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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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431 - 440 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Griffiths v Northern Territory of Australia (No 3) [2016] FCA 900 2016 s 50 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 51 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 24AA(2) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 233 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 213 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 51(xxxi) Constitution, s 53 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 51A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94 Native Title Act (Cth), S 24OA Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Barambah on behalf of the Turrbal People v State of Queensland [2016] FCA 894 2016 Queensland
Lake Torrens Overlap Proceedings (No 3) [2016] FCA 899 2016 s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Rrumburriya Borroloola Claim Group v Northern Territory of Australia (No 2) [2016] FCA 908 2016 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Helicopter Tjungarrayi on behalf of the Ngurra Kayanta People v State of Western Australia [2016] FCA 910 2016 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Vic) 2016 Victoria
National Parks and Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Acts Amendment Act 2016 (Vic) Victoria
Bropho v City of Perth [2016] FCA 1098 2016 s 211 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Titles (Validation) and Native Title (Effect of Past Acts) Act 1995 (WA), Local Government Property Local Law 2005 (WA), Land Act 1933 (WA) Western Australia
Bropho v City of Perth (No 2) [2016] FCA 1168 2016 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 81 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Western Australia
TR (Deceased) on behalf of the Kariyarra – Pipingarra People v State of Western Australia [2016] FCA 1158 2016 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023