Native Title Act, 1993 and the Torrens System

Running head: NATIVE TITLE ACT, 1993 AND THE TORRENS SYSTEM
NATIVE TITLE ACT, 1993 AND THE TORRENS SYSTEM
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NATIVE TITLE ACT, 1993 AND THE TORRENS SYSTEM1
Table of Contents
Answer 1..........................................................................................................................................2
Answer 2..........................................................................................................................................3
Answer 3..........................................................................................................................................6
Issue.............................................................................................................................................6
Rule..............................................................................................................................................7
Application..................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

NATIVE TITLE ACT, 1993 AND THE TORRENS SYSTEM2
Answer 1
The series of Acts that influenced the title of the native people in Australia from the
period of 31st day of the month of October of the year 1975 to the 31st day of the month of
December of the year 1993, are known as the ‘Past Acts’ according to the Native Title Act
(NTA). It gives an opportunity to the native people to claim compensation for the effect of
invalidation on the title of the native people. This is according to the provision provided in
Section 61 of the Act1.
Acts that came into existence and influenced the title of the native people from after the
1st day of the month of the January of the year 1994 are called the ‘Future Acts’. Such Acts
included public works or the allowance of the leases and various titles2.
There is one more category of Acts that happened between the 1st day of the month of
January of 1994 to the 23rd day of December of the year 1996. These Acts are known as the
‘Intermediate Period Acts’. These Acts are those public works and the allowances that influenced
the title of the natives when the Australian Government presumed the fact that various criteria of
leasehold allowances had extinguished the title of the natives3.
It should be well understood that how the NTA affected the interests and rights in relation
to title of the native people. The norms to determine the compensation regarding various Acts
that influence the title of native people are provided under Section 51 of the NTA. The natives
may claim for compensation for the effect of invalidation of the ‘Past Acts’, ‘Future Acts’ and
the ‘Intermediate Period Acts’ according to the arrangement of the NTA rules. Section 225 of the
NTA lays down the essentials that recognize the holders of the native title. This section also
1 Native Title Act (1993) (Cth)
2 Ibid
3 Ibid