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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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491 - 500 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v Glencore Bauxite Resources Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 646 2017 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Queensland
Booth on behalf of the Kungardutyi Punthamara People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2017] FCA 844 2017 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Kum Sing on behalf of the Mitakoodi & Mayi People #5 v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 860 2017 s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Woosup on behalf of the Ankamuthi People #1 & #2 v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 831; [2017] FCA 832 2017 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Anderson on behalf of the Northern Cape York #3 Native Title Claim Group v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 831 2017 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Sandy on behalf of the Yugara People v State of Queensland [2017] FCAFC 108 2017 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Queensland
Northern Territory of Australia v Griffiths [2017] FCAFC 106 2017 s 51 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 51(xxxi) Constitution, s 51A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Lands Acquisition Act 1978 (NT) Northern Territory
Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People (Ngadju Part B) v State of Western Australia [2017] FCA 795 2017 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 84D Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Miller v State of South Australia (Far West Coast Sea Claim) [2017] FCA 790 2017 s 85 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Oil basins Limited v Watson [2017] FCAFC 103 2017 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), s 203BB Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 203BC Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023