Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 101 File numbers: WAD 6007 of 2000 WAD 327 of 2012
Judge: BARKER J
Date of judgment: 15 February 2018
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – proposed strike out of application for determination of native title pursuant to s 84C of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – whether native title application complies with s 61 authorisation requirements of the Act – whether there should be a finite period of time to amend application – claim group description to be amended
Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 61, s 84C
Cases cited: Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 939 Tommy on behalf of the Yinhawangka Gobawarrah v State of Western Australia [2017] FCA 1568 Velickovic v Western Australia [2012] FCA 782
Date of hearing: Determined on the Papers
Registry: Western Australia
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Native Title
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 24
Counsel for the Jurruru Respondents: Mr SJ Wright on 5 July 2017 with Mr AK Sharpe on 13 December 2017
Solicitor for the Jurruru Respondents: Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation
ORDERS WAD 6007 of 2000
BETWEEN: TOBY SMIRKE & ORS (JURRURU) Applicant
AND: STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA & ORS Respondents
JUDGE: BARKER J DATE OF ORDER: 15 February 2018
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