Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Helmbright v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (No 2) [2021] FCA 647 File number: TAD 19 of 2020
Judgment of: MORTIMER J
Date of judgment: 15 June 2021
Catchwords: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – Constitution s 51(xix) – ratio decidendi of the decision in Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth [2020] HCA 3; 94 ALJR 198 – content of the tripartite test in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) [1992] HCA 23; 175 CLR 1 – application of the Mabo (No 2) test – where applicant is a non-citizen who identifies as an Aboriginal Australian
Legislation: Constitution, ss 51(xix), 51(xxvi) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), s 223
Cases cited: ACCC v Pratt (No 3) [2009] FCA 407; 175 FCR 558 Agius v State of South Australia (No 6) 2018 FCA 358. Attorney-General (Cth) v Queensland [1990] FCA 358; 25 FCR 125 Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Others v Chau Chak Wing [2019] FCAFC 125; 271 FCR 632 Bodney v Bennell [2008] FCAFC 63; 167 FCR 84 Cherokee Nation v Georgia 30 US 1 Chetcuti v Commonwealth [2020] HCA 42; 95 ALJR 1 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs [1992] HCA 64; 176 CLR 1 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Kojic [2016] FCAFC 186; 249 FCR 421 Commonwealth v Tasmania [1983] HCA 21; 158 CLR 1 Commonwealth v Yarmirr [2001] HCA 56; 208 CLR 1 Cunliffe v Commonwealth [1994] HCA 44; 182 CLR 272 De Rose v State of South Australia [2003] FCAFC 286; 133 FCR 325 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Thomas [2016] VSCA 237; 315 FLR 31 Eatock v Bolt [2011] FCA 1103; 197 FCR 261 Ex parte Walsh and Johnson; In re Yates [1925] HCA 53; 37 CLR 36 Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Gayle [2019] NSWCA 172; 100 NSWLR 155 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; 230 CLR 89 Gibbs v Capewell [1995] FCA 25; 54 FCR 503 Hackett (a pseudonym) v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2020] NSWCA 83; 379 ALR 248 Hasler v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 266; 87 NSWLR 609 Helmbright v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 1872 Hepples v The Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia [1992] HCA 3; 173 CLR 492 Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Australian Branch trading as Liberty Specialty Markets [2020] FCA 1493 King-Ansell v Police [1979] 2 NZLR 531 Long v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 1422 Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth [2020] HCA 3; 375 ALR 597 Mabo v Queensland (No 2) [1992] HCA 23; 175 CLR 1 McHugh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 416 McHugh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 223 Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria [2002] HCA 58; 214 CLR 422 Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation v Ramirez [2018] FCA 1900; 364 ALR 94 Obeid v Lockley [2018] NSWCA 71; 98 NSWLR 258 Perara-Cathcart v The Queen [2017] HCA 9; 260 CLR 595 Pochi v MacPhee [1982] HCA 60; 151 CLR 101 Re Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Minister for; Ex parte Te [2002] HCA 48; 212 CLR 162 Re Patterson; Ex parte Taylor [2001] HCA 51; 207 CLR 391 Re Woolley; Ex parte Applicants M276/2003 [2004] HCA 49; 225 CLR 1 Risk (on behalf of the Larrakia People) v Northern Territory and Others (No NTD 5 of 2006) [2007] FCAFC 46; 240 ALR 75 Risk v Northern Territory of Australia [2006] FCA 404 Sampi v Western Australia [2010] FCAFC 26; 266 ALR 537 Sandy v Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (No 4) [2018] WASC 124; 126 ACSR 370 Shaw v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 72; 218 CLR 28 Shaw v Wolf [1998] FCA 389; 83 FCR 113 Tasmania v Victoria [1935] HCA 4; 52 CLR 157 Wagonga Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1113 Webster v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 702; 277 FCR 38
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