Kogolo v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2012] FCA 1332

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Kogolo v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2012] FCA 1332 Citation: Kogolo v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2012] FCA 1332

Parties: ANNETTE KOGOLO, BUTCHER WISE, LC, CN, HARRY YUNGABUN, HITLER PAMBA, HB, IVAN MCPHEE, JIMMY NERRIMA, JOE BROWN, WILFRED STEELE, MONA CHUGUNA, PERCY BULAGARDIE, PC, PS, RONNIE JIMBIDIE, STALIN WODIGAR, TOMMY MAY, WARFORD BUDJIMAN AND JP ON BEHALF OF THE NGURRARA PEOPLE v THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA , SHIRE OF DERBY WEST KIMBERLEY and MARTU PEOPLE

File number: WAD 6077 of 1998

Judge: GILMOUR J

Date of judgment: 27 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 – requirements of s 87 satisfied

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 47, 47A, 47B, 56, 61, 64(1B), 66, 87, 87A, 94A, 225 Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth) Native Title Amendment Act 2009 (Cth)

Cases cited: Barunga v State of Western Australia [2011] FCA 518 Cox on behalf of the Yungngora People v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 588 Goonack v State of Western Australia [2011] FCA 516 Hughes (on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People) v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 365 Kogolo v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 1703 Kogolo v State of Western Australia [2011] FCA 1481 Lander v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 427 Lovett on behalf of the Gunditjmara People v State of Victoria [2007] FCA 474 Munn v Queensland (2001) 115 FCR 109; [2001] FCA 1229 Nangkiriny v State of Western Australia (2002) 117 FCR 6; [2002] FCA 660 Smith v State of Western Australia (2000) 104 FCR 494 Ward v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848