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WA - Future Act Determination - WF2013/0012

WF2013/0012
NNTTA 70 (25 July 2014)
Future act determination
Western Australia  
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Mr James McNamara (Member)
​Areva Resources Australia Pty Ltd (grantee party)
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Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation (native title party)
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The State of Western Australia (Government party)
25/07/2014
An inquiry into a future act determination application
Future Act - May be done
​Representatives of the grantee party:  Mr Joe Potter, Areva Resources Australia Pty Ltd
 
Representatives of the native title party:  Ms Hayley Haas, KRED Enterprises Pty Ltd; Mr Mark Ritter SC

Representatives of the Government party:  Mr Matthew Pudovskis, State Solicitor’s Office; Ms Faye Mitchell, Department of Mines and Petroleum
​Native title – future act – application for determination for the grant of an exploration licence – s 39 criteria considered – effect on registered native title rights and interests – effect of act on sites or areas of particular significance – interests, proposals, opinions or wishes of native title party – economic or other significance of act – public interest in doing of act – any other matters the Tribunal considered relevant – determination that the act may be done.
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 109(3); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 56; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 39; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 38; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 36A; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 36; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 35; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 31; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 30; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 29; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 28; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 26; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 233; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 238; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 151(2); Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA); Mining Act 1978 (WA) s 66; Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 (WA) 16;
​Australian Manganese Pty Ltd v Western Australia (2008) 218 FLR 387 (‘Australian Manganese v Western Australia’)
 
Australian Manganese Pty Ltd/Western Australia/David Stock and Ors on behalf of the Nyiyaparli People [2010] NNTTA 101 (‘Australian Manganese v Stock’)
 
Backreef Oil Pty Ltd and Oil Basins Ltd/Western Australia/JW (name withheld) and Others on behalf of Nyikina & Mangala and Another [2013] NNTTA 9 (‘Backreef Oil v JW (name withheld)’)
 
Cheedy on behalf of the Yindjibarndi People v Western Australia (includes Corrigendum dated 6 July 2010) [2010] FCA 690 (‘Cheedy v Western Australia’)
 
Cheinmora v Striker Resources NL & Ors; Dann v State of Western Australia and Others [1996] FCA 1147; (1996) 142 ALR 21 ('Cheinmora v Striker Resources NL')
 
Daisy Lungunan & Others on behalf of the Nyikina & Mangala Native Title Claimants/Western Australia/AFMECO Mining and Exploration Pty Ltd [2011] NNTTA 137 (‘Lungunan v AFMECO’)
 
FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd; Flinders Mines Ltd/Western Australia/Wintawari Gurama Aboriginal Corporation [2009] NNTTA 69 (‘FMG Pilbara v Wintawari’)
 
FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd; Ned Cheedy and Others on behalf of the Yindjibarndi People/Western Australia [2009] NNTTA 91 (‘FMG Pilbara v Cheedy 1’)
 
FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd/ Ned Cheedy and Others on behalf of the Yindjibarndi People/Western Australia [2011] NNTTA 107 (‘FMG Pilbara v Cheedy 2’)
 
Minister for Mines (WA) v Evans and Others (1998) 163 FLR 274; [1998] NNTTA 5 (‘Minister for Mines v Evans’)
 
Nicholas Cooke & Others on behalf of Innawonga People/Western Australia/Dioro Exploration NL [2008] NNTTA 108 (‘Cooke v Dioro Exploration’)
 
Re Koara People (1996) 132 FLR 73; [1996] NNTTA 31 (‘Re Koara’)
 
Watson on behalf of Nyikina & Mangala v Backreef Oil Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1432 (‘Watson v Backreef Oil’)
 
Watson on behalf of the Nyikina Mangala People v State of Western Australia (No 6) (includes Corrigendum dated 1 July 2014) [2014] FCA 545 (‘Watson v Western Australia’)
 
Western Australia v Thomas and Others (1996) 133 FLR 124; [1996] NNTTA 30 (‘Waljen’)
 
Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation v Western Australia and Another (2009) 232 FLR 169; [2009] NNTTA 49; (2009) 2 ARLR 214 (‘Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation v Western Australia’)
 
Weld Range Metals Ltd/Western Australia/Ike Simpson and Others on behalf of Wajarri Yamatji [2011] NNTTA 172; (2011 258 FLR 9 (‘Weld Range Metals v Simpson’)
 
White Mining (NSW) Pty Ltd/Franks/New South Wales [2011] NNTTA 110 (‘White Mining (NSW) v Franks’)
 
Wilma Freddie & Others on behalf of the Wiluna Native Title Claimants/Western Australia/Globe Uranium Ltd [2007] NNTTA 37 (‘Freddie v Globe Uranium’)
 
WMC Resources v Evans (1999) 163 FLR 333 [1999] NNTTA 372 (‘WMC Resources v Evans’)
 
Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd & Others/Mark Albury & Others on behalf of Karingbal #2; Brendan Wyman & Others on behalf of Bidjara People/Queensland [2012] NNTTA 93 (‘Xstrata Coal Queensland v Albury’)