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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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711 - 720 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Bell on behalf of the Wakka Wakka People #3 v State of Queensland [2019] FCA 2005 2019 s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 253 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251D Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Native Title Act (Queensland) Act 1993 (Qld), Rural Protection Act 1985 (Qld), Stock Route Management Act 2002 (Qld) Queensland
Clancy on behalf of the Auburn Hawkwood People and State of Queensland [2019] FCA 1908 2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Drury on behalf of the Nanda People v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2019] FCA 1812 2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Western Australia
Goldfields Land and Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation v Minister for Indigenous Affairs [2019] FCA 2010 2019 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth), Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), 37AG Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Western Australia
Manado on behalf of the Bindunbur Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2019] FCA 1873 2019 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Manolis on behalf of the Yawuru Community v State of Western Australia [2019] FCA 1781 2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
McLennan v State of Queensland [2019] FCA 1969 2019 s 190B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Nicholls on behalf of the Bundjalung People of Byron Bay and Attorney General of New South Wales (No 2) [2019] FCA 1797 2019 37AG Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Pacey on behalf of the Gumbaynggirr People and Attorney General of New South Wales [2019] FCA 1916 2019 s 37M Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) New South Wales
Williams on behalf of the Gumbaynggirr People and Attorney General of New South Wales [2019] FCA 1915 2019 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Last updated: 26 June 2023