Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993

The main objects of the Commonwealth Native Title Act are—

to provide for the recognition and protection of native title; and

to establish ways in which future dealings affecting native title may proceed and to set standards for the dealings; and

to establish a mechanism for determining claims to native title; and

to provide for, or permit, the validation of past acts, and intermediate period acts, invalidated because of the existence of native title.

The main objects of this Act are—

in accordance with the Commonwealth Native Title Act, to validate past acts, and intermediate period acts, invalidated because of the existence of native title and to confirm certain rights; and

to ensure that Queensland law is consistent with standards set by the Commonwealth Native Title Act for future dealings affecting native title.