Tucker v State of Western Australia [2022] FCA 1379

Federal Court of Australia

Tucker v State of Western Australia [2022] FCA 1379 File number: WAD 157 of 2021

Judgment of: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 22 November 2022

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – compensation application – application for strike out or summary dismissal – applicant unable to demonstrate authorisation for purposes of s 61 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – no compensable acts identified – proceeding summarily dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for document to be removed from Court file – whether compensation application should have been rejected for filing – summary dismissal more appropriate process

Legislation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 (Cth) s 4 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31A Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 48, 51(1), 61, 64(1), 226, 227 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 2.26, 2.27, 2.28(1)(c)(ii), 26.01

Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis [2013] FCA 641; 220 FCR 256 Banjima People v State of Western Australia [2015] FCAFC 84; 231 FCR 456 Banjima People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 868; 305 ALR 1 Banjima People v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2014] FCA 201 Bodney v Bropho [2004] FCAFC 226; 140 FCR 77 DBE17 (by his litigation guardian Marie Theresa Arthur) v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCA 958 Gumana v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCAFC 23; 158 FCR 349 Knauf Plasterboard Pty Ltd v Plasterboard West Pty Ltd (in liq) [2017] FCA 866; 254 FCR 559 McGlade v Native Title Registrar [2017] FCAFC 10; 251 FCR 172 Melville on behalf on behalf of the Pitta Pitta People v State of Queensland [2022] FCA 387 Miller v State of South Australia (Far West Coast Sea Claim) (No 2) [2018] FCA 599 Nyoni v Murphy [2018] FCAFC 75; 261 FCR 164 Plaintiff M83A/2019 v Morrison (No 2) [2020] FCA 1198 Prior v South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation [2020] FCA 808 Saunders on behalf of the Bigambul People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2021] FCA 190 Ship "Sam Hawk" v Reiter Petroleum Inc [2016] FCAFC 26; 246 FCR 337 Tjungarrayi v State of Western Australia [2019] HCA 12; 269 CLR 150 Vanstone v Clark [2005] FCAFC 189; 147 FCR 299 Walker on behalf of the Noonukul of Minjerrabah v State of Queensland [2007] FCA 967 Western Australia v Ward [2002] HCA 28; 213 CLR 1 Wharton on behalf of the Kooma People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2021] FCA 191