FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

 

Clarrie Smith v State of Western Australia [2000] FCA 1249

 

 


CLARRIE SMITH AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE NHARNUWANGGA, WAJARRI AND NGARLA PEOPLE v THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA & ORS

 

WAG 72, 73, 74 & 75 of 1998

 

 

MADGWICK J

3 OCTOBER 2000

SYDNEY


IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

DISTRICT REGISTRY

WAG 72, 73, 74 and 75 of 1998

 

BETWEEN:

CLARRIE SMITH AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE NHARNUWANGGA, WAJARRI AND NGARLA PEOPLE

APPLICANT

 

AND:

THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

FIRST RESPONDENT

 

SHIRE OF MEEKATHARRA

SECOND RESPONDENT

 

BG, LW & MDE BAIN, AG & EA BAIN, LW BAIN & DE MILES, DA O’DWYER & MDE, LE & BJ BAIN & CJ MACLEOD, DAWVILLE PTY LTD, JE & RE DAY, KH ELLIOT, ER & SV FORRESTER, J & D GARRITY & F DANIEL, CJ & SM GRAHAM, PG HALL, DR HAMMARQUIST, D, MA & RJ HEWETT, BM MAGUIRE & TUREE PASTORAL COMPANY PTY LTD, MT AUGUSTRUS STATION (1980) PTY LTD, BA & PM PANIZZA, PASTORALISTS & GRAZIERS ASSOCIATION OF WA INC, TM & GM PENS, DP STEVENS & ME ROACH, SUNBLADE HOLDINGS PTY LTD, JP TENNANT, GJ & HE WILLIAMS, CT WOODS, CF & CT WRIGHT

THIRD RESPONDENTS

 

ARCHAEAN GOLD NL, ARIMCO MINING PTY LTD, COLIN ROSS ATKINS, AUGUST VENTURES PTY LTD, BARRACK MINES LTD, CAMBRIAN RESOURCES NL, GRANGE RESOURCES NL, GRANTS PATCH MINING LTD, HORSHOE GOLD MINE PTY LTD, LACHLAN RESOURCES NL, LEGENDRE & CAMBRIAN RESOURCES, MIM EXPLORATION PTY LTD, MINES AND RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NORMANDY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS LTD, RGC EXPLORATION PTY LTD, PEKO EXPLORATION LTD, PERILYA MINES NL, PLUTONIC (BAXTER) PTY LTD, PLUTONIC OPERATIONS LTD, RENISON LTD, ST BARBARA MINES LTD, SWAN GOLD NL, TROY RESOURCES NL, WHIM CREEK CONSOLIDATED NL, ZYGOT LTD

FOURTH RESPONDENTS

 

TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED

FIFTH RESPONDENT

VAGETA PTY LTD

SEVENTH RESPONDENT

 

CMS GAS TRANSMISSION OF AUSTRALIA

EIGHTH RESPONDENT

JUDGE:

MADGWICK J

DATE OF ORDER:

29 AUGUST 2000

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

 

 

CORRIGENDUM


His Honours Reasons for Decision dated 29 August 2000, are to be amended as follows:


On page 10, paragraph 28, line 2, after the words “…I am bound by the rulings of the Full Court of this Court in” the following needs to be inserted “Western Australia v Ward”.

 

Associate:

Date: 3 October 2000