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9 Land Acts etc.
10 Water Acts etc.
11 Forests Acts
12 National Parks Act 1975
13 Alpine Resorts Act 1983
14 Gardens Acts
15 Settlement Acts etc.
16 Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978
17 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Acts
18 Port Acts etc.
19 Railway and Transport Acts
20 Various Acts
Part 3—Queensland
21 Leases under various Land Acts etc.
22 Freeholding leases
23 Homestead interests
24 Settlement farm leases
25 Agricultural farms
26 Perpetual lease selections
27 Perpetual town leases
28 Perpetual suburban leases
29 Perpetual country leases
30 Prickly pear‑related interests
31 Leases under agreements given the force of law
32 Various interests
Part 4—Western Australia
33 Legislation before 1898
34 Land Act 1898 and Land Act 1933
35 Other legislation after 1898
36 Leases under certain mining‑related and other Acts
Part 5—South Australia
37 Perpetual leases and leases for a term of years
38 Miscellaneous leases
39 Other interests
Part 6—Tasmania
40 Crown Lands Acts
41 Closer Settlement Act 1929
Part 7—Northern Territory
42 Town leases etc.
43 Agricultural leases etc.
44 Leases for special purposes etc.
45 Miscellaneous leases
46 Other leases
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

An Act about native title in relation to land or waters, and for related purposes

Preamble
This preamble sets out considerations taken into account by the Parliament of Australia in enacting the law that follows.

The people whose descendants are now known as Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders were the inhabitants of Australia before European settlement.

They have been progressively dispossessed of their lands. This dispossession occurred largely without compensation, and successive governments have failed to reach a lasting and equitable agreement with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders concerning the use of their lands.

As a consequence, Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders have become, as a group, the most disadvantaged in Australian society.

The people of Australia voted overwhelmingly to amend the Constitution so that the Parliament of Australia would be able to make special laws for peoples of the aboriginal race.

The Australian Government has acted to protect the rights of all of its citizens, and in particular its indigenous peoples, by recognising international standards for the protection of universal human rights and fundamental freedoms through:

     (a) the ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and other standard‑setting instruments such as the International Covenants on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and on Civil and Political Rights; and
     (b) the acceptance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and
     (c) the enactment of legislation such as the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and the Australian Human Rights Commission