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WA - Future Act Determination - WO2013/0878

​WO2013/0878
NNTTA 5 (5 February 2015)
Objection
Western Australia  
Mr James McNamara (Member)
​Tarlka Matuwa Piarku Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC) (native title party)
- and -
FMG Resources Pty Ltd (grantee party)
- and -
The State of Western Australia (Government party)
05/02/2015
An inquiry into an expedited procedure objection application.
Objection - Expedited Procedure Applies
​Representatives of thenative title party: Mr Malcolm O’Dell, Central Desert Native Title Services Limited; Mr Michael Allbrook, Central Desert Native Title Services Limited; Ms Irene Assumpter Akumu, Central Desert Native Title Services Limited
 
Representatives of the Government party: Mr John Carroll, State Solicitor’s Office; Mr Matthew Smith, Department of Mines and Petroleum

Representative of the grantee party: Mr Ken Green, Green Legal
​Native title – future act – proposed grant of exploration licence – expedited procedure objection application – gender-restricted evidence – non-disclosure directions – failure to annex maps to affidavits – relevance of grantee party’s intentions – whether act is likely to interfere directly with the carrying on of community or social activities – no evidence of community or social activities – whether act is likely to interfere with sites of particular significance – Tribunal not satisfied that site located within or relevantly proximate to licence area – whether act is likely to involve major disturbance to land or waters – expedited procedure attracted
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 29; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 30(1); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 31; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 32(3); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 151(2); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 155; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 162(2); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 237; Mining Act 1978 (WA) s 58(1)(b); Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) s 17; Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) s 18;
Butcher Cherel and Others on behalf of the Gooniyandi Native Title Claimants/Western Australia/Faustus Nominees Pty Ltd [2007] NNTTA 15 (‘Cherel v Faustus Nominees’)

Champion v Western Australia (2005) 190 FLR 362; [2005] NNTTA 1 (‘Champion v Western Australia’)

Cheinmora v Striker Resources NL & Ors; Dann v Western Australia (1996) ALR 21; [1997] FCA 1147 (‘Cheinmora v Striker Resources’)

Cheinmora v Heron Resources Ltd (2005) 196 FLR 250; [2005] NNTTA 99 (‘Cheinmora v Heron Resources’)
 
Cyril Barnes and Others on behalf of Central East Goldfields People/Western Australia/Karl Christian Pirkopf [2012] NNTTA 50 (‘Barnes v Pirkopf’)
 
Dann v Western Australia (1997) 74 FCR 391; (1997) FCA 332 (‘Dann v Western Australia’)
 
FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd v Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC [2014] FCA 1335 (‘FMG Pilbara v Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation’)
 
Karajarri Traditional Lands Association (Aboriginal Corporation)/Western Australia/ASJ Resources Pty Ltd [2012] NNTTA 18 (‘Karajarri Traditional Lands Association v ASJ Resources’)
 
Les Tullock and Others on behalf of Tarlpa/Western Australia/Allarrow Pty Ltd [2011] NNTTA 118 (‘Tullock v Allarrow’)
 
Les Tullock and Others on behalf of Tarlpa/Western Australia/Kimba Resources Pty Ltd; WF (Deceased) & Ors on behalf of Wiluna/Western Australia/Kimba Resources Pty Ltd; Keith Narrier & Ors on behalf of Tjiwarl/Western Australia/Kimba Resources [2014] NNTTA 2 (‘Tullock v Kimba Resources’)
 
Little v Oriole Resources Pty Ltd (2005) 146 FCR 576; [2005] FCAFC 243 (‘Little v Oriole Resources’)
 
Little v Western Australia [2001] FCA 1706 (‘Little v Western Australia’)
 
Maitland Parker and Others on behalf of Martu Idja Banyjima/Western Australia/Derek Noel Ammon [2006] NNTTA 65 (‘Parker v Ammon’)
 
Maitland Parker and Others on behalf of the Martu Idja Banyjima People/Western Australia/Iron Duyfken Pty Ltd [2010] NNTTA 60 (‘Parker v Iron Duyfken’)
 
Mungarlu Ngurrarankatja Rirraunkaja (Aboriginal Corporation)/Western Australia/FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd [2015] NNTTA 4 (‘Mungarlu Ngurrarankatja Rirraunkaja v FMG Pilbara’)
 
Mungarlu Ngurrarankatja Rirraunkaja (Aboriginal Corporation)/Western Australia/FMG Resources Pty Ltd [2013] NNTTA 10 (‘Mungarlu Ngurrarankatja Rirraunkaja v FMG Resources’)
 
Mungarlu Ngurrarankatja Rirraunkaja (Aboriginal Corporation)/Western Australia/Zenith Minerals Ltd [2012] NNTTA 77 (‘Mungarlu Ngurrarankatja Rirraunkaja v Zenith Minerals’)
 
Silver v Northern Territory (2002) 169 FLR 1; [2002] NNNTA 18 (‘Silver v Northern Territory’)
 
Smith v Western Australia (2001) 108 FCR 442; [2001] FCA 19 (‘Smith v Western Australia’)
 
Tullock v Western Australia (2011) 257 FLR 320; [2011] NNTTA 22 (‘Tullock v Western Australia’)
 
Walley v Western Australia (2002) 169 FLR 437; [2002] NNTTA 24 (‘Walley v Western Australia’)
 
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation/Western Australia/Braeburn Resources Pty Ltd [2010] NNTTA 133 (‘Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title)
Aboriginal Corporation v Braeburn Resources 1’)
 
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation/Western Australia/Braeburn Resources Pty Ltd [2010] NNTTA 150 (‘Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation v Braeburn Resources 2’)
 
Ward v Western Australia (1996) 69 FCR 208; [1996] FCA 1452 (‘Ward v Western Australia’)
 
Western Australia v Thomas (1996) 133 FLR 124; [1996] NNTTA 30 (‘Western Australia v Thomas’)
 
Western Australia/Winnie McHenry on behalf of the Noongar People [1999] NNTTA 210 (‘Western Australia v McHenry’)
 
WF (deceased) & Ors on behalf of the Wiluna Native Title Claimants/Western Australia/Emergent Resources Ltd [2012] NNTTA 17 (‘WF v Emergent Resources’)
 
WF (Deceased) & Ors on behalf of the Wiluna Native Title Claimants/Western Australia/JML Resources Pty Ltd [2013] NNTTA 8 (‘WF v JML Resources’)
 
WF (deceased) on behalf of the Wiluna People v Western Australia [2013] FCA 755 (‘WF v Western Australia’)
 
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd and Another [2014] NNTTA 14 (‘Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation v FMG Pilbara’)
 
Young v Western Australia (2001) 164 FLR 1; [2001] NNTTA 42 (‘Young v Western Australia’)