Fesl v Delegate of the Native Title Registrar [2008] FCA 1469

Fesl v Delegate of the Native Title Registrar [2008] FCA 1469

The delegate's decision to register the Traveston Dam ILUA was lawful as the requirements regarding identification and authorisation of all persons who may hold native title in the area had been reasonably met and supported by evidence. The CHIMA schedule did not render the agreement unlawful, and no error or failure to consider relevant matters justified judicial intervention.

Parties
First Applicant: Eve Mumewa Fesl; Second Applicant: Nurdon Serico; Third Applicant: Tex Chapman; First Respondent: Linda Blue, Delegate of the Native Title Registrar; Second Respondent: Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 October 2008
Procedural Posture
Application for Judicial Review / Final Judgment at First Instance
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions, Registration of Indigenous Land Use Agreements, Authorisation of Iluas, Construction of Native Title Act Requirements
Administrative Law Native Title Law Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions Registration of Indigenous Land Use Agreements Authorisation of Iluas Construction of Native Title Act Requirements

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Parties

Eve Mumewa Fesl

First Applicant

Nurdon Serico

Second Applicant

Tex Chapman

Third Applicant

Linda Blue, Delegate of the Native Title Registrar

First Respondent

Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty Ltd

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Judicial Review / Final Judgment at First Instance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the delegate of the Native Title Registrar properly registered an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
  2. 2 Whether the agreement was in fact an ILUA and lawfully authorised by the relevant native title group
  3. 3 Whether there was a failure to consider relevant considerations or error of law in the registration process

Ratio Decidendi

The delegate's decision to register the Traveston Dam ILUA was lawful as the requirements regarding identification and authorisation of all persons who may hold native title in the area had been reasonably met and supported by evidence. The CHIMA schedule did not render the agreement unlawful, and no error or failure to consider relevant matters justified judicial intervention.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • The application is dismissed.