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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
Bartolo v State of Queensland [2022] FCA 100 2022 s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 86G Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Dimer on behalf of the Jardu Mar People v State of Western Australia [2022] FCA 64 2022 s 190B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 31A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 190F Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), r 34.104 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Western Australia
Kum Sing on behalf of the Mitakoodi People #5 v State of Queensland (No 2) [2022] FCA 248 2022 s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Champion on behalf of the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim Group v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2022] FCA 65 2022 s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Birban Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2022] FCA 144 2022 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 36 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), s 86G Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Last updated: 26 June 2023