Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 141

Right to negotiate applications

  (2)   The parties to an inquiry in relation to a right to negotiate application are the following:

  (a)   the Government party;

  (b)   the grantee parties;

  (c)   for an expedited procedure objection application--any native title party that has lodged an objection in accordance with subsection   32(3) and has not withdrawn the objection;

  (d)   for a future act determination application--the native title parties.

  (2A)   However, if:

  (a)   a native title party mentioned in paragraph   (2)(c) (the original party ) is, at the time the objection is lodged, a registered native title claimant in relation to land or waters affected by the act to which the expedited procedure objection application relates; and

  (b)   the original party ceases to be a native title party; and

  (c)   a body corporate (the replacement party ) becomes a registered native title body corporate in relation to the land or waters;

the replacement party becomes a party to the inquiry in place of the original party.

Special matters

  (3)   The parties to an inquiry in relation to a special matter are the Commonwealth Minister and, with leave of the Tribunal, any other person who notifies the Tribunal, in writing, before the start of the inquiry, that they want to be a party.

Subsection   24DJ(1) objection applications

  (4)   The parties to an inquiry in relation to a subsection   24DJ(1) objection application are:

  (a)   the person; and

  (b)   the parties to the agreement; and

  (c)   any other person who satisfies the Tribunal that his or her interests are affected by the agreement.

Native title application inquiry

  (5)   The parties to a native title application inquiry are:

  (a)   the applicant in relation to any application that is affected by the inquiry; and

  (b)   the relevant State Minister or Territory Minister, if he or she notifies the Tribunal, in writing, that he or she wishes to be a party; and

  (c)   the Commonwealth Minister, if he or she notifies the Tribunal, in writing, that he or she wishes to be a party; and

  (d)   with leave of the Tribunal, any other person who notifies the Tribunal, in writing, that the person wishes to be a party to the inquiry.