Lower Court Judgment
11/05/2012 Supreme Court of South Australia (Gray, Kelly, Blue JJ)
Catchwords
Native title – Preservation of native title rights – Prior extinguishment – Native title right to take fish – Applicants convicted of possession of an aquatic resource contrary to s 72(2)(c) Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA) – Whether native title rights to take fish extinguished by virtue of s 29 of the Fisheries Act 1971 (SA) – Whether s 72(2)(c) Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA) inoperative due to inconsistency with s 221 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).
08/06/2012 Application for special leave to appeal
04/07/2012 Notice of Constitutional Matter (Applicants)
07/09/2012 Hearing (SLA, Canberra video link to Adelaide)
02/10/2012 Chronology (Applicants)
09/10/2012 Written submissions - amended (Applicants)
09/10/2012 Written submissions (South Australian Native Title Services seeking leave to intervene)
23/10/2012 Written submissions (Respondent and Attorney-General for South Australia intervening)
30/10/2012 Summons seeking leave to intervene (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia)
30/10/2012 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia intervening)
06/11/2012 Reply
06/11/2012 Reply to interveners (Applicants)
09/10/2013 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
06/11/2013 Judgment (Judgment summary)