Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 939

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 939 Citation: Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 939

Parties: BRENDA SMIRKE, DAVID SMIRKE, IVAN SMIRKE, LINDA SMIRKE, LORRAINE SMIRKE, PEGGY SMIRKE AND TOBY SMIRKE v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, BAMBI PTY LTD AND CHEELA PLAINS PASTORAL CO PTY LTD, ANDREW NICHOLAS GLENN, PETER ROBERT GREY, SUSAN JEAN GREY, DONALD RAYMOND HAMMARQUIST, WENDY RUTH HARVEY, DANIEL JOHN HASTIE, JASON GARY HASTIE, STAMCO BEEF PTY LTD and YAMATJI MARLPA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

File number: WAD 6007 of 2000

Judge: MCKERRACHER J

Date of judgment: 1 September 2015

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination of native title –whether proposed consent determination within power appropriate – requirements of s 87A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) satisfied

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13(1), 56(2), 66, 68, 87, 87A, 94A, 225, 251B

Cases cited: Billy Patch and Others on behalf of the Birriliburu People v State of Western Australia [2008] FCA 944 Brown (on behalf of the Ngarla People) v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 1025 Hughes (on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People) v Western Australia [2007] FCA 365 Lander v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 427 Lota Warria (on behalf of the Poruma and Masig Peoples) v Queensland (2005) 223 ALR 62 Lovett on behalf of the Gunditjmara People v State of Victoria [2007] FCA 474 Munn for and on behalf of the Gunggari People v State of Queensland (2001) 115 FCR 109 Ward v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848 Watson v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2014] FCA 127