18Confirmation of access to certain areas

#### 18 Confirmation of access to certain areas 18 Confirmation of access to certain areas (NTA, sec 212 (2) and (3)) > Existing public access to and enjoyment of the following areas 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 the end of 31 December 1993. > > Note— > > Under section 212 (3) (which deals with the effect of confirmation of ownership of natural resources, the right to flow of water and fishing access rights and with confirmation of access to certain areas) of the Commonwealth Native Title Act, the confirmation made by sections 17 and 18 does not extinguish native title rights and interests and does not affect a conferral of land or waters, or an interest in land or waters, under a law that confers benefits only on Aboriginal peoples. > > **s 18:** Am 1998 No 88, Sch 1 \[17\] \[18\].