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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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91 - 100 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
De Rose v State of South Australia (No 2) [2005] FCAFC 110 2005 s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Lardil, Yangkaal, Gangalidda & Kaiadilt Peoples v State of Queensland [2008] FCA 1855 2008 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Eringa No 1 Native Title Claim v South Australia [2007] FCA 182 2007 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 82 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Ward v Western Australia (Miriuwung Gajerrong #4 Determination) [2006] FCA 1848 2006 Western Australia
Rubibi Community v State of Western Australia (No 6) [2006] FCA 82 2006 Western Australia
Jango v Northern Territory of Australia (No 6) [2006] FCA 465 2006 s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Sampi v Western Australia [No. 3] [2005] FCA 1716 2005 s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Daniel and Others v Western Australia and Others [2002] FCA 1147 s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Ward v Northern Territory of Australia [2002] FCA 1477 2002 s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Anderson v State of Western Australia [2002] FCA 1558 s 64 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023