State of Western Australia v. Brown and Ors
Case No.
P49/2013
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
5/11/2012 Federal Court of Australia (Mansfield J, Greenwood J, Barker J)
Catchwords
Native title – Extinguishment – Mining leases – Respondents hold non-exclusive native title rights in relation to areas subject of mining leases – Whether those leases confer a right of exclusive possession extinguishing native title rights – Whether the exercise of the rights under the leases prevent the exercise of native title rights.
Documents
12/09/2013 Hearing (SLA, Perth)
25/09/2013 Notice of appeal
17/10/2013 Written submissions (Appellant)
17/10/2013 Chronology (Appellant)
31/10/2013 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of South Australia - seeking leave to intervene)
21/11/2013 Written submissions (First Respondents)
21/11/2013 Written submissions (Second Respondents)
28/11/2013 Written submissions (Australian Lawyers for Human Rights - seeking leave to appear as amicus curiae)
05/12/2013 Reply
12/02/2014 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
12/03/2014 Judgment (Judgment summary)