Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Wise on behalf of the Kurungal Native Title Claim v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 1329 Citation: Wise on behalf of the Kurungal Native Title Claim v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 1329
Parties: BUTCHER WISE, C.A (DECEASED), FREDDY THOMAS, J.T (DECEASED), MALAGHY HOBBS, RODNEY RAWLINS, WILFRED STEELE, A.L (DECEASED), JANE BIEUNDURRY and MARJORIE BALDWIN-JONES v STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SHIRE OF DERBY/WEST KIMBERLEY, SHIRE OF HALLS CREEK, KLOPPER HOLDINGS PTY LTD (CHRISTMAS CREEK STATION) and TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED
File number: WAD 6217 of 1998
Judge: GILMOUR J
Date of judgment: 1 December 2015
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination of native title – agreement of parties – s 87 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Legislation cited: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13(1)(a), 55, 56, 56(1), 57, 68, 87(1), (2), 94A, 225, 251B
Cases cited: Billy Patch and Others on behalf of the Birriliburu People v State of Western Australia [2008] FCA 944 Lander v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 427 Sharpe v State of Western Australia [2013] FCA 599 Ward v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848 WF (Deceased) on behalf of the Wiluna People v State of Western Australia [2013] FCA 755
Date of hearing: 1 December 2015
Place: Ngumpan Community, Western Australia
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 25
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr S Blackshield
Solicitor for the Applicant: Kimberley Land Council
Counsel for the State of Western Australia: Ms S Begg
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