Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 68

                   If there is an approved determination of native title (the first determination ) in relation to a particular area, the Federal Court must not:

                     (a)  conduct any proceeding relating to an application for another determination of native title; or

                     (b)  make any other determination of native title;

in relation to that area or to an area wholly within that area, except in the case of:

                     (c)  an application as mentioned in subsection 13(1) to revoke or vary the first determination; or

                     (d)  a review or appeal of the first determination.

Note:          Paragraph 13(1)(a) provides that no native title determination application can be made in relation to an area for which there is already an approved determination of native title.