Dimer on behalf of the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim Group v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2023] FCA 1073

Dimer on behalf of the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim Group v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2023] FCA 1073

The interests of justice, including timely determination and efficient use of judicial resources, strongly favour refusing the application to vary the trial timetable, as the prejudice to efficient administration from delay outweighs speculative prejudice to the applicant from lack of expert evidence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 September 2023
Procedural Posture
Native Title Determination Application / Interlocutory Application to Vacate/vary Trial Timetable
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
['trial Management' 'timetabling Orders' 'funding for Expert Evidence' 'joinder of Parties' 'interlocutory Applications']

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Procedural Posture

Native Title Determination Application / Interlocutory Application to Vacate/vary Trial Timetable

  1. 1 ['Whether the trial timetable should be varied to allow a respondent to prepare and file expert anthropological evidence' 'Whether prejudice to efficient administration of justice outweighs prejudice to respondent lacking expert evidence']

Ratio Decidendi

The interests of justice, including timely determination and efficient use of judicial resources, strongly favour refusing the application to vary the trial timetable, as the prejudice to efficient administration from delay outweighs speculative prejudice to the applicant from lack of expert evidence.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • ['The interlocutory application filed by Elizabeth Sambo on 4 September 2023 be dismissed.']