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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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61 - 70 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Karpany v Dietman [2013] HCA 47; 252 CLR 507 Fisheries Act 1971 (SA), Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA), Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), s 109 Constitution, s 211 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Commonwealth
Budby on behalf of the Barada Barna People v State of Queensland [2013] FCAFC 149 2013 Queensland
State of Western Australia v Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People [2013] FCAFC 143 2013 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Congoo on behalf of the Bar-Barrum People #4 v State of Queensland [2014] FCAFC 9 2014 Lands Acquisition Act 1906 (Cth), s 51(xxxi) Constitution Queensland
Western Australia v Brown [2014] HCA 8; 253 CLR 507 Commonwealth
Willis on behalf of the Pilki People v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 714; BP (Deceased) on behalf of the Birriliburu People v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 715 2014 Western Australia
State of Western Australia v BP (Deceased) [2014] FCAFC 95 2014 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Oil Basins Ltd v Watson [2014] FCAFC 154 2014 Western Australia
Willis on behalf of the Pilki People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2014] FCA 1293 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Queensland v Congoo [2015] HCA 17 2015 Commonwealth
Last updated: 26 June 2023