Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FEDERAL COURT RULES 2011 - RULE 34.117

  (1)   A referral under section   94J of the Native Title Act must be in accordance with Form 110.

  (2)   The referral must be accompanied by all documents that are necessary to enable the Court to consider the question raised by the referral.

  (3)   The referral must be settled by the mediator.

  (4)   The mediator must provide a copy of the referral to each of the following:

  (a)   a Registrar;

  (b)   the party to whom the referral relates;

  (c)   the applicant to the main application;

  (d)   each State and Territory that has jurisdiction over the area to which the main application relates.

Note 1:   On receipt of the referral, a Registrar will fix a return date and place for hearing and endorse those details on the referral.

Note 2:   A Registrar will notify the person conducting the mediation and the parties mentioned in rule   34.117(4) of the return date and place.