Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Murphy on behalf of the Jinibara People v State of Queensland [2012] FCA 1285 Citation: Murphy on behalf of the Jinibara People v State of Queensland [2012] FCA 1285
Parties: KENNETH MURPHY AND NOEL BLAIR ON BEHALF OF THE JINIBARA PEOPLE v STATE OF QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL, MORETON BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL, SOMERSET REGIONAL COUNCIL, SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL COUNCIL and QUEENSLAND BULK WATER SUPPLY AUTHORITY (TRADING AS SEQWATER)
File number: QUD 6128 of 1998
Judge: REEVES J
Date of judgment: 20 November 2012
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application for determination of native title under s 87 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – consideration of whether the parties have satisfied the criteria set out in s 87 such that the jurisdiction of the Court is enlivened – consideration of whether it is appropriate for the Court to make an order in terms of the agreement reached by the parties – the Court must be satisfied that the s 87 agreement is free and informed and that the terms of the proposed orders are unambiguous and clear
Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Cases cited: Nelson v Northern Territory of Australia (2010) 190 FCR 344; [2010] FCA 1343
Date of last submissions: 30 October 2012
Place: Brisbane
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
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