Baker on behalf of the Muluridji People v State of Queensland [2011] FCA 1432

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Baker on behalf of the Muluridji People v State of Queensland [2011] FCA 1432 Citation: Baker on behalf of the Muluridji People v State of Queensland [2011] FCA 1432

Parties: CLANCY BAKER, IAN CONNOLLY AND KEITH MATHIESON JNR ON BEHALF OF THE MULURIDJI PEOPLE v STATE OF QUEENSLAND, TABLELANDS REGIONAL COUNCIL, WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND LTD ACN 073 609 239 (FORMERLY MAREEBA WETLAND FOUNDATION LIMITED), ERGON ENERGY CORPORATION LIMITED, DAVID THOMAS MCGRATH, EVAN DAVID MCGRATH and EVE-LYN GRACE MCGRATH CLEM RILEY AND MERVYN RILEY ON BEHALF OF THE MULURIDJI PEOPLE # 2 v STATE OF QUEENSLAND, TABLELANDS REGIONAL COUNCIL, ERGON ENERGY CORPORATION LIMITED

File numbers: QUD 6208 of 1998 QUD 6035 of 2001

Judge: LOGAN J

Date of Consent Determination: 14 December 2011

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination – requirements under s 87 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – agreement of parties – prescribed body corporate

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 56, 57, 66, 87, 94A, 223, 225 Native Title Amendment Act 2009 (Cth)

Cases cited: Cox on behalf of Yungngora People v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 588 cited King v Northern Territory of Australia [2011] FCA 582 cited Lovett on behalf of the Gunditjmara People v State of Victoria [2007] FCA 474 considered Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria (2002) 214 CLR 422 applied Munn (for and on behalf of the Gunggari People) v State of Queensland (2001) 115 FCR 109 cited Smith v State of Western Australia (2000) 104 FCR 494 cited