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Future Act Determination Details

WA - Future Act Determination - WO2015/0020

​WO2015/0020
NNTTA 48 (23 October 2015)
Objection
Western Australia  
Ms Helen Shurven (Member)
​Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (native title party)
- and –
The State of Western Australia (Government party)
- and -
William Robert Richmond (grantee party)
23/10/2015
An inquiry into an expedited procedure objection application
Objection - Expedited Procedure Does Not Apply
​Representatives of the native title party: Ms Julia Smith and Mr Rob Houston, KRED Enterprises Ltd
 
Representatives of the Government party: Ms Sarah Power, State Solicitor’s Office, Ms Bethany Conway, Department of Mines & Petroleum
 
Representative of the grantee party: Mr William Richmond (self-represented)
​Native title – future act – proposed grant of exploration licence – expedited procedure objection application – nexus – social or community activities outside licence - whether act likely to interfere directly with the carrying on of community or social activities – whether act likely to interfere with sites or areas of particular significance – area or site of particular significance located outside the proposed licence ¬– adjacent – whether act likely to cause major disturbance to land or waters – expedited procedure not attracted
Mining Act 1978 (WA) s 66; Mining Regulations 1981 (WA) r 20; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 150; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 237; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 31; Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 32;

Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation Registered Native Title Body  Corporate v Bar Resources [2014] NNTTA 62 (‘Balanggarra  Aboriginal Corporation v Bar Resources’) 

FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd v Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC [2014] FCA 1335 ('FMG v Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation’)

Josephine Forrest & Ors on behalf of Yi-Martuwarra Ngurrara; Butcher Wise & Ors on behalf of the Kurungal Native Title Claimants; Gooniyandi Aboriginal Corporation/Western Australia/Brockman Exploration Pty Ltd [2013] NNTTA 100  (‘Forrest v Brockman Exploration’)

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

Smith v Western Australia [2001] FCA 19; (2001) 108 FCR 442 (‘Smith v Western Australia’)

Watson on behalf of the Nyikina Mangala People v State of Western Australia (No 6) [2014] FCA 545 (‘Nyikina Mangala v State of Western Australia’) 

Western Australia/Winnie McHenry on behalf of the Noongar People [1999] NNTTA 210 (‘Western Australia v McHenry’)

Western Australia v Ward (1996) 70 FCR 265; [1996] FCA 1879 (‘WA v Ward’)

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