Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts9J. Public works
(1) A previous exclusive possession act under section 23B(7) of the Commonwealth Act (which deals with public works and which is set out in clause 3 of Schedule 1 to this Act) extinguishes native title in relation to the land or waters on which the public work concerned (on completion of its construction or establishment) was or is situated.
(2) The extinguishment is taken to have happened when the construction or establishment of the public work began.