Jango v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCAFC 101

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Jango v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCAFC 101

ABORIGINES - native title – compensation claim – nature of native title rights and interests extinguished – criteria for identification of native title holders – criteria presented in application and points of claim – evidence insufficient to support existence of traditional laws and customs asserted in criteria – whether trial judge ought to have determined pre-existing native title on other bases – function of pleadings – inability of court to undertake general inquiry – whether trial judge misunderstood pleaded case – no error by trial judge – appeal dismissed – notice of contention – whether registration of title under Real Property Act 1886 (SA) validly extinguished native title – effect of indefeasibility provisions – effect of validation provisions of Native Title Act and Validation Act Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 50, s 51, s 61, s 62, s 94, s 94A Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 Crown Lands Ordinance 1931 (NT) Validation (Native Title) Act 1994 (NT) Real Property Act 1886 (SA) Crown Lands Act 1931 ( NT) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) s 10(1) Native Title Amendment Act 2007 (Cth) Jango v Northern Territory (2006) 152 FCR 150 cited De Rose v South Australia (2003) 133 FCR 325 cited De Rose v South Australia (No 2) 145 FCR 302 cited Western Australia v Ward (2002) 213 CLR 1 cited Wilson v Anderson (2002) 213 CLR 401 cited Western Australia v The Commonwealth (1995) 183 CLR 373 cited Fejo v Northern Territory (1998) 195 CLR 96 cited Travinto Nominees Pty Ltd v Vlattas (1973) 129 CLR Assets Company Ltd v Mere Roihi [1905] AC 76 Andrews N, English Civil Procedure – Fundamentals of the New Civil Justice System (Oxford University Press, 2003) Whalan DJ, The Torrens System in Australia (Sydney, Law Book Co, 1982) Baalman J, The Torrens System in New South Wales, (2nd ed), (Sydney, Law Book Co, 1974) JOHNNY JANGO, JUDY TRIGGER, MANTATJARA WILSON, NGOI NGOI DONALD AND WINDLASS ALURITJA v NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA, GPT MANAGEMENT LIMITED AND COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA NTD 3 OF 2006