Peter Hillig in his capacity as administrator of Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands for the State of New South Wales [2005] FCA 1712

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Peter Hillig in his capacity as administrator of Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands for the State of New South Wales [2005] FCA 1712 NATIVE TITLE – non-claimant application – unopposed – no native title exists in relation to the land

Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13(1)(a), 61, 81, 223, 225 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) ss 36, 40, 40AA

Application for Determination of Native Title made by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council [1998] FCA 402 Deniliquin Local Aboriginal Land Council [2001] FCA 609 Kennedy v Queensland (2002) 190 ALR 707

PETER HILLIG IN HIS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE WORIMI LOCAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL v MINISTER FOR LANDS

& ANOR

NSD 12 OF 2005

BENNETT J

SYDNEY

28 NOVEMBER 2005

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 12 OF 2005

BETWEEN: PETER HILLIG AS ADMINISTRATOR OF WORIMI LOCAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL

APPLICANT

AND: MINISTER FOR LANDS FOR THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES AS THE STATE MINISTER UNDER THE NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 (CTH)

FIRST RESPONDENT

NEW SOUTH WALES NATIVE TITLE SERVICES LTD

SECOND RESPONDENT

JUDGE: BENNETT J

DATE OF ORDER: 28 NOVEMBER 2005

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. No native title exists in relation to New South Wales Department of Lands Certificate of Title folio identifier 220 of Deposited Plan 1049608 located in the Local Government Area of Port Stephens, Parish of Tomaree, County of Gloucester, State of New South Wales. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 12 OF 2005

BETWEEN: PETER HILLIG AS ADMINISTRATOR OF WORIMI LOCAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL