Tommy on behalf of the Yinhawangka Gobawarrah v State of Western Australia (No 2)

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Court: Federal Court
• Judge: MORTIMER J
• Judgment Date: 23 September 2019
• Neutral Citation: [2019] FCA 1551
• Date: 23 September 2019

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Tommy on behalf of the Yinhawangka Gobawarrah v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2019] FCA 1551

File numbers:	WAD 490 of 2016 WAD 537 of 2018 WAD 538 of 2018
Judge:	MORTIMER J
Date of judgment:	23 September 2019
Catchwords:	PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – objections to production of documents under subpoena – objections made on basis of legal professional privilege and without prejudice privilege – whether claims of privilege can be made and maintained in documents – identity of holders of privilege ; NATIVE TITLE – objections to production of pre-existing anthropological reports – where subpoenaed party is relevant representative body – where representative body is “custodian” of subpoenaed documents – consideration of identity of “client” or “party” who holds privilege in pre-existing anthropological reports
Legislation:	Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 117 Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 56, 57, 61, 62A, 66B, 84, 86B, 86F, 87, 87A, Pt 11 Div 3, 203AD, 251A, 251B
Cases cited:	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 32; 174 FCR 547 Australian Workers’ Union v Registered Organisations Commissioner [2019] FCA 309; 164 ALD 214 AWB Ltd v Cole (No 5) [2006] FCA 1234; 155 FCR 30 Bailey v Beagle Management Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 185 BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd v National Competition Council [2007] FCAFC 157; 162 FCR 234 Brennan v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs [1992] FCA 688; 28 ALD 178 Commissioner for the Australian Capital Territory Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd [1994] FCA 293; 49 FCR 576 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd [1997] HCA 3; 188 CLR 501 Commissioner of Police, New South Wales v Guo [2016] FCAFC 62; 332 ALR 236 Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2016] FCA 436 Dowling v Ultraceuticals Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 386; 93 NSWLR 155 Dr Michael Van Thanh Quach v MLC Life Limited (No 2) [2019] FCA 1322 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Intertan Inc [2003] FCA 384; 127 FCR 499 Dunesky v Elder [1992] FCA 311; 35 FCR 429 Ensham Resources Pty Ltd v AIOI Insurance Co Ltd [2012] FCAFC 191; 209 FCR 1 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Kamisha Corp Ltd [1999] FCA 681; ATPR 41–697 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1999] HCA 67; 201 CLR 49 Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd (in liq) v Webb [1996] NSWSC 259; 39 NSWLR 601 Fejo v Northern Territory of Australia [1998] HCA 58; 195 CLR 96 Field v Commissioner for Railways for New South Wales [1957] HCA 92; 99 CLR 285 Grant v Downs [1976] HCA 63; 135 CLR 674 Hancock v Rinehart (Privilege) [2016] NSWSC 12 Hartogen Energy Limited (In liquidation) v The Australian Gas Light Company [1992] FCA 322; 36 FCR 557 Jarra Creek Central Packing Shed Pty Ltd v Amcor Limited [2008] FCA 554 Jones on behalf of the Yinhawangka People v State of Western Australia [2017] FCA 801 Lake Torrens Overlap Proceedings [2015] FCA 519 Lennon v South Australia [2010] FCA 743; 217 FCR 438 Macquarie Bank Ltd v Arup Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 117 Mann v Carnell [1999] HCA 66; 201 CLR 1 McGlade v Native Title Registrar [2017] FCAFC 10; 251 FCR 172 Mercantile Mutual Custodians Pty Ltd v Village/Nine Network Restraurants & Bars Pty Ltd [1999] QCA 276; [2001] 1 Qd R 276 Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty Ltd v Victorian Workcover Authority [2002] VSCA 59; 4 VR 332 Network Ten Ltd v Capital Television Holdings Ltd (1995) 36 NSWLR 275 North Ganalanja Aboriginal Corporation v Queensland [1996] HCA 2; 185 CLR 595 Northern Territory v GPAO [1999] HCA 8; 196 CLR 553 Pappin on behalf of the Muthi Muthi People v Attorney-General of New South Wales [2017] FCA 817 Perazzoli v BankSA, a division of Westpac Banking Corporation Limited [2017] FCAFC 204 Pihiga Pty Ltd v Roche [2011] FCA 240; 278 ALR 209 Prus Grzybowski v Everingham [1986] NTSC 57; 44 NTR 7 QGC Pty Ltd v Bygrave [2010] FCA 659; 186 FCR 376 Re Dallhold Investments Pty Ltd [1994] FCA 738; 53 FCR 339 Sydney Airports Corporation Ltd v Singapore Airlines Ltd & Qantas Airways Ltd [2005] NSWCA 47 Tommy on behalf of the Yinhawangka Gobawarrah v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 1671 Von Stieglitz v Comcare [2014] FCAFC 97; 64 AAR 356
Date of hearing:	29 August 2019
Date of last submissions:	9 September 2019
Registry:	Western Australia
Division:	General Division
National Practice Area:	Native Title
Category:	Catchwords
Number of paragraphs:	253
Counsel for the First Applicant:	Ms T Jowett
Solicitor for the First Applicant:	Cross Country Native Title Services
Counsel for the Second and Third Applicants:	Mr S Wright SC
Solicitor for the Second and Third Applicants:	Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation
Counsel for the First Respondent:	Mr G Ranson
Solicitor for the First Respondent:	State Solicitor’s Office
Solicitor for Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation:	Mr M McKenna of Gilbert + Tobin

ORDERS

		WAD 490 of 2016 WAD 537 of 2018 WAD 538 of 2018
BETWEEN:	ROY TOMMY & ORS (YINHAWANGKA GOBAWARRAH) First Applicant ; IVAN SMIRKE & ORS (JURRURU #1) Second Applicant ; IVAN SMIRKE & ORS (JURRURU #2) Third Applicant
AND:	STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA & ORS Respondents

JUDGE:	MORTIMER J
DATE OF ORDER:	23 september 2019

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The objections by the Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation to the production, and the inspection, of the documents set out in order 2 of these orders are overruled.

2. Pursuant to rr 24.19 and 24.20(3) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), the second and third applicants are granted leave forthwith to inspect and copy the following documents:

   1. Report prepared by Dr Lee Sackett entitled “Gobawarrah Minduarra Yinhawangka and Jurruru Claims to the Overlap Area and the Unoverlapped Jabagurra Area, Confidential Report to YMAC, Perth” dated 2010; and

   2. Report prepared by Dr Lee Sackett entitled “Yinhawangka Connection Report, Confidential Report to YMAC, Perth” dated 2010.

3. Subject to any application by a party on or before 4 pm on 25 September 2019 to be heard on the question of costs, there be no order as to the costs of the interlocutory...