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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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561 - 570 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Finlay on behalf of the Kuruma Marthudenera Peoples v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 548 2018 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 64 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Gunaikurnai People Native Title Claim Group People v State of Victoria (No 2) [2018] FCA 573 2018 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Victoria
Hamlett on behalf of the Wajarri Yamatji People (Part B) v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 545 2018 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Lightning on behalf of the Nywaigi People v State of Queensland [2018] FCA 493 2018 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Croft on behalf of the Barngarla Native Title Claim Group People v State of South Australia (No 3) [2018] FCA 552 2018 s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Lewis on behalf of the Warrabinga-Wiradjuri #6 v Attorney General of State of New South Wales [2018] FCA 481 2018 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Akiba on behalf of Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim v State of Queensland [2018] FCA 772 2018 Queensland
Bright v Northern Land Council [2018] FCA 752 2018 s 24CG Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Northern Territory
Doolan on behalf of the Andado, Pmere Ulperre, New Crown and Therreyererte Family Groups v Northern Territory of Australia [2018] FCA 709 2018 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Juru Enterprises v Adani [2018] FCA 870 2018 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Queensland
Last updated: 26 June 2023