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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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201 - 210 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 1053 2015 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Chubby on behalf of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama People and the Pinikura People #1 and #2 [2015] FCA 940 2015 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 939 2015 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Sambo v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 954 2015 s 190B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190F Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Strickland v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 914 2015 s 190B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190F Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Anderson on behalf of the Wulli Wulli People v State of Queensland (No 3) [2015] FCA 821 2015 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
TJ (on behalf of the Yindjibarndi People) v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 818 2015 s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
MT (deceased) v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2015] FCA 697 2015 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Western Australia
Doctor on behalf of the Bigambul People v State of Queensland (No 3) [2015] FCA 581 2015 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Budby on behalf of the Barada Barna People v State of Queensland (No 4) [2015] FCA 629 2015 Queensland
Last updated: 26 June 2023