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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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451 - 460 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Agius v State of South Australia (No 3) [2016] FCA 1416 2016 s 62A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) South Australia
Finlay on behalf of the Kuruma Marthudunera People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2016] FCA 1260 2016 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Starkey on behalf of the Kokatha People v State of South Australia [2016] FCA 1577 2016 Mining Act 1971 (SA), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) South Australia
Narrier v State of Western Australia [2016] FCA 1519 2016 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Burragubba v State of Queensland [2016] FCA 1525 2016 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Queensland
Peterson on behalf of the Wunna Nyiyaparli People v State of Western Australia [2016] FCA 1528 2016 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Western Australia
Lansen v Northern Territory of Australia [2016] FCA 1535 2016 s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Kynuna on behalf of the Bar Barrum People #5 v State of Queensland [2016] FCA 1504 2016 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 57 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Dodd on behalf of the Gudjala People Core Country Claim #1 v State of Queensland [2016] FCA 1505; Claim #2 [2016] FCA 1506 2016 s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Limmerick on behalf of the Ngarlawangga People v State of Western Australia [2016] FCA 1442 2016 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023