Native Title

About this NPA

The Native Title National Practice Area (NPA) including applications relating to:

• native title claims concerning the rights and interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to land and waters according to their traditional laws and customs, including determinations, revised native title determination applications, compensation applications, claim registration applications, applications to remove agreements from the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements and applications about the transfer of records
• reviews or appeals from decisions of the National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT)
• matters arising under or in relation to any Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) or other agreement made under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (Native Title), or concerning a Prescribed Body Corporate (which holds or manages native title under the Act).

Latest Judgments

• 16 Mar 2023: Stanbroke Pty Ltd v Queensland [2023] FCA 227
  NATIVE TITLE - non-claimant application for determination of native title under s 61(1) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) - where respondent filed notice under s 86G of the NTA - whether within power and appropriate for Court to make orders sought - application granted
  Judge: Halley J
• 16 Mar 2023: Magowra Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v Queensland [2023] FCA 226
  NATIVE TITLE - non-claimant application for determination of native title under s 61(1) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) - where respondent filed notice under s 86G of the NTA - whether within power and appropriate for Court to make orders sought - application granted
  Judge: Halley J
• 14 Mar 2023: Sansbury v State of South Australia (Narungga Nation Native Title Claim) [2023] FCA 196
  NATIVE TITLE - Determination as to whether or not native title exists in an area - determination by consent pursuant to s 87 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
  Judge: Charlesworth J

Latest Speeches & Papers

• 4 Feb 2016: Expert anthropological evidence - a Judge’s perspective
  Presented to the Future of Native Title Anthropology Conference at Brisbane by Justice Rangiah.
• 4 Jun 2014: Characterising native title rights: a desert rose by any other name....
  Presented at the National Native Title Conference 2014 - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Coffs Harbour, 4 June 2014, by Justice Perry.