The Amendments
- included changes to the status of the National Native Title Tribunal (ss 61, 86B), handing some powers to the Federal Court;
- introduced the registration test for native title applications (ss 1190A-190D);
- broadened the confirmation provisions (div 2B) and validation provisions (div 2A, div 2AA);
- changed provisions for primary production activities (s 24), statutory access rights (div 3Q), compulsory acquisitions and the right to negotiate provisions (div 3 sub-div P);
- extended the agreement making abilities under the Act, replacing Section 21 Agreements with Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) (div 3 sub-divs B-E); and
- gave the States and Territories powers to validate ‘intermediate period acts’ and authorise ‘previous exclusive possession acts’.
Read more about this topic: Native Title Amendment Act 1998
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