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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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371 - 380 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Waanyi People v State of Queensland [2009] FCA 1179 2009 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 126A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Kowanyama People v State of Queensland [2009] FCA 1192 2009 Queensland
Brown v State of South Australia [2009] FCA 206 2009 s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Davis-Hurst on behalf of the Kattang People v Minister for Lands [2009] FCA 725 2009 New South Wales
Dodd on behalf of the Wulli Wulli People v State of Queensland [2009] FCA 793 2009 Queensland
Rita Augustine v State of Western Australia [2013] FCA 338 2013 Western Australia
Lynch on behalf of the members of the Alherramp/Rrweltyapet, Ilewerr, Mamp/Arrwek, Tywerl, Arrangkey, Anentyerr/Anenkerr and Ntyerlkem/Urapentye Estate Groups v Northern Territory of Australia [2013] FCA 636 2013 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Tonson v Northern Territory of Australia [2013] FCA 1087 2013 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd v Martu Idja Banjima People as registered native title claimants [2010] WAMW 1 2010 Western Australia
Zanthus Resources P/L & Ors v Mineralogy P/L [2014] WAMW 20 2014 Mining Act 1978 (WA), s 24MD Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023