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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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301 - 310 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Straits Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor v Kokatha Uwankara Native Title Claimants & Ors (No 2) [2013] SASCFC 103 2013 Supreme Court Civil Rules 2006 (SA), Native Title (South Australia) Act 1994 (SA) South Australia
A.D. (deceased) on behalf of the Mirning People v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2013] FCA 1134 2013 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
A.D. (deceased) on behalf of the Mirning People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 1000 2013 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
A.D. (deceased) on behalf of the Mirning People v State of Western Australia [2013] FCA 565 2013 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Western Australia
Congoo on behalf of the Bar-Barrum People #4 v State of Queensland [2013] FCA 1113 2013 s 25 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Queensland
Cheinmora v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 768 2013 s 47A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 47B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Western Australia
De Rose v State of South Australia [2013] FCA 988 2013 s 51 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 51(xxxi) Constitution, s 51A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 53 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 50 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 20 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), 37AG Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 94 Native Title Act (Cth) South Australia
Brady on behalf of the Western Yalanji People #4 v State of Queensland; Brady on behalf of the Western Yalanji People #5 and #7 v State of Queensland [2013] FCA 958 2013 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 225 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Morganson on behalf of the Warrungnu People #2 v State of Queensland [2013] FCA 957 2013 s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Far West Coast Native Title Claim v State of South Australia (No 5) [2013] FCA 717 2013 s 84 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 251B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023