Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya'u and Northern Kaanju People v State of Queensland [2015] FCA 381

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya'u and Northern Kaanju People v State of Queensland [2015] FCA 381 Citation: Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya'u and Northern Kaanju People v State of Queensland [2015] FCA 381

Parties: BESSIE HOBSON, FRANK HOLLINGSWORTH, LLOYD HOLLINGSWORTH, JEAN MOSBY, GEOFFREY PASCOE, VINCENT TEMPLE, PHILLIP WALLIS, DOUGLAS WILSON ON BEHALF OF THE WUTHATHI, KUUKU YA'U AND NORTHERN KAANJU PEOPLE v STATE OF QUEENSLAND and COOK SHIRE COUNCIL

File number(s): QUD 6023 of 2002

Judge(s): GREENWOOD J

Date of judgment: 28 April 2015

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consideration of a proposed consent determination of native title rights and interests made under the provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – consideration of whether the proposed orders are appropriate and whether orders ought to be made having regard to s 87 of that Act

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

Cases cited: Wik and Wik Way Native Title Claim Group v State of Queensland [2009] FCA 789; (2009) 258 ALR 306 Kuuku Ya'u People v State of Queensland [2009] FCA 679 Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria (2002) 214 CLR 422

Date of hearing: 28 April 2015

Date of last submissions: 28 April 2015

Place: Cairns

Division: GENERAL DIVISION

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 34

Solicitor for the Applicants: Mr A McLean, Cape York Land Council