Jerrungarugh People - Brown v New South Wales Minister for Land and Water Conservation [2000] FCA 1753

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Jerrungarugh People - Brown v NSW Minister for Land & Water Conservation

[2000] FCA 1753

NATIVE TITLE – procedure – motion to dismiss native title application – necessity to establish that applicant is authorised by all persons in the native title claim group to make the subject applications – no application for amendment or evidence to cure defects Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 62(1) Moran v Minister for Land and Water Conservation [1999] FCA 1637 applied Korewal People - Longbottom v New South Wales Minister for Land & Water Conservation (No 1) [2000] FCA 1229 followed Korewal People - Longbottom v New South Wales Minister for Land & Water Conservation (No 2) [2000] FCA 1237 followed Eora People, Brown v New South Wales Minister for Land and Water Conservation [2000] FCA 1238 cited

JERRUNGARUGH PEOPLE - REUBEN BROWN v NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION, NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL, AUSTRALIAN PAPER GROUP – SHOALHAVEN MILL, SHOALHAVEN CITY COUNCIL, TERARA SANDS PTY LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION, NEW SOUTH WALES COMMERCIAL FISHERS, JOHN KENNEDY AND KAYE KENNEDY

NG 6015 OF 1998

GYLES J

SYDNEY

10 NOVEMBER 2000

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 6015 OF 1998

BETWEEN: JERRUNGARUGH PEOPLE - REUBEN BROWN

APPLICANT

AND: NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION

FIRST RESPONDENT

NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL

SECOND RESPONDENT

AUSTRALIAN PAPER GROUP – SHOALHAVEN MILL

THIRD RESPONDENT

SHOALHAVEN CITY COUNCIL

FOURTH RESPONDENT

TERARA SANDS PTY LIMITED

FIFTH RESPONDENT

TELSTRA CORPORATION

SIXTH RESPONDENT