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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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241 - 250 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 516 2014 Western Australia
Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1455 2012 s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Mooney on behalf of the Yuwibara People v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 1244 2014 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Jacob v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 1106 2014 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Woosup on behalf of the Northern Cape York Group #1 v State of Queensland (No. 2) [2014] FCA 1086 2014 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Woosup on behalf of the Northern Cape York Group #1 v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 910 2014 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (Qld) Queensland
Woosup on behalf of the Northern Cape York Group #1 v State of Queensland (No 3) [2014] FCA 1148 2014 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Daphney on behalf of the Kowanyama People v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 1149 2014 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 57 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Ah Chee v State of South Australia [2014] FCA 1048 2014 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Apetyarr v Northern Territory of Australia [2014] FCA 1088 2014 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Last updated: 26 June 2023