Martin v State of Western Australia [2008] FCA 1677

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Martin v State of Western Australia [2008] FCA 1677

NATIVE TITLE – court's discretionary power to dismiss an application on its own motion if the application has not been amended since earlier failure of registration test and no evidence that likely to be amended in a way that would lead to a different outcome – proposed substituted applicant for deceased applicant Held: The application will not be dismissed. Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 61, 62, 190A, 190B(5), 190B(5)(a), 190B(6), 190B(7), 190C(2), 190C(4), 190F(5), 190F(6), 190F(6)(b) Federal Court Rules O 78 r 12 Christine George & Ors on behalf of the Gurambilbarra People v State of Queensland[2008] FCA 1518 JOAN MARGARET MARTIN v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, MORAWA SHIRE, MURCHISON SHIRE COUNCIL, SHIRE OF CARNAMAH, SHIRE OF CHAPMAN VALLEY, SHIRE OF COOROW, SHIRE OF DALWALLINU, SHIRE OF GREENOUGH, SHIRE OF IRWIN, SHIRE OF MINGENEW, SHIRE OF MOUNT MAGNET, SHIRE OF MULLEWA, SHIRE OF YALGOO, BADIMIA NATIVE TITLE CLAIMANTS, IKE SIMPSON & ORS (OVERLAPPING CLAIMANTS) WAD6033/98. MG, R, P & C TOLPUTT & B MCKINNON & N MERSON, MULLEWA WADJARI COMMUNITY ERIC JOSEPH & KENNETH JOHN PAPERTALK ROSE GREEN & DENNIS MALCOLM COMMEAGAIN, PANDAWN DESCENDENTS & EXTENDED FAMILIES, RAYMOND DANN & ORS (OVERLAPPING CLAIMANTS) WAD6002/04, WADJARI TRIBE ERIC JOSEPH & KENNETH JOHN PAPERTALK & ARNOLD FRANKS, YAMATJI MARLPA BARNA BABA MAAJA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION, ARIMCO MINING PTY LTD, ASIA IRON LTD, BAKARRA PTY LTD, BELLRIVER PTY LTD, GEORGE JEFFRY BENNETT, BORAL ENERGY RESOURCES LTD ON BEHALF OF BORAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PTY LTD, BURMINE EXPLORATION NL & ORION RESOURCES NL & SONS OF GWALIA LTD (THE OWNER), JOHN CALEGARI, CAMBRIAN RESOURCES NL, EDWIN W CLARKE, CMS GAS TRANSMISSION OF AUSTRALIA, COCKBURN CEMENT LTD, DALRYMPLE RESOURCES NL, EMPIRE GOLD MINES NL, GENERAL GOLD RESOURCES NL & RAMSGATE RESOURCES, GULLEWA GOLD NL, HORIZON GLOBAL LIMITED, ILUKA RESOURCES LTD, JULIA GOLD PTY LTD, MT GRACE RESOURCES NL, PETER NEIL & EDITH RAY NEWMAN, JAN THEO ROBIJN, VERONICA MARY CALEGARI, WAYBURY HOLDINGS PTY LTD, BADJA PTY LTD (BADJA STATION), BAGIRA PTY LTD (WYDGEE STATION), DJ & JK BAYNHAM (TALLERING STATION), GJ & PM BENNETT, BERKSHIRE VALLEY NOMINEES PTY LTD, BISHOP OF GERALDTON, GARY PATRICK COOPER, RJ DOUGLAS (WARRIEDAR STATION), EDAH PASTORAL COMPANY PTY LTD, HMJ & JF FOULKES-TAYLOR (YU IN STATION), RJ & RJ GILLAM & EJ KELLOCK (GABYON STATION), ROBERT & ROSLYN JOYCE GILLAM, GLENLOY NOMINEES PTY LTD, SJ & EL HOPKINSON (KIRKALOCKA STATION), IFS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, JEANAN PASTORAL CO PTY LTD, JW JENSEN (BULLARDOO STATION), LAURENCE FREDERICK & CATHERINE MARY JENSEN, MAX FRANK, GRACE EVELYN, TREVOR GRAEME & MARY KANNY (WAGGA WAGGA STATION), EJ & JW KELLCOCK & RJ & RJ GILLAM (NOONGALL STATION), MA MARTIN, JH & JA MORRISSEY (MURALGARRA STATION), MOUROUBRA PASTORAL CO PTY LTD, LD MULCAHY, MURRUM PASTORAL CO PTY LTD, NALBARRA STATION PTY LTD (NALBARRA STATION), EA OFFICER, ML OFFICER, PINDIDDY ABORIGINAL CORPORATION, WILLIAM JOHN & ELLEN CECELIA ROWE, LJ & RK SHANNON (KARRA STATION), GD & MA SMITH (IOWNA STATION), IV, ML & GF SOLOMON, ROBIN WILLIAM & EDNA JEANETTE TAPPER, AE & R TAYLOR (PULLAGAROO STATION), THUNDELARRA PASTORAL COMPANY (THUNDELARRA STATION), WINTON PTY LTD (WOGARNO STATION), ROBERT BRUCE JACKSON, KLK FARMS PTY LTD, MORAWA COMMUNITY CARE, PREMIER PETROLEUM (AUSTRALIA) LTD JOINT VENTURER WITH PHOENIX ENERGY PTY LTD, DF & JA COUNSEL, YANDANOOKA, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED and DONGARA HEALTH SERVICE BOARD