Native Title (Tasmania) Act 1994. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Tasmania Document type Legislation Date 1994 (1994) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Traditional rights/customary rights Land tenure Ownership Indigenous peoples Water rights Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act, consisting of 15 sections divided into seven Parts, concerns native titles on land and water resources in New South Wales and aims at ensuring that the law of New South Wales is consistent with the standards set by the Commonwealth Native Title Act. The Act is divided as follows: Validation of Past Acts (2); Effect of Validation on Native Title (3); Other Effects of Validation (4); Compensation (5); Confirmation of Certain Rights Under Section 212 of Commonwealth Act (6) Full text English Website www.thelaw.tas.gov.au