New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v. Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act
Case No.
S168/2016
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
16/11/2015 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Appeal) (Beazley P, Macfarlan JA, Leeming JA)
Catchwords
Land – Aboriginal land rights – Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) – Claim to Crown Land – Where land had been dedicated to gaol – Where gaol decommissioned but dedications not revoked – Whether land was lawfully occupied within the meaning of s 36(1)(b) of Act.
Documents
17/06/2016 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
27/06/2016 Notice of appeal
28/06/2016 Notice of Constitutional Matter
22/07/2016 Written submissions (Appellant)
22/07/2016 Chronology (Appellant)
19/08/2016 Written submissions (Respondent)
26/08/2016 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Victoria intervening)
26/08/2016 Written submissions (Attorney-General for the State of Western Australia intervening)
26/08/2016 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the State of Tasmania intervening)
02/09/2016 Reply
04/10/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
05/10/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
14/12/2016 Judgment (Judgment summary)