Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021A00132:clause:3_22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021A00132
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 22
Character Range: 99338–101474

22  Saving provision—pre‑commencement approvals
(1) A Commonwealth entity approval of either of the following bodies:
 (a) the Commonwealth;
 (b) a Commonwealth authority (within the meaning of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989);
that was in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues in force (and may be dealt with) on and after that commencement as if it were a subsection 3AA(1) approved entity approval of the relevant body.
(2) If:
 (a) a Commonwealth entity approval of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation was in force immediately before the commencement of this item; and
 (b) leases of one or more townships were granted or transferred to the corporation under section 19A of the principal Act before that commencement;
then the Commonwealth entity approval continues in force (and may be dealt with) on and after that commencement as if:
 (c) the approval were a separate subsection 3AA(2) approved entity approval of the corporation in relation to each area of land of each of those townships; and
 (d) for each of those subsection 3AA(2) approved entity approvals—the Land Council for the area in which the relevant township is situated had nominated the corporation to be an approved entity for the area of land of the township.
(3) In this item:
Commonwealth entity approval means an approval under section 3AAA of the principal Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, for the purposes of the definition of Commonwealth entity in subsection 3(1) of that Act (as then in force).
principal Act means the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976.
subsection 3AA(1) approved entity approval means an approval under subsection 3AA(1) of the principal Act, as amended by this Part, for the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of approved entity in subsection 3(1) of that Act (as so amended).
subsection 3AA(2) approved entity approval means an approval under subsection 3AA(2) of the principal Act, as amended by this Part, for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of approved entity in subsection 3(1) of that Act (as so amended).