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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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671 - 680 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Coorong Environmental Trust Bill 2019 (SA) 2019 South Australia
Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Qld) 2019 Queensland
Tjungarrayi v Western Australia KN (deceased) and Others (Tjiwarl and Tjiwarl #2) v Western Australia [2019] HCA 12 2019 Mining Act 1904 (WA), Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 242 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 243 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 245 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 253 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation v Onslow Salt Pty Ltd (No 3) [2019] FCA 492 2019 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Western Australia
Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 2079 2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Kimberley Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 21) v Williams (No 2) [2018] FCA 2058 2019 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Nicholls on behalf of the Bundjalung People of Byron Bay and Attorney General of New South Wales [2019] FCA 527 2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Braedon on behalf of the members of the family groups with responsibility for the Imarnte Estate v Northern Territory of Australia [2019] FCA 614 2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Akiba on behalf of the Torres Strait Regional Seas Claim v State of Queensland [2019] FCA 651 2019 s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Anderson on behalf of the Wulli Wulli People v State of Queensland (No 4) [2017] FCA 800  2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Last updated: 26 June 2023