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Future Act Determination Details

WA - Future Act Determination - WO2013/0789

​WO2013/0789
NNTTA 76 (29 July 2014)
Objection
Western Australia  
Ms Helen Shurven (Member)
​Raymond William Ashwin, June Rose Ashwin, Geoffrey Alfred Ashwin and Ralph Edward Ashwin on behalf of the Wutha People (WC1999/010) (native title party)
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The State of Western Australia (Government party) 
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Verona Capital Pty Ltd (grantee party)
29/07/2014
An inquiry into an expedited procedure objection application
Objection - Expedited Procedure Applies

​Representatives of the native title party: Mr Stephen Catania, Money De Kerloy Barristers & Solicitors
and
Representatives of the Government party: Ms Sarah Power, State Solicitor's Office; Mr Matthew Smith, Department if Mines and Petroleum
and
Representatives of the grantee party: Ms Sara Winton, McMahon Mining Title Service Pty Ltd

Native title – future act – proposed grant of exploration licence – expedited procedure objection application – whether act likely to interfere directly with the carrying on of community or social activities – whether act likely to interfere with sites of particular significance – whether act likely to involve major disturbance to land or waters - expedited procedure attracted
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972; Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 36(2); Mining Act 1978 (WA); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 146; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 148(a); 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; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 32; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 30;

​Ashwin and Others on behalf of the Wutha People v Peter Romeo Gianni and Another [2014] NNTTA 23 (‘Ashwin v Gianni’)
Les Tullock and Others on behalf of the Tarlpa Native Title Claimants/Western Australia/Bushwin Pty Ltd [2011] NNTTA 22 (‘Tullock v Bushwin’)
Little v Oriole Resources Pty Ltd (2005) 146 FLR 576 (‘Little v Oriole Resources’)
Smith v Western Australia (2001) 108 FCR 442 (‘Smith v Western Australia’)
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd & Anor [2014] NNTTA 8 (‘Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation v FMG Pilbara’)