Daniel v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 849

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Daniel v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 849 NATIVE TITLE – determination - formulation of determination – whether separate and overlapping determinations – whether more than one prescribed body corporate permissible – how native title holders to be described – miscellaneous other issues Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 23(b) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13, 13(1), 23B, 23I, 29(2), 47A, 47B, 55, 56, 56(2), 56(2)(a), 56(2)(b), 56(2)(c), 57, 57(2), 57(2)(a), 57(2)(b), 57(2)(c), 61, 61A, 61A(1), 61A(2), 61A(3), 67, 68, 68(a), 94A, 189A(2), 190(4)(d), 223, 225, 225(a), 225(b), 225(c), 225(d), 225(e) Native Title (Prescribed Bodies Corporate) Regulations, reg 4(2)(c), 5 Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, Re; Ex parte Ferguson (1986) 67 ALR 491 applied Daniel v State of Western Australia [2003] FCA 1425 considered Daniel v State of Western Australia [2003] FCA 666 considered Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Brambles Holdings Ltd (1991) 28 FCR 451 cited Finborough Investments Pty Ltd v Airlie Beach Pty Ltd [1995] 1 Qd R 12 cited James on behalf of the Martu People v State of Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208 applied Kaurareg People v State of Queensland [2001] FCA 657 considered Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) 175 CLR 1 considered Mabuiag People v State of Queensland [2000] FCA 1065 considered Masig People v State of Queensland [2000] FCA 1067 considered Nangkiriny v State of Western Australia (2002) 117 FCR 6 considered Ngalpil v State of Western Australia [2001] FCA 1140 considered Poruma People v State of Queensland [2000] FCA 1066 considered Smith v State of Western Australia (2000) 104 FCR 494 considered State of Western Australia v Ward [2000] FCA 611 considered Watson v Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust [1965] WAR 88 applied Western Australia v Ward (2002) 191 ALR 1 considered Wik Peoples v State of Queensland [2000] FCA 1443 considered DANIEL & OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE NGARLUMA PEOPLE & MONADEE & OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE YINDJIBARNDI PEOPLE and HOLBOROW (NEE COSMOS) & OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE YABURARA & MARDUDHUNERA PEOPLE and DALE & OTHERS v THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA & OTHERS WAG 6017 of 1996 and part of WAG 127 of 1997 and part of WAG 6256 of 1998 R D NICHOLSON J 2 JULY 2004 PERTH