Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Lansen v Olney [1999] FCA 1745
ABORIGINAL LANDS - traditional land claims – pastoral lease – vested in Northern Territory Land Corporation – whether alienated Crown land – Corporation taking transfer of pastoral lease from Northern Territory – Northern Territory taking transfer of pastoral lease from mortgagee - whether transfer to Northern Territory valid – whether transfer to Northern Territory Land Corporation valid – radical title – doctrine of merger – Torrens Title System – application to transfers of pastoral leases – indefeasibility – motion to amend statement of claim – allegation of improper purposes vitiating title to pastoral lease – appropriate forum – motion to amend dismissed – application dismissed.
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) s 50(1)(a)
Pastoral Land Act 1992 (NT) ss 3(1), 4, 6, 9, 30, 31, 40, 48, 56, 57, 58, 59, 67, 68, 69, 129,130, 132
Real Property Act (NT)ss 47, 49, 60, 67, 68, 69, 70, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 113, 150, 151, 220(4)
Crown Lands Act 1992 (NT) ss 3, 4, 9(2), 9(3), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26, 27, 36, 38
Northern Territory Land Corporation Act 1986 (NT) ss 4(2), 15, 16
Judiciary Act 1903(Cth) s 39B(1A)
Real Property Act 1886 (SA) ss 68, 69, 70
Crown Lands Ordinance 1931 (NT)
R v Kearney; Ex parte Japanangka (1984) 158 CLR 395, cited
Wik Peoples v Queensland (1996) 187 CLR 1, applied
De Britt v Carr (1911) 13 CLR 114, cited
R v Toohey; Ex parte Meneling Station Pty Ltd (1982) 158 CLR 327, cited
Attorney-General (NSW) v Brown (1847) 1 Legge 312, cited
Mabo v Queensland (1992) 175 CLR 1, cited
Amodu Tijani v Secretary, Southern Nigeria (1921) 2 AC 399, considered
Nireaha Tamaki v Baker [1901] AC 561, considered
Cudgen Rutile (No 2) Pty Ltd v Chalk [1975] AC 520, cited
Jennings Construction Ltd v Burgundy Royale Investments Pty Ltd (1986) 42 NTR 1, cited
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