7Objects of this Part

7 Objects of this Part

7 Objects of this Part

The objects of this Part are—

(a) to validate, in accordance with section 19 (State/Territory acts may be validated) of the Commonwealth Native Title Act, past acts attributable to the State, and

(b) to validate, in accordance with section 22F of the Commonwealth Native Title Act, intermediate period acts attributable to the State, and

(c) to provide for the effects of any such validation.

Note—

An act is defined in sec 226 NTA.

A past act is defined in sec 228 NTA.

An intermediate period act is defined in sec 232A NTA (being certain acts that took place between 1 January 1994 and 23 December 1996).

An act attributable to the State is defined in sec 239 NTA.

s 7: Am 1998 No 88, Sch 1 [5] [6].