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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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351 - 360 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Gibson & Ors v The Minister for Finance, Natural Resources and the Arts & Anor [2012] QSC 132 2012 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld), Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (Qld), Land Act 1962 (Qld), Native Title (Prescribed Bodies Corporate) Regulation 1999 (Cth), s 58 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 109 Constitution Queensland
Lander v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 427 2012 s 223 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Roberts on behalf of the Najig and the Guyanggan Nganawirdbird Groups v Northern Territory of Australia [2012] FCA 223 2012 Northern Territory
Roberts on behalf of the Najig and the Guyanggan Nganawirdbird Groups v Northern Territory of Australia (No 2) [2012] FCA 254 2012 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Northern Territory
Bonner on behalf of the Jagera People #2 v State of Queensland (No 3) [2012] FCA 214 2012 Queensland
Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2012] FCA 147 2012 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), s 61 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 86G Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Quall v Northern Territory of Australia [2012] FCA 677 2012 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Northern Territory
Maldorky Iron Pty Ltd v South Australian Native Title Services Ltd [2012] SASCFC 63 2012 Mining Act 1971 (SA) South Australia
Lightning Ridge Local Aboriginal Land Council v Premier of New South Wales [2012] FCA 792 2012 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), Western Lands Act 1901 (NSW), s 23B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), s 109 Constitution, s 23E Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) New South Wales
Far West Coast Native Title Claim v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 733 2012 s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84D Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A South Australia
Last updated: 26 June 2023