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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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421 - 430 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
BP (Deceased) on behalf of the Birriliburu People v State of Western Australia [2016] FCA 671 2016 Western Australia
Mineral and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Cth) 2016 Queensland
Land (Revocation of Reservations - Regional Victoria Land) Act 2016 (Vic) 2016 Victoria
Harrington-Smith on behalf of the Wongatha People v Western Australia (No 9) [2007] FCA 31 2007 Western Australia
Prevention of Forced Closure of Remote Aboriginal Communities Bill 2016 (WA) 2016 Unpassed, Private member's bill Western Australia
Hughes on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2016] FCA 840 2016 s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Wilson v State of South Australia (No 2) [2016] FCA 812 2016 s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland [2016] FCA 777 2016 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Hunter v State of South Australia [2016] FCA 779 2016 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) South Australia
Margarula v Northern Territory of Australia [2016] FCA 1018 2016 s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 253 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Validation (Native Title) Act 1994 (NT), s 238 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Last updated: 26 June 2023