Bright v Northern Land Council [2018] FCA 752

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Bright v Northern Land Council [2018] FCA 752

File number: NTD 33 of 2016

Judge: WHITE J

Date of judgment: 24 May 2018

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – a delegate of the Native Title Registrar decided to accept an ILUA for registration on the Register of ILUAs – application for judicial review of the delegate's decision – s 24CK of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – whether the decision invoked an error of law – whether the delegate failed to take relevant considerations into account – meaning of "all reasonable efforts" and "who hold or may hold native title" – whether irrelevant considerations taken into account – application dismissed.

Legislation: Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) ss 3(1), 50, 71 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 5 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 25 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13, 24AA(3), 24CB-24CE, 24CG, 24CH, 24CI, 24CJ, 24CK, 24CL, 24DE, 60AB, 61, 84, 84C, 86, 87A, 203BE, 223(1), 224, 251A, 253 Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth) Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) s 120

Cases cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (NT) [2009] HCA 41; (2009) 239 CLR 27 Apollo Shower Screens Pty Ltd v Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corporation (1985) 1 NSWLR 561 Attorney-General of the State of New South Wales v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 Ballantyne v WorkCover Authority of NSW [2007] NSWCA 239 Borkovic v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1981) 39 ALR 186 Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 Bushell v Repatriation Commission (1992) 175 CLR 408 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 384 Corunna v South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council [2015] FCA 491; (2015) 235 FCR 40 Coutts v Close [2014] FCA 19 Fesl v Delegate of the Native Title Registrar [2008] FCA 1469; (2008) 173 FCR 150 Hazelbane on behalf of the Warai and Kungarakany Groups v Northern Territory of Australia [2011] FCA 1186 Hazelbane v Northern Territory [2008] FCA 291 Hazelbane v Northern Territory [2011] FCA 1186 Hazelbane v Northern Territory [2014] FCA 886 Kemp v Native Title Registrar [2006] FCA 939; (2006) 153 FCR 38 Lee v Napier [2013] FCA 236, (2013) 216 FCR 562 Love v State of Victoria [2009] VSC 215 Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) 175 CLR 1 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security (1984) 1 FCR 354 Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v State of Victoria [2002] HCA 58; (2002) 214 CLR 422 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 MT (deceased) v State of Western Australia [2013] FCA 1302 Murray v National Native Title Tribunal [2003] FCAFC 220; (2003) 132 FCR 402 Pareroultja v Tickner (1993) 42 FCR 32 Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164 QGC Pty Ltd v Bygrave (No 2) [2010] FCA 1019; (2010) 189 FCR 412 QGC Pty Ltd v Bygrave (No 3) [2011] FCA 1457; (2011) 199 FCR 94 R v Hunt; ex parte Sean Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 180 CLR 322 R v Toohey; ex parte Meneling Station Pty Ltd (1982) 158 CLR 327 Risk v Northern Territory of Australia [2006] FCA 404 Sean Investments Pty Ltd v MacKellar (1981) 38 ALR 363 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2014] FCAFC 93; (2014) 226 FCR 555 Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Pty Ltd v Australian Communications & Media Authority [2012] FCA 1205; (2012) 209 FCR 518 SZATL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; (2017) 347 ALR 304 SZLVZ v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCA 1816 Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands for the State of New South Wales (No 2) [2008] FCA 1929; (2008) 181 FCR 300