Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)

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Australian federal statute native title legislation

The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) is an Australian federal law that recognises and regulates Indigenous Australians’ native title rights to land and waters and establishes the framework for their determination and protection.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Native Title Act 1993	7
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) canonical	4
Native Title Act 1993 (Australia)	2
Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Context triple: [Yorta Yorta v Victoria, relatedTo, Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)]

A. Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (SA)
The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (SA) is South Australian legislation that granted inalienable freehold title and self-governance rights over traditional lands to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara peoples.
B. Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997
The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 is a Philippine law that recognizes and protects the rights, ancestral domains, and cultural integrity of the country’s indigenous peoples.
C. Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) is a landmark 1992 High Court of Australia decision that recognized native title and overturned the doctrine of terra nullius in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights.
D. Australia Act 1986
The Australia Act 1986 is a landmark statute that severed the remaining constitutional links between Australia and the United Kingdom, granting Australia full legal independence in its domestic and external affairs.
E. Crown in right of the Northern Territory
The Crown in right of the Northern Territory is the legal embodiment of the Australian monarch as the head of state specifically for the Northern Territory’s system of government and public administration.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Target entity description: The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) is an Australian federal law that recognises and regulates Indigenous Australians’ native title rights to land and waters and establishes the framework for their determination and protection.

A. Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (SA)
The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (SA) is South Australian legislation that granted inalienable freehold title and self-governance rights over traditional lands to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara peoples.
B. Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997
The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 is a Philippine law that recognizes and protects the rights, ancestral domains, and cultural integrity of the country’s indigenous peoples.
C. Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) is a landmark 1992 High Court of Australia decision that recognized native title and overturned the doctrine of terra nullius in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights.
D. Australia Act 1986
The Australia Act 1986 is a landmark statute that severed the remaining constitutional links between Australia and the United Kingdom, granting Australia full legal independence in its domestic and external affairs.
E. Crown in right of the Northern Territory
The Crown in right of the Northern Territory is the legal embodiment of the Australian monarch as the head of state specifically for the Northern Territory’s system of government and public administration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Australian federal statute ⓘ native title legislation ⓘ
administeredBy	Attorney-General’s Department (Australia) ⓘ National Indigenous Australians Agency ⓘ
appliesTo	land and waters within Australia ⓘ
commencementDate	1994-01-01 ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
defines	native title ⓘ native title rights and interests ⓘ
enables	recognition of Indigenous Australians’ native title rights and interests in land and waters ⓘ
establishes	Federal Court of Australia jurisdiction over native title ⓘ Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) framework ⓘ National Native Title Tribunal ⓘ future act regime ⓘ native title representative bodies ⓘ
government	Keating Government ⓘ
implements	Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) decision ⓘ linked to: Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
introducedBy	Paul Keating ⓘ
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of Australia ⓘ
longTitle	An Act about native title in relation to land or waters, and for related purposes ⓘ
partiallyAmendedBy	Native Title Amendment (Reform) Act 2012 (Cth) ⓘ linked to: Native Title Amendment Act 2012 (Cth) Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth) ⓘ Native Title Amendment Act 2007 (Cth) ⓘ Native Title Amendment Act 2009 (Cth) ⓘ Native Title Amendment Act 2012 (Cth) ⓘ Native Title Amendment Act 2017 (Cth) ⓘ Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Cth) ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to establish procedures for determining native title claims ⓘ to provide for compensation for acts affecting native title ⓘ to recognise and protect native title ⓘ to validate certain past acts affecting native title ⓘ
providesFor	Indigenous Land Use Agreements between native title parties and others ⓘ compensation for extinguishment or impairment of native title ⓘ determination of native title by the Federal Court of Australia ⓘ procedures for future acts affecting native title ⓘ registration of native title claims ⓘ
recognises	communal native title rights ⓘ group native title rights ⓘ individual native title rights ⓘ
relatedToCase	Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) 175 CLR 1 ⓘ linked to: Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
requires	proof of continuous connection with land or waters under traditional laws and customs ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1993-12-24 ⓘ
section	s 223 (definition of native title) ⓘ s 225 (determination of native title) ⓘ s 24 (future acts) ⓘ s 251A (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) ⓘ
shortTitle	Native Title Act 1993 ⓘ linked to: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
subjectMatter	Indigenous land rights ⓘ land and water rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ native title ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1993 ⓘ

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