................................ 412

203BI.................... Internal review functions................................................ 412

203BJ.................... Other functions............................................................... 413

203BK................... Powers of representative bodies..................................... 414

Division 4--Finance                                                                                                   415

203C...................... Funding of representative bodies.................................... 415

203CA................... Conditions of funding..................................................... 415

203CB................... Banking and investment.................................................. 417

Division 5--Accountability                                                                                    420

203DA.................. Accounting records......................................................... 420

203DB................... Payments to be properly made etc................................... 420

203DF................... Inspection and audit, or investigation, of a representative body               421

203DG.................. Access to information..................................................... 423

203DH.................. Effect of withdrawal of recognition................................ 425

Division 6--Conduct of directors and other executive officers         426

203E...................... Application of Division.................................................. 426

203EA................... Representative bodies that are not corporations.............. 426

203EB................... Representative bodies registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006........................................................................................ 427

Division 7--Miscellaneous                                                                                     430

203F...................... Secretary to inform Minister of certain matters............... 430

203FB................... Review of assistance decisions....................................... 430

203FBA................ External review............................................................... 431

203FBB................. Review by Secretary of the Department.......................... 433

203FC................... Transfer of documents and records................................. 435

203FCA................ Representative body etc. to comply with wishes of traditional custodians               437

203FD................... Liability of executive officers etc.................................... 438

203FE.................... Provision of funding by the Commonwealth.................. 438

203FEA................. Application of this Act to persons and bodies funded under subsection 203FE(1)  440

203FEB................. Application of this Act to persons and bodies funded under subsection 203FE(2)  442

203FEC................. Certain provisions do not apply to persons and bodies funded under subsection 203FE(1) or (2)          444

203FED................. Liability........................................................................... 445

203FF.................... Financial and accountability requirements imposed by other legislation   445

203FG................... False statements etc......................................................... 445

203FH................... Conduct by directors, employees and agents.................. 446

203FI..................... Delegation....................................................................... 448

Part 12A--State/Territory bodies                                                                            449

207A..................... Recognised State/Territory body..................................... 449

207B...................... Equivalent State/Territory bodies.................................... 451

Part 13--Miscellaneous                                                                                                  456

208........................ Act not to apply so as to exceed Commonwealth power. 456

209........................ Reports by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner      457

209A..................... Evaluation of amendments made by the Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021           457

210........................ Operation of beneficial land rights laws not affected...... 458

211........................ Preservation of certain native title rights and interests..... 458

212........................ Confirmation of ownership of natural resources, access to beaches etc.  459

213........................ Provisions relating to Federal Court jurisdiction............. 460

213A..................... Assistance from Attorney-General................................. 461

214........................ Application of amended rules of evidence in proceedings before the Federal Court                463

215........................ Regulations..................................................................... 464

Part 15--Definitions                                                                                                         466

Division 1--List of definitions                                                                              466

222........................ List of definitions............................................................ 466

Division 2--Key concepts: Native title and acts of various kinds etc. 471

223........................ Native title....................................................................... 471

224........................ Native title holder............................................................ 472

225........................ Determination of native title............................................ 472

226........................ Act.................................................................................. 473

227........................ Act affecting native title.................................................. 474

228........................ Past act............................................................................ 474

229........................ Category A past act......................................................... 478

230........................ Category B past act......................................................... 479

231........................ Category C past act......................................................... 480

232........................ Category D past act......................................................... 480

232A..................... Intermediate period act.................................................... 480

232B...................... Category A intermediate period act................................. 482

232C...................... Category B intermediate period act................................. 483

232D..................... Category C intermediate period act................................. 484

232E...................... Category D intermediate period act................................. 484

233........................ Future act........................................................................ 484

237........................ Act attracting the expedited procedure............................ 486

237A..................... Extinguish....................................................................... 486

238........................ Non-extinguishment principle......................................... 486

239........................ Act attributable to the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory 488

240........................ Similar compensable interest test.................................... 488

Division 3--Leases                                                                                                     489

241........................ Coverage of Division...................................................... 489

242........................ Lease............................................................................... 489

243........................ Lessee............................................................................. 489

244........................ Permit............................................................................. 490

245........................ Mining lease................................................................... 490

246........................ Commercial lease............................................................ 492

247........................ Agricultural lease............................................................ 492

247A..................... Exclusive agricultural lease............................................. 493

247B...................... Non-exclusive agricultural lease..................................... 493

248........................ Pastoral lease.................................................................. 493

248A..................... Exclusive pastoral lease.................................................. 493

248B...................... Non-exclusive pastoral lease........................................... 494

249........................ Residential lease.............................................................. 494

249A..................... Community purposes lease............................................. 494

249B...................... Perpetual lease................................................................ 495

249C...................... Scheduled interest........................................................... 495

Division 4--Sundry definitions etc.                                                                   496

250........................ Application to things happening before commencement. 496

251A..................... Authorising the making of indigenous land use agreements 496

251B...................... Authorising the making of applications.......................... 496

251BA................... Conditions on authority.................................................. 497

251C...................... Towns and cities............................................................. 498

251D..................... Land or waters on which a public work is constructed, established or situated        500

252........................ Notify the public in the determined way......................... 500

253........................ Other definitions............................................................. 500

Schedule 1--Scheduled interests                                                                511

Part 1--New South Wales                                                                                            511

1............................ Crown Lands Occupation Act 1861............................... 511

2............................ Crown Lands Act 1884................................................... 511

3............................ Western Lands Act 1901, Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 and other land Acts            512

4............................ Returned Soldiers Settlement Act 1916........................... 516

5............................ Closer Settlement Amendment (Conversion) Act 1943... 516

6............................ Crown Lands Act 1989................................................... 516

7............................ National Parks legislation............................................... 516

8............................ Various Acts................................................................... 517

Part 2--Victoria                                                                                                                  518

9............................ Land Acts etc.................................................................. 518

10.......................... Water Acts etc................................................................. 523

11.......................... Forests Acts.................................................................... 523

12.......................... National Parks Act 1975................................................. 524

13.......................... Alpine Resorts Act 1983................................................ 524

14.......................... Gardens Acts.................................................................. 525

15.......................... Settlement Acts etc.......................................................... 525

16.......................... Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978.................................. 526

17.......................... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Acts....... 526

18.......................... Port Acts etc................................................................... 527

19.......................... Railway and Transport Acts........................................... 528

20.......................... Various Acts................................................................... 528

Part 3--Queensland                                                                                                          530

21.......................... Leases under various Land Acts etc................................ 530

22.......................... Freeholding leases.......................................................... 534

23.......................... Homestead interests........................................................ 534

24.......................... Settlement farm leases..................................................... 535

25.......................... Agricultural farms........................................................... 535

26.......................... Perpetual lease selections................................................ 535

27.......................... Perpetual town leases...................................................... 536

28.......................... Perpetual suburban leases............................................... 536

29.......................... Perpetual country leases.................................................. 536

30.......................... Prickly pear-related interests........................................... 537

31.......................... Leases under agreements given the force of law............. 537

32.......................... Various interests............................................................. 538

Part 4--Western Australia                                                                                           540

33.......................... Legislation before 1898.................................................. 540

34.......................... Land Act 1898 and Land Act 1933................................. 540

35.......................... Other legislation after 1898............................................. 546

36.......................... Leases under certain mining-related and other Acts........ 546

Part 5--South Australia                                                                                                 549

37.......................... Perpetual leases and leases for a term of years................ 549

38.......................... Miscellaneous leases....................................................... 550

39.......................... Other interests................................................................. 553

Part 6--Tasmania                                                                                                              556

40.......................... Crown Lands Acts.......................................................... 556

41.......................... Closer Settlement Act 1929............................................. 557

Part 7--Northern Territory                                                                                        558

42.......................... Town leases etc............................................................... 558

43.......................... Agricultural leases etc..................................................... 558

44.......................... Leases for special purposes etc....................................... 560

45.......................... Miscellaneous leases....................................................... 562

46.......................... Other leases.................................................................... 564

Endnotes                                                                                                                                  568

Endnote 1--About the endnotes                                                                          568

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key                                                                              570

Endnote 3--Legislation history                                                                           571

Endnote 4--Amendment history                                                                         580

 

 

  

  

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

 

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Native Title Act 1993	110, 1993	24 Dec 1993	s 3-200 and 202-253: 1 Jan 1994 (s 2(2) and gaz 1993, No S402) s 201: 1 July 1994 (s 2(2) and gaz 1993, No S402) Remainder: 24 Dec 1993 (s 2(1))
Land Fund and Indigenous Land Corporation (ATSIC Amendment) Act 1995	20, 1995	29 Mar 1995	Sch: 1 June 1995 (s 2(1) and gaz 1995, No GN18)	--
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996	60, 1996	25 Nov 1996	Sch 16 (items 56-58): 25 May 1997 (s 2(3))	--
as amended by
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996	77, 1996	19 Dec 1996	Sch 3 (items 1, 2): 25 Nov 1996 (s 2(4))	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Sch 2 (item 1054): 1 Jan 1998 (s 2(2))	--
Native Title Amendment (Tribunal Appointments) Act 1997	170, 1997	16 Nov 1997	16 Nov 1997 (s 2)	--
Native Title Amendment Act 1998	97, 1998	27 July 1998	Sch 1, Sch 2 (items 1-101), Sch 4 and 5: 30 Sept 1998 (s 2(5) and gaz 1998, No. S428) Sch 3 (items 1-13): 30 Oct 1998 (s 2(2) and gaz 1998, No S428) Sch 3 (items 14-37): 1 July 2000 (s 2(4)(b) and gaz 1999, No S484)	Sch 5 (items 1-43)
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2002	63, 2002	3 July 2002	Sch 2 (item 16): 30 Sept 1998 (s 2(1) item 45)	--
Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Act 2007	125, 2007	20 July 2007	Sch 4 (items 34-36): 1 Sept 2007 (s 2(1) item 11)	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Sch 1 (items 676-682): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2))	--
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Sch 2 (items 289, 290, 418, 419): 24 May 2001 (s 2(3))	Sch 2 (items 418, 419)
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	24, 2001	6 Apr 2001	s 4(1), (2) and Sch 37: 24 May 2001 (s 2(1)(a))	s 4(1) and (2)
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	Sch 1 (items 76, 97): 29 Oct 2001 (s 2(1))	Sch 1 (item 97)
Extension of Sunset of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title Act 2004	13, 2004	11 Mar 2004	11 Mar 2004 (s 2)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2004	62, 2004	26 May 2004	Sch 1 (items 51-53): 27 May 2004 (s 2(1) item 13)	--
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	s 4, Sch 1 (items 208-210, 496) and Sch 2 (item 135): 22 Feb 2005 (s 2(1) items 1, 2, 10, 12)	s 4 and Sch 1 (item 496)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005	32, 2005	22 Mar 2005	Sch 4 (items 30-79): 24 Mar 2005 (s 2(1) item 4)	Sch 4 (items 40, 44, 48, 64, 75)
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2006	9, 2006	23 Mar 2006	Sch 2 (items 1, 2): 24 Mar 2005 (s 2(1) items 18, 19)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2005	100, 2005	6 July 2005	Sch 1 (item 30): 1 June 1995 (s 2(1) item 19)	--
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006	30, 2006	6 Apr 2006	Sch 3 (items 7-9, 11): 7 Apr 2006 (s 2(1) items 4, 6) Sch 3 (item 10): 24 Mar 2005 (s 2(1) item 5)	Sch 3 (item 11)
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Consequential, Transitional and Other Measures Act 2006	125, 2006	4 Nov 2006	Sch 1: 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Native Title Amendment Act 2007	61, 2007	15 Apr 2007	Sch 1 (items 1-42, 44-47, 48-62), Sch 2, Sch 3 (items 1-4) and Sch 4: 15 Apr 2007 (s 2(1) items 2, 3, 5) Sch 3 (item 5): 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) item 4)	Sch 1 (items 48-62), Sch 2 (items 76-90) and Sch 4 (item 2)
as amended by
Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Act 2007	125, 2007	20 July 2007	Sch 1 (items 118, 119, 120, 137) and Sch 5: 1 Sept 2007 (s 2(1) items 4C, 12)	Sch 1 (items 120, 137) and Sch 5
Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Act 2007	125, 2007	20 July 2007	Sch 1 (items 1-83, 84-89, 91F-117, 120-139), Sch 4 (items 1-33) and Sch 5: 1 Sept 2007 (s 2(1) items 2, 4, 4C, 11, 12) Sch 1 (items 83A-83C, 91A-91E), Sch 2 (items 1-3, 5-12) and Sch 3 (items 1-6, 8-10, 11, 12): 21 July 2007 (s 2(1) items 3, 4B, 5, 7, 8, 10, 10B) Sch 1 (items 90, 91): 15 Apr 2007 (s 2(1) item 4A) Sch 2 (item 4) and Sch 3 (item 10A): 1 July 2007 (s 2(1) items 6, 10A) Sch 3 (item 7): 1 July 2008 (s 2(1) item 9)	Sch 1 (items 120-139), Sch 2 (items 10-12), Sch 3 (items 11, 12) and Sch 5
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2010	8, 2010	1 Mar 2010	Sch 2 (items 15, 16): 1 Sept 2007 (s 2(1) item 18)	--
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2010	33, 2010	13 Apr 2010	Sch 3 (items 4, 5): 21 July 2007 (s 2(1) item 5)	--
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	26, 2008	23 June 2008	Sch 1 (items 90-97): 23 June 2008 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009	70, 2009	8 July 2009	Sch 3 (items 45, 46): 5 Aug 2009 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
Native Title Amendment Act 2009	83, 2009	17 Sept 2009	Sch 1-6: 18 Sept 2009 (s 2(1) items 2-5)	Sch 1 (items 69-73), Sch 4 (item 3), Sch 5 (items 12, 39) and Sch 6 (items 18, 19)
Federal Justice System Amendment (Efficiency Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009	122, 2009	7 Dec 2009	Sch 3 (items 4, 5(1) item 4): 7 Dec 2009 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 3 (item 5(1) item 4)
Native Title Amendment Act (No. 1) 2010	144, 2010	15 Dec 2010	16 Dec 2010 (s 2)	Sch 1 (item 8)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Sch 1 (item 69): 22 Mar 2011 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Sch 2 (items 865-868) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items 7, 12)	Sch 3 (items 10, 11)
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011	58, 2011	28 June 2011	Sch 1 (items 119-122): 1 July 2011 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2012	136, 2012	22 Sept 2012	Sch 6 (item 49): 22 Sept 2012 (s 2(1) item 37)	--
Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration) Act 2013	7, 2013	12 Mar 2013	Sch 1 (items 1-28): 12 Mar 2013 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (items 26-28)
Statute Law Revision Act 2013	103, 2013	29 June 2013	Sch 1 (items 52-54): 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014	62, 2014	30 June 2014	Sch 10 (items 289-303) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14)	Sch 14
as amended by
Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015	36, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2)	Sch 7
as amended by
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015	59, 2015	26 May 2015	Sch 2 (item 278): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 5) Sch 2 (items 356-396): 18 June 2015 (s 2(1) item 6)	Sch 2 (items 356-396)
as amended by
Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016	33, 2016	23 Mar 2016	Sch 2: 24 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (items 450, 451): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2016	4, 2016	11 Feb 2016	Sch 4 (items 1, 220, 221): 10 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 6)	--
Courts Administration Legislation Amendment Act 2016	24, 2016	18 Mar 2016	Sch 4: 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 6) Sch 6: 18 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 9)	Sch 6
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2017	32, 2017	12 Apr 2017	Sch 3: 13 Apr 2017 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Act 2017	53, 2017	22 June 2017	22 June 2017 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 8-14)
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act 2018	67, 2018	29 June 2018	Sch 2 (item 24): 29 Dec 2018 (s 2(1) item 3)	--
Native Title Amendment (Infrastructure and Public Facilities) Act 2020	113, 2020	8 Dec 2020	9 Dec 2020 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021	6, 2021	16 Feb 2021	Sch 1 (items 1-24) and Sch 2-7: 25 Mar 2021 (s 2(1) items 2, 4-10) Sch 1 (items 25-62): 25 Sept 2021 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 1 (item 24), Sch 1 (items 55, 62), Sch 2 (items 4, 11), Sch 3 (items 16, 19), Sch 4 (item 10), Sch 5 (items 8, 11) and Sch 6 (items 3, 12)

 

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
Preamble...................................	am No 70, 2009
Part 1
s 3.............................................	am No 97, 1998
s 4.............................................	am No 20, 1995
	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 83, 2009
s 5.............................................	am No 59, 2015
s 7.............................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 8A..........................................	ad No 24, 2001
Part 2
Division 1
s 11...........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 12...........................................	rep No 97, 1998
s 13...........................................	am No 97, 1998
	rs No 125, 2007
	am No 6, 2021
Division 2
Division 2 heading....................	rs No 97, 1998
Subdivision AA
Subdivision AA........................	ad No 97, 1998
s 13A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
Subdivision A
s 15...........................................	am No 97, 1998
Division 2A
Division 2A..............................	ad No 97, 1998
Subdivision A
s 21...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 22...........................................	rep No 97, 1998
Subdivision B
s 22A-22E................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 22EA......................................	ad No 97, 1998
Subdivision C
s 22F-22H................................	ad No 97, 1998
Division 2AA
Division 2AA............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 22I-22L.................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 23...........................................	rep No 97, 1998
Division 2B
Division 2B...............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 23A-23D...............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 23DA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 23E-23H................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 23HA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 23I, 23J..................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 23JA.......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24...........................................	rep No 97, 1998
Division 3
Division 3.................................	rs No 97, 1998
Subdivision A
s 24AA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 144, 2010
s 24AB......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 144, 2010
s 24AC......................................	ad No 97, 1998
Subdivision B
s 24BA......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24BB......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 24BC......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 24BD......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24BE......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24BF-24BI.............................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
Subdivision C
s 24CA......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24CB......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 24CC......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24CD......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 53, 2017; No 6, 2021
s 24CE......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24CF......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 24CG......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007; No 53, 2017; No 6, 2021
s 24CH......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 24CI.......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 24CJ.......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24CK......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 24CL......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
Subdivision D
s 24DA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24DB......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24DC......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24DD.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24DE......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 24DF......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24DG-24DJ...........................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 24DK-24DM.........................	ad No 97, 1998
Subdivision E
s 24EA......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24EB......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998; No 6, 2021
s 24EBA...................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 24EC......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24ED......................................	ad No 6, 2021
Subdivision F
s 24FA-24FD...........................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24FE......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
Subdivision G
s 24GA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24GB......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 24GC......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24GD, 24GE..........................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
Subdivision H
s 24HA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
Subdivision I
s 24IA, 24IB.............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24IC, 24ID.............................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
Subdivision JA
Subdivision JA..........................	ad No 144, 2010
s 24JAA....................................	ad No 144, 2010
	am No 113, 2020
Subdivision J
s 24JA.......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24JB.......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
Subdivision K
s 24KA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
Subdivision L
s 24LA......................................	ad No 97, 1998
Subdivision M
s 24MA-24MC.........................	ad No 97, 1998
s 24MD.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
Subdivision N
s 24NA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
Subdivision O
s 24OA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
Subdivision P
s 25...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 26...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 26A-26C................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 26D........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 27...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 27A, 27B................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 28...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 29...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 30...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 30A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 31...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 32...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 100, 2005
s 33...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 34...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 35...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 36...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 36A, 36B................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 36C........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 37-40.....................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 41...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 41A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 41B........................................	ad No 6, 2021
s 42...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 42A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 43...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 43A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 43B........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 44...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
Subdivision Q
s 44A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 44B........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 44C-44E................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 44F.........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 44G........................................	ad No 97, 1998
Division 4
s 44H........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 47...........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 6, 2021
s 47A, 47B................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 47C........................................	ad No 6, 2021
Division 5
s 48, 49.....................................	am No 97, 1998
s 50...........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 51...........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 51A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 52...........................................	am No 97, 1998
	rs No 125, 2007
	am No 83, 2009
s 52A........................................	ad No 83, 2009
s 53...........................................	am No 97, 1998
Division 6
s 55...........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 83, 2009
s 56, 57.....................................	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007
s 58...........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 61, 2007; No. 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 59...........................................	am No 97, 1998
	rs No 125, 2007
s 59A........................................	ad No 61, 2007
s 60...........................................	rs No 125, 2007
s 60AAA...................................	ad No 6, 2021
s 60AA.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2006
Division 7
Division 7.................................	ad No 125, 2007
s 60AB, 60AC...........................	ad No 125, 2007
Part 3
Part 3........................................	rs No 97, 1998
Division 1AA
s 60A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
Division 1
s 61...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 61A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 62...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 62A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 62B........................................	ad No 6, 2021
s 62C........................................	ad No 6, 2021
s 63...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 24, 2016; No 6, 2021
s 64...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 24, 2016; No 6, 2021
s 65...........................................	rep No 97, 1998
s 66...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 24, 2016
s 66A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 66B........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 24, 2016; No 6, 2021
s 66C........................................	ad No 61, 2007
	am No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 24, 2016
s 67, 68.....................................	rs No 97, 1998
Division 1A
s 69...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 70...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 71-74.....................................	rep No 97, 1998
Division 2
s 75-77.....................................	rs No 97, 1998
Division 2A
s 77A, 77B................................	ad No 97, 1998
Division 3
s 78, 79.....................................	rs No 97, 1998
Part 4
Division 1
Division 1.................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 79A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 83, 2009
Division 1A
Division 1A..............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 80, 81.....................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 82...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 83...........................................	am No 60, 1996
	rs No 97, 1998
s 83A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 84...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 84A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 84B........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 84C........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 24, 2016
s 84D........................................	ad No 125, 2007
s 85...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 85A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 86...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007
Division 1B
Division 1B heading..................	rs No 83, 2009
Division 1B...............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 86A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 86B........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 24, 2016
s 86BA......................................	ad No 61, 2007
	rs No 83, 2009
s 86C, 86D................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 86E........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
Division 1C
Division 1C...............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 86F.........................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007
s 86G........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 87...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 24, 2016; No 6, 2021
s 87A........................................	ad No 61, 2007
	am No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 24, 2016; No 6, 2021
Division 3
s 94A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 94B........................................	ad No 61, 2007
	am No 83, 2009
s 94C........................................	ad No 61, 2007
	am No 125, 2007
Division 4
Division 4.................................	ad No 83, 2009
s 94D........................................	ad No 83, 2009
	am No 7, 2013
s 94E........................................	ad No 83, 2009
s 94F.........................................	ad No 83, 2009
s 94G........................................	ad No 83, 2009
s 94H........................................	ad No 83, 2009
s 94J-94N.................................	ad No 83, 2009
s 94P-94S.................................	ad No 83, 2009
Part 5
s 95...........................................	am No 170, 1997
s 96...........................................	rs No 7, 2013
s 96A........................................	ad No 125, 2007
s 97A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 98...........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 98AA.....................................	ad No 6, 2021
s 98A........................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 99...........................................	am No 7, 2013
s 101.........................................	am No 159, 2001
s 102.........................................	am No 146, 1999
s 104.........................................	am No 26, 2008; No 58, 2011
s 106.........................................	am No 62, 2014
s 106A......................................	ad No 170, 1997
	am No 46, 2011
Part 6
Division 1
s 108.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 6, 2021
s 109.........................................	am No 97, 1998
Division 2
s 110.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 115A......................................	ad No 6, 2021
s 117.........................................	am No 146, 1999
s 119.........................................	am No 26, 2008; No 58, 2011
s 122.........................................	am No 170, 1997; No 97, 1998
Division 3
s 123.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 6, 2021
s 124.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007
Division 4
Subdivision A
Subdivision A heading..............	rs No 24, 2016
Subdivision A...........................	rs No 7, 2013
s 128.........................................	am No 122, 2009
	rs No 7, 2013
	am No 62, 2014; No 24, 2016
s 129.........................................	rs No 7, 2013
	am No 24, 2016
s 129A......................................	ad No 7, 2013
	am No 24, 2016; No 62, 2014
Subdivision B
Subdivision B heading..............	rs No 97, 1998; No 7, 2013
s 130.........................................	am No 146, 1999; No 7, 2013; No 24, 2016
s 131.........................................	rs No 146, 1999
	rep No 7, 2013
s 131A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 7, 2013; No 62, 2014; No 24, 2016
s 131B......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007
s 132.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 7, 2013
	rep No 24, 2016
Subdivision C
s 133.........................................	rs No 152, 1997
	am No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 7, 2013; No 62, 2014
s 134, 135.................................	rep No 152, 1997
s 136.........................................	am No 7, 2013; No 24, 2016
Division 4A..............................	ad No 97, 1998
	rep No 83, 2009
s 136A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rep No 83, 2009
s 136B......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007
	rep No 83, 2009
s 136C......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rep No 83, 2009
s 136CA....................................	ad No 61, 2007
	rep No 83, 2009
s 136D......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rep No 83, 2009
s 136DA...................................	ad No 61, 2007
	rep No 83, 2009
s 136E, 136F............................	ad No 97, 1998
	rep No 83, 2009
s 136G......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007
	rep No 83, 2009
s 136GA, 136GB......................	ad No 61, 2007
	rep No 83, 2009
Division 4AA
Division 4AA............................	ad No 61, 2007
s 136GC....................................	ad No 61, 2007
	am No 83, 2009; No 7, 2013
s 136GD...................................	ad No 61, 2007
s 136GE....................................	ad No 61, 2007
	am No 83, 2009
Division 4B
Division 4B heading..................	rs No 61, 2007
Division 4B...............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 136H......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
Division 5
Subdivision A
s 137.........................................	am No 97, 1998
Subdivision AA
Subdivision AA........................	ad No 61, 2007
s 138A-138E............................	ad No 61, 2007
	am No 83, 2009
s 138F, 138G............................	ad No 61, 2007
Subdivision B
s 139.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007
s 141.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 142.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 61, 2007
s 148.........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 149A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
Subdivision C
s 150.........................................	am No 7, 2013
s 151.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 152.........................................	am No 61, 2007
s 154.........................................	am No 97, 1998 (as am by No 63, 2002); No 61, 2007
s 154A......................................	ad No 61, 2007
s 155, 156.................................	am No 61, 2007
Subdivision D
s 160, 161.................................	rep No 97, 1998
s 163AA...................................	ad No 125, 2007
s 163A......................................	ad No 61, 2007
s 164.........................................	am No 61, 2007
s 165.........................................	rep No 97, 1998
Subdivision E...........................	rep No 97, 1998
s 166-168.................................	rep No 97, 1998
Subdivision F
s 169.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007
Division 6
s 171-174.................................	am No 24, 2001; No 83, 2009
s 175.........................................	rep No 24, 2001
s 176.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 24, 2001; No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 177.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 83, 2009
Division 7
s 178.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 180.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 181.........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 83, 2009; No 7, 2013
s 183.........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 146, 1999; No 61, 2007
	rep No 83, 2009
Part 7
s 184, 185.................................	am No 97, 1998
s 186.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 187.........................................	am No 62, 2004
s 188.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 189.........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 189A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 24, 2016
s 190.........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am Nos 61 and 125, 2007
s 190A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 190B......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 190C......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 190D......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007
	rs No 125, 2007
s 190E......................................	ad No 125, 2007
	am No 6, 2021
s 190F.......................................	ad No 125, 2007
s 191.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 24, 2016
Part 8
s 192.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 193.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2006; No 125, 2007
s 194.........................................	am No 62, 2004
s 196.........................................	rep No 97, 1998
s 197.........................................	rs No 125, 2007
s 199.........................................	am No 125, 2007
Part 8A
Part 8A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 199A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 199B......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 199C......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007; No 6, 2021
s 199D......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 62, 2004
s 199E, 199F............................	ad No 97, 1998
Part 9
s 200.........................................	am No 97, 1998
Part 10......................................	rep No 20, 1995
s 201.........................................	rep No 20, 1995
Part 11
Division 1
Division 1.................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 201A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998; No 32, 2005; Nos 61 and 125, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 62, 2014
s 201B......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2006; No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 201C......................................	ad No 61, 2007
	rep No 83, 2009
Division 1A heading.................	ad No 97, 1998 rep No 97, 1998
Division 1A..............................	rep No 97, 1998
s 202.........................................	am No 97, 1998
	rep No 97, 1998
s 202A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rep No 97, 1998
s 203.........................................	am No 97, 1998
	rep No 97, 1998
Division 2
Division 2.................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 203AA...................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rs No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 203AAA.................................	ad No 83, 2009
s 203AB, 203AC.......................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 203AD...................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am Nos 61 and 125, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 203AE....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 103, 2013
s 203AF....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rs No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 203AG...................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005; No 61, 2007
	rs No 83, 2009
s 203AH...................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005; No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 103, 2013
s 203AI.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998; No 61, 2007; No 83, 2009
Division 3
Division 3.................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203B......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203BA....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 83, 2009
s 203BB, 203BC.......................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203BD....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007
s 203BE....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 6, 2021
s 203BF....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203BG....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203BH....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203BI.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203BJ.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203BK....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 7 ,2013
Division 4
Division 4.................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203C......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005
s 203CA....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005; No 61, 2007; No 126, 2015
s 203CB....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 30, 2006; No 125, 2007; No 62, 2014
Division 5
Division 5.................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203D......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005
	rep No 61, 2007
s 203DA...................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007
s 203DB....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203DC....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005
	rep No 61, 2007
s 203DD, 203DE......................	ad No 97, 1998
	rep No 61, 2007
s 203DF....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 137, 2000; No 32, 2005; No 61, 2007; No 103, 2013; No 67, 2018
s 203DG...................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 24, 2001; No 4, 2016
s 203DH...................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007
Division 6
Division 6.................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rs No 125, 2007
s 203E......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rs No 125, 2007
s 203EA....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rs No 125, 2007
	am No 62, 2014
s 203EB...................................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rs No 125, 2007
	am No 62, 2014
s 203EC...................................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rs No 125, 2007
	rep No 62, 2014
Division 7
Division 7.................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203F.......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005; No 61, 2007
s 203FA....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	rep No 32, 2005
s 203FB....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005; No 61, 2007
	rs No 125, 2007
s 203FBA, 203FBB...................	ad No 125, 2007
s 203FC....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am Nos 61 and 125, 2007; No 83, 2009
s 203FCA..................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203FD....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203FE....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005; No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 126, 2015
s 203FEA-203FED...................	ad No 61, 2007
s 203FF.....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 61, 2007
s 203FG....................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 32, 2005; No 4, 2016
s 203FH....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 203FI.....................................	ad No 32, 2005
	am No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007 (as am by No 33, 2010); No 46, 2011
Part 12 heading.........................	rs No 20, 1995; No 8, 2005
	rep No 5, 2011
Part 12......................................	rep No 5, 2011
s 204.........................................	am No 20, 1995; No 8, 2005
	rep No 5, 2011
s 205.........................................	rep No 5, 2011
s 206.........................................	am No 20, 1995; No 97, 1998; Nos 8, 32 and 100, 2005; No 30, 2006
	rep No 5, 2011
s 207.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 13, 2004
	rep No 5, 2011
Part 12A
Part 12A....................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 207A ..................................... (formerly s 251)	am No 125, 2007
s 207B......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009
Part 13
s 209.........................................	am No 70, 2009
	rs No 32, 2017
s 209A......................................	ad No 6, 2021
s 211.........................................	am No 97, 1998
Note to s 211(2)........................	ad No 97, 1998
Subhead to s 212(3)..................	am No 97, 1998
s 212.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 213A......................................	ad No 83, 2009
s 214.........................................	rs No 97, 1998
	am No 97, 1998
	rep No 125, 2007
	ad No 83, 2009
s 215.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 6, 2021
Part 14......................................	rep No 136, 2012
s 216.........................................	rep No 136, 2012
s 217.........................................	rep No 136, 2012
s 218.........................................	rep No 136, 2012
s 219.........................................	rep No 136, 2012
s 220.........................................	rep No 136, 2012
s 221.........................................	rep No 136, 2012
Part 15
Division 1
s 222.........................................	am No 60, 1996; No 97, 1998; No 125, 2006; Nos 61 and 125, 2007; No 144, 2010; No 58, 2011; No 24, 2016
Division 2
s 223.........................................	am No 97, 1998; No 125, 2007
s 225.........................................	rs No 97, 1998
s 226.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 232A-232E............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 233.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 234-236.................................	rep No 97, 1998
s 237.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 237A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 240.........................................	am No 97, 1998
Division 3
s 245.........................................	am No 125, 2007
s 247.........................................	am No 97, 1998
s 247A, 247B............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 248A, 248B............................	ad No 97, 1998
s 249A-249C............................	ad No 97, 1998
Division 4
s 251......................................... Renumbered s 207A............................	am No 97, 1998 No 97, 1998
s 251A......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 53, 2017; No 6, 2021
s 251B......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 251BA....................................	ad No 6, 2021
	am No 6, 2021
s 251C......................................	ad No 97, 1998
	am No 125, 2007 (as am by No 8, 2010)
s 251D......................................	ad No 97, 1998
s 252.........................................	am No 125, 2007
s 253.........................................	am No 60, 1996; No 97, 1998; No 125, 2006; No 61, 2007; No 125, 2007; No 83, 2009; No 144, 2010; No 58, 2011; No 126, 2015; No 24, 2016; No 53, 2017
	ed C46
	am No 6, 2021
Schedule 1
Schedule 1................................	ad No 97, 1998