Eurobodalla Shire Council v Registrar General & Ors [2000] NSWSC 1196

Reported Decision : [2000] 10 BPR 18,469 [2000] 111 LGERA 459

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Eurobodalla Shire Council v Registrar General & Ors [2000] NSWSC 1196 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3029 of 2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 November 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 December 2000

Eurobodalla Shire Council (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Registrar-General (First Defendant) State of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Mogo Local Aboriginal Land Council (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Windeyer J at 1

Mr J Waters (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : submitting appearance (First Defendant) Dr J.G. Renwick (Second Defendant) Mr M Ashhurst with him Mr M Wright (Third Defendant) Kennedy & Cooke (Plaintiff) K.C. Hall (First Defendant) SOLICITORS : I V Knight (Second Defendant) R Wall (Third Defendant)

CATCHWORDS : REAL PROPERTY - Torrens Title land subject to notification under s25A of Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 - whether ceases to be land under Real Property Act 1900 and becomes Crown Land - title remains vested in the owner of the property before notification Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 s36(1) Crown Lands Act 1989 s138 LEGISLATION CITED : Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 s5(1), s25A, s28(2) Local Government Act 1919 s340D Real Property Act 1900 s13H(1) CASES CITED : Durham Holdings Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (1999) 47 NSWLR 340 Gandangara Aboriginal Council v The Minister (1997) 41 NSWLR 459 DECISION : See paragraph 23