Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2023] FCA 457

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2023] FCA 457 File number(s): NSD 1178 of 2021

Judgment of: HALLEY J

Date of judgment: 12 May 2023

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – non-claimant application for determination of native title under s 61(1) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – extinguishment of native title – application granted

Legislation: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) ss 36, 36AA, 40, 42, 50 Crown Lands Act 1884 (NSW) s 48 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Act 1910 (NSW) ss 6, 8 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13, 23B, 23C, 23F, 47, 47A, 47B, 61, 61A, 63, 66, 84, 81, 86G, 237A, 253 Public Works Act 1900 (NSW) ss 36, 37, 38 Public Works Act 1912 (NSW) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)

Cases cited: Deerubbin Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2017] FCA 1067 Fejo (on behalf of Larrakia People) v Northern Territory (1998) 195 CLR 96; [1998] HCA 58 Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2013] FCA 646 Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1501 Lawson v Minister for Land and Water Conservation for the State of New South Wales [2003] FCA 1127 Lawson v Minister Assisting the Minister for Natural Resources (Lands) [2004] FCAFC 308 Munn for and on behalf of the Gunggari People v Queensland (2001) 115 FCR 109; [2001] FCA 1229 Mace v State of Queensland (2019) 274 FCR 41; [2019] FCAFC 233 Watson v Western Australia (No 3) [2014] FCA 127 Worimi (aka Gary Dates) v Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council (2010) 181 FCR 320; [2010] FCAFC 3 Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2019] FCA 936