Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (6 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Role of the applicant

Part 2   Applicant decision making

Native Title Act 1993

55   Application

Indigenous land use agreements

(1) The amendments of sections 24CD, 24CL, 24DE and 251A of the Native Title Act 1993 made by this Part apply in relation to any agreement in respect of which an application for registration is made after the commencement of this item.

Registered native title claimants

(2) The amendments of sections 29 and 30 and the definition of registered native title claimant in section 253 of the Native Title Act 1993 made by this Part apply in relation to any thing done after the commencement of this item by or in relation to any registered native title claimant or native title party:

(a) whether the name or names of the registered native title claimant first appeared in an entry on the Register of Native Title Claims before or after that commencement; and

(b) whether the native title party became a native title party before or after that commencement.

Section 31 agreements

(3) Subsections 31(1C) and (1D) of the Native Title Act 1993, as inserted by this Part, apply in relation to any agreement of the kind mentioned in paragraph 31(1)(b) of that Act made after the commencement of this item.

General rule

(4) Section 62C of the Native Title Act 1993, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to any thing done after the commencement of this item.

Consent determinations

(5) Subsections 87(1AA) and (1AB) of the Native Title Act 1993, as inserted by this Part, apply in relation to any agreement the terms of which are filed with the Federal Court after the commencement of this item.

(6) The amendments of section 87A of the Native Title Act 1993 made by this Part apply in relation to any proposed determination of native title a copy of the terms of which is filed with the Federal Court after the commencement of this item.

Registration of claims

(7) The amendments of subsections 190A(2) and 190E(8) of the Native Title Act 1993 made by this Part apply in relation to any claim, if a notice mentioned in those subsections is given after the commencement of this item.