Lewis v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 690

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Lewis v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 690 Citation: Lewis v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 690

Parties: IRWIN TASMAN LEWIS AND OTHERS v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND OTHERS and FREDERICK TAYLOR SENIOR AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE AMANGU PEOPLE v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND OTHERS

File numbers: WAD 6193 of 1998 WAD 6002 of 2004

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 27 June 2014

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application for joinder under s 84(5) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – whether respondent's joinder to proceedings should be limited

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 84(3), s 84(5), s 84(8) Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA) Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 (WA)

Cases cited: Byron Environment Centre Inc v Arakwal People (1997) 78 FCR 1 Dodd on behalf of the Gudjala People Core Country Claim # 1 v State of Queensland (No 2) [2013] FCA 787 Far West Coast Native Title Claim v South Australia (No 2) [2012] FCA 733; (2012) 204 FCR 542 Far West Coast Native Title Claim v South Australia (No 5) [2013] FCA 717 Gamogab v Akiba [2007] FCAFC 74; (2007) 159 FCR 578 Murray on behalf of the Yilka Native Title Claimants v Western Australia [2010] FCA 595; (2010) 188 FCR 48 Murray on behalf of the Yilka Native Title Claimants v Western Australia (No 2) [2010] FCA 926 Watson v Western Australia (No 3) [2014] FCA 127 Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands (NSW) [2007] FCA 1357; (2007) 164 FCR 181