Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00224:section:253:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00224
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 253 (pt 3/6)
Character Range: 760098–762706

or interest in the land or waters; or
 (b) any other right (including a right under an option and a right of redemption), charge, power or privilege over, or in connection with:
 (i) the land or waters; or
 (ii) an estate or interest in the land or waters; or
 (c) a restriction on the use of the land or waters, whether or not annexed to other land or waters.
Judge means a Judge of the Federal Court.
jurisdictional limits means:
 (a) in relation to a State—the area within:
 (i) the limits of the State; or
 (ii) the coastal waters of the State (within the meaning of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980); or
 (b) in relation to the Northern Territory—the area within:
 (i) the limits of the Territory; or
 (ii) the coastal waters of the Territory (within the meaning of the Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Powers) Act 1980); or
 (c) in relation to any other Territory—the area within the limits of the Territory.
land includes the airspace over, or subsoil under, land, but does not include waters.
Note 1: Because of the definition of waters, not only rivers and lakes etc., but also such things as the bed or subsoil under, and airspace over, rivers and lakes etc. will not be included in land.
Note 2: Because of the definition of waters, the area between high water and low water will not be included in land.
major earthworks means earthworks (other than in the course of mining) whose construction causes major disturbance to the land, or to the bed or subsoil under waters.
mediator means:
 (a) in relation to an application—the person or body to which the application has been referred under subsection 86B(1) for mediation; or
 (b) in relation to the whole or a part of a proceeding—the person or body to which the whole or the part of the proceeding has been referred under subsection 86B(5) for mediation.
member means a member of the Tribunal.
mine includes:
 (a) explore or prospect for things that may be mined (including things covered by that expression because of paragraphs (b) and (c)); or
 (b) extract petroleum or gas from land or from the bed or subsoil under waters; or
 (c) quarry;
but does not include extract, obtain or remove sand, gravel, rocks or soil from the natural surface of land, or of the bed beneath waters, for a purpose other than:
 (d) extracting, producing or refining minerals from the sand, gravel, rocks or soil; or
 (e) processing the sand, gravel, rocks or soil by non‑mechanical means.
National Native Title Register means the register established and maintained under Part 8.
National Native Title Tribunal or NNTT means the National Native Title