Mouda on behalf of the Joombarn-Buru Native Title Claimants v State of Western Australia [2021] FCA 1233

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Mouda on behalf of the Joombarn-Buru Native Title Claimants v State of Western Australia [2021] FCA 1233 File number: WAD 575 of 2019

Judgment of: MCKERRACHER J

Date of judgment: 13 October 2021

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application for determination of native title under s 87A of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – whether the parties have satisfied the criteria set out in s 87A – whether it is appropriate for the Court to make an order in terms of the agreement reached by the parties

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 47B, 61, 61(1), 62A, 66, 66(8), 66(1)(c), 68, 87, 87(1), 87(1)(c), 87A, 87(1A), 94A, 190A, 190B, 223, 223(1)(c), 225, 251B

Cases cited: Billy Patch and Others on behalf of the Birriliburu People v State of Western Australia [2008] FCA 944 Freddie v Northern Territory [2017] FCA 867 Hughes (on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People) v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 365 Lovett on behalf of the Gunditjmara People v State of Victoria [2007] FCA 474 Manado (on behalf of the Bindunbur Native Title Claim Group) v State of Western Australia [2017] FCA 1367 Manado (on behalf of the Bindunbur Native Title Claim Group) v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 854 Manado (on behalf of the Bindunbur Native Title Claim Group) v State of Western Australia [2019] FCA 30 Munn v Queensland [2001] FCA 1229; (2001) 115 FCR 109 Owens on behalf of the Tagalaka People v State of Queensland [2012] FCA 1396 Rubibi Community v State of Western Australia (No 7) [2006] FCA 459 Smith v Western Australia [2000] FCA 1249; (2000) 104 FCR 494 Ward v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848 Warria v Queensland; [2005] FCA 1117 (2005) 223 ALR 62 Watson on behalf of the Nyikina Mangala People v State of Western Australia (No 6) [2014] FCA 545 Watson on behalf of the Nyikina Mangala People (Nyikina Mangala #2) v State of Western Australia [2015] FCA 1132 Western Bundjalung People v Attorney General of New South Wales [2017] FCA 992