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CurrentApplication of laws
Part 2Basic concepts
Division 6Application of laws to Torres Strait Islander land
28 Application of laws
(1)
To allay any doubt, it is declared that, except as provided by this Act or any other Act, the laws of the State apply to Torres Strait Islander land, persons and things on Torres Strait Islander land, and acts and things done on Torres Strait Islander land, to the same extent, and in the same way, as if the land were not Torres Strait Islander land.
(2)
Without limiting subsection (1), to allay any doubt it is declared that this Act has effect subject to the following Acts—
(a)
Fisheries Act 1994;
(b)
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.
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