Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
May v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1333 Citation: May v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1333
Parties: TOMMY MAY, GEORGE JABADAH, RICKY THOMAS AND MARIA HAND ON BEHALF OF THE NGURRARA PEOPLE v THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SHIRE OF HALLS CREEK and BACKREEF OIL PTY LIMITED
File number: WAD 281 of 2008
Judge: GILMOUR J
Date of judgment: 27 November 2012
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination of native title – requirements of s 87A – whether proposed consent determination within power – whether proposed consent determination appropriate – requirements of s 87A satisfied
Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13, 47, 47A, 47B, 64(1B), 56(2), 66A, 67, 87A, 94A, 225
Cases cited: Brown v Western Australia [2007] FCA 1025 Hughes v Western Australia [2007] FCA 365 James v Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208 Kogolo v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 1703 Kogolo v State of Western Australia [2011] FCA 1481 Lovett v Victoria [2007] FCA 474 Munn v Queensland (2001) 115 FCR 109 Nangkiriny v Western Australia (2002) 117 FCR 6 Nangkiriny v Western Australia [2004] FCA 1156 Ward v Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848
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