Nona on behalf of the Badu People (Warral & Ului) v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 983

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Nona on behalf of the Badu People (Warral & Ului) v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 983 File number: QUD 9 of 2019

Judge: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 15 July 2020

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application for amendment of claim – application for replacement of applicant – application for joinder – whether claim group given a reasonable opportunity to participate in decision-making process – whether in the interests of justice to allow joinder – discussion of authorisation process under s 251B of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – applications allowed

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 8.21 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13, 61, 62A, 64, 66B, 84, 84D, 203BE, 251B

Cases cited: Akiba v Commonwealth [2013] HCA 33; 250 CLR 209 Akiba v State of Queensland (No 3) [2010] FCA 643; 204 FCR 1 Akiba v State of Queensland [2019] FCA 651 Anderson v State of Western Australia [2003] FCA 1423; 134 FCR 1 Anderson v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 1733 Bell v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 695 Bolton v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 760 Burragubba v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 373 Byron Environment Centre Incorporated v Arakwal People [1997] FCA 797; 78 FCR 1 Chapman v State of Queensland [2007] FCA 597; 159 FCR 507 Coyne v State of Western Australia [2009] FCA 533 Daniel v State of Western Australia [2002] FCA 1147; 194 ALR 278 Drury v State of Western Australia [2020] FCAFC 69 Far West Coast Native Title Claim v State of South Australia (No 2) [2012] FCA 733; 204 FCR 542 Gomeroi People v Attorney General (NSW) [2017] FCA 1464 Kaurareg People v State of Queensland [2001] FCA 657 Lawson v Minister for Land and Water Conservation (NSW) [2002] FCA 1517 Lennon v State of South Australia [2010] FCA 743; 217 FCR 438 McGlade v Native Title Registrar [2017] FCAFC 10; 251 FCR 172 McGlade v South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Aboriginal Corporation (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 238; 374 ALR 329 Miller v State of South Australia (Far West Coast Sea Claim) (No 2) [2018] FCA 599 Mualgal People v State of Queensland [1999] FCA 157 Murgha v State of Queensland [2011] FCA 1317 NC (dec'd) v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 70 Noble v Mundraby [2005] FCAFC 212 Nona v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1578 Nona v State of Queensland [2006] FCA 412 Roe v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2011] FCA 102 Sambo v State of Western Australia [2008] FCA 1575; 172 FCR 271 Savage v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 231 Simpson v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 1752 Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking Ltd [1971] 2 QB 163 TJ v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 818; 242 FCR 283 Ward v Northern Territory of Australia [2002] FCA 1477; 196 ALR 32 Wilson v State of South Australia (No 2) [2016] FCA 812