Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 226

Section affects meaning of act in references relating to native title

  (1)   This section affects the meaning of act in references to an act affecting native title and in other references in relation to native title.

Certain acts included

  (2)   An act includes any of the following acts:

  (a)   the making, amendment or repeal of any legislation;

  (b)   the grant, issue, variation, extension, renewal, revocation or suspension of a licence, permit, authority or instrument;

  (c)   the creation, variation, extension, renewal or extinguishment of any interest in relation to land or waters;

  (d)   the creation, variation, extension, renewal or extinguishment of any legal or equitable right, whether under legislation, a contract, a trust or otherwise;

  (e)   the exercise of any executive power of the Crown in any of its capacities, whether or not under legislation;

  (f)   an act having any effect at common law or in equity.

Acts by any person

  (3)   An act may be done by the Crown in any of its capacities or by any other person.