Summary
Consequential on the commencement of the proposed Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, the bill: amends the Native Title Act 1993 to correct a technical error in the definition of “registered native title body corporate”; amends 10 Acts to make consequential changes to certain references and terminology; contains transitional arrangements for the conversion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 to corporations registered under the proposed Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006; and repeals the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976.