NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 35

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 35

APPLICANT New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council PARTIES : RESPONDENT Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30307 of 2006

CORAM: Jagot J - Davis AC

KEY ISSUES: Aboriginal :- land claim - whether land lawfully used and/or lawfully occupied - vacant and unenclosed Crown land not dedicated or reserved for any public purpose - activities on vacant and unenclosed Crown land by members of public - whether land needed for essential public purpose - appeal upheld - order for transfer subject to condition with respect to easements for sewerage and access

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 Conveyancing Act 1919 LEGISLATION CITED: Crown Lands Act 1989 Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 Impounding Act 1993 Rural Fires Act 1997

Alfred F Beckett Ltd v Lyons [1967] 1 Ch 449 Ashfield Municipal Council v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2001) 117 LGERA 203 Attorney-General v Antrobus (1905) 2 Ch 188 Australian Capital Territory v Munday (2000) 173 ALR 1 Blundell v Catterall (1821) 5 B & Ald 268; 24 RR 353 Brinckman v Matley [1904] 2 Ch 313 Council of the Municipality of Randwick v Rutledge (1959) 102 CLR 54 Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2006) 149 LGERA 162 Daruk Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (1993) 30 NSWLR 140 Ex parte Collins (1914) 14 SR (NSW) 31 Fensom & Anor v Cootamundra Racecourse Reserve Trust & Ors [2000] NSWSC 1072 Georgeski v Owners Corporation SP49883 (2004) 62 NSWLR 534 Gumana v Northern Territory of Australia (2007) 158 FCR 349 Harper v Minister for Sea Fisheries (1989) 168 CLR 314 Llandudno Urban District Council v Woods [1899] 2 Ch 705 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council [No 2] (2001) 50 NSWLR 665 CASES CITED: Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (No 2) (1997) 42 NSWLR 641 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (1993) 31 NSWLR 106 Minister Administering the Crown Lands (Consolidation) Act v Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council (1992) 75 LGRA 133 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands (Consolidation) Act and the Western Lands Act (1988) 14 NSWLR 685 Minister for Natural Resources v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (1987) 9 NSWLR 154 Munday v Australian Capital Territory (1998) 99 LGERA 312 Newcastle City Council v McShane (No 3) (2005) 65 NSWLR 155 New South Wales v Scharer (2003) 131 LGERA 208 Northern Territory of Australia & Anor v Arnhem Land Aboriginal Trust & Ors [2007] HCA Trans 721 and 722 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWCA 281 Press v Tuckwell (1968) 69 SR (NSW) 17 Punch v Council of the NSW Bar Association [2007] NSWCA 93 Stow v Mineral Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd (1984) 180 CLR 295 The Commonwealth of Australia v Yarmirr (2001) 208 CLR 1 The Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland (1996) 187 CLR 1 Williams v The Attorney-General for New South Wales (1913) 16 CLR 404 Williams-Ellis v Cobb [1935] 1 KB 310 Yanner v Eaton (1999) 201 CLR 351