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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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951 - 960 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Cannon on behalf of the Cairns Regional Claim Group v State of Queensland [2021] FCA 1575 2021 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 54A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), r 28.61 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Queensland
Farrer v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2021] FCA 1131 2021 Western Australia
Stream v State of Western Australia (Palyku #2) [2021] FCA 1068 2021 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Singleton on behalf of the Yirrganydji Peoples v State of Queensland (No 3) [2021] FCA 1574 2021 s 84(3) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84(8) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 54A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), r 28.61 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Queensland
Fourmile on behalf of the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji People v State of Queensland [2021] FCA 1576 2021 s 84A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 54A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), r 28.61 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Queensland
Bennell v State of Western Australia [2021] FCA 1508 2021 s 24CK Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Muir on behalf of the Woppaburra People v State of Queensland [2021] FCA 1505 2021 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Lewis #7 v Attorney General of New South Wales (No 2) [2021] FCA 1269 2021 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Gilla on behalf of the Yugunga-Nya People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 1174 2021 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Dawson v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 1636 2021 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) South Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023