Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
AC (deceased) v State of Western Australia [2021] FCA 735 File number: WAD 24 of 2011
Judgment of: MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 1 July 2021
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – summary dismissal of native title determination claim – where the claim area is almost entirely coterminous with areas the subject of Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) – where the only portion of the claim area not covered by the ILUAs is seaward of the three nautical mile limit – where the ILUAs operate to relinquish native title over the claim area from the 'Native Title Resolution Date' – where the Native Title Resolution Date has already passed
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 31A, 31A(2). 31A(3) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 24CG(3)(b)(i), 24CH, 24CI, 24EA(1) 24EA(1)(b), 24EB(2), 24EBA(3), 61, 190C(3), 203BE(5), 223(1), 251A, 251A(a), 251A(b), Pt 8A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 26.01, r 26.01(1), Noongar (Koorah, Nitja, Boordahwan) (Past, Present, Future) Recognition Act 2016 (WA)
Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis [2013] FCA 641; (2013) 220 FCR 256 Bennell v Western Australia [2006] FCA 1243; (2006) 153 FCR 120 Bodney v Bennell [2008] FCAFC 63; (2008) 167 FCR 84 Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation v Onslow Salt Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 978 Clement v Australian Bureau of Statistics [2016] FCA 948 Corunna v Native Title Registrar [2013] FCA 372 Corunna v South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council [2015] FCA 491; (2015) 235 FCR 40 Dandaven v Harbeth Holdings Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 955 Gardiner v Taungurung Land and Waters Council [2021] FCA 80 Jefferson Ford Pty Ltd v Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd [2008] FCAFC 60; (2008) 167 FCR 372 Kelly (on behalf of Byron Bay Bundjalung People) v NSW Aboriginal Land Council [2001] FCA 1479 Kemp v Native Title Registrar [2006] FCA 939; (2006) 153 FCR 38 McGlade v Native Title Registrar [2017] FCAFC 10; (2017) 251 FCR 172 McGlade v South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Aboriginal Corporation (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 238; (2019) 374 ALR 329 Prior v South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation [2020] FCA 808 QGC Pty Ltd v Bygrave [2011] FCA 1457; (2011) 199 FCR 94 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Yarran v South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation [2020] HCATrans 202 Zippo Manufacturing Co v Jaxlawn Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1125
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