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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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771 - 780 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Drury on behalf of the Nanda People v State of Western Australia [2020] FCAFC 69 2020 Native Title (Prescribed Bodies Corporate) Regulation 1999 (Cth), Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s 49 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 55 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Harkin on behalf of the Nanatadjarra People v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 1015 2020 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 253 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Prior v South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation [2020] FCA 808 2020 s 24CK Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 24CH Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth), s 51(xxvi) Constitution, s 24CI Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 203BE Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Western Australia
Nyamal Palyku Proceeding (No 2) [2020] FCA 788 2020 Land Act 1933 (WA), Land Regulations 1887 (WA) Western Australia
Nyamal Palyku Proceeding [2020] FCA 428 2020 s 62 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Augustine on behalf of the Jabirr Jabirr/Ngumbarl People and State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 379 2020 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Western Australia v Manado; Western Australia v Augustine; Commonwealth of Australia v Manado; Commonwealth of Australia v Augustine [2020] HCA 9 2020 s 212 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Commonwealth
Roberts on behalf of the Widjabul Wia-Bal People v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCAFC 103 2020 s 13 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 101 Crown Lands Act of 1884 (NSW), s 39 Crown Lands Act of 1884 (NSW), s 136K Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 (NSW), s 88 Crown Lands Act 1989 (NSW), r 30.01 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) New South Wales
Talbott v Minister for the Environment [2020] FCA 1042 2020 s 51(xxxi) Constitution, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) New South Wales
Williams on behalf of Danggan Balun (Five Rivers) People v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 938 2020 s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), r 8.23 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 8.21 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Queensland
Last updated: 26 June 2023