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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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101 - 110 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) [1992] HCA 23; (1992) 175 CLR 1 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Commonwealth
Pareroultja v Tickner [1993] FCA 465 1993 Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth), Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Northern Territory
Mason v Tritton (1994) 34 NSWLR 572 1994 New South Wales
Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [1995] HCA 10; 183 CLR 245 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Commonwealth
Western Australia v Commonwealth [1995] HCA 47; 183 CLR 373 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), s 109 Constitution Commonwealth
Derschaw , Clifton & Murphy (1996) 90 A Crim R 9 1996 Western Australia
Yarmirr v Northern Territory [1998] FCA 771 1998 Queensland
Commonwealth v Yarmirr [1999 ] FCA 1668 1999 Northern Territory
Yanner v Eaton [1999] HCA 53; 201 CLR 351 Fauna Conservation Act 1974 (Qld), Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), s 109 Constitution, s 211 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Commonwealth
Lardil, Kaidilt, Yangkaal and Gangalidda People v Queensland [2000] FCA 1548 2000 Queensland
Last updated: 26 June 2023