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Native Title Law Database

The Native Title Law Database is the most comprehensive collection of publicly accessible native title case and legislation summaries in Australia. Previously published as What's New in Native Title, the database is a key resource for traditional owners, practitioners and researchers.

Each item includes a summary and link to the source judgment or piece of legislation. Use the Search all function to search by legal issue or subject, court, native title or language group names, year, jurisdiction, and any other keywords or phrases.

Summaries of cases and legislation from 2014 are now available on the database. Summaries of earlier legal developments will become available on a rolling basis.

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801 - 810 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 1410 2020 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 62A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84D Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), r 8.21 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Western Australia
Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1501 2020 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Drill on behalf of the Purnululu Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 1510 2020 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Dixon on behalf of the Narrwan and Badpa Estate Groups v Northern Territory of Australia [2020] FCA 1545 2020 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Dixon on behalf of the Narrwan, Ngayirrirni and Kinbininggu Estate Groups v Northern Territory of Australia [2020] FCA 1544 2020 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 1416 2020 s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 29 Land Act 1933 (WA), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
McCarthy on behalf of the Yuggera Ugarapal Applicant v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 1448 2020 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1507 2020 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 86G Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 36 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), s 42 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), s 75B Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 (NSW) New South Wales
Portframe Enterprises ATF Gnaraloo Station Trust v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 1622 2020 s 31A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), r 26.01 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), s 24BD Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 28 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation v Onslow Salt Pty Ltd (No 9) [2020] FCA 1717 2020 Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023