Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01022:reg:141
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01022
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 141
Character Range: 228989–230902

141  Application for accreditation of a TUMRA

Who may apply for accreditation of a TUMRA
 (1) An individual (the applicant), or an authorised representative (also the applicant) of an individual, may, on behalf of a Traditional Owner group, apply to the Authority for accreditation of a TUMRA that covers the group.
 (2) The individual must be a member of the Traditional Owner group covered by the TUMRA.

Requirements for application
 (3) The application must:
 (a) be in the form approved by the Authority; and
 (b) include the information required by the form; and
 (c) be accompanied by a copy of the TUMRA; and
 (d) be accompanied by any other documents required by the form; and
 (e) be lodged at a place or by the means specified in the form.

What happens if requirements for application are not complied with
 (4) The Authority is not required to consider or further consider an application if the application does not comply with the requirements of subsection (3).
 (5) The Authority must give the applicant a written notice, within 10 business days after the day the Authority makes a decision under subsection (4), stating:
 (a) that the application is incomplete; and
 (b) the matters that must be dealt with to complete the application.
 (6) The application is taken to have been withdrawn if the matters have not been dealt with before the end of:
 (a) 30 business days after the notice is given; or
 (b) if the Authority extends the period in accordance with section 253—that extended period.
 (7) Despite subsection (6), the Authority may continue to consider an application that has been taken to be withdrawn under that subsection.

Joint applications
 (8) Nothing in this section prevents a group of individuals from making a joint application for accreditation of a TUMRA under subsection (1), but all of the individuals must be members of a Traditional Owner group covered by the TUMRA.