Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2012] NSWLEC 68

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2012] NSWLEC 68 Hearing dates: 15 - 18 August 2011, 31 October 2011, 1 November 2011 Decision date: 30 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pain J Decision: See par 169 Catchwords: ABORIGINAL - land claim - whether Crown land likely to be needed for essential public purposes of public recreation, nature conservation, open space/urban fringe park - whether essential public purposes - whether likely to be needed - whether local council interest in use of Crown land relevant to intention of State government actors - whether competing departmental interests to asserted essential public purposes at date of claim Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 s 36, s 36A Interpretation Act 1987 s 14 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 s 49 Sydney Regional Environmental Plan 19: Rouse Hill Development Area Trade Practice Act 1974 (Cth) s 45D (repealed) Cases Cited: Batemans Bay Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWLEC 800 Birrigan Gargle Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering Crown Lands Act [1999] NSWLEC 12; (1999) 102 LGERA 33 Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2006] NSWLEC 180; (2006) 149 LGERA 162 Daruk Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering Crown Lands Act (No 2) [1995] NSWLEC 238; (1995) 89 LGERA 194 Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [1997] NSWLEC 93; (1997) 95 LGERA 353 Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council v The Minister Administering The Crown Lands Act [1999] NSWLEC 82 Dorrigo Plateau Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWLEC 653; (2007) 155 LGERA 307 Housing Commission (NSW) v Falconer [1981] 1 NSWLR 547 Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2010] NSWLEC 124 Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 188; (2008) 161 LGERA 294 Jerrinja Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWLEC 577; (2007) 156 LGERA 65 La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering Crown Lands Act (1991) 74 LGRA 176 New South Wales v Commonwealth [1926] HCA 23; (1926) 38 CLR 74 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWCA 281; (2007) 157 LGERA 18 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 13 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 241 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 for Natural Resources (The Tredega Claim) (1986) 59 LGRA 318 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 Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (1998) 43 NSWLR 249 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 Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 289; (2009) 168 LGERA 71 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council [2011] NSWCA 127 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 151 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 352; (2009) 171 LGERA 56 Minister for Natural Resources v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (1987) 9 NSWLR 154 Minister Administering the Crown Lands (Consolidation) Act v Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council (1992) 75 LGRA 133 Tillmanns Butcheries Pty Ltd v Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union (1979) 27 ALR 367 Wanaruah Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2001] NSWLEC 20; (2001) 113 LGERA 163 Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v The Minister (1991) 72 LGRA 149 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (Applicant) Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Respondent) Representation: Dr J Griffiths SC with Mr J Hutton (Applicant) Dr C Mantziaris (Respondent) Chalk & Fitzgerald (Applicant) Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 30246 of 2010