Gardiner v Taungurung Land and Waters Council [2021] FCA 80

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Gardiner v Taungurung Land and Waters Council [2021] FCA 80 File number(s): VID 384 of 2020

Judgment of: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 9 February 2021

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application for judicial review of decision of delegate of the Native Title Registrar – decision to accept Indigenous Land Use Agreement for registration – task of Registrar under s 24CK(2) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – s 203BE(5)(a) of the Native Title Act – meaning of "all reasonable efforts" to identify people who hold or may hold native title – application upheld.

Legislation: Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 24CJ, 24CK, 203BE(5), 223, 251A Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic)

Cases cited: AQV15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 133; 266 FCR 83 BFH16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] FCAFC 54 Bright v Northern Land Council [2018] FCA 752 Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 107; 252 FCR 352 Corunna v South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council [2015] FCA 491; 235 FCR 40 DAO16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 2; 258 FCR 175 DCU18 v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCA 1817 De Rose v State of South Australia (No 2) [2005] FCAFC 110; 145 FCR 290 Drill on behalf of the Purnululu Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 1510 Drury on behalf of the Nanda People v State of Western Australia [2020] FCAFC 69 Gardiner v Attorney-General (No 3) [2020] VSC 516 Gardiner v Attorney-General [2020] VSC 224 Kemppi v Adani Mining Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 117 Mabo v State of Queensland (No 2) [1992] HCA 23; 175 CLR 1 McGlade v Native Title Registrar [2017] FCAFC 10; 251 FCR 172 McGlade v South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Corporation (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 238; 374 ALR 329 Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria [2002] HCA 58; 214 CLR 422 Minister for Home Affairs v Omar [2019] FCAFC 188; 272 FCR 589 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSSJ [2016] HCA 29; 259 CLR 180 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT [2013] FCA 317; 212 FCR 99 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwarj [2002] HCA 11; 209 CLR 597 Moses v State of Western Australia [2007] FCAFC 78; 160 FCR 148 Neowarra v State of Western Australia [2003] FCA 1402 Northern Land Council v Quall [2019] FCAFC 77 Northern Land Council v Quall [2020] HCA 33 Northern Territory v Alyawarr, Kaytetye, Warymungu, Wakaya Native Title Claim Group [2005] FCAFC 135; 145 FCR 442 NWWJ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 176 QGC Pty Ltd v Bygrave (No 3) [2011] FCA 1457; 199 FCR 94 Sampi on behalf of the Bardi and Jawi People v State of Western Australia [2010] FCAFC 26; 266 ALR 537 Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2020] FCA 1728 Tickner v Chapman [1995] FCA 1726; 57 FCR 451 TTY167 v Republic of Nauru [2018] HCA 61; 362 ALR 246 Widjabul Wia-Bal v Attorney-General of NSW [2020] FCAFC 34; 376 ALR 204