5208-revised 2

2004‑2005‑2006‑2007

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

Native Title Amendment Bill 2006

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Ludwig on behalf of the Opposition in committee of the whole)

(1)     Schedule 1, page 3 (line 2) to page 24 (line 33), TO BE OPPOSED.

[amendments re representative bodies]

(Amendments (2) to (15) are alternatives to amendment (1)) 

(2)     Schedule 1, item 5, page 4 (line 6), omit “Corporations Act 2001”, substitute “Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006”.

[eligible bodies]

(3)     Schedule 1, item 7, page 4 (lines 25 to 30), TO BE OPPOSED.

[recognition period]

(4)     Schedule 1, item 8, page 5 (lines 34 to 36), omit subsection 203AA(5).

[recognition period]

(5)     Schedule 1, item 13, page 6 (lines 30 and 31), TO BE OPPOSED.

[eligibility]

(6)     Schedule 1, items 18 to 21, page 8 (line 26) to page 13 (line 18), TO BE OPPOSED.

[areas-variation extension etc]

(7)     Schedule 1, item 24, page 13 (line 28) to page 14 (line 7), omit the item, substitute:

24  Subsection 203AH(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

Discretionary grounds for withdrawing recognition

             (2)  The Commonwealth Minister may, by legislative instrument, withdraw the recognition of a body as the representative body for an area if satisfied that:

                     (a)  the body:

                              (i)  is not satisfactorily representing the native title holders or persons who may hold native title in the area; or

                             (ii)  the body is not consulting effectively with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders living in the area; or

                            (iii)  the body is not satisfactorily performing its functions; or

                            (iv)  there are serious or repeated irregularities in the financial affairs of the body; and

                     (b)  the body is unlikely to take steps to ensure that, within a reasonable period, none of subparagraphs (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) continue to apply in relation to the body.

[discretion – withdrawing recognition]

(8)     Schedule 1, item 27, page 14 (lines 16 to 25), TO BE OPPOSED.

[fairness of organisation]

(9)     Schedule 1, items 30 to 35, page 15 (lines 1 to 16), TO BE OPPOSED.

[strategic plans]

(10)   Schedule 1, item 43, page 16 (lines 11 to 20), TO BE OPPOSED.

[funding availability]

(11)   Schedule 1, item 46, page 22 (lines 3 and 4), TO BE OPPOSED.

[consequential]

(12)   Schedule 1, item 49, page 23 (lines 6 to 8), TO BE OPPOSED.

[consequential]

(13)   Schedule 1, items 51 to 54, page 23 (lines 13 to 28),TO BE OPPOSED.

[consequential]

(14)   Schedule 1, items 56 and 57, page 24 (lines 5 to 15), TO BE OPPOSED.

[consequential]

(15)   Schedule 1, item 59, page 24 (lines 20 to 22), TO BE OPPOSED.

[consequential]

(16)   Schedule 2, page 25 (line 2) to page 59 (line 7), TO BE OPPOSED.

[claims resolution review]

          (Amendments (17) to (30) are alternatives to amendment (16))

(17)   Schedule 2, item 2, page 25 (line 14) to page 26 (line 7), TO BE OPPOSED.

[registrar’s rule-application]

(18)   Schedule 2, item 19, page 27 (line 24) to page 28 (line 7), TO BE OPPOSED.

[Federal Court monitoring]

(19)   Schedule 2, item 31, page 29 (lines 19 to 29), TO BE OPPOSED.

[document productions directions]

(20)   Schedule 2, item 36, page 32 (line 19) to page 35 (line 3), TO BE OPPOSED.

[grounds for dismissing]

(21)   Schedule 2, item 47, page 36 (lines 14 to 25), TO BE OPPOSED.

[requirement to produce documents]

(22)   Schedule 2, item 51, page 38 (line 28) to page 39 (line 2), omit subsection 136G(3B).

[discretion-failure to comply]

(23)   Schedule 2, item 52, page 39 (line 3) to page 41 (line 17), TO BE OPPOSED.

[reports-mediation breaches]

(24)   Schedule 2, item 53, page 44 (line 20), at the end of subsection 136GE(2), add “; provided that the parties to the proceeding agree.”.

[agreement of parties]

(25)   Schedule 2, item 57, page 46 (lines 8 to 10), omit subsection 138B(3).

[request for mediation]

(26)   Schedule 2, item 62, page 49 (lines 10 to 12), omit subsection 154A(3), substitute:

(3)   The Tribunal may direct that a hearing, or part of a hearing, be held in public, providing that the parties consent to this.

[consent of parties]

(27)   Schedule 2, item 67, page 50 (line 18), after “must”, insert “, provided the parties consent,”.

[consent of parties]

(28)   Schedule 2, item 73, page 51 (line 26) to page 52 (line 22), TO BE OPPOSED.

[dismissal where no application made]

R(29)    Schedule 2, page 52 (after line 22), after item 73, insert:

73A  At the end of section 203C

Add:

             (4)  For the purposes of this Division,representative body also includes a prescribed body corporate under Division 6.

[funding for prescribed bodies corporate]

R(29A) Schedule 2, page 52 (after line 22), after item 73, insert:

73B  Paragraph 203CA(1A)(a)

After “203AH”, insert “or the prescribed body is replaced under section 60”.

[funding for prescribed bodies corporate]

R(29B) Schedule 2, page 52 (after line 22), after item 73, insert:

73C  Paragraph 203CA(1A)(b)

After “withdrawal”, insert “or replacement”.

[funding for prescribed bodies corporate]

R(29C) Schedule 2, page 52 (after line 22), after item 73, insert:

73D  At the end of subsection 203CA(1A)

Add “or the replacement occurs”.

[funding for prescribed bodies corporate]

(30)   Schedule 2, items 89 and 90, page 55 (line 25) to page 59 (line 7), TO BE OPPOSED.

[consequential]