New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE (NEW SOUTH WALES) ACT 1994 - SECT 4

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"Commonwealth Native Title Act" or "NTA" means the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.
"State Compulsory Acquisition Act" means any of the following laws:

• Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 and any enactment that authorises the acquisition of land in accordance with that Act

• sections 21 and 22A of the Pipelines Act 1967

• any enactment that effects a compulsory acquisition of land and provides compensation as if the acquisition had been effected by an acquisition notice under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991

• Division 2 of Part 12 of the Roads Act 1993

• an Act prescribed by the regulations made under this Act.

"State Mining Act" means any of the following Acts:

• Mining Act 1992

• Offshore Minerals Act 1999

• Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991

• an Act prescribed by the regulations made under this Act.

(2) In this Act, the expression "Aboriginal peoples" includes Torres Strait Islanders.