Talbott v Minister for the Environment [2020] FCA 1042

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Talbott v Minister for the Environment [2020] FCA 1042 File number: NSD 1209 of 2019

Judge: ABRAHAM J

Date of judgment: 22 July 2020

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – application for judicial review of the decisions of the Minister for the Environment declining to make a declaration pursuant to s 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) – whether the Minister took into account an irrelevant consideration in considering the social and economic impacts to the local community – where applicant argues that s 51(xxvi) of the Constitution constrains administrative action under s 10 – consideration of s 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth)

Legislation: Constitution ss 51(xxvi), 51(xxxi) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) ss 4, 10, 10(1)(d), 10(1)(c), 10(3), 10(4), 10(4)(e), 28

Cases cited: Commonwealth v Tasmania [1983] HCA 21; (1983) 158 CLR 1 Kartinyeri v Commonwealth [1998] HCA 22; (1998) 195 CLR 337 Murphyores Incorporated Pty Limited v Commonwealth [1976] HCA 20; (1976) 136 CLR 1 Marcus Clarke and Co Ltd v The Commonwealth [1952] HCA 50; (1952) 87 CLR 177 Nelungaloo Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth [1947] HCA 58; (1947) 75 CLR 495 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; (2017) 262 CLR 362 Tickner v Bropho [1993] FCA 208; (1993) 40 FCR 183 Tickner v Chapman (1995) 57 FCR 451 Wilson v Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs [1996] HCA 18; (1996) 189 CLR 1 JT International SA v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] HCA 43; (2012) 250 CLR 1 Lacey v Attorney-General for Queensland [2011] HCA 10; (2011) 242 CLR 573 Western Australia v Commonwealth [1995] HCA 47; (1995) 183 CLR 373 Koowarta v Bjelke-Peterson [1982] HCA 27; (1982) 153 CLR 168 Stenhouse v Coleman [1944] HCA 36; (1944) 69 CLR 457 Spence v Queensland [2019] HCA 15; (2019) 367 ALR 587