Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

VALIDATION (NATIVE TITLE) ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Act binds the Crown  
   3.      Interpretation  
   3A.     Previous exclusive possession acts  
   3B.     Previous non-exclusive possession acts  
   3C.     Extinguishment apart from this Act  

   PART 2--VALIDATION OF ACTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE TERRITORY

   4.      Past acts  
   4A.     Intermediate period acts  

   PART 3--EFFECT OF VALIDATION OF CERTAIN PAST ACTS

   4D.     Application  
   5.      Category A acts that are not public works  
   6.      Category A acts that are public works  
   7.      Inconsistent category B acts  
   8.      Category C and D acts  
   9.      Extinguishment not of itself a right to eject from certain pastoral land  

   PART 3A--EFFECT OF VALIDATION OF CERTAIN INTERMEDIATE PERIOD ACTS

   9A.     Application  
   9B.     Category A acts that are freehold or leasehold grants  
   9C.     Category A acts that are public works  
   9D.     Inconsistent category B acts  
   9E.     Category C and D acts  
   9F.     Effect changed by agreement  

   PART 3B--EXTINGUISHMENT OF NATIVE TITLE BY PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE POSSESSION ACTS

   9G.     Application  
   9H.     Grant of freehold estates, scheduled interests, &c.  
   9J.     Public works  
   9JA.    Confirmation of validity of use of certain land held by Crown, &c.  
   9JB.    Attribution of certain acts  

   PART 3C--EFFECT OF PREVIOUS NON-EXCLUSIVE POSSESSION ACTS ON NATIVE TITLE

   9K.     Application  
   9L.     Rights and interests that are not inconsistent with native title  
   9M.     Rights and interests that are inconsistent with native title  
   9N.     Notification  
   9NA.    Attribution of certain acts  

   PART 4--PAST GRANTS OF TITLE

   10.     Validation of grants of title before 1911  

   PART 5--OTHER EFFECTS OF VALIDATION

   11.     Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions  

   PART 6--CONFIRMATION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 212 OF COMMONWEALTH ACT

   12.     Confirmation of ownership of natural resources, &c.  
   13.     Confirmation of access to beaches, &c.  
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