Lander v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 427

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Lander v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 427 Citation: Lander v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 427

Parties: EDWARD LANDER, RHONDA GEPP-KENNEDY, NELLIE EDGE, SYLVIA STEWART, IRENE KEMP, DAVID MUNGERANNIE v THE STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATIVE TITLE SERVICES LTD, THE PASTORALISTS, BHP BILLITON OLYMPIC DAM CORPORATION PTY LTD, BEACH ENERGY LTD, SENEX ENERGY LIMITED, GEODYNAMICS LIMITED, IMPRESS (COOPER BASIN) PTY LTD, COOPER ENERGY LIMITED, ALLIANCE PETROLEUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD AND OTHERS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN APIARISTS ASSOCIATION INC

File number: SAD 6017 of 1998

Judge: MANSFIELD J

Date of judgment: 1 May 2012

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination – consideration of role of Court – consideration of s 87 of Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – resolution by agreement of claim for determination of native title

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 87 Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)

Cases cited: Lovett on behalf of the Gunditjmara People v State of Victoria [2007] FCA 474 Cox on behalf of the Yungngora People v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 588 Munn for and on behalf of the Gunggari People v State of Queensland (2001) 115 FCR 109 Smith v State of Western Australia (2000) 104 FCR 494 Nelson v Northern Territory of Australia (2010) 190 FCR 344; [2010] FCA 1343 De Rose v State of South Australia [2002] FCA 1342 De Rose v State of South Australia (2003) 133 FCR 325 Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria (2002) 214 CLR 422 Risk v Northern Territory of Australia (2007) 240 ALR 74 De Rose v State of South Australia (No 3) [2005] FCAFC 137