Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Akiba on behalf of the Torres Strait Regional Seas Claim v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 1438 File number: QUD 6040 of 2001
Judge: MORTIMER J
Date of judgment: 1 December 2017
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – native title – case management – initial hearing of evidence in closed Court – whether confidential transcript should be released in the interests of justice – confidentiality order vacated
Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), ss 66B, 84(5) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 17(1)
Cases cited: Akiba on behalf of the Torres Strait Regional Sea Claim v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 1336
Date of hearing: Determined on the papers
Registry: Queensland
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Native Title
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 57
Counsel for the State of Queensland: Ms N Kidson
Solicitor for the State of Queensland: Crown Law
Counsel for the Commonwealth: Mr C Athanasiou
Solicitor for the Commonwealth: Australian Government Solicitor
Counsel for the Torres Strait Regional Authority: Mr P J Bick QC
Solicitor for the Torres Strait Regional Authority: Just Us Lawyers
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