Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Lawson v Minister for Land & Water Conservation
for the State of New South Wales [2003] FCA 1127
NATIVE TITLE – extinguishment of native title rights and interests – vesting of land in the Crown for an estate in fee simple – whether 'previous exclusive possession act'
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 23B(2) Native Title (New South Wales) Act 1994 (NSW) s 20(1) River Murray Waters Act 1915 (NSW) s 16 Western Australia v Ward (2002) 76 ALJR 1098 applied
DOROTHY LAWSON, PHILLIP LAWSON, NOEL JOHNSON, SHEILA KIRBY AND IRENE MITCHELL ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE BARKANDJI PEOPLE v MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FOR THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND OTHERS NG 6070 of 1998 DOROTHY LAWSON AND PHILLIP LAWSON ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE BARKANDJI PEOPLE v MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FOR THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND OTHERS NG 6167 of 1998 WHITLAM J 17 OCTOBER 2003 SYDNEY
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 6070 of 1998
BETWEEN: DOROTHY LAWSON, PHILLIP LAWSON, NOEL JOHNSON, SHEILA KIRBY AND IRENE MITCHELL
ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE BARKANDJI PEOPLE
APPLICANT
AND: MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FOR THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND OTHERS
RESPONDENTS
JUDGE: WHITLAM J
DATE OF ORDER: 17 OCTOBER 2003
WHERE MADE: SYDNEY
THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The proceeding stand over to a date to be fixed for the purpose of making orders to give effect to the reasons for judgment published today.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 6167 of 1998
BETWEEN: DOROTHY LAWSON AND PHILLIP LAWSON
ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE BARKANDJI PEOPLE
APPLICANT
AND: MINISTER FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FOR THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND OTHERS
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