Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 700 Citation: Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 700
Parties: JOHN WALTER GRAHAM AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE NGADJU PEOPLE v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED and BHP BILLITON NICKEL WEST PTY LTD
File number: WAD 6020 of 1998
Judge: MARSHALL J
Date of judgment: 3 July 2014
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – extinguishment – validity of mining leases – application of s 47B of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Legislation: Mining Act 1978 (WA) Nickel Refinery (BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd) (Termination of Agreements) Agreement Act 2008 (WA) Mining Act 1904 (WA) Mining Act 1978 (WA) Government Agreements Act 1979 (WA) s 2C Nickel Refinery (Western Mining Corporation Limited) Agreement Act Amendment 1974 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 24IB, 24IC, 24OA, 28, 47A, 47B, 228, 232A, 233, 251D Land Act 1933 (WA) s 32 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
Cases cited: Graham v Western Australia [2014] FCA 516 Banjima People v Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 868, (2013) 305 ALR 1
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