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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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81 - 90 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
The State of Western Australia v Sebastian [2008] FCAFC 65 2008 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Griffiths v Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment [2008] HCA 20; 235 CLR 232 Lands Acquisition Act 1978 (NT), Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), s 11 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Commonwealth
Risk v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCAFC 46 2007 s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Moses v State of Western Australia [2007] FCAFC 78 2007 Mining Act 1978 (WA), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 56 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 57 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Jango v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCAFC 101 2007 Northern Territory
Gumana v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCAFC 23 Fisheries Act 1988 (NT), s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Griffiths v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCAFC 178 2007 Northern Territory
Gamogab v Akiba [2007] FCAFC 74 2007 Queensland
Dale v Moses [2007] FCAFC 82 2007 New South Wales
Northern Territory of Australia v Alyawarr, Kaytetye, Warumungu, Wakaya Native Title Claim Group [2005] FCAFC 135 2005 s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
Last updated: 26 June 2023