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Queensland
NATIVE TITLE
(QUEENSLAND) STATE
PROVISIONS BILL 1998
Queensland
NATIVE TITLE (QUEENSLAND) STATE
PROVISIONS BILL 1998
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF NATIVE TITLE (QUEENSLAND)
ACT 1993
3 Act amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4 Amendment of s 3 (Objects of Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5 Replacement of s 4 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6 Amendment of s 7 (Object of Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7 Insertion of new s 8A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8A Validation of intermediate period acts attributable to State . . . . . . 8
8 Amendment of s 9 (Application of remaining provisions of Part) . . . . . . . . 8
9 Amendment of pt 2, div 2 hdg (Effect of validation on native title) . . . . . . 8
10 Insertion of new pt 2, div 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Division 2A--Effect of validation of intermediate period acts on
native title
13AA Category A intermediate period acts dealing with the
granting or vesting of certain interests in land or waters . . . . . . . . . 9
13AB Category A intermediate period acts that are public works . . . . . . . 9
13AC Category B intermediate period acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
13AD Category C and D intermediate period acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
13AE Sections 13AA to 13AD apply subject to registered
indigenous land use agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2
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Division 2B--Effect of extinguishment under division 2 or 2A
11 Amendment of s 13A (Effect of extinguishment (s 15(2) NTA)) . . . . . . . . 10
12 Amendment of pt 2, div 3 hdg (Other effects of validation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
13 Amendment of s 14 (Preservation of beneficial reservations and
conditions (NTA, ss.18 and 15)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
14 Insertion of new s 14A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
14A Preservation of beneficial reservations and
conditions--intermediate period acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
15 Replacement of s 15 (Compensation (NTA, ss.19 and 16)) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
15 Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
16 Amendment of s 18A (Effect of confirmation under Part (s 212(3)
NTA)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
17 Replacement of pts 4-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PART 4--CONFIRMATION OF TOTAL OR PARTIAL
EXTINGUISHMENT OF NATIVE TITLE BY PARTICULAR
PREVIOUS ACTS
Division 1--Objects
19 Objects of pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Division 2--Confirmation of extinguishment or partial extinguishment
20 Confirmation of extinguishment of native title by certain
acts that are not public works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
21 Confirmation of extinguishment of native title by certain
acts that are public works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
22 Other extinguishment provisions do not apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
23 Confirmation of partial extinguishment of native title by
previous non-exclusive possession acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Division 3--Effect of confirmation of total or partial
extinguishment of native title
24 Preservation of beneficial reservations and conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 15
25 Confirmation of validity of use of certain land held by State etc. . . 15
26 Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
27 Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
18 Omission of ss 144-144B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
19 Omission of pt 12, div 2 (Compulsory acquisition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
20 Omission of pts 13-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
PART 3--OTHER ACTS AMENDED
21 Other Acts amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
OTHER ACTS AMENDED
ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
FOSSICKING ACT 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
LAND ACT 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LAND ACT 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1998
A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend the Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993, and for
related purposes
s1 6 s4
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 2
title 3
Short
Clause 1. This Act may be cited as the Native Title (Queensland) State 4
Provisions Act 1998. 5
6
Commencement
Clause 2.(1) This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 7
(2) However, if a provision has not commenced under subsection (1) 8
before the day that is 9 months after the commencement of section 2 of the 9
Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cwlth), the provision commences on 10
that day. 11
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF NATIVE TITLE 12
(QUEENSLAND) ACT 1993 13
amended in pt 2 14
Act
Clause 3. This part amends the Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993. 15
of s 3 (Objects of Act) 16
Amendment
Clause 4. Section 3(1)(d) and (2)(a), after `past acts'-- 17
insert-- 18
`, and intermediate period acts,'. 19
s5 7 s6
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
of s 4 (Definitions) 1
Replacement
Clause 5. Section 4-- 2
omit, insert-- 3
4
`Definitions
`4. In this Act-- 5
"Commonwealth Native Title Act" means the Native Title Act 1993 6
(Cwlth). 7
"NTA", in a section heading, means the Commonwealth Native Title Act. 8
"State mining Act" means any of the following Acts-- 9
· Mineral Resources Act 1989 10
· Petroleum Act 1923 11
· an Act prescribed by regulation. 12
"Wardens Court" means a Wardens Court established under the Mineral 13
Resources Act 1989.'. 14
of s 7 (Object of Part) 15
Amendment
Clause 6.(1) Section 7(b)-- 16
renumber as section 7(c). 17
(2) Section 7-- 18
insert-- 19
`(b) validate, under section 22F of the Commonwealth Native Title 20
Act, intermediate period acts attributable to the State;1 and'. 21
1 For what is an "intermediate period act", see the Native Title Act 1993
(Cwlth), section 232A. There are 4 categories of intermediate period acts, called
category A, B, C and D intermediate period acts. They are defined in
sections 232B to 232E and deal with a number of things, including leasehold and
freehold interests in land, other interests in land and waters, and public works.
s7 8 s 10
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
of new s 8A 1
Insertion
Clause 7. After section 8-- 2
insert-- 3
of intermediate period acts attributable to State 4
`Validation
`8A. Every intermediate period act attributable to the State is valid, and is 5
taken always to have been valid.'. 6
of s 9 (Application of remaining provisions of Part) 7
Amendment
Clause 8.(1) Section 9(1), from `apply'-- 8
omit, insert-- 9
`apply-- 10
(a) to a past act attributable to the State that is validated by section 8; 11
and 12
(b) to an intermediate period act attributable to the State that is 13
validated by section 8A.'. 14
(2) Section 9(2) and (3)-- 15
omit. 16
of pt 2, div 2 hdg (Effect of validation on native title) 17
Amendment
Clause 9. Part 2, division 2, heading, after `validation'-- 18
insert-- 19
`of past acts'. 20
of new pt 2, div 2A 21
Insertion
Clause 10. After section 13-- 22
insert-- 23
s 10 9 s 10
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
2A--Effect of validation of intermediate period acts on native 1
`Division
title 2
A intermediate period acts dealing with the granting or 3
`Category
vesting of certain interests in land or waters 4
`13AA.(1) This section applies to a category A intermediate period act 5
within the meaning of section 232B(2), (3) or (4) of the Commonwealth 6
Native Title Act.2 7
`(2) The intermediate period act extinguishes all native title in relation to 8
the land or waters concerned. 9
A intermediate period acts that are public works 10
`Category
`13AB.(1) This section applies to a category A intermediate period act 11
within the meaning of section 232B(7) of the Commonwealth Native Title 12
Act. 13
`(2) The intermediate period act extinguishes the native title in relation to 14
the land or waters on which, on completion of its construction or 15
establishment, the public work concerned was or is situated. 16
`(3) The extinguishment is taken to have happened when the construction 17
or establishment started. 18
B intermediate period acts 19
`Category
`13AC.(1) This section applies to a category B intermediate period act 20
that is wholly or partly inconsistent with the continued existence, enjoyment 21
or exercise of the native title rights and interests concerned. 22
`(2) The intermediate period act extinguishes the native title to the extent 23
of the inconsistency. 24
2 Section 232B (Category A intermediate period acts).
s 11 10 s 12
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
C and D intermediate period acts 1
`Category
`13AD.(1) This section applies if an intermediate period act is a category 2
C or D intermediate period act. 3
`(2) The non-extinguishment principle applies to the intermediate period 4
act.3 5
13AA to 13AD apply subject to registered indigenous land 6
`Sections
use agreements 7
`13AE. Sections 13AA to 13AD apply subject to section 24EBA(6) of 8
the Commonwealth Native Title Act.4 9
`Division 2B--Effect of extinguishment under division 2 or 2A'. 10
of s 13A (Effect of extinguishment (s 15(2) NTA)) 11
Amendment
Clause 11. Section 13A, `this Division'-- 12
omit, insert-- 13
`division 2 or 2A'. 14
of pt 2, div 3 hdg (Other effects of validation) 15
Amendment
Clause 12. Part 2, division 3, heading, after `validation'-- 16
insert-- 17
`under division 2 or 2A'. 18
3 For category C intermediate period acts, the State must also comply with the
Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) section 22H (Requirement to notify: mining
rights).
4 Section 24EBA (Effect of registration on previous acts covered by indigenous
land use agreements)
s 13 11 s 15
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of s 14 (Preservation of beneficial reservations and 1
Amendment
conditions (NTA, ss.18 and 15)) 2
Clause 13.(1) Section 14, heading, `conditions'-- 3
omit, insert-- 4
`conditions--past acts'. 5
(2) Section 14(2), `of native title)'-- 6
omit, insert-- 7
`of past acts on native title)'. 8
of new s 14A 9
Insertion
Clause 14. After section 14-- 10
insert-- 11
of beneficial reservations and conditions--intermediate 12
`Preservation
period acts 13
`14A.(1) This section applies if-- 14
(a) an intermediate period act attributable to the State contains a 15
reservation or condition for the benefit of Aboriginal peoples or 16
Torres Strait Islanders; or 17
(b) the doing of an intermediate period act attributable to the State 18
would affect rights or interests, other than native title rights and 19
interests, of Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islanders, 20
whether arising under legislation, at common law or in equity, 21
and whether or not rights of usage. 22
`(2) Division 2A does not affect a reservation or condition mentioned in 23
subsection (1)(a) or rights or interests mentioned in subsection (1)(b).'. 24
of s 15 (Compensation (NTA, ss.19 and 16)) 25
Replacement
Clause 15. Section 15-- 26
omit, insert-- 27
s 16 12 s 17
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
1
`Compensation
`15.(1) Under the Commonwealth Native Title Act, native title holders 2
are, subject to that Act, entitled to compensation because of the validation by 3
this Act of past acts and intermediate period acts attributable to the State. 4
`(2) The compensation is payable by the State.'. 5
of s 18A (Effect of confirmation under Part (s 212(3) 6
Amendment
NTA)) 7
Clause 16. Section 18A, `or impair'-- 8
omit. 9
of pts 4-10 10
Replacement
Clause 17. Parts 4 to 10-- 11
omit, insert-- 12
`PART 4--CONFIRMATION OF TOTAL OR 13
PARTIAL EXTINGUISHMENT OF NATIVE TITLE BY 14
PARTICULAR PREVIOUS ACTS 15
1--Objects 16
`Division
of pt 4 17
`Objects
`19. The objects of this part are-- 18
(a) to confirm the total extinguishment of native title by previous 19
exclusive possession acts attributable to the State;5 and 20
5 For the authorising provision, see the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) section 23E
(Confirmation of extinguishment of native title by previous exclusive possession
acts of State or Territory). For what is a "previous exclusive possession act",
see section 23B NTA.
s 17 13 s 17
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
(b) to confirm the partial extinguishment of native title by previous 1
non-exclusive possession acts attributable to the State.6 2
2--Confirmation of extinguishment or partial extinguishment 3
`Division
of extinguishment of native title by certain acts that are 4
`Confirmation
not public works 5
`20.(1) This section applies to an act that is a previous exclusive 6
possession act under section 23B(2) (including because of section 23B(3)) 7
of the Commonwealth Native Title Act.7 8
`(2) The act extinguishes native title in relation to the land or waters 9
covered by the freehold estate, Scheduled interest8 or lease concerned. 10
`(3) The extinguishment is taken to have happened when the act was 11
done. 12
of extinguishment of native title by certain acts that are 13
`Confirmation
public works 14
`21.(1) This section applies to an act that is a previous exclusive 15
possession act under section 23B(7) of the Commonwealth Native Title 16
Act. 17
`(2) The act extinguishes native title in relation to the land or waters on 18
which, on completion of its construction or establishment, the public work 19
concerned was or is situated. 20
`(3) The extinguishment is taken to have happened when the construction 21
or establishment of the public work started. 22
6 For the authorising provision of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), see
section 23I (Confirmation of partial extinguishment of native title by previous
non-exclusive possession acts of State or Territory). For what is a "previous
non-exclusive possession act", see section 23F of the Native Title Act 1993
(Cwlth).
7 Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth), section 23B (Previous exclusive possession act)
8 "Scheduled interest" is defined in s 249C of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth).
s 17 14 s 17
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
extinguishment provisions do not apply 1
`Other
`22. If section 20 or 21 applies to an act, sections 10 to 13AE do not 2
apply to the act. 3
of partial extinguishment of native title by previous 4
`Confirmation
non-exclusive possession acts 5
`23.(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a previous non-exclusive possession 6
act is attributable to the State-- 7
(a) to the extent that the act involves the grant of rights and interests 8
that are not inconsistent with native title rights and interests in 9
relation to the land or waters covered by the lease concerned, the 10
rights and interests granted, and the doing of any activity in giving 11
effect to them, prevail over the native title rights and interests but 12
do not extinguish them; and 13
(b) to the extent that the act involves the grant of rights and interests 14
that are inconsistent with native title rights and interests in relation 15
to the land or waters covered by the lease concerned-- 16
(i) if, apart from this Act, the act extinguishes the native title 17
rights and interests--the native title rights and interests are 18
extinguished; and 19
(ii) in any other case--the native title rights and interests are 20
suspended while the lease concerned, or the lease as 21
renewed, remade, regranted, or extended, is in force; and 22
(c) any extinguishment under this subsection is taken to have 23
happened when the act was done. 24
`(2) This section does not apply if the act is the grant of a pastoral lease 25
or an agricultural lease to which section 109 applies. 26
`(3) If this section applies to an act, sections 10 to 13AE do not apply to 27
the act. 28
9 Section 10 (Category A past acts that are not public works (Native Title Act 1993
(Cwlth), ss 18 and 14(a))
s 17 15 s 17
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
`Division 3--Effect of confirmation of total or partial extinguishment of 1
native title 2
of beneficial reservations and conditions 3
`Preservation
`24.(1) If-- 4
(a) a previous exclusive possession act attributable to the State 5
contains a reservation or condition for the benefit of Aboriginal 6
peoples or Torres Strait Islanders; or 7
(b) the doing of a previous exclusive possession act attributable to the 8
State would affect rights or interests, other than native title rights 9
and interests, of Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait Islanders, 10
whether arising under legislation, at common law or in equity and 11
whether or not rights of usage; 12
neither section 20 or 21 affects the reservation or condition or the rights 13
or interests. 14
`(2) If-- 15
(a) a previous non-exclusive possession act attributable to the State 16
contains a reservation or condition for the benefit of Aboriginal 17
peoples or Torres Strait Islanders; or 18
(b) the doing of a previous non-exclusive possession act attributable 19
to the State would affect rights or interests, other than native title 20
rights and interests, of Aboriginal peoples or Torres Strait 21
Islanders, whether arising under legislation, at common law or in 22
equity and whether or not rights of usage; 23
section 23 does not affect the reservation or condition or the rights or 24
interests. 25
of validity of use of certain land held by State etc. 26
`Confirmation
`25. To remove doubt, it is declared that if an act is a previous exclusive 27
possession act because of section 23B(9C)(b) of the Commonwealth Native 28
s 17 16 s 17
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
Title Act, the use of the land or waters concerned as mentioned in that 1
paragraph is valid.10 2
3
`Notification
`26. For a previous non-exclusive possession act to which 4
section 23F(3)(c)(ii) of the Commonwealth Native Title Act applies-- 5
(a) notice must be given, in the way decided in writing by the 6
Commonwealth Minister, to any representative Aboriginal/Torres 7
Strait Islander bodies, registered native title bodies corporate and 8
registered native title claimants in relation to the land or waters 9
that will be affected by the act about the doing or proposed doing 10
of the act, or acts of that class, in relation to the land or waters 11
concerned; and 12
(b) the persons given notice must be given an opportunity to 13
comment on the act or class of acts.11 14
15
`Compensation
`27.(1) Under the Commonwealth Native Title Act, native title holders 16
are, subject to that Act, entitled to compensation for any extinguishment 17
under this part of their native title rights and interests. 18
`(2) However, the native title holders are entitled to compensation only to 19
the extent, if any, that the native title rights and interests were not 20
extinguished otherwise than under this Act. 21
`(3) The compensation is payable by the State.'. 22
10 For the authorising provision, see section 23E of the Native Title Act 1993
(Cwlth) (Confirmation of extinguishment of native title by previous exclusive
possessive acts of State or Territory).
11 For the authorising provision see section 23I of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth)
(Confirmation of partial extinguishment of native title by previous non-exclusive
possession acts of State or Territory).
s 18 17 s 21
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
of ss 144-144B 1
Omission
Clause 18. Sections 144, 144A and 144B-- 2
omit. 3
of pt 12, div 2 (Compulsory acquisition) 4
Omission
Clause 19. Part 12, division 2-- 5
omit. 6
of pts 13-14 7
Omission
Clause 20. Parts 13 and 14-- 8
omit. 9
PART 3--OTHER ACTS AMENDED 10
Acts amended 11
Other
Clause 21. The schedule amends each Act mentioned in it. 12
13
18
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
CHEDULE 1
¡S
OTHER ACTS AMENDED 2
section 21 3
BORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 4
´A
1. Section 119(a)(iv)-- 5
omit. 6
FOSSICKING ACT 1994 7
´
1. Section 11(4), definition "registered native title body corporate", 8
`Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993'-- 9
omit, insert-- 10
`Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth)'. 11
AND ACT 1994 12
´L
1. Section 29(1), `a native title register'-- 13
omit, insert-- 14
`the native title register'. 15
2. Section 29(2)-- 16
omit, insert-- 17
`(2) In this section-- 18
19
Native Title (Queensland) State Provisions
SCHEDULE (continued)
"native title register" means the National Native Title Register under the 1
Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth).'. 2
TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LAND ACT 1991 3
´
1. Section 116(a)(iv)-- 4
omit. 5
6
© State of Queensland 1998
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