Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 60AAA

  (1)   A registered native title body corporate may request the NNTT to provide assistance in promoting agreement about matters relating to native title or the operation of this Act between:

  (a)   the registered native title body corporate and another registered native title body corporate; or

  (b)   the registered native title body corporate and one or more common law holders; or

  (c)   common law holders.

  (2)   A common law holder may request the NNTT to provide assistance in promoting agreement about matters relating to native title or the operation of this Act between:

  (a)   the common law holder and the registered native title body corporate; or

  (b)   the common law holder, the registered native title body corporate and one or more other common law holders.

  (3)   The NNTT may enter into an agreement with a registered native title body corporate or common law holder or both under which either or both of them are liable to pay the Commonwealth for assistance under subsection   (1) or (2).

  (4)   The NNTT must not use or disclose information to which it has had access only because it provided assistance under subsection   (1) or (2) for any purpose other than providing that assistance without the prior consent of the person who provided the NNTT with the information.