Booth on behalf of the Kungardutyi Punthamara People v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 638

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Booth on behalf of the Kungardutyi Punthamara People v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 638 File number(s): QUD 847 of 2016

Judge(s): JAGOT J

Date of judgment: 9 June 2017

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application by joinder applicants to strike out native title determination – strike out sought on grounds that the application not properly authorised by all group members pursuant to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 61, that it represents an abuse of process, or that the applicants have no reasonable prospects of success – whether costs to be ordered against the applicants

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 61, 84, 84C, 84D, 203B, 251B, 253

Cases cited: Alyawarr, Kaytetye, Warumungu, Wakay Native Title Claim Group v Northern Territory of Australia (2004) 207 ALR 539; [2004] FCA 472 Aplin on behalf of the Waanyi Peoples v State of Queensland [2010] FCA 625 Booth v State of Queensland [2003] FCA 418 Burragubba on behalf of the Wangan and Jagalingou People v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 373 Champerslife Pty Ltd v Manojlovski [2010] NSWCA 33; (2010) 75 NSWLR 245 Daniel v Western Australia [2002] FCA 1147; (2002) 194 ALR 278 Kite v State of South Australia [2007] FCA 1662 Nicholls v State of South Australia [2015] FCA 1407 O'Shane v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 315; (2013) 85 NSWLR 698 Risk v National Native Title Tribunal [2000] FCA 1589 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 28; (2015) 89 ALJR 750 Tyne (Trustee) v UBS AG (No 2) [2017] FCAFC 5; (2017) 341 ALR 415 Wallace on behalf of Boonthamurra People v Queensland [2015] FCA 600 Wallace on behalf of Boonthamurra People v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 901; (2014) 313 ALR 138 Weribone on behalf of the Mandandanji People v State of Queensland [2013] FCA 255