Native Title Act 1993

*Native Title Act 1993*
Native Title Act 1993
Parliament of Australia
	Long title An Act about native title in relation to land or waters, and for related purposes. ;
Citation	Act No. 110 of 1993 or Act No. 110 of 1993 as amended
Territorial extent	States and territories of Australia
Royal assent	24 December 1993
	Status: Amended

The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) is a law passed by the Australian Parliament, the purpose of which is "to provide a national system for the recognition and protection of native title and for its co-existence with the national land management system". The Act was passed by the Keating government following the High Court's decision in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992). The Act commenced operation on 1 January 1994.

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