Summary
Amends the:
Native Title Act 1993
to: enable the transfer of the National Native Title Tribunal’s appropriations, staff and some of its administrative functions to the Federal Court of Australia; and provide that the tribunal is no longer a statutory agency for the purposes of the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
and the
Public Service Act 1999
;
Family Law Act 1975
and
Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
to enable the merger of the administrative functions of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia, including by establishing a single Chief Executive Officer position for both courts; and
Ombudsman Act 1976
to make a consequential amendment.