Banjima People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 868

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Banjima People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 868 Citation: Banjima People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 868

Parties: BANJIMA PEOPLE v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND ORS

File number: WAD 6096 of 1998

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 28 August 2013

Date of corrigendum: 30 October 2013

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application for determination of native title – whether claimants constitute single group – whether claim area part of traditional country of claimants – whether claimants have maintained connection with claim area – whether claimants descendants of ancestors who had rights and interests in claim area – what native title rights and interests exist – what non-native title rights and interests exist – whether various acts extinguished native title rights and interests – extent of any extinguishment of native title rights and interests PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for confidentiality order under s 37AF Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether order necessary to prevent prejudice to proper administration of justice – whether order necessary to protect safety of persons

Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 136 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 17, Pt VAA, s 37AE, s 37AF, s 37AG, s 37AG(1), s 37AG(1)(a) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 13(1)(b), s 15(1)(a), s 15(1)(c), s 15(1)(d), s 19, s 23A(2), s 23B(2)(c)(i), s 23B(2)(c)(iii), s 23B(2)(c)(viii), s 23B(7), s 23B(9), s 23C(1), s 23C(2), s 23F, s 24HA, Pt 2 Div 3 Subdiv I, s 24IA(a), s 24IB, s 24IB(a), s 24IB(b), s 24ID(1), s 24ID(1)(a), s 24ID(1)(b), s 24ID(1)(c), s 24ID(3), Pt 2 Div 3 Subdiv M, 24MA, s 24MB, s 24MD(1), s 24MD(3), s 24MD(6A), s 24MD(6B), s 24MD(6B)(b), s 24MD(6B)(c), s 24MD(6B)(d), s 24MD(6B)(f), s 24MD(6B)(g), s 24OA, Pt 2 Div 3 Subdiv P, s 25(4), s 26(1)(c)(i), s 28(1), s 29, s 32, s 39(1)(e), s 44H, s 44H(c), s 44H(d), s 44H(e), s 47, s 47A(1), s 47A(1)(b), s 47A(1)(b)(i), s 47A(1)(b)(ii), s 47A(1)(c), s 47A(2), s 47B, 47B(1)(b), s 47B(1)(b)(ii), s 47B(1)(c), s 47B(2)(b), s 61, s 61A(3), s 190B(6), s 212, s 212(1)(a), s 223, s 223(1), s 223(1)(c), s 225(c), s 225(d), 225(e), s 226(2)(e), s 227, s 228, s 228(2), 228(2)(a)(ii), s 228(2)(b), s 228(3), s 228(3)(a), s 228(3)(b), s 228(3)(b)(i), s 228(9)(c), s 229, s 229(3)(a), s 230, s 231, s 232D, s 233, s 233(1), s 233(1)(c)(i), s 237A, s 238, s 239, s 245, s 245(1), s 246(1), s 246(2), s 248B, s 251D, s 253, Sch 1 cl 36, Sch 5 Pt 3 Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) s 10, s 10(1) Crown Lands Ordinance 1931-1952 (Cth) s 111 Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972 (WA) s 20(3)(c), s 30(c) Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) Acts Amendment (Iron Ore Agreements) Act 2000 (WA) Pt 5 Acts Amendment (Mt Goldsworthy, McCamey's Monster and Marillana Creek Iron Ore Agreements) Act 1994 (WA) Pt 2 Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947 (WA) Dampier Solar Salt Agreement Act 1967 (WA) Dampier Solar Salt Industry Agreement Act 1967 (WA) Diamond (Argyle Diamond Mines Joint Venture) Agreement Act 1981 (WA) Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) Goldfields Act 1886 (WA) Goldfields Act 1895 (WA) Land Act 1898 (WA) s 96, s 152, s 153 Land Act 1933 (WA) s 7, s 7(1), s 7(2), s 10, s 10(1), s 10(7), s 29, s 32, s 33, s 33(3)(a), s 33(4)(a), s 43, s 94, s 109, s 109A, s 114, s 116, s 117, s 144(2), s 145(6) Land Administration Act 1997 (WA) s 26(2), s 41, s 46, s 79 Local Government Act 1960 (WA) s 288 Interpretation Act 1984 (WA) s 74 Iron Ore (Hamersley Range) Agreement Act 1963 (WA) Iron Ore (Marillana Creek) Agreement Act 1991 (WA) Iron Ore (Mount Bruce) Agreement Act 1972 (WA) Iron Ore (Mount Goldsworthy) Agreement Act 1964 (WA) s 4A, s 4B, s 4C Iron Ore (Mount Goldsworthy) Agreement Act Amendment Act 1971 (WA) Iron Ore (Mount Newman) Agreement Act 1964 (WA) s 3 Iron Ore (Robe River) Agreement Act 1964 (WA) Iron Ore (Yandicoogina) Agreement Act 1996 (WA) Main Roads Act 1930 (WA) s 9, s 16, s 19, s 22, s 26, s 27A(3) Mining Act 1904 (WA) s 3(1), s 26, s 26(4), s 48, s 48(1), s 48(5), s 50(1)(b), s 51, s 65, s 69, s 80(1)(b), s 115, s 117, Pt IX, s 196, s 205, s 207, s 208, s 210, s 273, s 276, s 277 Mining Act 1978 (WA) s 8(1), s 9, s 9(1), Pt IV Div 1, s 40, s 40(1), s 40(2), s 48, s 51, s 51A, Pt IV Div 2, s 56C, s 57(1), s 57(2), s 66, s 71, s 73(1), s 82(1)(c), s 85, s 86(1), s 86(3), s 87, s 87(1), s 87(2), s 88, s 91(3)(b), s 91(6), s 113, s 116 Mining Act Amendment Act 1920 (WA) s 6, s 7(1), s 8(1) Mining Act Amendment Act 1937 (WA) s 2 Mining Act Amendment Act 1957 (WA) s 6 Mining Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1964 (WA) s 3 Mining Act Amendment Act 1968 (WA) s 2 Mining Act Amendment Act 1969 (WA) s 2 Native Welfare Act 1963 (WA) s 18 Petroleum Act 1936 (WA) s 5, s 9, Pt IV Div 1, s 32(1), s 35(3), s 35(4), s 39, s 40 Petroleum Act 1967 (WA) s 15(1), Pt III Div 2 s 30, s 31, s 32(1)(a)(i), s 32(4), s 38 Petroleum Amendment Act 2007 (WA) Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA) s 9 Property Law Act 1969 (WA) s 4(a), s 33(2)(d), Sch 1 Public Works Act 1902 (WA) s 17 Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (WA) s 4(1), s 5A, s 5C, s 7, s 9, s 17, s 18, s 26D, s 27(5), s 27(6) Road Districts Act 1919 (WA) s 158 Road Districts Act Amendment Act 1932 (WA) s 2(c) Titles (Validation) and Native Title (Effect of Past Acts) Act 1995 (WA) s 5, s 6, s 8, s 12I, s 12I(1), s 12J, s 12J(1), s 12M, s 12M(1), s 12M(1)(a), s 12M(1)(b)(i), s 13(1), s 24JA(1) Western Australia Day (Renaming) Act 2012 (WA) Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WA) s 14(1), s 16, s 22 Land Regulations 1882 (WA) reg 29, reg 29(13) Land Regulations 1887 (WA) reg 32, reg 32(n), reg 69 Mining Regulations 1925 (WA) reg 5, reg 10, Pt III, Pt III Div 2, reg 40, reg 50, reg 55(1), reg 55(2), Pt III Div 3, reg 84, reg 87(1), Pt IV, reg 98(f), reg 111, reg 114 Mining Regulations 1981 (WA) Pt IV Div 1, reg 13, reg 15(1), Pt IV Div 2, reg 19, reg 36(b) Real Property Act 1845 (UK) Statute of Frauds 1677 (UK) s 1, s 2 Western Australia Constitution Act 1890 (UK) s 3