The Nyamal Palyku Proceeding (No 4) [2022] FCA 284

Federal Court of Australia

The Nyamal Palyku Proceeding (No 4) [2022] FCA 284 File numbers: WAD 392 of 2018 WAD 20 of 2019 WAD 23 of 2019 WAD 483 of 2018

Judgment of: COLVIN J

Date of judgment: 25 March 2022

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE - objection to evidence - where objections concerned the inclusion of findings of fact from an interlocutory judgment dismissing an application to summarily dismiss the claim - whether findings of fact admissible on the basis that they were finally determined by the interlocutory judgment - alternative claim that issue estoppel prevents the parties from departing from those findings - evidence received for the limited purpose of advancing claim of issue estoppel at final hearing

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 82, 86

Cases cited: Bank of Scotland v Hussain [2010] EWHC 2812 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd [1999] HCA 9; (1999) 198 CLR 334 Chambers v An Board Pleanala [1992] IR 134 SC Dale v State of Western Australia [2011] FCAFC 46; (2011) 191 FCR 521 Fidelitas Shipping Co Ltd v V/O Exportchleb [1966] 1 QB 630 Fortescue Metals Group v Warrie on behalf of the Yindjibarndi People [2019] FCAFC 177; (2019) 273 FCR 350 Kuligowski v Metrobus [2004] HCA 34; (2004) 220 CLR 363 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Leighton Holdings Ltd [2015] VSCA 235 Nyamal Palyku Proceeding [2020] FCA 428 Quall v Northern Territory of Australia [2009] FCAFC 157; (2009) 180 FCR 528 Ramsay v Pigrim (1968) 118 CLR 271 Renaissance Leisure Group Inc v Frazer (2001) 197 DLR (4th) 336 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 28; (2015) 256 CLR 507 Zetta Jet Pte Ltd v The Ship 'Dragon Pearl' (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 132; (2018) 265 FCR 290