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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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251 - 260 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
De Satge on behalf of the Butchulla People #2 v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 1132 2014 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 57 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
BP (Deceased) v State of Western Australia [2013] FCA 760 2013 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Walker v State of South Australia [2014] FCA 962 2014 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Starkey v State of South Australia [2014] FCA 924 2014 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Hazelbane v Northern Territory of Australia [2014] FCA 886 2014 s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Northern Territory
Pegler on behalf of the Widi People of the Nebo Estate #1 v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 932 2014 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Wallace on behalf of the Boonthamurra People v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 901 2014 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Forrest v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 876 2014 s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Ward v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2014] FCA 825 2014 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Western Australia
Phyball on behalf of the Gumbaynggirr People v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2014] FCA 851 2014 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 55 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Last updated: 26 June 2023