Finlay on behalf of the Kuruma Marthudunera People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2016] FCA 1260

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Finlay on behalf of the Kuruma Marthudunera People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2016] FCA 1260 File number: WAD 6090 of 1998

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 1 November 2016

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination of native title – whether statutory preconditions of s 87A of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) satisfied – whether appropriate to make the orders sought – orders made pursuant to s 87A

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13(1)(a), 56(2), 56(2)(a), 56(2)(a)(i), 56(2)(a)(ii), 61, 66, 66(8), 66(10)(c), 66A(2), 66A(5), 67(1), 68, 87, 87A, 87A(1)(b), 87A(1)(c), 87A(1)(d), 87A(2), 87A(3), 87A(4), 87A(4)(a), 87A(4)(b), 87A(8), 94A, 190A, 225, Sch 5 Pt 3 Item 6 Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth) Native Title (Prescribed Bodies Corporate) Regulations 1999 (Cth)

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 State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 365 Lander v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 427 Lovett on behalf of the Gunditjmara People v State of Victoria [2007] FCA 474 Munn (for and on behalf of the Gunggari People) v Queensland (2001) 115 FCR 109; [2001] FCA 1229 Sharpe v State of Western Australia [2013] FCA 599 Ward v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848 Watson v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2014] FCA 127