Daniel v State of Western Australia [2005] FCA 178

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Daniel v State of Western Australia [2005] FCA 178 NATIVE TITLE – determination – issues arising from minute of proposed determination – whether effect of pastoral lease open to further submission – motion for leave to reopen – effect of reserve for a church site – whether 'authority of the Crown' applies only to agent of Crown – whether act 'attributable to the State' – whether road reserve has extinguishing effect when roads constructed over part of dedicated area Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 23B(7), 23B(7)(a), 24KA(3), 228(2), 228(3)(b)(ii), 239, 251D, 253 Land Act 1933 (WA) ss 7, 164, 164(2)(b) Land Administration Act 1997 (WA) s 28 Titles (Validation) and Native Title (Effect of Past Acts) Act 1995 (WA) s 5, 12J, 12J(1)(a)

Bropho v State of Western Australia (1990) 171 CLR 1 cited Daniel v State of Western Australia (2004) 208 ALR 51 cited Daniel v State of Western Australia [2003] FCA 666 cited Daniel v State of Western Australia [2003] FCA 1425 cited Erubam Le (Darnley Islanders) v State of Queensland (2003) 134 FCR 155 cited Wandarang, Alawa, Marra and Ngalakan Peoples v Northern Territory of Australia (2000) 104 FCR 380 applied 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 WAD 6017 of 1996 and part of WAD 127 of 1997 and part of WAD 6256 of 1998 NICHOLSON J 4 MARCH 2005 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAD 6017 OF 1996

and part of WAD 127 of 1997

and part of WAD 6256 of 1998

BETWEEN: DAVID DANIEL, DAISY MOSES, ROGER BARKER, JILL CHURNSIDE, TREVOR SOLOMON AND LES HICKS ON BEHALF OF THE NGARLUMA PEOPLE AND BRUCE MONADEE, KENNY JERROLD, MARY WALKER, BRUCE WOODLEY, MICHELLE ADAMS, JIMMY HORACE, LINDA RYDER AND JUDY ALBERT ON BEHALF OF THE YINDJIBARNDI PEOPLE