Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 22L

Compensation where validation

  (1)   If a law of New South Wales validates the acts, the native title holders concerned are entitled to compensation.

Recovery of compensation

  (2)   The native title holders may recover the compensation from New South Wales.

Compensation to take into account rights etc. conferred by transferee

  (3)   The compensation is to take into account all rights, interests and other benefits conferred, in relation to the lands, on the native title holders by, or by virtue of membership of, the Aboriginal Land Council (within the meaning of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 of New South Wales) to which the lands are transferred or by which the lands are held.

NSW may create compensation entitlement

  (4)   This section does not prevent a law of New South Wales from creating an entitlement to compensation for the acts or for their validation.

Note:   Paragraph   49(b) deals with the situation where there are multiple rights to compensation under Commonwealth and State legislation.