NATIVE TITLE - appeal against Judgment which found that grants or conversions of perpetual leases over three areas of land were in each case, a "previous exclusive possession act" within s 23B of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (the NT Act) and therefore had extinguished native title - consideration of the validity of s 8 of the Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993 (Cth) and whether it, in conjunction with s 19 of the NT Act could have the effect of validating the past acts of extinguishment - consideration of the application of the decision in University of Wollongong v Metwally (1984) 158 CLR 447.
Held: appeal dismissed.
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