Tjungarrayi & Ors v. State of Western Australia & Ors
Case No.
P37/2018
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
16/03/2018 Federal Court of Australia (North J, Jagot J & Rangiah J)
Catchwords
Native title – Extinguishment – Petroleum exploration permits – Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 47B – Where land subject to petroleum exploration permits granted under Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA) – Where native title determination application filed in respect of land – Where primary judge concluded s 47B applied because petroleum exploration permits not “leases” within meaning of s 47B(1)(b)(i) – Where Federal Court allowed appeal – Whether Federal Court erred in concluding petroleum exploration permits “leases” within meaning of s 47B(1)(b)(i).
Documents
21/06/2018 Hearing (SLA, Perth)
05/07/2018 Notice of appeal
09/08/2018 Written submissions (Appellants)
09/08/2018 Chronology (Appellants)
10/09/2018 Written submissions (First Respondent)
19/09/2018 Reply
08/11/2018 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
08/11/2018 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
08/11/2018 Outline of oral argument (First Respondent)
17/04/2019 Judgment (Judgment summary)