Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 1247

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 1247 Citation: Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People v State of Western Australia [2014] FCA 1247

Parties: JOHN WALTER GRAHAM, BETTY BULLEN, AD (DECEASED), OD (DECEASED), SONNY GRAHAM, KATIE RAY, GEORGINA SCHULTZ, JACK SCHULTZ, MABEL WILSON and MAUREEN YOUNG ON BEHALF OF THE NGADJU PEOPLE v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, CITY OF KALGOORLIE – BOULDER, SHIRE OF COOLGARDIE, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, GOLDFIELDS LAND & SEA COUNCIL ABORIGINAL CORPORATION, ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LIMITED, BHP BILLITON NICKEL WEST PTY LTD, ST IVES GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED, LAKE JOHNSTON PTY LTD, ARUBIDDY PASTORAL CO PTY LTD (ARUBIDDY STATION), CHILDARA PTY LTD (PONDANA STATION), COMMONWEALTH HILL PTY LTD (RAWLINNA STATION), JARAC PTY LTD, JEMARKIM NOMINEES PTY LTD, MILEURA CATTLE CO PTY LTD, NORGATE NOMINEES PTY LTD, SYDNEY ERNEST POND, RED SUN NOMINEES PTY LTD, GAYNOR MAREE SHIELDS (MADOONIA DOWNS), VICTOR EDWARD SHIELDS (MADOONIA DOWNS), CHRISTOPHER RYAN SOUTH, MONICA MARGARET SOUTH, VANESK PTY LTD (VANESK STATION), LESLIE HAMILTON PINNIGER and CEDRIC ANDERSON

File number: WAD 6020 of 1998

Judge: MARSHALL J

Date of judgment: 21 November 2014

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE - determination

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)

Cases cited: Graham v Western Australia [2012] FCA 1455 Graham v Western Australia [2014] FCA 516 Graham v Western Australia [2014] FCA 700 State of Western Australia v Graham on behalf of the Ngadju People [2013] FCAFC 143