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TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 5

5 Meaning of native title interests

(1) In this Act--

native title interests means the communal, group or individual rights and interests of Torres Strait Islanders in land or waters if--

(a) the rights and interests are possessed under Island custom; and
(b) the Torres Strait Islanders, by Island custom, have a connection with the land or waters; and
(c) the rights and interests are recognised by the common law of Australia.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), rights and interests in that subsection include hunting, gathering or fishing rights and interests.



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