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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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Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Norwest Sand & Gravel Pty Ltd v Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC & Another [2020] NNTTA 68 2020 s 28 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 29 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 31 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 35 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 36 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 38 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 39 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 148 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 233 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Shaw on behalf of the Boorroola Moorrool Moorrool Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 1700 2020 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Wilson v State of South Australia (No 4) [2020] FCA 1805 2020 s 251D Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 242 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
QGC Pty Limited v Alberts [2020] FCA 1869 2020 r 9.05 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), s 24CA Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 24CD Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 24CG Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Harkin on behalf of the Nanatadjarra People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 3 2021 s 31A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v State of Western Australia [2021] FCA 9 2021 s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v State of Western Australia [2021] FCA 20 2021 s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Bonner on behalf of the Jagera Yagara Gurrangnam v State of Queensland [2021] FCA 35 2021 r 26.12 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), s 190B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Cth) 2021 Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth), Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Commonwealth
Roberts on behalf of the Widjabul Wia-Bal v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2019] FCA 1158 2019 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 101 Crown Lands Act of 1884 (NSW), s 10 Crown Lands (Amendment) Act 1927 (NSW), s 136K Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 (NSW) New South Wales
Last updated: 26 June 2023