Wilson, on behalf of the Wirangu People v State of South Australia (No 2) [2022] FCA 1460

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wilson, on behalf of the Wirangu People v State of South Australia (No 2) [2022] FCA 1460 File numbers: SAD 64 of 2022 SAD 228 of 2019 SAD 84 of 2021

Judgment of: CHARLESWORTH J

Date of judgment: 8 December 2022

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – application for determinations of native title by consent under s 87A of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – whether the proposed determination is within the power of the Court – whether it is appropriate to make the determination – determination resolving one of the longest running claimant applications in Australia

Legislation: Australian Telecommunications Corporation Act 1989 (Cth) Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13, 47A, 47B, 57, 67, 87, 87A, 94A, 223, 225 Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (Cth) Telecommunications Act 1975 (Cth) Telecommunications Act 1991 (Cth) Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 (SA) Crown Land Management Act 2009 (SA) Crown Lands Act 1929 (SA) Electricity Act 1996 (SA) Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA) Harbors and Navigation Act 1993 (SA) s 15 Landscape South Australia Act 2019 (SA) Local Government Act 1934 (SA) Local Government Act 1999 (SA) Mining Act 1971 (SA) National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA) Native Title (South Australia) Act 1994 (SA) Native Vegetation Act 1991 (SA) Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (SA)