Dale v State of Western Australia [2009] FCA 1201

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Dale v State of Western Australia [2009] FCA 1201 NATIVE TITLE – application under O 20 r 4 Federal Court Rules (FCR) for summary dismissal – issue estoppel – earlier determination by Court that native title claimants could not establish continuity of existence as a group since sovereignty – whether ultimate 'findings' made in earlier determination – whether same issue had been decided – whether the parties to the determination were the same PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – principles applicable to an application under O 20 r 4 FCR for summary dismissal Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13(1), 61, 61(1), 67(1), 85A, 223, 223(1) Federal Court Rules O 20 r 2, O 20 r 4 Australian Building Industries Pty Ltd v Stramit Corporation Limited & Anor [1997] FCA 1318 Blair v Currun (1939) 62 CLR 464 Bodney v Bropho (2004) 140 FCR 77 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keeler Ltd [No.2] [1967] 1 AC 853 Commonwealth of Australia v Cockatoo Dockyard Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 322 Dale v Moses [2007] FCAFC 82 Daniel v State of Western Australia [2003] FCA 666 De Rose v South Australia (No 2) (2005) 145 FCR 290 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 DP World Australia Ltd v Fremantle Port Authority [2009] WASCA 16 Egri v DRG Australia Ltd (1988) 19 NSWLR 600 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Hoysted v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1921) 29 CLR 537 Kuligowski v Metrobus (2004) 220 CLR 363 Lancee v Willert [2008] WASCA 120 Lombardo v Stuart Bros Pty Ltd (1967) 68 SR(NSW) 159 Lonrho Plc v Fayed (No 2) [1992] 1 WLR 1 Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria (2002) 214 CLR 422 Moran v Minister for Land & Water Conservation for the State of New South Wales [1999] FCA 1637 Moses v Western Australia (2007) 160 FCR 148 North Ganalanja Aboriginal Corporation v Queensland (1996) 185 CLR 595 Phillips v State of Western Australia [2000] FCA 1274 Quall v Northern Territory of Australia [2009] FCA 18 Risk (on behalf of Larrakia People) v Northern Territory and Others (No NTD 5 of 2006) (2007) 240 ALR 75 Risk v Northern Territory of Australia [2006] FCA 404 Seven Network Ltd v News Ltd (No 4) (2005) 214 ALR 686 Squires Transport Pty Ltd v Turnor [2004] WASCA 245 Supreme Court of the United States in Cromwell v County of Sac (1876) 94 US 351 Taylor v Ansett Transport Industries Ltd (1987) 18 FCR 342 Van Hemmen on behalf of The Kabi Kabi People #3 v State of Queensland [2007] FCA 1185 Walker on behalf of The Noonukul of Minjerrabah v State of Queensland [2007] FCA 967 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Williams v Grant [2004] FCAFC 178 Wyatt v MR and RC Smith Pty Ltd [2008] WASCA 55