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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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121 - 130 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Smith on behalf of the Gnaala Karla Booja People v State of Western Australia [2001] FCA 19 s 237 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 32 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 29 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
De Rose v South Australia [2002] FCA 1342 2002 s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
James on behalf of the Martu People v Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208 Western Australia
Munn v Queensland [2002] FCA 486 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Nangkiriny v Western Australia [2002] FCA 660 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Rubibi v Western Australia [2002] FCA 876 2002 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
Western Australia v Ward [2002] HCA 28; 213 CLR 1 s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Commonwealth
Wilson v Anderson [2002] HCA 29; 213 CLR 401 2002 Commonwealth
Attorney-General of the Northern Territory v Ward [2003] FCAFC 283 2003 s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Northern Territory
De Rose v State of South Australia [2003] FCAFC 286 2003 s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023