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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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51 - 60 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Dunghutti Elders Council (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC v Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations (No 2) [2011] FCAFC 110 2011 Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) New South Wales
Dunghutti Elders Council (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC v Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations (No 3) [2011] FCA 1019 2011 Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) New South Wales
Smith v Marapikurrinya Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 150 2011 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Western Australia
Cheedy on behalf of the Yindjibarndi People v Western Australia (No 2) [2011] FCAFC 163 2011 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Dunghutti Elders Council (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC v Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations (No 4) [2012] FCAFC 50 2012 Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) New South Wales
Dietman v Karpany [2012] SASCFC 53 2012 Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA), Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), s 109 Constitution, s 211 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Brown (on behalf of the Ngarla People) v State of Western Australia [2012] FCAFC 154 2012 Western Australia
Brown (on behalf of the Ngarla People) v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 18 2013 Western Australia
State of Western Australia v Ward [2013] FCAFC 54 2013 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
State of Western Australia v Fazeldean on behalf of the Thalanyji People (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 58 2013 Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023