Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Divisions 1 and 2 of Part IV and sections 45 and 45A of the Lands Acquisition Act 1978 (in this Division called the applied provisions ) apply in relation to an extension or grant to which this Division applies as if it were a compulsory acquisition of native title rights and interests in relation to the land that will be affected by the extension or grant.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1):
(a) a reference in the applied provisions to the Minister for the time being administering the Lands Acquisition Act 1978 is to be read as a reference to the Minister for the time being administering this Act; and
(b) a reference in the applied provisions to the compulsory acquisition of native title rights and interests is to be read as a reference to the extension or grant of a pastoral lease under section 49, 61, 62 or 64 (as the case may be) that affects native rights and interests.
(3) Where the Minister has complied with Divisions 1 and 2 of Part IV of the applied provisions in respect of an extension or grant to which this Division applies then, subject to section 45 of the applied provisions, the Minister may extend the term of the pastoral lease or grant the new pastoral lease or the perpetual pastoral lease accordingly.