Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Kuruma and Marthudunera People v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 14 Citation: Kuruma and Marthudunera People v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 14
Parties: KURUMA AND MARTHUDUNERA PEOPLE v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
File number: WAD 6090 of 1998
Judge: BARKER J
Date of judgment: 16 January 2012
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – interlocutory application to replace applicant in application for determination of native title – s 66B Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – consent – authorisation meeting – members of the claim group in attendance – sufficient notice of authorisation meeting – decision-making process agreed and adopted – consensus – attendance by those representative of the claim group
Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 61(1), s 66B, s 251B, s 253
Cases cited: Bolton on behalf of the Southern Noongar Families v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 760 Butchulla People v State of Queensland [2006] FCA 1063; (2006) 154 FCR 233 Lawson on behalf of the 'Pooncarie', Barkandji (Paakantyi) People v Minister for Land and Water Conservation for the State of New South Wales [2002] FCA 1517 Moran v Minister of Land and Water Conservation for New South Wales [1999] FCA 1637 Noble v Murgha [2005] FCAFC 211 Noble v Mundraby, Murgha, Harris and Garling [2005] FCAFC 212
Date of hearing: 19 December 2011
Place: Perth
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
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