Inquiry into the Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2007
Information about the Inquiry
On
29 March 2007, the Senate referred the provisions of the above
Bill
to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and
report by 8 May 2007. The Bill amends provisions of the
Native Title Act 1993 (the Act) relating to:
- future acts;
- Indigenous land use agreements;
- the scope of alternative state or territory regimes to the right to
negotiate established under section 43 of the Act;
- the making and resolution of native title applications;
- the obligations of the Registrar of the Native title Tribunal in
relation to the registration of native title applications;
- native title representative bodies; and
- prescribed bodies corporate.
Lodging Submissions
Submissions are called for by 20 April 2007.
Submissions become Committee documents and are only made public after a
decision by the Committee. Unauthorised release of submissions is not
covered by parliamentary privilege. Further assistance can be obtained by
phoning the secretariat on (02) 6277 3560.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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