Kogolo v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 1703

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Kogolo v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 1703

NATIVE TITLE – consent determination of native title – whether determination should be made pursuant to s 87 or s 87A of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – statutory preconditions of s 87A satisfied – appropriate to make orders – orders made pursuant to s 87A.

Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), ss 56(1), 57(2), 87A(2), (4) 94A Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth) Mining Act 1904 (WA) Mining Act 1978 (WA) Petroleum Act 1936 (WA) Petroleum Act 1967 (WA) Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (WA) Titles (Validation) and Native Title (Effect of Past Acts) Act 1995 (WA), s 14

Brown (on behalf of the Ngarla People) v State of Western Australia[2007] FCA 1025 discussed Hughes (on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People) v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 365cited James on behalf of the Martu People v State of Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208 cited Mark Anderson on behalf of the Spinifex People v State of Western Australia [2000] FCA 1717 referred to Munn (for and on behalf of the Gunggari People) v State of Queensland (2001) 115 FCR 109 cited Nangkiriny v State of Western Australia (2002) 117 FCR 6 cited Nangkiriny v Western Australia [2004] FCA 1156cited North Ganalanja Aboriginal Corporation v Queensland (1996) 185 CLR 595 cited Ward v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848 referred to ANNETTE KOGOLO, BUTCHER WISE, LUCY CUBBY, CHARLIE NUNDUN, HARRY YUNGABUN, HITLER PAMBA, HUGHIE BENT, IVAN MCPHEE, JIMMY NERRIMA, JOE BROWN, WILFRED STEELE, MONA CHUGUNA, PERCY BULAGARDIE, PETER CLANCY, PETER SKIPPER, RONNIE JIMBIDIE, STALIN WODIGAR, TOMMY MAY, WARFORD BUDJIMAN and JIMMY PIKE

v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SHIRE OF DERBY/WEST KIMBERLEY ANDTHE MARTU PEOPLE WAD 6077 OF 1998

GILMOUR J

9 NOVEMBER 2007 PIRNINI (OUTSIDE OF KURLKU COMMUNITY)