McGlade v South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Aboriginal Corporation (No 2)

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Judgment Date: 19 December 2019
• Neutral Citation: [2019] FCAFC 238
• Date: 19 December 2019
• Court: Full Federal Court (Australia)

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

McGlade v South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Aboriginal Corporation (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 238

File numbers:	WAD 525 of 2018 (LEAD APPLICATION)WAD 523 of 2018WAD 524 of 2018WAD 527 of 2018WAD 528 of 2018WAD 529 of 2018WAD 546 of 2018 (LEAD APPLICATION)WAD 549 of 2018WAD 557 of 2018WAD 565 of 2018
Judges:	ALLSOP CJ, MCKERRACHER AND MORTIMER JJ
Date of judgment:	19 December 2019
Catchwords:	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review of a decision of the Registrar to the National Native Title Tribunal – application to review the decision to register six indigenous land use agreements (ILUAs) – whether the Registrar erred in concluding that all the people identified as holding native title rights in respect of the settlement area had authorised the making of the ILUAs ; NATIVE TITLE – s 203BE of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) – certification of applications for registration of ILUAs – s 251A of the NTA – authorising the making of ILUAs – objections under s 24CI(1) on the grounds that the requirements of paragraphs 203BE(5)(a) and (b) were not satisfied ; NATIVE TITLE – certifications under s 203BE(1)(b) of the NTA – where certifications made by the chief executive officer – consideration of Northern Land Council v Quall [2019] FCAFC 77 – where the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation was incorporated under the Corporations (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
Legislation:	Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) ss 5, 5(1)(h), 5(2)(b) Corporations (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) ss 96-1(1), 96-1(2), 274-1, 274-10 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 24AA(3), 24CB(e), 24CC, 24CG, 24CG(3), 24CG(3)(a), 24CG(3)(b), 24CG(3)(b)(ii), 24CH, 24CI (1), 24CJ, 24CK, 24CK(2), 24CK(2)(c), 24CK(3), 24CK(4), 24EA, 24EB, 24EBA, 203BE, 203BE(1)(b), 203BE(5), 203BE(5)(a), 203BE(5)(b), 203BK, 203FH, 223(1), 251A, 251A(1)(b), 251B, 251B(b), Pt 2, Div 3
Cases cited:	Bennell v Western Australia (2006) 153 FCR 120 Bodney v Bennell (2008) 167 FCR 84 Bolton on behalf of the Southern Noongar Families v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 760 Boney v Attorney General of New South Wales [2018] FCAFC 218 Borkovic v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1981) 39 ALR 186 Bright v Northern Land Council [2018] FCA 752 Burragubba on behalf of the Wangan and Jagalingou People v State of Queensland [2017] FCA 373 Coyne v State of Western Australia [2009] FCA 533 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu v Australian Securities Commission (1996) 136 ALR 453 Dingaal Tribe v State of Queensland and Ors [2003] FCA 999 Edelsten v Health Insurance Commission (1990) 27 FCR 56 ENT Pty Ltd v Sunraysia Television Ltd (2007) 61 ACSR 626 Fesl v Delegate of Native Title Registrar (2008) 173 FCR 150 Kemppi v Adani Mining Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 117 Kemppi v Adani Mining Pty Ltd (No 4) (2018) 360 ALR 697 Lawson on behalf of the ‘Pooncarie’ Barkandji (Paakantyi) People v Minister for Land and Water Conservation for the State of New South Wales [2002] FCA 1517 Malek Fahd Islamic School Limited v Minister for Education and Training (No 2) [2017] FCA 1377 McGlade v Native Title Registrar (2017) 251 FCR 172 McGlade v South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Aboriginal Corporation [2019] FCAFC 186 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Murray v National Native Title Tribunal (2002) 77 ALD 96 Murray v Registrar of the National Native Title Tribunal (2003) 132 FCR 402 Northern Land Council v Quall [2019] FCAFC 77 QGC Pty Ltd v Bygrave (No 3) (2011) 199 FCR 94 Roach v Electoral Commissioner (2007) 233 CLR 162 TJ v Western Australia (2015) 242 FCR 283 Ward v Northern Territory [2002] FCA 171 Weribone on behalf of the Mandandanji People v State of Queensland [2013] FCA 255
Date of hearing:	30-31 May 2019 and 21 November 2019
Registry:	Western Australia
Division:	General Division
National Practice Area:	Native Title
Category:	Catchwords
Number of paragraphs:	346
Counsel for the McGlade Applicants:	Dr O Bigos with Ms X Teo
Solicitor for the McGlade Applicants:	Murfett Legal
Counsel for the Mackay Applicants:	Mr G McIntyre SC with Mr S Walker
Solicitor for the Mackay Applicants:	Western Legal
Counsel for the South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation:	Mr S Lloyd SC with Mr G Del Villar
Solicitor South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation:	Clayton Utz
Counsel for the State of Western Australia:	Mr A Sefton with Dr D Gorman
Solicitor for the State of Western Australia:	State Solicitor’s Office
Counsel for the Commonwealth of Australia:	Ms R Webb QC with Ms C Taggart
Solicitor for the Commonwealth of Australia:	Australian Government Solicitor

ORDERS

		WAD 525 of 2018 (LEAD APPLICATION) WAD 523 of 2018 WAD 524 of 2018 WAD 527 of 2018 WAD 528 of 2018 WAD 529 of 2018 (OTHER FILES NAMED IN THE SCHEDULE)
BETWEEN:	MINGLI WANJURRI MCGLADE (FORMERLY WANJURRI- NUNGALA) First Applicant ; NAOMI GAIL SMITH Second Applicant ; FABIAN YARRAN Third Applicant
AND:	SOUTH WEST ABORIGINAL LAND & SEA COUNCIL ABORIGINAL CORPORATION First Respondent ; STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (SUED ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND AS REPRESENTING THE GOVERNMENT PARTIES TO THE WAGYL KAIP & SOUTHERN NOONGAR INDIGENOUS LAND USE AGREEMENT) Second Respondent ; NATIVE TITLE REGISTRAR Third Respondent ; GLEN COLBUNG (SUED ON HIS OWN BEHALF AND AS REPRESENTING THE INDIVIDUALS NAMED AS “REPRESENTATIVE PARTIES” WHO ARE PARTIES TO THE WAGYL KAIP & SOUTHERN NOONGAR INDIGENOUS LAND USE AGREEMENT Fourth Respondents

JUDGES: ALLSOP CJ, MCKERRACHER AND MORTIMER JJ

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