Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Akiba and Others on behalf of the Torres Strait Regional Seas Claim People v State of Queensland (No 3) [2007] FCA 1940
NATIVE TITLE – parties – joinder – Torres Strait Regional Seas Claim – national of Papua New Guinea – application for review of Registrar's decision dismissing joinder motion – asserted family and historical links to claim area – asserted ownership of reefs, seas and waters – no basis for assertion disclosed – no identification of area in which ownership is asserted – no interest disclosed that may be affected by a determination – motion dismissed Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 84 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 35A Byron Environment Centre Inc v Arakwal People (1997) 148 ALR 46 cited LEO AKIBA, JOSEPH TABITII, GEORGE MYE AND NAPOLEON WARRIA ON BEHALF OF THE TORRES STRAIT REGIONAL SEAS CLAIM PEOPLE v STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS QUD 6040 OF 2001
FRENCH J
7 DECEMBER 2007
PERTH (HEARD IN BRISBANE) IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY QUD 6040 OF 2001
BETWEEN: LEO AKIBA, JOSEPH TABITII, GEORGE MYE AND NAPOLEON WARRIA ON BEHALF OF THE TORRES STRAIT REGIONAL SEAS CLAIM PEOPLE
Applicant
AND: STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS
Respondent
JUDGE: FRENCH J
DATE OF ORDER: 7 DECEMBER 2007
WHERE MADE: PERTH (HEARD IN BRISBANE)
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The motion is dismissed. 2. There is no order as to the costs of the motion.
Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules. IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY QUD 6040 OF 2001
BETWEEN: LEO AKIBA, JOSEPH TABITII, GEORGE MYE AND NAPOLEON WARRIA ON BEHALF OF THE TORRES STRAIT REGIONAL SEAS CLAIM PEOPLE
Applicants
AND: STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS
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