Deerubbin Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2017] FCA 1067

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Deerubbin Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2017] FCA 1067 File number: NSD 1472 of 2016

Judge: GRIFFITHS J

Date of judgment: 7 September 2017

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – non-claimant application that native title does not exist in respect of particular land – application upheld

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13, 23B, 23C, 23E, 39, 61, 66, 81, 86G, 225, 251D, 253 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) ss 3, 36, 40AA, 42, 42E, 42G, 50, Native Title (New South Wales) Act 1994 (NSW) Div 2 of Part 4

Cases cited: Apollo Shower Screens Pty Ltd v Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corporation (1985) 1 NSWLR 561 Application for the Determination of Native Title made by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council [1998] FCA 402 Cain v Glass (No 2) (1985) 3 NSWLR 230 Commonwealth v Clifton [2007] FCAFC 190; 164 FCR 355 Deniliquin Local Aboriginal Land Council [2001] FCA 609 Gale v Minister for Land & Water Conservation for the State of New South Wales [2004] FCA 374 Gale on behalf of the Darug Tribal Aboriginal Corporation v New South Wales Minister for Land Water Conservation [2011] FCA 77 Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2013] FCA 646 Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands for the State of NSW [2011] FCA 383 Jerrinja Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney-General of the State of NSW [2013] FCA 562 Kennedy v Queensland [2002] FCA 747; 190 ALR 707 Lightning Ridge Local Aboriginal Land Council v Premier of New South Wales in his capacity as State Minister pursuant to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) [2012] FCA 792 Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands for NSW & Anor (No. 2) [2008] FCA 1929; 181 FCR 300 Worimi (aka Worimi Dates) v Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council [2010] FCAFC 3; 181 FCR 320