FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

 

Commonwealth of Australia v Yarmirr [1999] FCA 1668

 


THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA v MARY YARMIRR & ORS, THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA, PASPALEY PEARLING COMPANY PTY LTD, NT FISHING INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC AND NT TRAWLER OWNERS ASSOCIATION, OCEAN TRAWLER PTY LTD, SHINE FISHERIES PTY LTD, M G KAILIS GULF FISHERIES PTY LTD AND PAVALINA HENWOOD

 

DG 6005 OF 1998

 

 

AND

 

MARY YARMIRR & ORS v THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA, THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, PASPALEY PEARLING COMPANY PTY LTD, NT FISHING INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC AND NT TRAWLER OWNERS ASSOCIATION, OCEAN TRAWLER PTY LTD, SHINE FISHERIES PTY LTD, M G KAILIS GULF FISHERIES PTY LTD, PAVALINA HENWOOD AND ARNHEM LAND ABORIGINAL LAND TRUST

 

DG 6006 OF 1998

 

 

 

 

 

JUDGES:       BEAUMONT, VON DOUSSA & MERKEL JJ.

DATE:            3 DECEMBER 1999

PLACE:          SYDNEY (HEARD IN DARWIN)

 


IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

 

NORTHERN TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY

DG 6005 OF 1998

 

BETWEEN:

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Appellant

 

AND:

MARY YARMIRR & ORS

First Respondents

 

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

Second Respondent

 

PASPALEY PEARLING COMPANY PTY LTD

Third Respondent

 

NT FISHING INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC AND NT TRAWLER OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Fourth Respondents

 

OCEAN TRAWLER PTY LTD

Fifth Respondent

 

SHINE FISHERIES PTY LTD

Sixth Respondent

 

M G KAILIS GULF FISHERIES PTY LTD

Seventh Respondent

 

PAVALINA HENWOOD

Eighth Respondent

 

 

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

 

NORTHERN TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY

DG 6006 OF 1998

 

BETWEEN:

MARY YARMIRR & ORS

Appellants

 

AND:

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

First Respondent

 

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Second Respondent

 

PASPALEY PEARLING COMPANY PTY LTD

Third Respondent

 

NT FISHING INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC AND NT TRAWLER OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Fourth Respondents

 

OCEAN TRAWLER PTY LTD

Fifth Respondent

 

SHINE FISHERIES PTY LTD

Sixth Respondent

 

M G KAILIS GULF FISHERIES PTY LTD

Seventh Respondent

 

PAVALINA HENWOOD

Eighth Respondent

 

ARNHEM LAND ABORIGINAL LAND TRUST

Ninth Respondent

 

JUDGES:

BEAUMONT, VON DOUSSA & MERKEL JJ.

DATE OF ORDER:

3 DECEMBER 1999

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY (HEARD IN DARWIN)

 

CORRIGENDUM

 

BEAUMONT & VON DOUSSA JJ:

1                     In the majority reasons for judgment handed down by Justices Beaumont and von Doussa  on 30 September 1999 the following amendments should be made:

2                     The reference to “Mabo [No 2]” in paragraph 41, page 15, line 5 should be “Wik” to read as follows:

3                     “…:  see Wik at 166 per Gaudron J.”

 

 

Associate:

 

Dated:              8 February 2000