Fazeldean on behalf of the Thalanyji People (No 2) v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1163

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Fazeldean on behalf of the Thalanyji People (No 2) v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1163 Citation: Fazeldean on behalf of the Thalanyji People (No 2) v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1163

Parties: JOHN FAZELDEAN, BRIAN HAYES, ALBERT HAYES, RODNEY HICKS, SHIRLEY HAYES, ANNE HAYES ON BEHALF OF THE THALANYJI PEOPLE (NO 2) v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, FORREST & FORREST PTY LTD, YAMATJI MARLPA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED

File number: WAD 104 of 2010

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 23 October 2012

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application to dismiss claimant application – lodged after consent determination – abuse of process – registration test – meaning of "likely" in s 190F(6) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)

Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 61, s 62, s 62(2)(d), s 62(2)(e), s 87, s 190A, s 190B(2), s 190B(5), s 190B(6), s 190B(7), s 190C(4), s 190F, s 190F(1), s 190F(4), s 190F(5), s 190F(6), s 190F(6)(b) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) R 26.01, R 26.01(1)(d), R 26.01(2)

Cases cited: Christine George & Ors on behalf of the Gurambilbarra People v State of Queensland [2008] FCA 1518 Dale v Western Australia [2011] FCAFC 46; (2011) 191 FCR 521 Gudjala People # 2 v Native Title Registrar [2008] FCAFC 157; (2008) 171 FCR 317 Hayes on behalf of the Thalanyji People v State of Western Australia [2008] FCA 1487 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Proprietary Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Spalla v St George Motor Finance Ltd (ACN 007 656 555) (No 6) [2004] FCA 1699