Hughes on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People (No 2) v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1267

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Hughes on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People (No 2) v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1267 Citation: Hughes on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People (No 2) v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1267

Parties: NELSON HUGHES, PETER STEVENS AND EVA CONNORS ON BEHALF OF THE EASTERN GURUMA PEOPLE v THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SHIRE OF ASHBURTON, YAMATJI MARLPA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION, HAMERSLEY EXPLORATION PTY LTD, HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LTD, HAMERSLEY RESOURCES LTD AND ROBE RIVER MINING CO PTY LTD

File number: WAD 6208 of 1998

Judge: BENNETT J

Date of judgment: 20 November 2012

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination of native title – requirements of s 87 – whether proposed consent determination within power – whether proposed consent determination appropriate – proposed determination within power and appropriate

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 47A, 47B, 56, 66, 81, 87, 94A, 225 Native Title Amendment Act 2009 (Cth)

Cases cited: Barunga v State of Western Australia [2011] FCA 518 Billy Patch v Western Australia [2008] FCA 944 Griffiths v Northern Territory (2007) 165 FCR 391 Hughes (on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People) v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 365 Lota Warria (on behalf of the Poruma and Masig Peoples) v Queensland (2005) 223 ALR 62 Moses v Western Australia (2007) 160 FCR 148 Northern Territory v Alyawarr (2005) 145 FCR 442 State of Western Australia v Sebastian (2008) 173 FCR 1 Ward v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848