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NATIVE TITLE (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) ACT 1994 - SECT 39

39—Confirmation

        (1)         The existing ownership of natural resources by the Crown is confirmed.

        (2)         All existing rights of the Crown to use, control and regulate the flow of water are confirmed.

        (3)         All existing fishing access rights under the law of the State prevail over any other public or private fishing rights.

        (4)         Existing public access to and enjoyment of the following places is confirmed:

            (a)         waterways;

            (b)         beds and banks or foreshores of waterways;

            (c)         coastal waters;

            (d)         beaches;

            (da)         stock-routes;

            (e)         areas that were public places at 31 December 1993.

        (5)         Nothing in this section—

            (a)         extinguishes native title; or

            (b)         affects land or an interest in land held by Aboriginal peoples under a law that confers benefits only on Aboriginal peoples.



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