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Native Title Act 1993
83AFederal Court may request searches to be conducted
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83A Federal Court may request searches to be conducted
Request to State Minister or Territory Minister
(1) If a State Minister or Territory Minister is a party to a proceeding, the Federal Court may, for the purposes of the proceeding, request that Minister to conduct searches of the State or Territory’s registers or other records of current or former interests in land or waters and to report the results to the Court.
Request to Native Title Registrar
(2) However, if:
(a) no State Minister or Territory Minister is a party to the proceeding; or
(b) the Federal Court considers it appropriate;
the Federal Court may, for the purposes of the proceeding, instead request the Native Title Registrar to conduct such searches and to report the results to the Court.