Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Ross on behalf of the Cape York United #1 Claim Group v State of Queensland (No 22) (Wik and Wik Way independent parcels determination) [2023] FCA 1317 File number: QUD 673 of 2014
Judgment of: MORTIMER CJ
Date of judgment: 2 November 2023
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – consent determination – nomination of new prescribed body corporate
Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 56, 61, 66, 67(1), 84D(4), 87A, 94A, 199C, 225
Cases cited: Drury on behalf of the Nanda People v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 1849 Ross on behalf of the Cape York United #1 Claim Group v State of Queensland (No 2) (Kuuku Ya'u determination) [2021] FCA 1464 Ross on behalf of the Cape York United #1 Claim Group v State of Queensland (No 3) (Uutaalnganu (Night Island) determination) [2021] FCA 1465 Ross on behalf of the Cape York United #1 Claim Group v State of Queensland (No 10) [2022] FCA 1129 Taylor on behalf of the Yamatji Nation Claim v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 42 Wik Peoples v State of Queensland [2000] FCA 1443
Division: General Division
Registry: Queensland
National Practice Area: Native Title
Number of paragraphs: 41
Date of hearing: 2 November 2023
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr D O'Gorman SC with Mr D M Yarrow
Solicitor for the Applicant: Cape York Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
Counsel for the First Respondent: Ms E Longbottom KC with Ms A Tarrago
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