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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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461 - 470 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Doctor on behalf of the Bigambul People v State of Queensland [2016] FCA 1447 2016 s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 57 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Simplify) Act 2017 (SA) 2017 Local Government Act 1999 (SA), Crown Land Management Act 2009 (SA) South Australia
Tarlka Matuwa Piarku (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC v State of Western Australia [2017] FCA 40 2017 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Pappin on behalf of the Muthi Muthi People v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2017] FCA 76 2017 s 190F Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 190C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 62 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
McGlade v Native Title Registrar [2017] FCAFC 10 2017 s 24CD Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 24CG Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 24CA Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Narrier v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2017] FCA 104 2017 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
TJ (on behalf of the Yindjibarndi People) v State of Western Australia (No 4) [2016] FCA 231 2016 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Western Australia
State of Western Australia v Banjima People [2016] FCAFC 46 2016 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
State of Western Australia v Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People [2016] FCAFC 47 2016 Mining Act 1978 (WA), s 24IC Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Mining Act 1904 (WA), s 24IB Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Taylor v State of Western Australia [2016] FCA 1191 2016 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023