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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
Bandjalang People No 3 v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2021] FCA 386 2021 s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94 Native Title Act (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Helmbright v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2021] FCA 647 2021 51(xix) Constitution, s 501A(2) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Tasmania
Smith on behalf of the Single Noongar Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2021] FCA 252 2021 r 26.12 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84D Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 37M Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Western Australia
McNamara (Barngarla Southern Eyre Peninsula Native Title Claim) v State of South Australia [2021] FCA 262 2021 s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), r 26.01 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), s 43 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Sturt on behalf of the Jaru People v State of Western Australia [2021] FCA 219 2021 Western Australia
Bell v Native Title Registrar [2021] FCA 229 2021 s 190A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 5(1)(e) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth), s 190C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 62 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Glencore Coal Pty Limited v Franks [2021] FCAFC 61 2021 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) Commonwealth
Wanganeen v Dietman; Shaw v Dietman [2021] SASCFC 25 2021 s 211 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Qld) 2021 Queensland
Wharton on behalf of the Kooma People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2021] FCA 191 2021 s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), 83a, s 64 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Last updated: 26 June 2023