Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill and move the government amendments on sheets QW110 and QW111, as circulated, together:

(1) Schedule 6, page 45 (after line 29), at the end of the Schedule, add:

Part 3—Evaluation

Native Title Act 1993

13 After section 209

Insert:

209A Evaluation of amendments made by the Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2020

(1) Before the end of the period of 5 years after the commencement of Schedule 6 to the Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2020, the Commonwealth Minister must cause to be conducted an evaluation of the operation of the amendments made by that Act.

(2) The Commonwealth Minister must cause to be prepared a report of an evaluation under subsection (1).

(3) The Commonwealth Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the completion of the preparation of the report.

(1) Schedule 6, item 2, page 41 (after line 25), after subsection 141(2), insert:

(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.

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