23JA

Attribution of certain acts

In force

If:

(a)

a previous exclusive possession act or a previous non‑exclusive possession act took place before the establishment of a particular State, the Jervis Bay Territory, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; and

(b)

the act affected land or waters that, when this section commences, form part of the State or Territory;

then, for the purposes of this Division, the act is taken to be attributable to:

(c)

the State; or

(d)

if the Territory is the Jervis Bay Territory—the Commonwealth; or

(e)

if the Territory is the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory—that Territory.

Note:

The meaning given to the expression attributable by section 239 will apply for the purposes of this Division to all other previous exclusive and non‑exclusive possession acts.

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