Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Clarrie Smith v State of Western Australia [2000] FCA 1249
NATIVE TITLE – innovative settlement – nature of court's discretion to make orders in settlement of native title cases. Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 87(1), 87(2) Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 152 CLR 83 referred to Western Australia v Ward & Ors (2000) 170 ALR 159 cited The State of Western Australia v Ward [2000] FCA 611 cited
CLARRIE SMITH AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE NHARNUWANGGA, WAJARRI AND NGARLA PEOPLE v THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA & ORS
WAG 72, 73, 74 & 75 of 1998
MADGWICK J
29 AUGUST 2000
PERTH
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA WAG 72, 73, 74 and 75 of 1998
DISTRICT REGISTRY
BETWEEN: CLARRIE SMITH AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE NHARNUWANGGA, WAJARRI AND NGARLA PEOPLE
APPLICANT
AND: THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
FIRST RESPONDENT
SHIRE OF MEEKATHARRA
SECOND RESPONDENT
BG, LW & MDE BAIN, AG & EA BAIN, LW BAIN & DE MILES, DA O'DWYER & MDE, LE & BJ BAIN & CJ MACLEOD, DAWVILLE PTY LTD, JE & RE DAY, KH ELLIOT, ER & SV FORRESTER, J & D GARRITY & F DANIEL, CJ & SM GRAHAM, PG HALL, DR HAMMARQUIST, D, MA & RJ HEWETT, BM MAGUIRE & TUREE PASTORAL COMPANY PTY LTD, MT AUGUSTRUS STATION (1980) PTY LTD, BA & PM PANIZZA, PASTORALISTS & GRAZIERS ASSOCIATION OF WA INC, TM & GM PENS, DP STEVENS & ME ROACH, SUNBLADE HOLDINGS PTY LTD, JP TENNANT, GJ & HE WILLIAMS, CT WOODS, CF & CT WRIGHT
THIRD RESPONDENTS
ARCHAEAN GOLD NL, ARIMCO MINING PTY LTD, COLIN ROSS ATKINS, AUGUST VENTURES PTY LTD, BARRACK MINES LTD, CAMBRIAN RESOURCES NL, GRANGE RESOURCES NL, GRANTS PATCH MINING LTD, HORSHOE GOLD MINE PTY LTD, LACHLAN RESOURCES NL, LEGENDRE & CAMBRIAN RESOURCES, MIM EXPLORATION PTY LTD, MINES AND RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NORMANDY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS LTD, RGC EXPLORATION PTY LTD, PEKO EXPLORATION LTD, PERILYA MINES NL, PLUTONIC (BAXTER) PTY LTD, PLUTONIC OPERATIONS LTD, RENISON LTD, ST BARBARA MINES LTD, SWAN GOLD NL, TROY RESOURCES NL, WHIM CREEK CONSOLIDATED NL, ZYGOT LTD
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