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vicinity of the place where the information is to be given, or the book, document or other record produced, as the case may be.
"(3) A person who knowingly contravenes or fails to comply with a direction given under this section is guilty of an offence punishable, on summary conviction, by—
     (a) in the case of a natural person—a fine of $2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both; or
     (b) in the case of a body corporate—a fine of $10,000.".
30. After section 54c of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Reference of question of law to Federal Court
"54d. (1) A Commissioner may refer a question of law arising in connection with an application referred to in paragraph 50 (1) (a) made to the Commissioner to the Federal Court of Australia for determination.
"(2) The Federal Court of Australia has jurisdiction to hear and determine a question of law referred to it under sub-section (1) and that jurisdiction shall be exercised by that Court constituted as a Full Court.

"(3) Where a question of law arising in connection with such an application has been referred to the Federal Court of Australia under this section, a Commissioner shall not—
     (a) make a finding to which the question is relevant while the reference is pending; or
     (b) exercise the functions of a Commissioner under paragraph (1) (a) in a manner that is inconsistent with the determination of the Federal Court on the question.".

Interpretation
31. Section 66 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph:
     "(ba) a lease or other interest in land or a right granted under a law of the Northern Territory relating to the mining or development of extractive mineral deposits;".
32. After section 67 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Estates or interests not to be granted while land subject to traditional land claim
"67a. (1) Where an application referred to in paragraph 50 (1) (a) in respect of an area of land was made before the day of commencement of this section—
     (a) any grant of an estate or interest in that area of land, or in a part of that area of land, that was purportedly effected on a day before that traditional land claim, in so far as it related to the area of land to which the grant relates, was finally disposed of, being a day after 28 May 1986 and before the day of commencement of this section, shall be taken to be, and at all times to have been, of no effect; and
     (b) any grant of an estate or interest in that area of land, or in a