Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council & Anor v Minister for Aboriginal Affairs & Ors [2006] NSWLEC 291

Reported Decision : (2006) 147 LGERA 348

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council & Anor v Minister for Aboriginal Affairs & Ors [2006] NSWLEC 291

FIRST APPLICANT Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council

SECOND APPLICANT Damein Aidon

PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Minister for Aboriginal Affairs

SECOND RESPONDENT New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

THIRD RESPONDENT Tim Kelly

FILE NUMBER(S) : 41363 of 2005

CORAM: Preston CJ

KEY ISSUES: Administrative Law :- judicial review - appointment by Minister of investigator into affairs of Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) - investigator's report to Minister found grounds to appoint an administrator for LALC - approval of NSW Aboriginal Land Council required before Minister may appoint administrator - LALC seeks to restrain appointment of administrator - whether investigator under a duty of procedural fairness - whether term of office of investigator can be extended after expiry - whether Minister obliged to specify to NSWALC the grounds on which Minister proposes to appoint administrator - whether breach of procedural fairness is occurring in Minister's consideration of whether to appoint administrator

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) s 152 (4), s 219, s 220, s 220 (2), s 222, s 222 (1), s 222 (3), s 223 (1), s 224 LEGISLATION CITED: Aboriginal Land Rights Regulation Pt 6 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 36(3), s 48(1)