Armidale Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2024] FCA 50

Federal Court of Australia

Armidale Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2024] FCA 50 File number: NSD 1011 of 2022

Judgment of: SHARIFF J

Date of judgment: 6 February 2024

Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – non-claimant application for determination of native title under s 61(1) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – determination sought under s 86G of the Native Title Act that no native title exists over the determination area – whether within power and appropriate to make orders sought – application allowed

Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 13(1), 61(1), 66, 66(2), 66(2A), 66(3), 66(10), 81, 84(4), 85, 86G, 86G(1), 203FE(1), 223, 225, 253 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 9.05 Native Title (Notices) Determination 2011 (No 1) (Cth) s 6 Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) ss 36(9), 42, 50

Cases cited: Blackburn v Wagonga Local Aboriginal Land Council [2021] FCAFC 210; (2021) 287 FCR 1 Deerubbin Aboriginal Land Council v A-G (NSW) [2017] FCA 1067 Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2013] FCA 646 Lightning Ridge Local Aboriginal Land Council v Premier of New South Wales in his capacity as the State Minister pursuant to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) [2012] FCA 792 Mace v Queensland [2019] FCAFC 233; (2019) 274 FCR 41 Munn (for and on behalf of the Gunggari People) v Queensland [2001] FCA 1229; 115 FCR 109 Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council v A-G (NSW) [2019] FCA 936; 373 ALR 667 Wagonga Local Aboriginal Land Council v Attorney General of New South Wales [2020] FCA 1113 Watson v Western Australia (No 3) [2014] FCA 127 Worimi v Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council [2010] FCAFC 3; 181 FCR 320