National Native Title Tribunal: : by state or territory Index

Native title determinations by state or territory

New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia

Short name	Case name	Date	State/Terr.	Outcome	Legal process
New South Wales
Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council	Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council v NSW Native Title Services Ltd (Unreported, FCA, 6 December 2005, Edmonds J)	06 December 2005	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Bahtabah Local Aboriginal Land Council #1	Bahtabah Local Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Native Title Services Limited [2007] FCA 382	20 March 2007	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Bahtabah Local Aboriginal Land Council #2	Bahtabah Local Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Native Title Services Limited [2007] FCA 383	20 March 2007	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Bahtahbah Local Aboriginal Land Council	Bahtahbah Local Aboriginal Land Council (Unreported, FCA, 19 June 2003, Wilcox J)	19 June 2003	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Barkandji (Paakantyi) People #11	Lawson v Minister for Land & Water Conservation [2004] FCA 165	16 February 2004	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Litigated determination
Byron Bay	Kelly v NSW Aboriginal Land Council [2001] FCA 1479	23 October 2001	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Consent determination
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (2000)	Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (Unreported, FCA, 11 October 2000, Whitlam J)	11 October 2000	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (2001)	Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council [2001] FCA 1124	10 August 2001	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (2002)	Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (Unreported, FCA, 3 May 2002, Whitlam J)	03 May 2002	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (2003)	Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v NSW Native Title Services Ltd (Unreported, FCA, 17 December 2003, Wilcox J)	17 December 2003	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (2005)	Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands and Ors (Unreported, FCA, 7 December 2005, Jacobson J)	07 December 2005	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Darug People	Gale on behalf of the Darug People v Minister for Lands (Unreported, FCA, 7 September 2004, Madgwick J)	07 September 2004	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Litigated determination
Deniliquin Local Aboriginal Land Council	Deniliquin Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands & NSW Native Title Services Limited (unreported, FCA, 14 June 2007, Jacobson J)	14 June 2007	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Deniliquin Local Aboriginal Land Council	Deniliquin Local Aboriginal Land Council [2001] FCA 609	23 May 2001	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Dunghutti People	Buck v New South Wales [1997] FCA 1624	07 April 1997	New South Wales	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Eden Local Aboriginal Land Council	Cruse v New South Wales Native Title Services Ltd [2006] FCA 1124	23 August 2006	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Forster Local Aboriginal Land Council	Forster Local Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Native Title Services Limited [2006] FCA 1455	07 November 2006	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council	New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Native Title Services (Unreported, FCA 112, 6 February 2007, Graham J)	06 February 2007	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (Duffy's Forest)	Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (Unreported, FCA, 31 March 1998, Beaumont J)	31 March 1998	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (Forestville)	Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council [2001] FCA 605	23 May 2001	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (Municipality of Ku-Ring-Gai)	Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (Unreported, FCA, 12 April 2002, Conti J)	12 April 2002	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (Shire of Hornsby)	Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (Unreported, FCA, 12 April 2002, Conti J)	12 April 2002	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Nowra Local Aboriginal Land Council	Nowra Local Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Native Title Services Ltd (Unreported, FCA, 15 June 2005, Wilcox J)	15 June 2005	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
The Githabul People	Trevor Close on behalf of the Githabul People v Minister for Lands [2007] FCA 1847	29 November 2007	New South Wales	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Ulladulla Local Aboriginal Land Council	Ulladulla Local Aboriginal Land Council v New South Wales Native Title Services Limited (unreported, FCA, 13 December 2006, Jacobson J)	13 December 2006	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council #1	Peter Hillig in his capacity as administrator of Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands for the State of New South Wales [2005] FCA 1712	28 November 2005	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council #2	Peter Hillig in his capacity as administrator of Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Lands for the State of New South Wales [2005] FCA 1713	28 November 2005	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council #3	Hillig as Administrator of Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council v NSW Native Title Services Ltd [2006] FCA 1184	01 September 2006	New South Wales	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Yorta Yorta	Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria (1999) 4 ALIR 91; [1998] FCA 1606	18 December 1998	New South Wales+Victoria	Native title does not exist	Litigated determination
Northern Territory
Short name	Case name	Date	State/Terr.	Outcome	Legal process
Alice Springs	Hayes v Northern Territory [2000] FCA 671	23 May 2000	Northern Territory	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Litigated determination
Blue Mud Bay No. 2	Gumana v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCAFC 23	11 October 2005	Northern Territory	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Litigated determination
Croker Island	Yarmirr v Northern Territory (Unreported, FCA, 4 September 1998, Olney J)	04 September 1998	Northern Territory	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Litigated determination
Davenport/Murchison	Northern Territory of Australia v Alyawarr, Kaytetye, Warumungu, Wakaya Native Title Claim Group (2005) 145 FCR 442; (2005) 220 ALR 431; [2005] FCAFC 135	23 April 2004	Northern Territory	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Litigated determination
Larrakia (Part A - consolidated proceeding)	Risk v Northern Territory of Australia (Unreported, FCA, 17 May 2006, Mansfield J)	17 May 2006	Northern Territory	Native title does not exist	Litigated determination
Miriuwung-Gajerrong (Northern Territory)	Attorney-General of the Northern Territory v Ward [2003] FCAFC 283	09 December 2003	Northern Territory	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Newcastle Waters - Murranji Determination	King v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCA 1498	26 September 2007	Northern Territory	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Litigated determination
St Vidgeon's (Roper River)	Wandarang, Alawa, Marra & Ngalakan Peoples v Northern Territory [2004] FCAFC 187	14 November 2000	Northern Territory	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Litigated determination
Tennant Creek No.2	Patta Warumungu People v Northern Territory of Australia [2007] FCA 1386	03 September 2007	Northern Territory	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Timber Creek	Griffiths v Northern Territory of Australia (No 2) [2006] FCA 1155	28 August 2006	Northern Territory	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Litigated determination
Urapunga	Ngalakan People v Northern Territory (Unreported, FCA, 7 February 2002, O'Loughlin J)	07 February 2002	Northern Territory	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Litigated determination
Queensland
Short name	Case name	Date	State/Terr.	Outcome	Legal process
Badu & Moa People #2	Nona and Manas v State of Queensland [2006] FCA 412	13 April 2006	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Badu Islanders #1	Nona on behalf of the Badulgal v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1578	24 May 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Bar-Barrum People	Congoo v Queensland [2001] FCA 868	28 June 2001	Queensland	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Buru & Warul Kawa	Victor Nona, John Whop, Pili Waigana, Nelson Gibuma and Phillip Bigie on behalf of the Saibai, Dauan, Mabuiag, Badu and Boigu Peoples v The State of Queensland and Ors [2005] FCA 1118	15 August 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Castle Hills	Kennedy v Queensland (2002) 190 ALR 707; [2002] FCA 747	13 June 2002	Queensland	Native title does not exist	Unopposed determination
Dauan People	Dauan People v Queensland [2000] FCA 1064	06 July 2000	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Djabugay People	Djabugay People v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1652	25 July 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Eastern Kuku Yalanji People	Walker on behalf of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji People v State of Queensland [2007] FCA 1907	09 December 2007	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Erubam Le (Darnley Islanders) #1	Mye on behalf of the Erubam Le v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1573	24 May 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Garboi	Lota Warria on behalf of the Poruma & Masig Peoples v State of Queensland & Ors (2005) 223 ALR 62; [2005] FCA 1117	15 August 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Gebara Islanders #1	Newie on behalf of the Gebaralgal v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1577	13 December 2004	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Hopevale	Deeral v Charlie (Unreported, FCA, 8 December 1997, Beaumont J)	08 December 1997	Queensland	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Ilfracombe Shire Council	Ilfracombe Shire Council v State of Queensland (Unreported, FCA, 20 June 2002, Drummond J)	20 June 2002	Queensland	Native title does not exist	Consent determination
Kaurareg People (Murulag #1)	Kaurareg People v Queensland (2001) 6 AILR 41; [2001] FCA 657	23 May 2001	Queensland	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Kaurareg People (Mipa, Tarilag, Yeta, Damaralag)	Kaurareg People v Queensland (2001) 6 AILR 41; [2001] FCA 657	23 May 2001	Queensland	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Kaurareg People (Murulag #2)	Kaurareg People v Queensland (2001) 6 AILR 41; [2001] FCA 657	23 May 2001	Queensland	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Kaurareg People (Ngurupai)	Kaurareg People v Queensland (2001) 6 AILR 41; [2001] FCA 657	23 May 2001	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Kaurareg People (Zuna)	Kaurareg People v Queensland (2001) 6 AILR 41; [2001] FCA 657	23 May 2001	Queensland	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Kulkalgal People	Warria on behalf of the Kulkalgal v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1572	07 December 2004	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Mabo	Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) 175 CLR 1	03 June 1996	Queensland	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Litigated determination
Mabuiag People	Mabuiag People v Queensland [2000] FCA 1065	06 July 2000	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Mandingalbay Yidinji People	Mundraby v State of Queensland [2006] FCA 436	24 April 2006	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Mandingalbay Yidinji People	Mundraby v State of Queensland [2006] FCA 436	20 November 2006	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Masig People and Damuth People	Masig People v Queensland [2000] FCA 1067	07 July 2000	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Meriam People	Passi v Queensland [2001] FCA 697	14 June 2001	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Moa Island	Mualgal People v Queensland [1999] FCA 157	12 February 1999	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Mualgal People #2	Manas v State of Queensland [2006] FCA 413	13 April 2006	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
People of Boigu Island #2	Gibuma on behalf of the Boigu People v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1575	24 May 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Porumalgal Poruma People	Poruma People v Queensland [2000] FCA 1066	07 July 2000	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Saibai Island	Saibai People v Queensand [1999] FCA 158	12 February 1999	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
The Strathgordon Claim	Timothy James Malachi on behalf of the Strathgordon Mob v State of Queensland [2007] FCA 1084	26 July 2007	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Ugar (Stephens Islanders) #1	Stephen on behalf of the Ugar People v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1574	24 May 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Warraber People	Poruma People v Queensland [2000] FCA 1066	07 July 2000	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Warraberalgal, Porumalgal and Iama Peoples	Patrick Thaiday & Ors on behalf of the Warraber, Poruma and Iama Peoples v State of Queensland & Ors [2005] FCA 1116	15 August 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Wellesley Islands Sea Claim	Lardil Peoples v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 298	23 March 2004	Queensland	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Litigated determination
Western (Sunset) Yalanji	Western Yalanji or "Sunset" peoples v Pedersen (Unreported, FCA, 28 September 1998, Drummond J)	28 September 1998	Queensland	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Western Yalanji People	Riley v State of Queensland [2006] FCA 72	18 May 2006	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Wik and Wik Way Native Title Determination No. 2	Wik Peoples v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1306	24 March 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Wik and Wik Way Native Title Determination No. 3	Wik Peoples v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1306	24 March 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Wik and Wik-Way Peoples	Wik Peoples v Queensland [2000] FCA 1443	03 October 2000	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Yam Islanders/Tudulaig People	David on behalf of the Iama People and Tudulaig v State of Queensland [2004] FCA 1576	24 May 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Yarpar & Uttu	Jack Billy on behalf of the Poruma People v State of Queensland & Ors [2005] FCA 1115	15 August 2005	Queensland	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
South Australia
Short name	Case name	Date	State/Terr.	Outcome	Legal process
De Rose Hill	De Rose v State of South Australia (No 2) [2005] FCAFC 110	08 June 2005	South Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Litigated determination
Yankunytjatjara/Antakirinja	Yankunytjatjara/Antakirinja Native Title Claim Group v The State of South Australia [2006] FCA 1142	28 August 2006	South Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Victoria
Short name	Case name	Date	State/Terr.	Outcome	Legal process
Gunditjmara	Lovett on behalf of The Gunditjmara People v State of Victoria [2007] FCA 474	30 March 2007	Victoria	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples No. 1	Clarke on behalf of the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples v State of Victoria [2005] FCA 1795	13 December 2005	Victoria	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples No. 2	Clarke on behalf of the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples v State of Victoria [2005] FCA 1795	13 December 2005	Victoria	Native title does not exist	Consent determination
Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples No. 3	Clarke on behalf of the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples v State of Victoria [2005] FCA 1795	13 December 2005	Victoria	Native title does not exist	Consent determination
Yorta Yorta	Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria (1999) 4 ALIR 91; [1998] FCA 1606	18 December 1998	New South Wales+Victoria	Native title does not exist	Litigated determination
Western Australia
Short name	Case name	Date	State/Terr.	Outcome	Legal process
Bardi and Jawi Native Title Determination	Sampi v State of Western Australia (No 3) (2005) 224 ALR 358; [2005] FCA 1716	30 November 2005	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Litigated determination
Bodney	Bodney v Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Ltd (2000) 109 FCR 178; (2000) 180 ALR 91; [2000] FCA 1609	13 November 2000	Western Australia	Native title does not exist	Litigated determination
Eastern Guruma	Hughes (on behalf of the Eastern Guruma People) v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 365	01 March 2007	Western Australia	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Karajarri People (Area A)	Nangkiriny v Western Australia (2002) 117 FCR 6; [2002] FCA 660	12 February 2002	Western Australia	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Karajarri People (Area B)	Nangkiriny v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 1156	08 September 2004	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Kiwirrkurra People	Brown v Western Australia [2001] FCA 1462	19 October 2001	Western Australia	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Martu and Ngurrara	James v Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208	27 September 2002	Western Australia	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Miriuwung Gajerrong #4	Ward v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848	24 November 2006	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Miriuwung-Gajerrong (Western Australia Area 1)	Attorney-General of the Northern Territory v Ward [2003] FCAFC 283	09 December 2003	Western Australia	Native title does not exist	Consent determination
Miriuwung-Gajerrong (Western Australia Area 2)	Attorney-General of the Northern Territory v Ward [2003] FCAFC 283	26 July 2005	Western Australia	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Ngaanyatjarra Lands	Stanley Mervyn, Adrian Young, and Livingston West and Ors on behalf of the Peoples of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands v The State of Western Australia and Ors [2005] FCA 831	29 June 2005	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Ngarla and Ngarla #2 (Determination Area A)	Brown (on behalf of the Ngarla People) v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 1025	30 May 2007	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Ngarluma/Yindjibarndi	Daniel v State of Western Australia [2005] FCA 536	02 May 2005	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Litigated determination
Ngururrpa	Payi Payi & Ors on behalf of the Ngururrpa People and State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 2113	18 October 2007	Western Australia	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Nharnuwangga	Smith v Western Australia (2000) 104 FCR 494; [2000] FCA 1249	05 July 2001	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Noonkanbah	Cox on behalf of the Yungngora People v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 588	27 April 2007	Western Australia	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Consent determination
Rubibi Community	Rubibi Community v Western Australia (2001) 114 FCR 523; [2001] FCA 1153	07 November 2001	Western Australia	Native title exists in the entire determination area	Litigated determination
Rubibi Community	Rubibi Community v State of Western Australia (No 7) [2006] FCA 459	28 April 2006	Western Australia	Native title does not exist	Litigated determination
Spinifex People	Anderson v Western Australia [2000] FCA 1717	28 November 2000	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Tjurabalan People	Ngalpil v Western Australia [2001] FCA 1140	20 August 2001	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Consent determination
Wanjina-Wunggurr Wilinggin Native Title Determination No 1	Neowarra v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 1092	27 August 2004	Western Australia	Native title exists in parts of the determination area	Litigated determination

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