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Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991
sec.47Notices about decision
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### sec.47 Notices about decision
The Minister must give the registered native title body corporate notice of the Minister’s decision under section 46 .
If the Minister gives the approval, the chief executive must notify the approval by gazette notice.
The gazette notice must—
state the name of the registered native title body corporate; and
include a description of the Torres Strait Islander land held by it that relates to the approval.
As soon as practicable after the gazette notice is published, the chief executive must give the registrar notice of the approval.
The notice must include a description of the Torres Strait Islander land held by the registered native title body corporate for the native title holders of the land.
On receiving the notice, the registrar must record in the freehold land register that the land is held under this Act by the registered native title body corporate for the native title holders of the land.
In this section—
description , in relation to land, means the description of the land as shown in the freehold land register.
s 47 amd 2008 No. 29 s 86
sub 2011 No. 26 s 163
amd 2010 No. 31 s 575 sch 2 pt 4 (amdt could not be given effect); 2013 No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 1 ; 2021 No. 12 s 148 sch 3
(sec.47-ssec.1) The Minister must give the registered native title body corporate notice of the Minister’s decision under section 46 .
(sec.47-ssec.2) If the Minister gives the approval, the chief executive must notify the approval by gazette notice.
(sec.47-ssec.3) The gazette notice must— state the name of the registered native title body corporate; and include a description of the Torres Strait Islander land held by it that relates to the approval.
(sec.47-ssec.4) As soon as practicable after the gazette notice is published, the chief executive must give the registrar notice of the approval.
(sec.47-ssec.5) The notice must include a description of the Torres Strait Islander land held by the registered native title body corporate for the native title holders of the land.
(sec.47-ssec.6) On receiving the notice, the registrar must record in the freehold land register that the land is held under this Act by the registered native title body corporate for the native title holders of the land.
(sec.47-ssec.7) In this section— description , in relation to land, means the description of the land as shown in the freehold land register.
- (a) state the name of the registered native title body corporate; and
- (b) include a description of the Torres Strait Islander land held by it that relates to the approval.