2019-2020

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

(Government)

(1)     Schedule 6, page 45 (after line 29), at the end of the Schedule, add:

Part 3 — Evaluation

Native Title Act 1993

13  After section 209

Insert:

209A   Evaluation of amendments made by the Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2020

             (1)  Before the end of the period of 5 years after the commencement of Schedule 6 to the Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2020 , the Commonwealth Minister must cause to be conducted an evaluation of the operation of the amendments made by that Act.

             (2)  The Commonwealth Minister must cause to be prepared a report of an evaluation under subsection (1).

             (3)  The Commonwealth Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the completion of the preparation of the report.

[evaluation]