Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00224:section:86
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00224
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 86
Character Range: 412625–413771

86  Evidence and findings in other proceedings
 (1) Subject to subsection 82(1), the Federal Court may:
 (a) receive into evidence the transcript of evidence in any other proceedings before:
 (i) the Court; or
 (ii) another court; or
 (iii) the NNTT; or
 (iv) a recognised State/Territory body; or
 (v) any other person or body;
  and draw any conclusions of fact from that transcript that it thinks proper; and
 (b) receive into evidence the transcript of evidence in any proceedings before the assessor and draw any conclusions of fact from that transcript that it thinks proper; and
 (c) adopt any recommendation, finding, decision or judgment of any court, person or body of a kind mentioned in any of subparagraphs (a)(i) to (v).
 (2) Subject to subsection 82(1), the Federal Court:
 (a) must consider whether to receive into evidence the transcript of evidence from a native title application inquiry; and
 (b) may draw any conclusions of fact from that transcript that it thinks proper; and
 (c) may adopt any recommendation, finding, decision or determination of the NNTT in relation to the inquiry.

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