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WA - Future Act Determination - WO2013/0852

WO2013/0852
NNTTA 62 (7 July 2014)
Objection
Western Australia  
Ms Helen Shurven (Member)
Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation Registered Native Title Body Corporate (WCD2013/005) (native title party)
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The State of Western Australia (Government party)
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Bar Resources Pty Ltd (grantee party)
07/07/2014
An inquiry into an expedited procedure objection application
Objection - Expedited Procedure Does Not Apply

Representatives of the native title party: Ms Jacki Cole, Kimberley Land Council, Ms Angela Booth, Kimberley Land Council 
Representatives of the Government party: Mr Warren Fitt, State Solicitor’s Office, Ms Bethany Conway, Department of Mines and Petroleum
Representative of the Grantee party: Mr Eamon Cornelius, Western Tenement Services Pty Ltd

Native title – future act – proposed grant of exploration licence – expedited procedure objection application – whether act is likely to interfere directly with the carrying on of community or social activities – whether act is likely to interfere with sites of particular significance – whether act is likely to involve major disturbance to land or waters – determination area – determined lands – exclusive native title exists – exclusive possession - expedited procedure is not attracted – expedited procedure does not apply
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA); Mining Act 1978 (WA); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 146; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 151(2); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 237; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 29; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 31;
Barbara Sturt and Others on behalf of the Jaru Native Title Claimants v Baracus Pty Ltd [2014] NNTTA 32 (‘Sturt v Baracus’)
Bruce Monadee & Ors (Ngarluma Indjibarndi) and Wilfred Hicks (Wong-goo-tt-oo)/Western Australia/Cossack Resources (2003) 174 FLR 381, [2003] NNTTA 38 (‘Ngarluma Indjibarndi and Wong-goo-tt-oo v WA’)
Cheinmora v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 768 (‘Cheinmora v Western Australia’)
HL (Name witheld for cultural Reasons) and Others (Warrwa #2) v 142 East Pty Ltd [2014] NNTTA 49 (‘Warrwa #2 v 142 East Pty Ltd’)
Hughes v Western Australia (2003) 182 FLR 362; [2003] NNTTA 69 (‘Hughes v Western Australia’)
John Watson & Ors on behalf of Nyikina Mangala/Western Australia/Brockman Exploration Pty Ltd [2013] NNTTA 35  (‘Watson v Brockman Exploration Pty Ltd’)
Little v Oriole Resources Pty Ltd (2005) 146 FLR 576; [2005] FCAFC 243 (‘Little v Oriole Resources’)
Silver and Others v Northern Territory and Others (2002) 169 FLR 1; [2002] NNTTA 18 (‘Silver v Northern Territory’)
Smith v Western Australia and Another (2001) 108 FCR 442; [2001] FCA 19 (‘Smith v Western Australia’)
Tullock and Others v Western Australia and Another (2011) 257 FLR 320; [2011] NNTTA 22 (‘Tullock v Western Australia’)
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation; Delores Cheinmora and Others on behalf of Balanggarra (Combination)/Western Australia/Timothy Vincent Tatterson, Geotech International Pty Ltd [2010] NNTTA 129 (‘Wanjina-Wunggurr and Balanggarra v Western Australia’)
Ward v Western Australia [1996] FCA 1452; (1996) 69 FCR 208; 136 ALR 557 (‘Ward v Western Australia’)
Wilfred Goonack & Others (Uunguu)/Western Australia/Kimberley Bauxite Pty Ltd [2010] NNTTA 142 (‘Goonack v Kimberley Bauxite Pty Ltd’)
Goonack & Others/Western Australia/Geotech International Pty Ltd & Anor [2009] NNTTA 72 (‘Goonack v Geotech International Pty Ltd’)
Wilma Freddie & Others on behalf of the Wiluna Native Title Claimants/Western Australia/Kingx Pty Ltd, [2011] NNTTA 170 (‘Freddie v Western Australia’)
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd and Another [2014] NNTTA 8 (‘Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation v FMG Pilbara’)