High Court of Australia
HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
GLEESON CJ,
GAUDRON, McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE AND CALLINAN JJ
Matter No D7/2000
THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA APPELLANT
AND
MARY YARMIRR & ORS RESPONDENTS
Matter No D9/2000
MARY YARMIRR & ORS APPELLANTS
AND
THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
& ORS RESPONDENTS
The Commonwealth v Yarmirr
Yarmirr v Northern Territory
[2001] HCA 56
11 October 2001
D7/2000 and D9/2000
ORDER
Appeals dismissed with costs.
On appeal from the Federal Court of Australia
Representation:
Matter No D7/2000
D M J Bennett QC, Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth and M A Perry and S B Lloyd with J S Stellios for the appellant (instructed by Australian Government Solicitor)
J Basten QC with K R Howie SC and S A Glacken for the first and ninth respondents (instructed by Northern Land Council)
T I Pauling QC, Solicitor-General for the Northern Territory with R J Webb for the second respondent (instructed by Solicitor for the Northern Territory)
G E Hiley QC with N J Henwood for the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh respondents (instructed by Cridlands Lawyers)
No appearance for the eighth respondent
Interveners
R J Meadows QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia with K M Pettit intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia (instructed by Crown Solicitor for the State of Western Australia)
B M Selway QC, Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia with S E Carlton intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General for the State of South Australia (instructed by Crown Solicitor for the State of South Australia)
B A Keon-Cohen QC with C F Thomson intervening on behalf of the Mirimbiak Nations Aboriginal Corporation (instructed by Mirimbiak Nations Aboriginal Corporation)
G M G McIntyre with G M Irving and D L Ritter intervening on behalf of the Yamatji Barna Baba Maaja Aboriginal Corporation (instructed by Yamatji Barna Baba Maaja Aboriginal Corporation)
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