Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NATIVE TITLE - application for injunctive relief to preserve status quo pending determination of application - grant of fee simple - freehold land compulsorily acquired 46 years later - subsequent period when land was unalienated crown land - whether grant of an estate in fee simple extinguished native title - meaning of "extinguished" - could native title survive or be revived.
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross Vesting) Act 1987 (NT) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
Ward v The State of Western Australia (judgment delivered 21 December 1995) considered Taylor on behalf of the Kalkadoon People v North Queensland Electricity Commission (judgment delivered 14 October 1996) considered Bropho v Ball (judgment delivered 1 February 1997) considered North Ganalanja Aboriginal Corporation v Queensland (1996) 185 CLR 595 considered Wik Peoples v Queensland (1996) 187 CLR 1 followed Fourmile v Selpam Pty Ltd (unreported: judgment delivered 13 February 1998) applied Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1991-1992) 175 CLR 1 followed
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JIM FEJO AND DAVID MILLS on their own behalf and on behalf of the LARRAKIA PEOPLE v NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA and OILNET (NT) PTY LTD (ACN 007 755 545) DG 10 OF 1997 JIM FEJO AND DAVID MILLS on their own behalf and on behalf of the LARRAKIA PEOPLE v NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA DG 11 OF 1997 O'LOUGHLIN J DARWIN 27 FEBRUARY 1998
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY No dg 10 of 1997
BETWEEN: JIM FEJO AND DAVID MILLS on their own behalf and on behalf of the LARRAKIA PEOPLE
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