NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 13

Pending Appeal : 040079/08

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 13 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

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

FILE NUMBER(S) : 30568 of 2006

CORAM: Jagot J - Davis AC

KEY ISSUES: Aboriginal :- land claim - claimable Crown lands - land needed or likely to be needed as residential lands - requirement for opinion of a Crown lands Minister - opinion required to exist when claim was made - certificates of final and conclusive evidence - judicial review - whether certificates valid - jurisdictional error - certificates invalid - whether lawful use of land - whether land needed or likely to be needed for essential public purpose - appeal upheld - land claimable Crown lands

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 Aboriginal Land Rights (Amendment) Act 1986 Crown Lands Act 1989 LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Interpretation Act 1989 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

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