Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 No. 110, 1993 - SECT 31

31.(1) Except where the notice includes a statement that the Government party
considers the act attracts the expedited procedure, the Government party must:

   (a)  give all native title parties an opportunity to make submissions to
        it, in writing or orally, regarding the act; and

   (b)  negotiate in good faith with the native title parties and the grantee
        parties with a view to obtaining the agreement of the native title
        parties to:

        (i)    the doing of the act; or

        (ii)   the doing of the act subject to conditions to be complied with
               by any of the parties. Arbitral body to assist in negotiations

(2) If any of the negotiation parties requests the arbitral body to do so, the
arbitral body must mediate among the parties to assist in obtaining their
agreement.