Muli Muli Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2010] NSWLEC 172

Reported Decision : 176 LGERA 182

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Muli Muli Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2010] NSWLEC 172

APPLICANT PARTIES : Muli Muli Local Aboriginal Land Council RESPONDENT Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30098 of 2010

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: ABORIGINAL :- whether land subject of claim is claimable Crown land - whether claimed land lawfully used or occupied at date of claim - whether contractual agreement giving rise to a licence under the Crown Lands Act 1989 in place at date of claim - whether licence of Crown land an exercise of statutory power under the Crown Lands Act separate from a tender process identifying rental amount for licence - land claimed not lawfully used and occupied for grazing cattle at date of claim

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 s 36 Crown Lands Act 1989 s 6, 7, s 34(1), s 35(1), s 45, s 46, s 47, s 48, s 155, s 180(1) Forestry Act 1916 LEGISLATION CITED: Forestry Regulation 1983 Local Government Act 1993 Local Government Act (WA) 1995 Local Government (Tendering) Regulation (1999) (repealed)

Air Great Lakes Pty Ltd v K S Easter (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 309 Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1977) 139 CLR 54 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v G R Securities Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 Byrne v Shire of Broome [2006] WASAT 376; (2006) 48 SR(WA) 161 Coshott v Woollahra Municipal Council (1988) 14 NSWLR 675 Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc [2002] HCA 8; (2002) 209 CLR 95 Hounslow London Borough Council v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd [1971] 1 Ch 233 CASES CITED: Howard Smith and Co Ltd v Varawa [1907] HCA 38; (1907) 5 CLR 68 Marshall v Berridge (1881) 19 Ch D 233 at 245 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 138; (2009) 166 LGERA 379 Minister administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council [No 2] [2001] NSWCA 28; (2001) 50 NSWLR 665 Minister administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (No 2) (1997) 42 NSWLR 641 Minister for Natural Resources v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (1987) 9 NSWLR 154 Randwick City Council v Nancor Trading Co Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 108; (2002) 120 LGERA 261 Sagacious Procurement Pty Ltd v Symbion Health Ltd (formerly Mayne Group Ltd) [2008] NSWCA 149 Upper Hunter Timbers Pty Ltd v Forestry Commission of New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 64