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Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v. State of Queensland

Case No. B26/2014
Case information

Catchwords

Alleged inconsistency of the North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability and Another Act Amendment Act 2013 (Qld) with a Commonwealth law, namely the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) - hence state legislation is invalid by operation of s 109 of the Constitution

Documents

06/06/2014 Writ of summons

17/06/2014 Notice of constitutional matter (Plaintiff)

19/08/2014 Hearing (Single Justice, Brisbane)

28/11/2014 Hearing (Single Justice, Brisbane v/link to Sydney)

06/02/2015 Written submissions (Plaintiff)

06/02/2015 Chronology (Plaintiff)

06/03/2015 Written submissions (Defendant)

13/03/2015 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth intervening)

13/03/2015 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales intervening)

13/03/2015 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia intervening)

13/03/2015 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia intervening)

20/03/2015 Reply (Plaintiff)

25/07/2016 Notice of discontinuance (Plaintiff)