Commonwealth of Australia v Yarmirr

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
JudgeGleeson CJ,Gaudron,Gummow,Hayne JJ,McHugh J,Kirby J,Callinan J
Judgment Date11 October 2001
Neutral Citation2001-1011 HCA C,[2001] HCA 56
Docket NumberD7/2000 and D9/2000 Matter No D9/2000
CourtHigh Court
Date11 October 2001
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2 firm's commentaries
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (August 28 – September 1)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • 3 September 2023
    ...Society v. Canada (Minister of Transport), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 3, R. v. Nikal, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1013, Commonwealth of Australia v. Yarmirr, [2001] HCA 56, 184 A.L.R. 113, Mitchell v. M.N.R., 2001 SCC 33, Regina v. Meyers, [1853] O.J. No. 204 (U.C. Ct. Com. Pl.), Keewatin Power Co. v. Kenora (Tow......
  • Rising tides - native title rights over the sea
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 8 September 2017
    ...Yaegl People #1 v Attorney General of New South Wales [2015] FCA 647 2 Commonwealth of Australia v Yarmirr; Yarmirr v Northern Territory [2001] HCA 56 3 Akiba v Commonwealth [2013] HCA 33 © HopgoodGanim Lawyers Award-winning law firm HopgoodGanim offers commercially-focused advice, coupled ......
17 books & journal articles
  • Native title and the 'acquisition of property' under the Australian constitution.
    • Australia
    • Melbourne University Law Review Vol. 28 No. 1, April - April 2004
    • 1 April 2004
    ...the applicants had characterised their native title. This left many tensions unresolved. (15) The majority in Commonwealth v Yarmirr (2001) 208 CLR 1 said that when the common law recognises native title rights 'it will, by the ordinary processes of law and equity, give remedies in support ......
  • Involuntary Detention and the Separation of Judicial Power
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 35-1, March 2007
    • 1 March 2007
    ...348 [52] (McHugh J), 385 [159] (Gummow, Hayne and Heydon JJ), 413 [247] (Kirby J); cf 424–5 [295] (Callinan J); Commonwealth v Yarmirr (2001) 208 CLR 1, 117–18 [262] (Kirby J); Eastman v The Queen (2000) 203 CLR 1, 46 [146]–[147], fn 175 (McHugh J); Byrnes v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 1, 34 [......
  • The Definition and Discovery of Facts in Native Title: The Historian's Contribution
    • United Kingdom
    • Federal Law Review No. 36-3, September 2008
    • 1 September 2008
    ...in the past and in the _____________________________________________________________________________________ 41 Commonwealth v Yarmirr (2001) 208 CLR 1, 39 [15] (Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, Gummow and Hayne JJ); Daniel v Western Australia [2003] FCA 666 (Unreported, Nicholson J, 3 July 2003) [136]......
  • TSILHQOT'IN NATION AND INTERJURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITY: WHEN ARE JUDICIAL DECISIONS INVOLVING INDIGENOUS CLAIMS RETROACTIVE?
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 56 No. 1, September 2023
    • 1 September 2023
    ...[1995] HCA 47 at paras 1, 17; Wik Peoples v Queensland, [1996] HCA 40; Yanner v Eaton, [1999] HCA 53; Commonwealth v Yarmirr, [2001] HCA 56. (53) There are, of course, numerous cases where the Supreme Court has overturned decisions of lower courts on appeal, but I am referring to cases that......
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