Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd v Cox [2009] FCAFC 49
NATIVE TITLE – future act – proposed mining lease – review of Tribunal finding that grantee party did not fulfil its obligation to 'negotiate in good faith' – scope of obligation to negotiate in good faith – whether stage of negotiations relevant – whether requirement to negotiate specifically about the future act – Tribunal's power to make a determination under s 38 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Held: The appeal be allowed and the decision of the National Native Title Tribunal made on 11 July 2008 be set aside. Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 29, 30A, 31(1)(b), 35, 35(1)(a), 36(2), 38, 39, 85 Angelina Cox & Ors on behalf of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama & Pinikura People/Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation/Western Australia/ FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd [2008] NNTTA 90 Brownley v Western Australia (No 1) (1999) 95 FCR 152 Smith on behalf of the Gnaala Karla Booja People v State of Western Australia (2001) 108 FCR 442 Strickland v Minister for Lands for Western Australia (1998) 85 FCR 303 Walley v Western Australia (1996) 67 FCR 366 Western Australia v Taylor (1996) 134 FLR 211 Western Australia/Thomas on behalf of the Walgen People/Anaconda Nickel Ltd [1998] NNTTA 8 FMG PILBARA PTY LTD v ANGELINA COX, HAROLD ASHBURTON, ANGIE COX, CHARLESTON COX, MAURICE DAUBLIN, MAUDIE DIOWTON, MITCHELL DRAGE, CHLOE HAYES, DARRYL HUGHES, GARY HUGHES, ARNESS JAMES, LILY MACKAY and ANNABELLE STEWART ON BEHALF OF THE PUUTU KUNTI KURRAMA PINIKURA PEOPLE, WINTAWARI GURUMA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION and THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
WAD 169 of 2008
SPENDER, SUNDBERG AND MCKERRACHER JJ
30 APRIL 2009
PERTH
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAD 169 of 2008
ON APPEAL FROM THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTED BY MR J SOSSO, DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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