Wik Peoples v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1306

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wik Peoples v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1306 NATIVE TITLE – determination of – by consent – two determinations relating to exclusive areas and non-exclusive areas – whether order under s 87 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) appropriate ANTHONY KERINDUN, SILAS WOLMBY, VICTOR KUUKUMU LAWRENCE, GLADYS TYBINGOOMPA, HOGAN SHORTJOE AND ROBERT BENON YEIUM HOLROYD ON THEIR OWN BEHALF AND FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE WIK AND WIK WAY PEOPLES v STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS No QG6001 of 1998 COOPER J AURUKUN 13 OCTOBER 2004

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY QG6001 OF 1998

BETWEEN: ANTHONY KERINDUN, SILAS WOLMBY, VICTOR KUUKUMU LAWRENCE, GLADYS TYBINGOOMPA, HOGAN SHORTJOE AND ROBERT BENON YEIUM HOLROYD ON THEIR OWN BEHALF AND FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE WIK AND WIK WAY PEOPLES

APPLICANTS

AND: STATE OF QUEENSLAND

FIRST RESPONDENT

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

SECOND RESPONDENT

COUNCIL OF THE SHIRE OF AURUKUN

THIRD RESPONDENT

NAPRANUM ABORIGINAL COUNCIL

FOURTH RESPONDENT

PORMPURAAW ABORIGINAL COUNCIL

FIFTH RESPONDENT

COOK SHIRE COUNCIL

SIXTH RESPONDENT

PORTS CORPORATION OF QUEENSLAND

SEVENTH RESPONDENT

QUEENSLAND SEAFOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

EIGHTH RESPONDENT

CAPE YORK LAND COUNCIL

NINTH RESPONDENT

TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED

TENTH RESPONDENT

DARCY THOMAS BYRNES, RAYLEE FRANCES BYRNES, VICTOR PATRICK BYRNES AND CAROLE LYN BYRNES

ELEVENTH RESPONDENT

ROBERT JOHN FRASER

TWELFTH RESPONDENT

EDDIE HOLROYD

FOURTEENTH RESPONDENT

MERLUNA CATTLE STATION

FIFTEENTH RESPONDENT

RICHARD MATHEW PRICE