FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Sonia Gala on behalf of the Butchulla People v State of Queensland [2008] FCA 1035
QUD 6140 of 1998
DOWSETT J
1 MAY 2008
ROCKHAMPTON
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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA |
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QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY |
QUD 6140 of 1998 |
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BETWEEN: |
SONIA GALA, ALFRED BLACKMAN, GLENN BLAKE, EDWARD DOOLAN, KATE DOOLAN, SHAUN DOOLAN, SANDRA PAGE, WILLIAM RAINBOW (SNR) AND WAYNE TOBANE ON BEHALF OF THE BUTCHULLA PEOPLE Applicants
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STATE OF QUEENSLAND First Respondent
FRASER COAST REGIONAL COUNCIL Second Respondent
HERVEY BAY CITY COUNCIL Third Respondent
MARYBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Fourth Respondent
TIARO SHIRE COUNCIL Fifth Respondent
WOOCOO SHIRE COUNCIL Sixth Respondent
WIDE BAY WATER CORPORATION Seventh Respondent
QUEENSLAND LAPIDARY AND ALLIED CRAFT CLUBS ASSOCIATION Eighth Respondent
THE FRASER ISLAND ASSOCIATION INC Ninth Respondent
KINGFISHER BAY RESORT VILLAGE PTY LTD Tenth Respondent
MAINCLOUD PTY LTD (TRADING AS THE FRASER ISLAND COMPANY) Eleventh Respondent
TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED Twelfth Respondent
JOHN ARMITAGE, KEVIN GREENHALGH, LAURENCE GUSE AND GARRY WHITTAKER Thirteenth Respondents
MARY RIVER RIPARIAN LANDHOLDERS GROUP (LOWER CATCHMENT) Fourteenth Respondent
JOHN DALUNGDALEE JONES Fifteenth Respondent
RODNEY JOHN & GLEN NOEL THORBURN Sixteenth Respondents
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JUDGE: |
DOWSETT J |
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DATE: |
1 MAY 2008 |
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PLACE: |
ROCKHAMPTON |
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
1 On the last occasion, I ordered that the Mary River Riparian Landholders Group show cause at this hearing why it should not be dismissed as a respondent to the application. The group not having appeared today, they, or it, are, or is, dismissed as a party to these proceedings. Otherwise, the order will be in accordance with the proposed standard form.
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I certify that the preceding one (1) numbered paragraph is a true copy of the Reasons for Judgment herein of the Honourable Justice Dowsett. |
Associate:
Dated: 1 May 2008
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Solicitor for the Applicants: |
Gurang Land Council |
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Solicitor for the First Respondent: |
Crown Law |
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Solicitor for the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Respondents: |
MacDonnells Law |
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Counsel for the Twelfth Respondent: |
The Twelfth Respondent did not appear |
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Solicitor for the Thirteenth Respondent: |
Gore & Associates |
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Counsel for the Fourteenth Applicant: |
The Fourteenth Respondent did not appear |
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Date of Hearing: |
1 May 2008 |
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Date of Judgment: |
1 May 2008 |
