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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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781 - 790 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Blucher on behalf of the Gaangalu Nation People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2020] FCA 946 2020 s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Gordon on behalf of the Malarngowem Native Title Claim Group Part B v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 1149 2020 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 67 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 68 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 57 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Kennedy v State of Queensland [2002] FCA 747 2002 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 86G Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84(3) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Hobbs on behalf of the Ngurrara D2 Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 624 2020 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 55 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 57 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 94A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 213 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Bell on behalf of the Wakka Wakka People #4 v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 695 2020 s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Mervyn Councillor & Others on behalf of the Southern Yamatji People v Coventry Enterprises Pty Ltd and Another [2020] NNTTA 59 2020 s 29 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 31 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 32 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 237 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Lynch & Hagen (No. 2) [2020] FamCA 727 2020 s 111CG Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) New South Wales
Malone on behalf of the Western Kangoulu People v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 1188 (August 2020) 2020 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 37M Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Queensland
Wagonga Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1113 2020 s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) New South Wales
Roberts on behalf of the Widjabul Wia-Bal People v Attorney-General of New South Wales (No 2) [2020] FCAFC 128 2020 New South Wales
Last updated: 26 June 2023