NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 193 Contents of the Register

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 193

Determinations to be included

  (1)   The Register must contain the information set out in subsection   (2) in relation to the following:

  (a)   approved determinations of native title by the Federal Court or the High Court;

  (b)   approved determinations of native title by recognised State/Territory bodies.

Information to be included

  (2)   The Register is to contain the following information in relation to each determination:

  (a)   the name of the body that made the determination;

  (b)   the date on which the determination was made;

  (c)   the area of land or waters covered by the determination;

  (d)   the matters determined, including:

  (i)   whether or not native title exists in relation to the land or waters covered by the determination; and

  (ii)   if it exists--who the common law holders of the native title are and a description of the nature and extent of the native title rights and interests concerned;

  (e)   in the case of an approved determination of native title by the Federal Court, where the determination is that native title exists--the name and address of any prescribed body corporate that:

  (i)   holds the native title rights and interests concerned on trust; or

  (ii)   is an agent prescribed body corporate in relation to the native title rights and interests concerned;

  (f)   in the case of an approved determination of native title by a recognised State/Territory body, where the determination is that native title exists--the name and address of any body corporate that holds the native title rights and interests concerned on trust or that is determined in relation to the native title under a provision of a law of the State or Territory concerned that corresponds to section   57.

Other information

  (3)   The Registrar may include in the Register such other details about the determination or decision as the Registrar thinks appropriate.

Registrar to reflect changes to prescribed bodies corporate

  (4)   If:

  (a)   a prescribed body corporate that holds the native title rights and interests on trust is replaced with another prescribed body corporate as trustee; or

  (b)   the trust under which a prescribed body corporate holds native title rights and interests is terminated and an agent prescribed body corporate is determined; or

  (c)   an agent prescribed body corporate in relation to native title rights and interests is replaced with another agent prescribed body corporate in relation to those interests; or

  (d)   a prescribed body corporate ceases to be an agent prescribed body corporate in relation to native title rights and interests and a prescribed body corporate is determined to be trustee in relation to those rights and interests;

the Registrar must update the Register to reflect the change.

  (5)   The Registrar may also include in the Register details of other determinations of, or in relation to, native title decisions of courts or tribunals.