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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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551 - 560 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Eagles on behalf of the combined Thiin-Mah Warriyangka, Tharrkari and Jiwarli People v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 442 2018 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Agius v State of South Australia (No 6) [2018] FCA 358 2018 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Attorney General v Helicopter-Tjungarrayi (Ngurra Kayanta & Ngurra Kayanta #2) [2018] FCAFC 35 2018 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA), s 245 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Mining Act 1978 (WA) Western Australia
Allen on behalf of the Nyamal People #1 v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 320 2018 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84D Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Forrest on behalf of the Ngurrara People v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 289 2018 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Manado (on behalf of the Bindunbur Native Title Claim Group) v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 275 2018 s 253 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Weribone on behalf of the Mandandanji People v State of Queensland [2018] FCA 247 2018 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Queensland
Starkey on behalf of the Kokatha People v State of South Australia [2018] FCAFC 36 2018 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 101 2018 s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Gomeroi People v Attorney General of New South Wales (No 3) [2018] FCA 71 2018 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Last updated: 26 June 2023