27Validation of transfers

27 Validation of transfers

27 Validation of transfers

(NTA, sec 22J)

If—

(a) future acts consist of the transfer of lands under section 36 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, and

(b) the claims for the lands were made before 28 November 1994, and

(c) the acts took place before or take place after the commencement of section 22J of the Commonwealth Native Title Act, and

(d) the acts are not intermediate period acts, and

(e) the acts are invalid to any extent because of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Commonwealth Native Title Act or for any other reason, but would be valid to that extent if native title did not exist in relation to the lands,

the acts are valid, and are taken always to have been valid.

ss 26–28: Rep 1998 No 88, Sch 1 [19]. Ins 1998 No 88, Sch 1 [21].