14Application to Aboriginal Land Commissioner

14 Application to Aboriginal Land Commissioner

For the purposes of any application in respect of the whole or any part of the land described in the Schedule that was made before the commencement of this Act to the Aboriginal Land Commissioner under subsection 50(1) of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, that land shall be deemed to have at all times been unalienated Crown land to the intent that the Commissioner may complete his consideration of the application, and make and report his findings and make any recommendations, under that subsection as if the land had been unalienated Crown land when the application was made and had not ceased to be unalienated Crown land.