New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council & Another v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 241

Pending Appeal : 040429/08

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council & Another v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 241

APPLICANTS New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council and Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council PARTIES : RESPONDENT MInister Administering the Crown Lands Act

FILE NUMBER(S) : 31513; 31514; 31515; 31516 of 2005

CORAM: Sheahan J - Davis AC

KEY ISSUES: Aboriginal :- land claims; conclusive certificates; validity thereof; whether land was needed or likely to be needed for residential lands or essential public purpose of nature conservation; whether lands were lawfully used or occupied

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 Crown Land Act 1989 Housing Act 1985 LEGISLATION CITED: Interpretation Act 1987 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 Landcom Corporation Act 2001 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

Carltona Limited v Commissioners of Works [1943] 2 All ER 560 Centro Properties Limited v Hurstville City Council and Another (2004) 135 LGERA 257 Craig v State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Daruk Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (1993) 30 NSWLR 140 Daruk Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [No. 2] [The Londonderry Claim] (1995) 89 LGERA 194 Darkingung LALC v Minister for Natural Resources (No.2) (1987) 61 LGRA 219 Dorrigo Plateau Local Aboriginal Land Council v Ministering Administering the Crown Land Act (2007) 155 LGERA 307 Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 108 Housing Commission of New South Wales v Falconer and Others [1981] 1 NSWLR 547 Jerrinja Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2007) 156 LGERA 65 Minister Administering the Crown Lands (Consolidation) Act v Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council (1992) 75 LGRA 133 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (1998) 43 NSWLR 249 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (1993) 31 NSWLR 106 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council [No.2] (2001) 50 NSWLR 665 CASES CITED: Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Another v Peko-Wallsend Limited and Others (1985-1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323 Minister for Natural Resources v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council and Another (1987) 9 NSWLR 154 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v The Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2007) NSWLEC 481 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands (Consolidation) Act and the Western Lands Act (1988) 14 NSWLR 685 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (The Department of Education Claim) (1992) 76 LGRA 192 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 13 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering Crown Lands Act (2007) 157 LGERA 18 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 35 O'Reilly and Others v The Commissioners of the State Bank of Victoria and Others (1983) 153 CLR 1 Plaintiff S157/2002 v The Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 211 CLR 476 Re Patterson; ex parte Taylor (2001) 207 CLR 391 Wanaruah Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2001] NSWLEC 20 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd and Another (2004) 61 NSWLR 707 Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act and Another (1991) 72 LGRA 149