Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 137

Ministerial direction

             (1)  The Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice, direct the Tribunal to hold an inquiry in relation to a particular matter or issue relating to native title.

Matters covered by inquiry

             (2)  Without limiting subsection (1), the matters that an inquiry may cover include:

                     (a)  the effect on Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders of the validation of particular past acts or intermediate period acts; and

                     (b)  alternative forms of compensation that could be provided in relation to acts covered by this Act; and

                     (c)  action that could be taken to assist Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders where native title has been extinguished.