Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 84A

Commonwealth Minister may intervene

             (1)  The Commonwealth Minister may, at any time, on behalf of the Commonwealth, by giving written notice to the Federal Court, intervene in a proceeding before the Court in a matter arising under this Act.

Court may order costs against Commonwealth

             (2)  If the Commonwealth Minister intervenes in a proceeding before the Court, the Court may make an order as to costs against the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth Minister taken to be a party for purposes of appeal

             (3)  If the Commonwealth Minister intervenes in a proceeding before the Court, then, for the purposes of the institution and prosecution of an appeal from a judgment given in the proceeding, the Commonwealth Minister is taken to be a party to the proceeding.

Court may order costs against Commonwealth if Commonwealth Minister appeals

             (4)  If, under subsection (3), the Commonwealth Minister institutes an appeal from a judgment, a court hearing the appeal may make an order as to costs against the Commonwealth.