Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hazelbane on behalf of the Warai and Kungarakany Groups v Northern Territory of Australia [2011] FCA 1186 Citation: Hazelbane on behalf of the Warai and Kungarakany Groups v Northern Territory of Australia [2011] FCA 1186
Parties: GABRIEL HAZELBANE & ORS ON BEHALF OF THE WARAI AND KUNGARAKANY GROUPS, THOMAS PETHERICK & ORS ON BEHALF OF THE EMU, BLUE TONGUE LIZARD AND KING BROWN SNAKE CLANS and NANCY DAIYI & ORS ON BEHALF OF THE RAK MAK MAK MARRANUNGGU PEOPLE v NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA & ORS
File numbers: NTD 6057 of 2001; NTD 21 of 2005; NTD 18 of 2006
Judge: MANSFIELD J
Date of judgment: 19 October 2011
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – leave to discontinue proceeding – where there are competing claims over the same area – where applicant seeks to maintain position of resisting competing claims despite proposed discontinuance – leave granted on conditions including removal of applicant as respondent to competing applications
Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Native Title Amendment Act 2009 (Cth) Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) Federal Court Rules
Cases cited: Close on behalf of the Githabul People #2 v State of Queensland [2010] FCA 828 cited Gale on behalf of the Darug Tribal Aboriginal Corporation v New South Wales Minister for Land and Water Conservation [2011] FCA 77 cited McKenzie v State of South Australia [2006] FCA 891 cited
Date of hearing: 17 October 2011
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