Pocock v Director of National Parks and Wildlife [2001] FCA 670

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Pocock v Director of National Parks and Wildlife [2001] FCA 670 MINING – Miner's Rights – Garden Areas – whether Northern Territory can lawfully deal with Miner's Rights in land acquired by the Commonwealth – whether Miner's Rights constitutes an "interest in land AGENCY – whether the Northern Territory acted as an agent for the Commonwealth in exercising its powers under the Mining Act (NT) DISCRIMINATION – whether the conduct of the Commonwealth amounted to discrimination against the applicant National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 (Cth) ss 6, 7, 8, 8B(1), 10(1A), 11(1) 11(8), 12, 15(1), 33 Mining Act 1904-1971 (WA) s 26(1) Mining Act 1980 (NT) ss 191(1), 191(19) Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910 (Cth) Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 (Cth) ss 56, 69, 70 Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910 (Cth) Real Property Act (NT) s 113 Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) s 67A(2) Mining Amendment Act 1984 (NT) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Mining Ordinance 1939 (NT) ss 17, 19, 22, 23, 36, 38, 39, 40, 81(1), 83 Mining Ordinance 1970 (NT) s 3 Transfer of Powers (Self-Government) Ordinance 1978 (NT) s 4 Adamson v Hayes (1973) 130 CLR 276 followed Hunter Douglas Australia Pty Ltd v Perma Blinds (1969) 122 CLR 49 referred to Newcrest Mining (WA) Ltd v The Commonwealth of Australia (1997) 190 CLR 513 followed Margarula v Minister for Resources and Energy (1998) FCA 48 referred to Margarula v Minister for Resources and Energy (1998) 157 ALR 160 cited Commonwealth v Newcrest Mining (WA) Ltd (1995) 58 FCR 167 referred to Grey v Pearson (1857) 6 HLC 61 cited Caledonian Railway Co v North British Railway Co (1881) 6 App Cas 114 followed Watson v Phipps (1985) 63 ALR 321 followed Svikart v Stewart (1994) 181 CLR 548 cited Capital Duplicators Pty Ltd v Australian Capital Territory (1992) 177 CLR 248 cited ROBERT CHARLES POCOCK v DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE NO DG 2 OF 1996