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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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141 - 150 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Gawirrin Gumana v Northern Territory of Australia (No 2) [2005] FCA 1425 2005 s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Stanley Mervyn, Adrian Young, and Livingston West, on behalf of the Peoples of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands v Western Australia [2005] FCA 831 2005 Western Australia
Nona on behalf of the Saibai, Dauan, Mabuiag, Badu and Boigu Peoples v Queensla [2005] FCA 1118 2005 Queensland
Thaiday on behalf of the Warraber, Poruma and Iama Peoples and State of Queensland [2005] FCA 1116 2005 Queensland
Lota Warria on behalf of the Poruma and Masig Peoplesand Queensland and Ors [2005] FCA 1117 2005 Queensland
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) 1999 Commonwealth
Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA) 2007 South Australia
North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability and Other Acts Amendment Act 2016 (Qld) 2016 Queensland
Coal Seam and Other Unconventional Gas Moratorium Bill 2015 (NSW) 2015 Unpassed, Private member's bill New South Wales
Heritage Bill 2015 (WA) Unpassed Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023