Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00533:clause:2_86f
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00533
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 86F
Character Range: 314988–316146

86F  Agreement to settle application etc.

Parties may negotiate for agreement

 (1) Some or all of the parties to a proceeding in relation to an application may negotiate with a view to agreeing to action that will result in any one or more of the following:
 (a) the application being withdrawn or amended;
 (b) the parties to the proceeding being varied;
 (c) any other thing being done in relation to the application.
The agreement may involve matters other than native title.

Assistance by NNTT

 (2) The parties may request assistance from the NNTT in negotiating the agreement.

Court may order adjournment to help negotiations

 (3) The Federal Court may order an adjournment of the proceeding to allow time for the negotiations. It may do so on its own motion or on application by a party.

Court may end adjournment

 (4) The Federal Court may order that the adjournment end. It may do so:
 (a) on its own motion; or
 (b) on application by a party; or
 (c) if the NNTT reports that the negotiations are unlikely to succeed.

Court's powers not limited

 (5) Subsection (3) does not limit the Federal Court's powers to order an adjournment.