Apetyarr v Northern Territory of Australia [2014] FCA 1088

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Apetyarr v Northern Territory of Australia [2014] FCA 1088 Citation: Apetyarr v Northern Territory of Australia [2014] FCA 1088

Parties: BANJO MORTON APETYARR, MARTIN SPRATT APETYARR, LINDA DOBBS APWERL, LULU TEECE APETYARR AND COLLEEN MORTON KNGWARREY ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AHARRENG, AKANENG, AKWERANTY, ANWERRET, ALARILPW, ANGKEPERRETYEY, ANTARRENGENY, AREYN, ARLANGKW, ARLPAW, ARNAPWENTY IMANGKER, AATNERLELNGK, ATWENGERRP, ILLEYARM, IRRERLERR, KWERRKEPENTY, LYENTYAWELL ILLEPARANEM, NTEWERREK, PWERRK AND TYAW LANDHOLDING GROUPS v NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA, AMMAROO PTY LTD, DA WEIR PTY LTD, L&S NOMINEES PTY LTD AND ROY HENRY DRIVER

File number: NTD 6069 of 2001

Judge: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 14 October 2014

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination – consideration of role of Court and government respondent – consideration of s 87 of Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – resolution by agreement of claim for determination of native title

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13, 61, 66, 66A, 67, 87, 94A, 223, 225

Cases cited: Far West Coast Native Title Claim v South Australia (No 7) [2013] FCA 1285 King on behalf of the Eringa Native Title Claim Group and the Eringa No 2 Native Title Claim Group v South Australia [2011] FCA 1387 Lota Warria (on behalf of the Poruma and Masig Peoples) v Queensland (2005) 223 ALR 62; [2005] FCA 1117 Lovett on behalf of the Gunditjmara People v Victoria [2007] FCA 474 Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria (2002) 214 CLR 422; [2002] HCA 58 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Nangkiriny v Western Australia (2002) 117 FCR 6; [2002] FCA 660 Nelson v Northern Territory (2010) 190 FCR 344; [2010] FCA 1343 Northern Territory v Alyawarr, Kaytetye, Warumungu, Wakaya Native Title Claim Group (2005) 145 FCR 442; [2005] FCAFC 135 Starkey v South Australia [2014] FCA 924