Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 203BG

    The notification functions of a representative body are:

  (a)   to ensure that, as far as reasonably practicable, notices:

  (i)   that are given to the representative body (whether under this Act or otherwise); and

  (ii)   that relate to land or waters wholly or partly within the area for which the body is a representative body;

    are brought to the attention of any person who the representative body is aware holds or may hold native title in relation to the land or waters, where the representative body considers that the notices would be unlikely to come to the attention of the person by some other means; and

  (b)   as far as is reasonably practicable, to identify and notify other persons who hold or may hold native title in relation to the land or waters about notices of the kind mentioned in paragraph   (a); and

  (c)   as far as is reasonably practicable, to advise the persons referred to in paragraphs   (a) and (b) of relevant time limits under this Act or another law of the Commonwealth or a law of a State or a Territory, if the person would not otherwise be notified of those time limits.

Note 1:   Subsection   203BA(1) requires a representative body to make its best efforts to perform its functions in a timely manner, particularly in respect of matters affected by time limits.

Note 2:   This Act also imposes notification obligations on other persons.