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Validation (Native Title) Act 1994.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Northern Territory
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998 (1999)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to validate certain acts attributable to the Territory, to make provision for the effect of certain acts attributable to the Territory on native title, and for related purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Traditional rights/customary rights Registration Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 10 March 1998.
Abstract

This Act validates certain Acts on native title in Northern Territory. The Act consists of 13 sections and divided into the following Parts: Preliminary; Validation of Act attributable to the Territory; Effect of validation of certain past Acts; Effects of validation of certain intermediate period Acts; Extinguishment of native title by previous possession Acts; Effects of previous non-exclusive possession Act on native title; Past grants of title; Other effects of validation; Confirmation of certain rights under section 212 of the Commonwealth Act.

Full text
English
Website
legislation.nt.gov.au