New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Nelson Bay) [2013] NSWLEC 148

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Nelson Bay) [2013] NSWLEC 148 Hearing dates: 23 - 24 and 26 April 2013 Decision date: 11 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pain J Decision: 1. The application is dismissed. 2. Costs reserved. Catchwords: ABORIGINAL - land claim - claimable Crown lands - occupation of Crown land reserved for future public requirements under permissive occupancy for poultry farming not lawful under Crown Lands Act - Minister can rely on Carltona principle in relation to the formation of an opinion that Crown land needed or likely to be needed as residential land - Minister formed an opinion that the land was needed or likely to be needed as residential land - Crown land not claimable Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 s 36, s 243 Crown Lands Act 1989 s 6, s 7, s 10, s 33, s 35, s 87, s 91, s 155, s 180 Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 s 28, s 29, s 136K Crown Lands (Continued Tenures) Act 1989 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Environmental Planning Policy No 44 - Koala Habitat Protection Forestry Act 1916 s 4, s 27, s 30I, First Schedule Local Government Act 1919 s 132 Local Government Act 1993 s 555 National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 s 113, s 116, s 117, s 119, s 131, s 132, s 132C, s 136, Sch 13 Pt 2 Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2000 cl 12, cl 41, cl 42, cl 50 State Environmental Planning Policy No 44 - Koala Habitat Protection Cases Cited: Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 124 (Awabakal) Baloglow v Konstantinidis [2001] NSWCA 451 Biotechnology Australia Pty Ltd v Pace (1988) 15 NSWLR 130 Buckingham v Ryder [2007] NSWLEC 458 Council of the Municipality of Randwick v Rutledge [1959] HCA 63; (1959) 102 CLR 54 Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2006] NSWLEC 162; (2006) 149 LGERA 162 Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2012] NSWLEC 68 Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2008) NSWLEC 108 (Hillston) Housing Commission (NSW) v Falconer [1981] 1 NSWLR 547 La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (1991) 74 LGRA 176 (La Perouse) Meehan v Jones [1982] HCA 52; (1982) 149 CLR 571 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister Administering Crown Lands Act v Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 138; (2009) 166 LGERA 379 (Bathurst) Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (No 2) [2001] NSWCA 28; (2001) 50 NSWLR 665 (Maroota) Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 352; (2009) 171 LGERA 56 (Berowra CA) Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council (Tongarra Gap No 1) [2009] NSWCA 289; (2009) 168 LGERA 71 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 151 (Nambucca CA) Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (Goomallee) [2012] NSWCA 358; (2012) 194 LGERA Minister for Natural Resources v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (1987) 9 NSWLR 154 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands (Consolidation) Act and the Western Lands Act (Winbar [No 3]) (1988) 14 NSWLR 685 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWCA 281; (2007) 157 LGERA 18 (Wagga CA) New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 13 (Nambucca (No 2)) New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2008] NSWLEC 241 (Berowra LEC) New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2012] NSWLEC 1; (2012) 186 LGERA 323 (Goomallee LEC) New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Limbri) [2013] NSWLEC 67; (2013) 193 LGERA 424 Taluja v Australian International Academy of Education Ltd [2011] NSWCA 416 Wanaruah Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2001] NSWLEC 20; (2001) 113 LGERA 163 (Wanaruah) Texts Cited: Mark Aronson and Matthew Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, 5th ed (2013) Thomson Reuters Category: Principal judgment Parties: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council and Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council (Applicants) Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Respondent) Representation: Mr M Wright (Applicant) Ms V McWilliam (Respondent) Crown Solicitor's Office (Applicant) Chalk & Fitzgerald (Respondent) File Number(s): 30913 of 2010