Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts9M. Rights and interests that are inconsistent with native title
(1) To the extent that a previous non-exclusive possession act involves the grant of rights and interests that are inconsistent with native title rights and interests in relation to the land or waters covered by the lease concerned -
(a) if, apart from this Act, the act extinguishes the native title rights and interests - the native title rights and interests are extinguished; and
(b) in any other case - the native title rights and interests are suspended while the lease concerned, or the lease as renewed, re-made, re-granted or extended, is in force.
(2) The extinguishment under subsection (1)(a) is taken to have happened when the act was done.