Hale on behalf of the Bunuba #2 Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 560

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Hale on behalf of the Bunuba #2 Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 560 Citation: Hale on behalf of the Bunuba #2 Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 560

Parties: ISAAC HALE AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BUNUBA #2 NATIVE TITLE CLAIM GROUP (WAD94/2012, WC12/04) v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA and MINGS MINING RESOURCES PTY LTD

File number: WAD 70 of 2015

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 5 June 2015

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – referral of questions of law from National Native Title Tribunal – proposed grant of exploration licence – notice given pursuant to s 29(2) of the Native Title Act (1993) included s 29(7) statement that first respondent considers act is an act attracting the expedited procedure – expedited procedure objection application – consideration of scope of Tribunal's inquiry into expedited procedure objection

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 25, s 25(1)(a), s 26, s 26(1), s 27, s 27(2)(b), s 29, s 29(1), s 29(2), s 29(2)(b)(i), s 29(3), s 29(7), s 31, s 32, s 32(1), s 32(3), 32(4), s 32(6), s 75, s 139, s 139(b), s 141(2), s 145, s 145(4), s 233, s 237, s 237(a), s 253, Pt 2, Div 3 Subdiv P, Pt 3 Div 2, Pt 6 Div 5 Subdiv A, Subdiv AA, Subdiv B Native Title (Tribunal) Regulations 1993 (Cth)

Cases cited: Dann v Western Australia (2006) 208 FLR 357; [2006] NNTTA 126 FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd v Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (2014) 227 FCR 182; [2014] FCA 1335 Fraser v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 48 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354; [1984] FCA 59 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZGUR (2011) 241 CLR 594; [2011] HCA 1 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI (2009) 111 ALD 15; [2009] HCA 39 Walley v Western Australia (2002) 169 FLR 437; [2002] NNTTA 24 Walley v Western Australia (1996) 67 FCR 366 Ward v Western Australia (1996) 69 FCR 208 Western Australia v Thomas (1996) 133 FLR 124; [1996] NNTTA 30 Wurrunmurra v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1399