James on behalf of the Martu People v State of Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

James on behalf of the Martu People v State of Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208 NATIVE TITLE – consent determination – within power and appropriate – Western Desert People – shared area – co-existing native title holders from different groups – order in terms of consent minute. Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) JEFFREY JAMES, TEDDY BILJABU, BILLY DUNN AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE MARTU PEOPLE v THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND OTHERS WAG 6110 OF 1998 FRENCH J 27 SEPTEMBER 2002 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAG 6110 OF 1998

BETWEEN: JEFFREY JAMES, TEDDY BILJABU, BILLY DUNN, NEIL PITU aka BIDU, NANCY TAYLOR, NANCY PATERSON, KEVIN FRED, PINCHER RUBIN, FRANK FRENCH, PUKINA BURTON, TOMMY WATSON, LINDSAY HARDCASE, ROLEY WILLIAMS aka ROWLEY, COLIN PETERSON, BEN ODAPANIE aka OOLAPARNIE, GRANT JUDSON, MACK GARDINER aka GARDENER, LOLA WALKER, KENNY THOMAS, DULCIE GIBBS and PATRICIA FRY FOR THE MARTU PEOPLE

APPLICANT

AND: STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

FIRST RESPONDENT

NEWCREST MINING LTD

SECOND RESPONDENT

RIO TINTO EXPLORATION PTY LIMITED

THIRD RESPONDENT

STRAITS RESOURCES LIMITED

FOURTH RESPONDENT

SHIRE OF WILUNA

FIFTH RESPONDENT

TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED

SIXTH RESPONDENT

MOUNT BURGESS MINING NL

SEVENTH RESPONDENT

KIMBERLEY LAND COUNCIL ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

EIGHTH RESPONDENT

ANNETTE KOGOLO, BUTCHER WISE, CHARLIE NUNDUN, HARRY YUNGABUN, HITLER PAMBA, HUGHIE BENT, IVAN McPHEE, JIMMY NERRIMA, JIMMY PIKE, JOE BROWN, LUCY CUBBY, MONA CHUGANA, PERCY BULAGARDIE, PETER CLANCY, PETER SKIPPER, RONNI JIMBIDIE, STALIN WODIGAR, TOMMY MAY, WARFORD BUDJIMAN and WILFRED STEELE ON BEHALF OF THE NGURRARA PEOPLE