3Interpretation

#### 3 Interpretation (1) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears: > Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation has the same meaning as in the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006. > Act means the Native Title Act 1993. > chief executive officer, of a prescribed body corporate or registered native title body corporate, means: (a) if the body corporate is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation—the person primarily and directly responsible to the directors for the general and overall management of the body corporate; or (b) if the body corporate is the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation—the Chief Executive Officer of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation; or (c) in any other case—the officer having the day to day management of the affairs of the body corporate. > high level decision means a decision covered by paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the definition of native title decision. > low level decision means a native title decision other than a high level decision. > native title decision means a decision: (a) to surrender native title rights and interests in relation to land or waters; or (b) to enter an indigenous land use agreement under Subdivision B, C or D of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Act or an agreement under Subdivision P (right to negotiate) of that Division; or (c) to allow a person who is not a common law holder, or a class of persons who are not common law holders, to become members of a prescribed body corporate; or (d) to include one or more consultation processes in the constitution of a prescribed body corporate; or (e) to do, or to agree to, any act that would otherwise affect the native title rights or interests of the common law holders (other than a decision to make a compensation application). > native title determination means a determination, mentioned in paragraph 55(b) of the Act, that native title exists. > prescribed body corporate means: (a) a body corporate prescribed by regulation 4; or (b) the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation continued in existence by section 191A of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005. > section 56 or 57 determination means a determination under section 56 or 57 of the Act. > specified native title determination has the meaning given by subregulation 8B(2). > specified persons has the meaning given by subregulations 8B(3) and (4). > standing instructions decision means a native title decision that is: (a) a low level decision; or (b) a decision to enter an indigenous land use agreement under Subdivision B, C or D of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Act in relation to the doing of an act by or for the benefit of the prescribed body corporate; or (c) a decision to enter an agreement under Subdivision P (right to negotiate) of that Division in relation to which the prescribed body corporate is the only grantee party. (2) For these regulations, a number of common law holders constitute a group of common law holders if they belong to a tribe, clan or family, or a descent, language or other group, recognised as such in accordance with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander traditional laws and customs applying to them.