Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (6 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Role of the applicant

Part 1   Authorisation

Native Title Act 1993

9   At the end of section 62

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(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(a), the matters are:

(a) that the applicant believes that native title rights and interests exist or have existed in relation to the area; and

(b) that the applicant believes that all of the statements made in the application are true; and

(c) that the applicant is authorised by all the persons in the compensation claim group to make the application and to deal with matters arising in relation to it; and

(d) the details of the process of decision-making complied with in authorising the applicant to make the application and to deal with matters arising in relation to it; and

(e) if there are no conditions under section 251BA on the authority that relate to the making of the application - that there are no such conditions; and

(f) if there are any conditions under section 251BA on the authority that relate to the making of the application:

(i) that the conditions have been satisfied; and

(ii) how the conditions have been satisfied.

Note: Section 251B states what it means for the applicant to be authorised by all the persons in the compensation claim group.