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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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871 - 880 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Saunders on behalf of the Bigambul People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2021] FCA 190 2021 s 64 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 native Queensland
Ohlsen on behalf of the Ngemba/Ngiyampaa People v Attorney General of New South Wales [2021] FCA 169 2021 s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
O'Connor on behalf of the Palyku People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 195 2021 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Image Resources NL v Malcolm Ryder & Ors on behalf of Yued [2021] NNTTA 11 2021 s 35 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 29 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 38 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Stuart v State of South Australia (No 3) [2021] FCA 230 2021 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Leeton and District Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2021] FCA 356 2021 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 36 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), s 42 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Lawson on behalf of the Badimaya Barna Guda People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 468 2021 s 190F Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Forrest on behalf of the Nangaanya-ku Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2021] FCA 467 2021 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Saunders on behalf of the Bigambul People v State of Queensland (No 3) [2021] FCA 444 2021 s 37N Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Reiff on behalf of the members of the Ankerente, Arntinarre, Arraperre, Artwele, Atnwarle, Ilparle, Immarkwe, Ltye and Thipatherre Landholding Groups v Northern Territory of Australia [2021] FCA 400 2021 s 233, s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Last updated: 26 June 2023