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WA - Future Act Determination - WF2013/0005, WF2013/0006, WF2013/0007, WF2013/0008

​WF2013/0005, WF2013/0006, WF2013/0007, WF2013/0008
NNTTA 85 (18 August 2014)
Future act determination
Western Australia  
Ms Raelene Webb QC (President)
​Minister for Lands, State of Western Australia (Government party/applicant)
- and -
Western Australian Land Authority (grantee party)
- and -
Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (native title party)
18/08/2014
12 and 19 November 2013
An inquiry into future act determination applications.
Future Act - May be done
​Representatives of the Government party and the grantee party: Mr Stephen Wright, Francis Burt Chambers; Ms Sophia Woodrow, State Solicitor’s Office; Mr Cheyne Beetham, State Solicitor’s Office
 
Representatives of the native title party: Ms Chau Huynh, Corser & Corser Lawyers; Mr Jerome Frewen, Desert Management Pty Ltd
​Native title – future acts – application for determination with respect to the compulsory acquisition of native title rights and interests – application to refer question of law – application for referral refused – jurisdictional issues – notice simultaneously given under Land Administration Act 1997 (WA) and Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) – validity of  notice given under State legislation irrelevant to exercise of power – notices effective for the purposes of s 29 – s 39 criteria considered – no direct or immediate effect on registered native title rights and interests – no effect on sites of particular significance – economic significance where areas required to support existing development –  public interest in acquiring the interests outweighs effect on native title – determination that the acts may be done
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 24MD(2); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 24MD(3); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 24MD(6A); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 25(4); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 26(1)(c)(iii); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 29; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 30; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 31(1)(b); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 35; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 36(1); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 36A; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 38; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 39; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 41(3); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 52; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 109(3); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 145; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 169; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 253; Land Administration Act 1997 (WA) s 165; Land Administration Act 1997 (WA) s 170; Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) s 18; Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) s 5; Mining Act 1978 (WA); Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA); Land Administration Act 1997 (WA) s 166; Land Adminstration Act 1997 (WA) s 167; Western Australian Land Authority Act 1992 (WA) s 5A; Western Australian Land Authority Act 1992 (WA) s 16(e); Western Australian Land Authority Act 1992 (WA) s 3; Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation Act 1999 (Cth); Transfer of Land Act 1893 (WA); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 41(5); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 30A; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 52A;
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Adani Mining Pty Ltd/Jessie Diver & Ors on behalf of the Wangan and Jagalingou People/State of Queensland [2013] NNTTA 52 (‘Adani Mining v Diver’)

Attorney-General of the Northern Territory v Ward (2003) 134 FCR 16; [2003] FCAFC 283 (‘Attorney-General v Ward’)

Australian Manganese Pty Ltd v Western Australia (2008) 218 FLR 387; [2008] NNTTA 38 (‘Australian Manganese v Western Australia’)

Backreef Oil Pty Ltd and Oil Basins Ltd/JW (name withheld) & Ors on behalf of Nyikina and Mangala/Western Australia [2013] NNTTA 9 (‘Backreef Oil v JW’)

Banjima People v Western Australia (No 2) [2013] FCA 868 (‘Banjima People v Western Australia (No 2)’)

Bissett v Mineral Deposits (Operations) Pty Ltd (2001) 166 FLR 46; [2001] NNTTA 104 (‘Bissett v Mineral Deposits (Operations)’)

Coalpac Pty Ltd/State of New South Wales/Gundungurra Tribal Council Aboriginal Corporation #6 (NC97/7), Wiray-dyuraa Maying-gu (NC11/3), Warrabinga-Wiradjuri People (NC11/4)/State of New South Wales [2013] NNTTA 2 (‘Coalpac v Gundungurra Tribal Council’)

Cheinmora v Striker Resources NL; Dann v Western Australia (1996) 142 ALR 21; [1996] FCA 1147 (‘Cheinmora v Striker Resources’)

Dann and Others (Amangu People) v Western Australia (2006) 208 FLR 357; [2006] NNTTA 126 (‘Dann v Western Australia’)

Dixon v Northern Territory (2001) 166 FLR 29; [2001] NNTTA 29 (‘Dixon v Northern Territory’)

Dolores Cheinmora & Ors/Western Australia/Mark James Thompson, Striker Resource NL and Australian United Gold NL [1995] NNTTA 26 (‘Cheinmora v Thompson’)

FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd v Cox (2009) 175 FCR 141; 255 ALR 229; 2 ARLR 141; [2009] FCAFC 49 (‘FMG Pilbara v Cox’)

Hayes v Western Australia [2008] FCA 1487 (‘Hayes v Western Australia’)

Hicks v Western Australia [2002] FCA 1490 (‘Hicks v Western Australia’)

Jabiru Metals Ltd v Victoria (2010) 257 FLR 443; [2010] NNTTA 138 (‘Jabiru Metals v Victoria’)

Jax Coal Pty Ltd v Smallwood (2011) 260 FLR 99; [2011] NNTTA 46 (‘Jax Coal v Smallwood’)

Albert Little and Others on behalf of the Badimia People/Western Australia/FMG Resources Pty Ltd [2011] NNTTA 173 (‘Little v FMG Resources’)

Magnesium Resources Pty Ltd; Anthony Warren Slater/Puutu Kunti Kurruma and Pinikura People; Puutu Kunti Kurruma and Pinikura People #2/Western Australia [2011] NNTTA 80 (‘Magnesium Resources v Puuntu Kunti Kurruma and Pinikura’)

McKenzie v Minister for Lands (2011) 45 WAR 1; 187 LGERA 1; 256 FLR 1; 6 ARLR 1; [2011] WASC 335 (‘McKenzie v Minister for Lands’)

Minister for Lands, State of Western Australia/Marjorie May Strickland and Anne Joyce Nudding on behalf of the Maduwongga People; Brian and Dave Champion, Cadley and Dennis Sambo, George Wilson and Clem Donaldson for their respect (Gubrun) families; Dorothy Dimer, Ollan Dimer and Henry Richard Dimer on behalf of Mingarwee (Maduwonjga) People [1998] NNTTA 2 (‘Minister for Lands v Strickland’)

Minister for Mines (WA) v Evans (1998) 163 FLR 274; [1998] NNTTA 5 (‘Minister for Mines v Evans’)

Monadee v Western Australia (2003) 174 FLR 381; [2003] NNTTA 38 (‘Monadee v Western Australia’)

Moore v Mungeranie (2005) 193 FLR 62; [2005] NNTTA 53 (‘Moore v Mungeranie’)

O’Sullivan v Farrer (1989) 168 CLR 210; 89 ALR 71; 64 ALJR 86; [1989] HCA 61 (‘O’Sullivan v Farrer’)

Peregrine Resources Pty Ltd v Ashwin [2014] NNTTA 59 (‘Peregrine Resources v Ashwin’)

Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; 153 ALR 490; 72 ALJR 841; [1998] HCA 28 (‘Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority’)

Raymond Dann & Others on behalf of the Amangu People/Western Australia/Warrego Energy Limited [2010] NNTTA 30 (‘Dann v Warrego Energy’)

Re Koara People (1996) 132 FLR 73; [1996] NNTTA 31 (‘Re Koara People’)

Silver v Northern Territory (2002) 169 FLR 1; [2002] NNTTA 18 (‘Silver v Northern Territory’)

State of Western Australia/M M Strickland and A J Nudding on behalf of the Maduwongga People; B & D Champion, C & D Sambo, G Wilson and C Donaldson on behalf of the Gubrun People; and D Dimer, O Dimer and H Dimer on behalf of Mingarwee (Maduwonjga) People/Plutonic (Baxter) Pty Ltd and Mineral Commodities NL [1998] NNTTA 12 (‘Western Australia v Strickland’)

Summons v Victoria (2003) 176 FLR 1; [2003] NNTTA 66 (‘Summons v Victoria’)

Walley v Western Australia (1999) 87 FCR 565; 168 ALR 359; [1999] FCA 3 (‘Walley v Western Australia’)

Ward v Western Australia (1996) 69 FCR 208; 136 ALR 557; [1996] FCA 1452 (‘Ward v Western Australia’)

Weld Range Metals Ltd v Western Australia (2011) 258 FLR 9; [2011] NNTTA 172 (‘Weld Range Metals v Western Australia’)

Western Australia v Gordon (2010) 258 FLR 168; [2010] NNTTA 152 (‘Western Australia v Gordon’)

Western Australia v Thomas (1996) 133 FLR 124; [1996] NNTTA 30 (‘Western Australia v Thomas’)

Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation v Western Australia (2009) 232 FLR 169; 2 ARLR 214; [2009] NNTTA 49 (‘Western Desert Lands v Western Australia’)

WF (Deceased) & Ors on behalf of the Wiluna Native Title Claimants/Western Australia/Emergent Resources Ltd [2012] NNTTA 17 (‘WF v Emergent Resources’)

WMC Resources v Evans (1999) 163 FLR 333; [1999] NNTTA 522 (‘WMC Resources v Evans’)

Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd & Ors/Mark Albury & Ors (Karingbal #2); Brendan Wyman & Ors (Bidjara People)/Queensland [2012] NNTTA 101 (‘Xstrata Coal Queensland v Albury’)

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd [2014] NNTTA 8 (‘Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation v FMG Pilbara’)