Chubby on behalf of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 964

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Chubby on behalf of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 964 Citation: Chubby on behalf of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 964

Parties: DIANNE CHUBBY & ORS (PUUTU KUNTI KURRAMA and PINIKURA #1) v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND OTHERS DIANNE CHUBBY & ORS (PUUTU KUNTI KURRAMA and PINIKURA #2) v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND OTHERS File numbers: WAD 6007 of 2001 WAD 126 of 2005

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 27 August 2015

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application for joinder of respondents under s 84(5) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – delay in bringing joinder application – not in interests of justice that interlocutory applicants be joined as respondents

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 61(1), s 62(1)(a)(iv), s 61(2), s 62A, s 66B, s 84(3), s 87(1), s 87(1)(b), s 87A(4)(b), s 251B

Cases cited: Bidjara People #2 v State of Queensland [2003] FCA 324 Butterworth v Queensland (2010) 184 FCR 397; [2010] FCA 325 Combined Dulabed and Malanbarra/Yidinji Peoples v Queensland (2004) 139 FCR 96; [2004] FCA 1097 Hunter v State of Western Australia [2009] FCA 654 Kulkalgal People (Aureed Island) v State of Queensland [2003] FCA 163 Starkey v South Australia (2011) 193 FCR 450; [2011] FCA 456