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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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361 - 370 of 965 search results

Title Year Issues Legislation considered Jurisdiction
Barnes v Northern Territory of Australia [2012] FCA 699 2012 Northern Territory
Landers v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 888 2012 s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) South Australia
Grey v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 846 2012 Western Australia
Handy v State of Victoria [2012] FCA 837 2012 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Victoria
Hatfield on behalf of the Darumbal People v State of Queensland [2012] FCA 796 2012 s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 64 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Queensland
Anderson on behalf of the Wulli Wulli People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2012] FCA 339 2012 s 85A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 43 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Queensland
Lovett on behalf of the Gunditjmara People v State of Victoria (No 5) [2011] FCA 932 2011 Victoria
Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands for the State of NSW [2011] FCA 383 2011 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) New South Wales
Roberts v State of Western Australia [2011] FCA 257 2011 Western Australia
Rex on behalf of the Akwerlpe-Waake, Iliyarne, Lyentyawel Ileparranem and Arrawatyen People v Northern Territory of Australia [2010] FCA 911 2010 Mining Act 1982 (NT) Northern Territory
Last updated: 26 June 2023