Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1507

Federal Court of Australia

Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1507 File number: NSD 71 of 2020

Judgment of: GRIFFITHS J

Date of judgment: 20 October 2020

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – non-claimant application for determination of native title under s 61(1) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – determination sought under s 86G of the Native Title Act that no native title exists over the determination area – whether native title extinguished – whether within power and appropriate to make the orders sought – orders made in the terms sought

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), ss 13, 23B, 23C, 23E, 24FA, 61, 66, 81, s 86G, 225, Item 3(8) of Pt 1 of Sch 1 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW), ss 36(9), 42, 50 Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 (NSW), s 75, 75B, 164 Native Title (New South Wales) Act 1994 (NSW), s 20

Cases cited: Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2018] FCA 1249 Batabah Local Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Native Title Services Limited [2007] FCA 382 Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2018] FCA 1136 Deerubbin v Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2017] FCA 1067 Gandagara Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2013] FCA 646 Mace v State of Queensland [2019] FCAFC 233; 375 ALR 717 Wagonga Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1113 Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland [1996] HCA 40; 187 CLR 1 Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2019] FCA 1270 Worimi v Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council [2010] FCAFC 3; 181 FCR 320