Port Hedland Regional Aboriginal Corporation v Ngarda-Ngarli-Yarndu Regional Council [2002] FCA 1415

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Port Hedland Regional Aboriginal Corporation v Ngarda-Ngarli-Yarndu Regional Council [2002] FCA 1415

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – decisions on applications for grants under s 14 of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 – whether breach of natural justice in the making of the decisions – whether reasonable apprehension of bias – whether decisions involved an improper exercise of power Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) ss 11, 13 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 (Cth) ss 14, 22, 45A(1), 45A(2) Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 (Cth) Associations Incorporations Act 1987 (WA) Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564 cited Re Aala (2000) 176 ALR 219 applied Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 at 179 applied Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 180 ALR 1 applied Haoucher v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1990) 169 CLR 648 cited Century Metals & Mining NL v Yeomens (1989) 40 FCR 564 cited Hot Holdings Pty Ltd v Creasy [2002] HCA 51 cited Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 cited PORT HEDLAND REGIONAL ABORIGINAL CORPORATION AND PIPUNYA COMMUNITY INC v NGARDA-NGARLI-YARNDU REGIONAL COUNCIL AND PILBARA META MAYA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION W233 OF 2001 LEE J 22 NOVEMBER 2002 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY W233 OF 2001

BETWEEN: PORT HEDLAND REGIONAL ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

FIRST APPLICANT

PIPUNYA COMMUNITY INC

SECOND APPLICANT

AND: NGARDA-NGARLI-YARNDU REGIONAL COUNCIL

FIRST RESPONDENT

PILBARA META MAYA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

SECOND RESPONDENT

JUDGE: LEE J