Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v Glencore Bauxite Resources Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 646 File number: QUD 513 of 2016
Judge: REEVES J
Date of judgment: 7 June 2017
Catchwords: COSTS – application for costs – whether there should be a departure from the rule that costs ordinarily follow the event – whether there are special circumstances to warrant any different order – whether "the spirit of" s 85A of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) affected the Court's discretion to award costs Held: application granted
Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Cases cited: Burragubba v State of Queensland (2015) 236 FCR 160; [2015] FCA 1163 Burragubba v State of Queensland [2016] FCA 1525 Murray v Registrar of the Native Title Tribunal [2003] FCA 45 Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v Glencore Bauxite Resources Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 265
Date of hearing: Determined on the papers
Date of last submissions: 31 March 2017 (Applicant) 5 April 2017 (Second Respondent) The First Respondent did not provide submissions
Registry: Queensland
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Native Title
Category: Catchwords
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