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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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Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Malone v State of Queensland (the Clermont-Belyando Area Native Title Claim) [2019] FCA 2115 2019 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 203BB Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Cronin on behalf of the Butchulla People (land & sea claim #2) v State of Queensland [2019] FCA 2082 2019 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 62A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 24LA Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Anderson on behalf of the Mardigan People v State of Queensland [2019] FCA 2140 2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Fulton on behalf of the Mambali Amaling-Gan v Northern Territory of Australia (the Minyerri and Banka Banka Matters) [2019] FCA 2156 2019 Pastoral Land Act 1992 (NT), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Foster on behalf of the Gunggari People #4 v State of Queensland [2019] FCA 1402 2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Native Title Act (Queensland) Act 1993 (Qld), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Stuart v State of South Australia (Oodnadatta Common Overlap Proceeding) [2019] FCA 1282 2019 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth), s 82 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Hughes on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2019] FCA 2127 2019 r 2.32 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Western Australia
Muldardy, on behalf of the Birriman-gan Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2019] FCA 2119 2019 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation v Onslow Salt Pty Ltd (No 5) [2019] FCA 1437 2019 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Western Australia
Warrabinga-Wiradjuri People #7 v Attorney General of New South Wales [2019] FCA 1177 2019 s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Last updated: 26 June 2023