78Assistance in relation to proceedings

78  Assistance in relation to proceedings Native Title Registrar may assist applicants, respondents etc.  (1) The Native Title Registrar may give such assistance as he or she considers reasonable to:  (a) help people prepare applications and accompanying material and to help them, at any stage of a proceeding, in matters related to the proceeding; and  (b) help other people, at any stage of a proceeding, in matters related to the proceeding. Types of assistance  (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the assistance may include:  (a) providing research services; or  (b) conducting searches of registers or other records of current or former interests in land or waters. No assistance to search own registers etc.  (3) Unless the Native Title Registrar considers there are special reasons for doing so, the Registrar must not give assistance to the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory by way of conducting searches of registers or other records maintained by the Commonwealth, the State or the Territory.