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MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 708

708 Agreement for compensation

(1) The applicant for the doing of a relevant act, or the holder of a mining tenement the subject of a relevant act, may enter into an agreement with an entity about compensation for the effect of the relevant act on--

(a) if the entity is a registered native title body corporate that holds native title rights and interests in trust for common law holders--the native title rights and interests that the body corporate holds in trust; or
(b) if the entity is a registered native title body corporate that acts as an agent or representative for common law holders--the native title rights and interests of the common law holders; or
(c) if the entity is a registered native title claimant--the native title rights and interests of the native title claim group; or
(d) otherwise--the entity's native title rights and interests.

(2) An agreement about compensation is not effective as an agreement under this part unless the agreement--

(a) is in writing, and signed by or on behalf of the parties to it; and
(b) has been filed in the office of the mining registrar.

(3) If a registered native title body corporate is a party to an agreement about compensation, each common law holder for whom the body corporate holds native title rights and interests in trust or acts as an agent or representative is a party to the agreement.

(4) If a registered native title claimant is a party to an agreement about compensation, each individual included in the native title claim group concerned is a party to the agreement.



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