Ngalpil v State of Western Australia [2001] FCA 1140

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NGALPIL v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

[2001] FCA 1140

NATIVE TITLE – application for determination – parties agreeing to terms of proposed determination – power of Court to make orders consistent with those terms if appropriate – discretion – relevant matters – orders made in terms proposed.

Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 47, 47A, 87, 94A, 225

PALMER GORDON NGALPIL, SANDY COX, REX JOHN, PARAKU (GEORGE WALLABY), DAVID SKEEN, KILAMPI, BOXER MILGNER, IVY ROBERTSON, GRACIE LONG, CLANCY STURT, MONA GREEN, WIRRIMANU (ROBERT RALLAH), TOMATO GORDON, BESSIE DOONDAY, SPEELER STURT, VERONICA LULU, REGGIE CHUNGULLA, RAYMOND CHUNGULLA, BOXER JALARKU, LINDA YANDANALLI, CHAMIA NAPURULLA, NED COX YANPIEI and VIOLET CAMPBELL BARANGNALI v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAand PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SHIRE OF HALLS CREEK, WIRRIMANU ABORIGINAL CORPORATION and BALGO HILLS ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY INC, ANGLOGOLD AUSTRALIA LTD, GLENGARRY MINING NL and GLENGARRY RESOURCES NL, PERILYA LTD, TANAMI GOLD NL and TELSTRA CORPORATION LTD CARR J 20 AUGUST 2001 PARUKU (Lake Gregory) near MULAN

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAG 160 OF 1007

BETWEEN: PALMER GORDON NGALPIL, SANDY COX, REX JOHN, PARAKU (GEORGE WALLABY), DAVID SKEEN, KILAMPI, BOXER MILGNER, IVY ROBERTSON, GRACIE LONG, CLANCY STURT, MONA GREEN, WIRRIMANU (ROBERT RALLAH), TOMATO GORDON, BESSIE DOONDAY, SPEELER STURT, VERONICA LULU, REGGIE CHUNGULLA, RAYMOND CHUNGULLA, BOXER JALARKU, LINDA YANDANALLI, CHAMIA NAPURULLA, NED COX YANPIEI and VIOLET CAMPBELL BARANGNALI

Applicants

AND: STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

First Respondents

SHIRE OF HALLS CREEK

Second Respondent

WIRRIMANU ABORIGINAL CORPORATION and