Coconut on behalf of the Northern Cape York #2 Native Title Claim Group v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 629

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Coconut on behalf of the Northern Cape York #2 Native Title Claim Group v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 629 Citation: Coconut on behalf of the Northern Cape York #2 Native Title Claim Group v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 629

Parties: MARYANNE COCONUT, GRACE JOHN, MALCOLM CALLOPE, CHARLES BUDBY, GABRIEL MAIRU, FLORENCE HECTOR, IVY GORDON, ANDREA TOBY, MAURICE WOODLEY, VICTORIA KENNEDY, CELIA FLETCHER, AGNES MARK, ALMA DAY, HARRIET FLINDERS, FLORENCE LUFF, NEVILLE MOTTON, RHONDA PARRY, ALLISON SAILOR, RAYMOND AHMAT, LINDA MCLACHLAN and MICHELLE KOSTECKI (NEE AHMAT) ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHERN CAPE YORK #2 NATIVE TITLE CLAIM GROUP v STATE OF QUEENSLAND, COOK SHIRE COUNCIL, MAPOON ABORIGINAL SHIRE COUNCIL, OLD MAPOON ABORIGINAL CORPORATION, AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY, ERGON ENERGY CORPORATION LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED, ALCAN SOUTH PACIFIC PTY LTD, RTA WEIPA PTY LTD and SUNRISE MINERALS PTY LTD

File number(s): QUD 156 of 2011

Judge(s): GREENWOOD J

Date of judgment: 20 June 2014

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consideration of a native title determination application under s 13(1) and s 61(1) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (the "Act") – consideration of the terms of an s 87 Agreement entered into between the parties to the proceeding – consideration of whether the making of orders in terms of the s 87 Agreement is appropriate for the purposes of s 87 of the Act

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 13(1), s 56, s 57, s 61(1), s 87, s 94A, s 223, s 225

Cases cited: Kerindun v Queensland (2009) 258 ALR 306 – cited Kuuku Ya'u People v State of Queensland [2009] FCA 679 – cited Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria (2002) 214 CLR 422 – cited Other Materials: Native Title – A Constitutional Shift?, University of Melbourne Law School, JD Lecture Series, French CJ, 24 March 2009