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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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761 - 770 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Croft on behalf of the Barngarla Native Title Claim Group v State of South Australia (Port Augusta Proceeding) [2020] FCA 888 2020 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) South Australia
Saunders on Behalf of the Bigambul People v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 563 2020 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84(3) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66(3) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), r 34.104 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 37M Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Queensland
Munn v State of Queensland [2002] FCA 78 2002 s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66(3) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Kooma People v State of Queensland [2002] FCA 86 2002 s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Wharton on behalf of the Kooma People v State of Queensland [2002] FCA 1112 2002 s 84C Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v State of Western Australia [2020] FCAFC 64 2020 s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 32 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 109 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 148 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 126 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 75 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 76 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Wharton on Behalf of the Kooma People v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 574 2020 s 84(3) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66(3) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 83A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Queensland
Love v Commonwealth of Australia; Thoms v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] HCA 3 2020 51(xix) Constitution, Migration Act 1958 (Cth), Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) Commonwealth
Mumbin v Northern Territory of Australia (No 1) [2020] FCA 475 2020 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 57 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 62 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 203BE Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), r 23.11 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Northern Territory
Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation v Onslow Salt Pty Ltd (No 7) [2020] FCA 572 2020 Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth), Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Western Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023