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WA - Future Act Determination - WF2014/0017

​WF2014/0017
NNTTA 15 (02 April 2015)
Future act determination
Western Australia  
Mr James McNamara (Member)
​Rusa Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd (grantee party)
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Anthony James Bellotti and Others on behalf of the Malgana Shark Bay People (WC1998/017) (first native title party)
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IS (deceased) and Others on behalf of Wajarri Yamatji (WC2004/010) (second native title party)
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The State of Western Australia (Government party)
02/04/2015
02/04/2015
An inquiry into a future act determination application.
Future Act - NIGF Not Satisfied - Tribunal does not have jurisdiction
​Representative of the grantee party:  Mr Chas Lane, Consultant 
  
Representative of the first native title party:  Mr Daniel Wells, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation
 
Representatives of the second native title party:  Ms Huia Woods, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation; Mr David Taft, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation
 
Representatives of the Government party:  Ms Maryie Platt, Department of Mines and Petroleum; Ms Sarah Power, State Solicitor’s Office
​Native title – future act – application for a determination in relation to petroleum exploration permit application  – jurisdiction – power – whether grantee party has negotiated in good faith – scope of the obligation to negotiate in good faith (s 31(2)) – grantee party has not negotiated in good faith – Tribunal does not have power to proceed with future act determination inquiry
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 109(3); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 151(2); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 29; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 30(1); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 30A; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 31; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 35; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 36(2); Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 38; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 39; Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Heritage Act 1984 (Cth) s 13; Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA) ss 30; Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA) ss 31;
​Adani Mining Pty Ltd/ Jessie Diver & Ors on behalf of the Wangan and Jagalingou People/ State of Queensland [2013] NNTTA 30 (‘Adani Mining v Diver’)

Bradford and Julie Young v Kariyarra and Another [2014] NNTTA 103 (‘Young v Kariyarra’)

Brownley v Western Australia (1999) 95 FCR 152; [1999] FCA 1139 (‘Brownley v Western Australia’)

Drake Coal Pty Ltd, Byerwen Coal Pty Ltd /Grace Smallwood & Ors (Birri People)/Queensland, [2012] NNTTA 9 (‘Drake Coal v Birri People’)

FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd v Cox and others (2009) 175 FCR 141; [2009] FCAFC 49 (‘FMG Pilbara v Cox’)

Gulliver Productions Pty Ltd v Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation (2005) 196 FLR 52; [2005] NNTTA 88 (‘Gulliver v Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation’)

June Ashwin on behalf of the Wutha People/Western Australia/Contact Uranium Limited [2008] NNTTA 129  (‘Wutha v Contact’)

Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd v Western Australia (1999) 163 FLR 87; [1999] NNTTA 361 (‘Placer v Western Australia’)

Muccan Minerals Pty Ltd and Another v Taylor and Others on behalf of Njamal [2014] NNTTA 74 (‘Muccan Minerals v Njamal’)

Mr Kevin Cosmos & Ors (Yaburara Mardudhunera People)/Mr Jack Alexander & Ors (Kuruma Marthudunera People)/Western Australia/Mineralogy Pty Ltd, [2009] NNTTA 35 (‘Cosmos v Mineralogy’)

Strickland v Minister for Lands for Western Australia [1998] FCA 868; (1998) 85 FCR 303; (1998) 100 LGERA 50 (‘Strickland v Minister for Lands’)

Western Australia v Dimer (2000) 163 FLR 426; [2000] NNTTA 290 (‘Western Australia v Dimer’)

Western Australia v Taylor (1996) 134 FLR 211; [1996] NNTTA 34 (‘Western Australia v Taylor’)

White Mining (NSW) Pty Ltd v Franks (2011) 257 FLR 205; [2011] NNTTA 72 (‘White Mining v Franks’)

Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Ltd & Ors/Mark Albury & Ors (Karingbal #2);Brendan Wyman & Ors (Bidjara People)/Queensland, [2012] NNTTA 93 (‘Xstrata Coal v Bidjara’)