Darkingjung Pty Limited v Darkingjung Aboriginal Land Council & Ors [2006] NSWSC 42

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Darkingjung Pty Limited v Darkingjung Aboriginal Land Council & Ors [2006] NSWSC 42

HEARING DATE(S) : 06/02/2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 10 February 2006

JUDGMENT OF : Bergin J

DECISION : Application refused.

CATCHWORDS : Application to transfer proceedings to the Land and Environment Court. - Whether proceedings fall within the description of those referred to in s 20(2) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979.

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act LEGISLATION CITED : Funeral Funds Act 1970 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Supreme Court Act 1970

Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund Pty Ltd & Anor v Batemans Bay Local Aboriginal Land Council & Anor (1996) 92 LGERA 212 Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund Pty Ltd & Anor v Batemans Bay Local Aboriginal Land Council & Anor (1997) 41 NSWLR 494 Bathurst City Council v Saban [1985] 2 NSWLR 704 CASES CITED : Hillpalm Pty Ltd v Heaven's Door Pty Ltd (2004) 220 CLR 472 Murray v Wingecarribee Shire Council [2004] NSWSC 19 Owners of "Shin Kobe Maru" v Empire Shipping Co Inc (1994) 181 CLR 404 Scharer v State of New South Wales (2001) 53 NSWLR 299 National Parks and Wildlife Service v Stables Perisher Pty Limited (1990) 20 NSWLR 573

Darkingjung Pty Limited (plaintiff) Darkingjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (first defendant) PARTIES : Darkingjung Cattle Company Pty Ltd (second defendant) Darkingjung Housing Pty Ltd (third defendant) Darkingjung Funeral Fund Pty Ltd (fourth defendant) NSW Aboriginal Land Council (fifth defendant)