La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2012] NSWLEC 5

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2012] NSWLEC 5 Hearing dates: 3 and 4 March 2011 Decision date: 27 January 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Sheahan J Davis AC Decision: (1)The appeal is upheld. (2)The land subject of ALC 24210 being Lot 1, DP 13091, is "claimable Crown land" for the purposes of s 36(1) of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983. (3)The land subject of the claim is, therefore, to be transferred to the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council in fee simple within two months of these orders. (4)Each party is to pay its own costs of these proceedings. (5)Exhibits returned. Catchwords: ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS - appeal against refusal of land claim - claimable Crown land - whether land being lawfully used or occupied - notional use and/or occupation insufficient Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 Imperial Acts Application Act 1969 Randwick Local Environmental Plan 1998 Cases Cited: Council of the City of Newcastle v Royal Newcastle Hospital [1957] HCA 15; (1957) 96 CLR 493 Daruk Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (1993) 30 NSWLR 140 Housing Commission of New South Wales v Falconer & others [1981] 1 NSWLR 547 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (No.2) [2001] NSWCA 28; (2001) 50 NSWLR 665 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2008] HCA 48; (2008) 237 CLR 285 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 138; (2009) 166 LGERA 379 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (2009) 171 LGERA 56; [2009] NSWCA 352 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (1993) 31 NSWLR 106 Minister for Natural Resources v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council and Another (1987) 9 NSWLR 154 Mundey v Askin [1982] 2 NSWLR 369 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 (1992) 76 LGRA 192 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWCA 281; (2007) 157 LGERA 18 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 241 New South Wales Branch of the Australian Medical Association v Minister for Health and Community Services (No 2) (1992) 26 NSWLR 114 Rann v Olsen [2000] SASC 83; (2000) 172 ALR 395 Category: Principal judgment Parties: La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council (Applicant) Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Respondent) Representation: Mr M Wright (Applicant) Dr J Renwick (Respondent) Chalk & Fitzgerald (Applicant) I V Knight (Respondent) File Number(s): 30404 of 2010