Edward Landers v State of South Australia [2003] FCA 264

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Edward Landers v State of South Australia [2003] FCA 264 NATIVE TITLE – description of native title claim group – description excluded persons who had previously claimed native title over claim area on behalf of same native title claim group – description of native title claim group with exclusion designed to achieve registration of claim in face of s 190C(3) – whether description of native title claim group with exclusion satisfied ss 61(1) and 61(4) – whether application should be dismissed. NATIVE TITLE – application under s 84C Native Title Act 1963 (Cth) for summary dismissal – whether authorisation under s 251B clearly shown not to have been given.

Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 84C(1) Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)

Quall v Risk [2001] FCA 378 referred to Daniel for the Ngalama People v Western Australia [1999] FCA 686 followed Eora People – Brown v NSW Minister for Land and Water Conservation [2000] FCA 1238 followed Donnelly v Minister for Land and Water Conservation [1999] FCA 1581 cited Daniel v Western Australia [2002] FCA 1147 followed Holborow v State of Western Australia [2002] FCA 1428 noted Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 applied General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 applied Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 applied Phillips v State of Western Australia [2000] FCA 1274 followed Ward v State of Western Australia (1998) 159 ALR 483 cited Risk v National Native Title Tribunal[2000] FCA 1589 followed Tilmouth v Northern Territory of Australia (2001) 109 FCR 240 cited Moran v Minister of Land & Water Conservation for New South Wales [1999] FCA 1637 cited EDWARD LANDERS, NELLIE EDGE, SYLVIE STUART, IRENE KEMP, RHONDA GEPP KENNEDY & DAVID MUNGERANNIE v STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA & OTHERS SG 6017 of 1998 MANSFIELD J 31 MARCH 2003 ADELAIDE