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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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171 - 180 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks and Other Reserves) Act 2004 (WA) Western Australia
Akiba on behalf of the Torres Strait Islanders of the Regional Seas Claim Group v State of Queensland (No 2) [2010] FCA 643 2010 s 109 Constitution, s 211 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Ward v State of Western Australia (No 4) [2016] FCA 358 2016 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 62A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Watson v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2014] FCA 127 2014 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Chubby on behalf of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 964 2015 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Chubby on behalf of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2015] FCA 1505 2015 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Aiken on behalf of the Bunuba People (Bunuba #3) v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 1482 2015 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Brooking on behalf of the Bunuba People (Bunuba #2) v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 1481 2015 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Wurrunmurra on behalf of the Bunuba People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 1480 2015 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Watson on behalf of the Nyikina Mangala People v State of Western Australia (No 7) [2015] FCA 1404 2015 s 85 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 203BB Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023