New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council – Little Bay v Minister Administering the Crown Land Management Act [2022] NSWLEC 142

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council – Little Bay v Minister Administering the Crown Land Management Act [2022] NSWLEC 142 Hearing dates: 20 and 21 June 2022 Date of orders: 05 December 2022 Decision date: 05 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Duggan J Decision: See paragraphs 87 to 89 Catchwords: ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS – s 36(1)(b) of Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) – whether land claimable Crown land – claimed land leased to Surf Life Saving Sydney – whether part of claimed land was lawfully used or occupied – claim limited to open space curtilage area surrounding building – whether claimed land should be treated as single unit of separate divisible areas – appeal upheld Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Crown Land Management Act 2016 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council (2009) 166 LGERA 379 Daruk Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (1993) 30 NSWLR 140 Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 108 Minister Administering Crown Lands (Consolidation) Act v Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council (1991) 75 LGRA 133 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council (2012) 187 193 LGERA 276 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (Goomallee) (2012) 194 LGERA 1 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (1993) 31 NSWLR 106 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (2008) 237 CLR 285 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2016) 260 CLR 232 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2015) 215 LGERA 103 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 241 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (The Department of Education Claim) (1992) 76 LGRA 192 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Newcastle Post Office Claim) (2014) 204 LGERA 1 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 35 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Land Management Act 2016 – Helensburgh Police Station [2020] NSWLEC 133 Parramatta City Council v Brickworks Ltd (1972) 128 CLR 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council – Little Bay (Applicant) Minister Administering the Crown Land Management Act (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Wright SC (Applicant) E S Jones (Respondent)