FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 4) [2014] FCA 93

Citation:

Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 4) [2014] FCA 93

Parties:

KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #2, BRENDAN WYMAN AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BIDJARA PEOPLE, CHARLES STAPLETON AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BROWN RIVER PEOPLE, CHARLES STAPLETON AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BROWN RIVER PEOPLE #2 and KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #3 v STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS

File number(s):

QUD 23 of 2006 QUD 216 of 2008 QUD 245 of 2011 QUD 301 of 2012 QUD 310 of 2012

Judge:

JAGOT J

Date of judgment:

21 February 2014

Catchwords:

NATIVE TITLE determination

Legislation:

Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)

Cases cited:

Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2013] FCA 1229

Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 3) [2014] FCA 8

Date of hearing:

Determined on the papers

Place:

Sydney

Division:

GENERAL DIVISION

Category:

Catchwords

Number of paragraphs:

4

Counsel for the Bidjara Applicants:

Raymond Robinson appeared for the Bidjara People

Counsel for the Karingbal Applicants:

Darren McLeod appeared for the Karingbal People

Counsel for the Brown River People Applicants:

J Waters with T Jowett

Solicitor for the Brown River People Applicants:

Robert Powrie

Counsel for the Respondent:

H Bowskill QC with A Preston

Solicitor for the Respondent:

Crown Law

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 23 of 2006

BETWEEN:

KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #2

Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS

Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 February 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1.    Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.    There be no order as to costs.

Note:    Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.    The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No.

Area Description

1.

Lot 5021 on Plan PH360 - Rewan

2.

Lot 5028 on Plan PH252 - Rewan

3.

Lot 1 on Plan SP105325 - Consuelo

4.

Lot 1 on Plan SP187949 - Albinia

5.

Lot 1 on Plan SP164061 - Albinia

6.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE100 - Consuelo

7.

Lot 5 on Plan CUE99 - Consuelo

8.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan WT800342 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

9.

Lot 7 on Plan SP106035 - Consuelo

10.

Lot 11 on Plan CUE98 - Rewan

11.

That part of Lot 13 on Plan DSN725 that is within the external boundary - Orion

12.

Lot 14 on Plan CUE92 - Arcadia Valley

13.

Lot 15 on Plan CUE93 - Arcadia Valley

14.

That part of Lot 17 on Plan SP228375 that is within the external boundary - Glenhaughton

15

Lot 19 on Plan DSN956 - Wealwandangie

16.

Lot 60 on Plan SP106044 - Consuelo

17.

Lot 754 on Plan PH1775 - Consuelo

18.

That part of Lot 3123 on Plan PH617 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

19.

Lot 3307 on Plan PH793 - Consuelo

20.

Lot 3995 on Plan PH100 - Wealwandangie

21.

Lot 4157 on Plan PH1509 - Rewan

22.

Lot 5029 on Plan PH220 - Rewan

23.

Lot 5055 on Plan PH977 - Albinia

24.

Lot 1 on Plan CUE22 - Consuelo

25.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE88 - Consuelo

26.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE27 - Consuelo

27.

Lot 4 on Plan TR54 - Rewan

28.

Lot 7 on Plan CUE30 - Consuelo

29.

Lot 7 on Plan TR29 - Rewan

30.

Lot 7 on Plan TR32 - Arcadia Valley

31.

That part of Lots 567 and 158 on Plan NPW881 that is within the external boundary - Albinia.

32.

Lot 8 on Plan TR31 - Arcadia Valley

33.

That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

34.

Lot 9 on Plan WT321 - Carnarvon Park

35.

Lot 10 on Plan TR8 - Arcadia Valley

36.

Lot 11 on Plan CP864585 - Arcadia Valley

37.

That part of Lot 71 on Plan SP151675 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston

38.

That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

39.

Lot 1 on Plan SP147544 - Rewan

40.

Lot 1 on Plan SP158690 - Albinia

41.

Lot 1 on Plan WT206 - Carnarvon Park

42.

Lot 3 on Plan SP125158 - Rewan

43.

Lot 7 on Plan SP104423 - Albinia

44.

Lot 11 on Plan FTY1709 - Rewan

45.

Lot 11 on Plan TR10 - Arcadia Valley

46.

Lot 12 on Plan CP864585 - Arcadia Valley

47.

That part of Lot 14 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion

48.

Lot 15 on Plan FTY1668 - Rewan

49.

Lot 15 on Plan WT102 - Beilba

50.

That part of Lot 27 on Plan NPW826 that is within the external boundary - Beilba

51.

Lot 56 on Plan NPW476 - Rewan

52.

Lot 59 on Plan DSN415 - Albinia

53.

Lot 160 on Plan FTY909 - Albinia

54.

Lot 211 on Plan FTY1812 - Consuelo

55.

That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt

56.

Lot 2 on Plan SP158690 - Albinia

57.

Lot 9 on Plan RP620058 - Albinia

58.

Lot 7 on Plan AP15625 - Carnarvon Park

59.

Lot 14 on Plan DN40131 - Rolleston

60.

Lot 11 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

61.

Lot 12 on Plan DSN116 - Cairdbeign

62.

Lot 13 on Plan CUE94 - Arcadia Valley

63.

Lot 13 on Plan DSN116 - Cairdbeign

64.

Lot 14 on Plan DSN116 - Cairdbeign

65.

That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign

66.

That part of Lot 16 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign

67.

That part of Lot 17 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign

68.

Lot 18 on Plan DSN210 - Albinia

69.

Lot 1 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

70.

Lot 1 on Plan TR50 - Arcadia Valley

71.

Lot 1 on Plan TR63 - Rewan

72.

Lot 2 on Plan CP860384 - Rewan

73.

That part of Lot 2 on Plan CUE92 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

74.

Lot 2 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

75.

Lot 2 on Plan DSN590 - Albinia

76.

Lot 2 on Plan SP164061 - Albinia

77.

Lot 2 on Plan TR45 - Arcadia Valley

78.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE76 - Rewan

79.

Lot 3 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

80.

Lot 3 on Plan DSN590 - Albinia

81.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE59 - Albinia

82.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE89 - Rewan

83.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan DSN116 that is within the external boundary - Wealwandangie

84.

Lot 5 on Plan TR62 - Rewan

85.

That part of Lot 5 on Plan WT383 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

86.

Lot 6 on Plan CUE54 - Consuelo

87.

Lot 6 on Plan CUE86 - Consuelo

88.

Lot 6 on Plan CUE96 - Consuelo

89.

Lot 6 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

90.

Lot 6 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

91.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan CUE49 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo

92.

Lot 7 on Plan DSN592 - Albinia

93.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion

94.

Lot 9 on Plan CUE53 - Consuelo

95.

Lot 9 on Plan CUE90 - Rewan

96.

Lot 9 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

97.

That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR17 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

98.

That part of Lot 54 on Plan DSN316 that is within the external boundary - Orion

99.

That part of Lot 5 on Plan TR18 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

100.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR20 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

101.

That part of Lot 1 on Plan CUE5 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo

102.

That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187945 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

103.

Lot 1 on Plan DSN887 - Albinia

104.

Lot 1 on Plan RP612604 - Rolleston

105.

Lot 1 on Plan RP618664 - Orion

106.

That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187944 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

107.

Lot 1 on Plan SP151675 - Rolleston

108.

Lot 1 on Plan SP164068 - Albinia

109.

Lot 1 on Plan SP174071 - Albinia

110.

Lot 1 on Plan TR25 - Rewan

111.

Lot 1 on Plan TR8 - Arcadia Valley

112.

Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP206071 - Consuelo

113.

Lot 2 on Plan CUE79 - Rewan

114.

Lot 2 on Plan RP612604 - Rolleston

115.

Lot 2 on Plan RP616045 - Albinia

116.

Lot 2 on Plan RP618664 - Albinia

117.

Lot 2 on Plan SP125158 - Rewan

118.

Lot 2 on Plan SP174071 - Albinia

119.

Lot 2 on Plan TR13 - Arcadia Valley

120.

Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP200046 - Arcadia Valley

121.

Lot 2 on Plan TR30 - Arcadia Valley

122.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE112 - Rewan

123.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE74 - Rewan

124.

Lot 3 on Plan SP100437 - Consuelo

125.

That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP109939 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

126.

That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP116480 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

127.

Lot 3 on Plan SP170740 - Albinia

128.

Lot 3 on Plan TR12 - Arcadia Valley

129.

That part of Lot 3 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

130.

Lot 3 on Plan TR31 - Arcadia Valley

131.

Lot 3 on Plan TR35 - Arcadia Valley

132.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE75 - Rewan

133.

Lot 4 on Plan RP617701 - Albinia

134.

Lot 4 on Plan SP170740 - Albinia

135.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan TR16 that is within the external boundary - Beilba

136.

Lot 4 on Plan TR26 - Arcadia Valley

137.

Lot 4 on Plan TR32 - Arcadia Valley

138.

Lot 4 on Plan TR7 - Arcadia Valley

139.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

140.

Lot 5 on Plan CUE31 - Consuelo

141.

That part of Lots 5 and 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

142.

That part of Lot 5 on Plan CUE50 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

143.

Lot 5 on Plan DSN956 - Wealwandangie

144.

Lot 5 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

145.

Lot 5 on Plan TR10 - Arcadia Valley

146.

Lot 5 on Plan TR27 - Arcadia Valley

147.

Lot 5 on Plan TR33 - Arcadia Valley

148.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan CUE36 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

149.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR11 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

150.

Lot 6 on Plan TR28 - Arcadia Valley

151.

Lot 6 on Plan TR34 - Arcadia Valley

152.

Lot 7 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

153.

Lot 7 on Plan RP617701 - Albinia

154.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan SP187946 - Albinia

155.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR22 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

156.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

157.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan CUE38 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

158.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

159.

Lot 8 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

160.

Lot 8 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

161.

Lot 8 on Plan SP100437 - Consuelo

162.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan TR15 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

163.

That part of Lot 9 on plan CUE39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

164.

That part of Lots 8 and 9 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

165.

Lot 9 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

166.

Lot 10 on Plan CUE87 - Rewan

167.

Lot 10 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

168.

Lot 10 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

169.

That part of Lot 11 on Plan DN40132 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

170.

Lot 11 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

171.

Lot 12 on Plan RP616044 - Albinia

172.

That part of Lot 12 on Plan SP101671 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

173.

That part of Lot 13 on Plan DN40131 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston

174.

Lot 13 on Plan RP616044 - Albinia

175.

Lot 14 on Plan TR39 - Arcadia Valley

176.

That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN500 that is within the external boundary - Orion

177.

Lot 15 on Plan TR44 - Arcadia Valley

178.

That part of Lot 16 on Plan DN40142 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

179.

That part of Lot 16 on Plan SP138519 that is within the external boundary - Orion

180.

Lot 17 on Plan SP188169 - Orion

181.

Lot 18 on Plan SP188169 - Orion

182.

Lot 19 on Plan DSN860 - Orion

183.

Lot 22 on Plan DSN92 - Rolleston

184.

Lot 23 on Plan DSN92 - Rolleston

185.

Lot 24 on Plan DSN92 - Rolleston

186.

That part of Lot 26 on Plan DSN132 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston

187.

Lot 36 on Plan DSN157 - Rolleston

188.

Lot 39 on Plan DSN65 - Rolleston

189.

Lot 42 on Plan DSN65 - Rolleston

190.

Lot 45 on Plan DSN128 - Rolleston

191.

Lot 47 on Plan DSN99 - Rolleston

192.

Lot 48 on Plan DSN82 - Rolleston

193.

Lot 49 on Plan DSN82 - Rolleston

194.

Lot 50 on Plan DSN82 - Rolleston

195.

That part of Lot 51 on Plan DSN520 that is within the external boundary - Orion

196.

That part of Lot 55 on Plan DSN318 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

197.

That part of Lot 56 on Plan DSN808 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

198.

All waters forming part of a lot on plan, all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary including, but not limited to: Aldabaran Creek, Brown River, Canopus Creek, Carnarvon Creek, Comet River, Consuelo Creek, Lake Nuga Nuga, Meteor Creek, Panorama Creek, Peawaddy Creek and Stony Creek.

Part 2 - External boundary

Commencing at the intersection of the southern boundary of the Dawson Highway road reserve and a south western bank of the Comet River at Rolleston and extending generally south easterly along banks of that river and banks of Clematis Creek to the intersection of that creek and the south western boundary of Lot 1 on CUE95 (Deep Creek Holding); then generally south easterly along that lot boundary to Longitude 148.860896° East; then generally southerly through the following coordinate points:

Longitude

(East)

Latitude

(South)

148.861020

24.931195

148.861457

24.959533

148.861833

24.983918

148.857183

25.016264

148.857690

25.049218

148.852964

25.076953

148.852653

25.104643

148.853080

25.132325

148.853363

25.150780

148.858072

25.158463

148.866209

25.171742

148.869708

25.207305

148.870035

25.228397

148.862562

25.269350

148.861043

25.314196

148.861594

25.349792

148.862093

25.382093

148.857352

25.413289

148.835952

25.447101

148.825396

25.455471

148.800085

25.475540

Then south westerly to along a line to Longitude 148.799268° East, Latitude 25.476188° South to its intersection with the northern bank of the Dawson River; then generally westerly and generally northerly along banks of that river to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, being a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot to Latitude 25.127659° South; being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range; then extending north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range to Latitude 24.927077° South, then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East, Latitude 24.924536° South, again to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Latitude 24.923184° South, and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a corner on a southern boundary of Lot A on DSN939 (Special Lease 48788) at Longitude 147.951526° East; then generally north westerly, generally north easterly and again north westerly along boundaries of that lot, north western boundaries of Lot 754 on PH1775 (Deepdale Pastoral Holding), eastern boundaries of Lot 9 on DSN969 and western boundaries of Lot 3 on DSN175 to its westernmost northern corner; then generally northerly to and along western boundaries of Lots 10, 8 and 7 on DSN116, Lot 5 on DSN956 and Lot 4 on DSN116 to the north western corner of that lot; then north easterly to the headwaters of a tributary of Orion Creek at Longitude 148.148900° East, Latitude 24.287240° South; then generally easterly and generally north easterly along eastern banks of that tributary and eastern banks of Orion Creek to a southern boundary of native title determination application QUD644/2012 - Bidjara #7 (QC2012/018) at Longitude 148.337920° East; then generally south easterly passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.350965

24.266056

148.384863

24.291518

148.423925

24.319570

148.474045

24.353457

148.512468

24.385442

148.544269

24.412861

148.574546

24.434354

148.615167

24.462341

Then westerly to the western bank of the Comet River at Latitude 24.462483° South; then generally south easterly along banks of that river back to the commencement point.

Excluding all land and waters subject to:

    Native title determination application QUD301/2012 Brown River People #2 (QC2012/005); and

    Native title determination application QUD310/2012 Karingbal People #3 (QC2012/006).

Data Reference and source

    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

    Native title determination application QUD644/2012 Bidjara People #7 (QC2012/018) as accepted for registration 24th January 2013.

    Native title determination application QUD301/2012 Brown River People #2 (QC2012/005) as filed in the Federal Court 13th July 2012.

    Native title determination application QUD310/2012 Karingbal People #3 (QC2012/006) as filed in the Federal Court 27th June 2012.

    Cadastral data sourced from Dept. of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Dept of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates have been provided are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), in decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 216 of 2008

BETWEEN:

BRENDAN WYMAN AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BIDJARA PEOPLE

Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS

Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 February 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1.     Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.    There be no order as to costs.

Note:    Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.    The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No.

Area Description

1.

Lot 5021 on Plan PH360 - Rewan

2.

Lot 5028 on Plan PH252 - Rewan

3.

Lot 1 on Plan SP105325 - Consuelo

4.

Lot 1 on Plan SP187949 - Albinia

5.

Lot 1 on Plan SP164061 - Albinia

6.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE100 - Consuelo

7.

Lot 5 on Plan CUE99 - Consuelo

8.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan WT800342 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

9.

Lot 7 on Plan SP106035 - Consuelo

10.

Lot 11 on Plan CUE98 - Rewan

11.

That part of Lot 13 on Plan DSN725 that is within the external boundary - Orion

12.

Lot 14 on Plan CUE92 - Arcadia Valley

13.

Lot 15 on Plan CUE93 - Arcadia Valley

14.

That part of Lot 17 on Plan SP228375 that is within the external boundary - Glenhaughton

15

Lot 19 on Plan DSN956 - Wealwandangie

16.

Lot 60 on Plan SP106044 - Consuelo

17.

Lot 754 on Plan PH1775 - Consuelo

18.

That part of Lot 3123 on Plan PH617 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

19.

Lot 3307 on Plan PH793 - Consuelo

20.

Lot 3995 on Plan PH100 - Wealwandangie

21.

Lot 4157 on Plan PH1509 - Rewan

22.

Lot 5029 on Plan PH220 - Rewan

23.

Lot 5055 on Plan PH977 - Albinia

24.

Lot 1 on Plan CUE22 - Consuelo

25.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE88 - Consuelo

26.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE27 - Consuelo

27.

Lot 4 on Plan TR54 - Rewan

28.

Lot 7 on Plan CUE30 - Consuelo

29.

Lot 7 on Plan TR29 - Rewan

30.

Lot 7 on Plan TR32 - Arcadia Valley

31.

That part of Lots 567 and 158 on Plan NPW881 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

32.

Lot 8 on Plan TR31 - Arcadia Valley

33.

That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

34.

Lot 9 on Plan WT321 - Carnarvon Park

35.

Lot 10 on Plan TR8 - Arcadia Valley

36.

Lot 11 on Plan CP864585 - Arcadia Valley

37.

That part of Lot 71 on Plan SP151675 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston

38.

That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

39.

Lot 1 on Plan SP147544 - Rewan

40.

Lot 1 on Plan SP158690 - Albinia

41.

Lot 1 on Plan WT206 - Carnarvon Park

42.

Lot 3 on Plan SP125158 - Rewan

43.

Lot 7 on Plan SP104423 - Albinia

44.

Lot 11 on Plan FTY1709 - Rewan

45.

Lot 11 on Plan TR10 - Arcadia Valley

46.

Lot 12 on Plan CP864585 - Arcadia Valley

47.

That part of Lot 14 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion

48.

Lot 15 on Plan FTY1668 - Rewan

49.

Lot 15 on Plan WT102 - Beilba

50.

That part of Lot 27 on Plan NPW826 that is within the external boundary - Beilba

51.

Lot 56 on Plan NPW476 - Rewan

52.

Lot 59 on Plan DSN415 - Albinia

53.

Lot 160 on Plan FTY909 - Albinia

54.

Lot 211 on Plan FTY1812 - Consuelo

55.

That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt

56.

Lot 2 on Plan SP158690 - Albinia

57.

Lot 9 on Plan RP620058 - Albinia

58.

Lot 7 on Plan AP15625 - Carnarvon Park

59.

Lot 14 on Plan DN40131 - Rolleston

60.

Lot 11 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

61.

Lot 12 on Plan DSN116 - Cairdbeign

62.

Lot 13 on Plan CUE94 - Arcadia Valley

63.

Lot 13 on Plan DSN116 - Cairdbeign

64.

Lot 14 on Plan DSN116 - Cairdbeign

65.

That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign

66.

That part of Lot 16 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign

67.

That part of Lot 17 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign

68.

Lot 18 on Plan DSN210 - Albinia

69.

Lot 1 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

70.

Lot 1 on Plan TR50 - Arcadia Valley

71.

Lot 1 on Plan TR63 - Rewan

72.

Lot 2 on Plan CP860384 - Rewan

73.

That part of Lot 2 on Plan CUE92 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

74.

Lot 2 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

75.

Lot 2 on Plan DSN590 - Albinia

76.

Lot 2 on Plan SP164061- Albinia

77.

Lot 2 on Plan TR45 - Arcadia Valley

78.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE76 - Rewan

79.

Lot 3 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

80.

Lot 3 on Plan DSN590 - Albinia

81.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE59 - Albinia

82.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE89 - Rewan

83.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan DSN116 that is within the external boundary - Wealwandangie

84.

Lot 5 on Plan TR62 - Rewan

85.

That part of Lot 5 on Plan WT383 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

86.

Lot 6 on Plan CUE54 - Consuelo

87.

Lot 6 on Plan CUE86 - Consuelo

88.

Lot 6 on Plan CUE96 - Consuelo

89.

Lot 6 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

90.

Lot 6 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

91.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan CUE49 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo

92.

Lot 7 on Plan DSN592 - Albinia

93.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion

94.

Lot 9 on Plan CUE53 - Consuelo

95.

Lot 9 on Plan CUE90 - Rewan

96.

Lot 9 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

97.

That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR17 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

98.

That part of Lot 54 on Plan DSN316 that is within the external boundary - Orion

99.

That part of Lot 5 on Plan TR18 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

100.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR20 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

101.

That part of Lot 1 on Plan CUE5 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo

102.

That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187945 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

103.

Lot 1 on Plan DSN887 - Albinia

104.

Lot 1 on Plan RP612604 - Rolleston

105.

Lot 1 on Plan RP618664 - Orion

106.

That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187944 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

107.

Lot 1 on Plan SP151675 - Rolleston

108.

Lot 1 on Plan SP164068 - Albinia

109.

Lot 1 on Plan SP174071 - Albinia

110.

Lot 1 on Plan TR25 - Rewan

111.

Lot 1 on Plan TR8 - Arcadia Valley

112.

Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP206071 - Consuelo

113.

Lot 2 on Plan CUE79 - Rewan

114.

Lot 2 on Plan RP612604 - Rolleston

115.

Lot 2 on Plan RP616045 - Albinia

116.

Lot 2 on Plan RP618664 - Albinia

117.

Lot 2 on Plan SP125158 - Rewan

118.

Lot 2 on Plan SP174071 - Albinia

119.

Lot 2 on Plan TR13 - Arcadia Valley

120.

Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP200046 - Arcadia Valley

121.

Lot 2 on Plan TR30 - Arcadia Valley

122.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE112 - Rewan

123.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE74 - Rewan

124.

Lot 3 on Plan SP100437 - Consuelo

125.

That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP109939 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

126.

That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP116480 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

127.

Lot 3 on Plan SP170740 - Albinia

128.

Lot 3 on Plan TR12 - Arcadia Valley

129.

That part of Lot 3 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

130.

Lot 3 on Plan TR31 - Arcadia Valley

131.

Lot 3 on Plan TR35 - Arcadia Valley

132.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE75 - Rewan

133.

Lot 4 on Plan RP617701 - Albinia

134.

Lot 4 on Plan SP170740 - Albinia

135.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan TR16 that is within the external boundary - Beilba

136.

Lot 4 on Plan TR26 - Arcadia Valley

137.

Lot 4 on Plan TR32 - Arcadia Valley

138.

Lot 4 on Plan TR7 - Arcadia Valley

139.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

140.

Lot 5 on Plan CUE31 - Consuelo

141.

That part of Lots 5 and 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

142.

That part of Lot 5 on Plan CUE50 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

143.

Lot 5 on Plan DSN956 - Wealwandangie

144.

Lot 5 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

145.

Lot 5 on Plan TR10 - Arcadia Valley

146.

Lot 5 on Plan TR27 - Arcadia Valley

147.

Lot 5 on Plan TR33 - Arcadia Valley

148.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan CUE36 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

149.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR11 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

150.

Lot 6 on Plan TR28 - Arcadia Valley

151.

Lot 6 on Plan TR34 - Arcadia Valley

152.

Lot 7 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

153.

Lot 7 on Plan RP617701 - Albinia

154.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan SP187946 - Albinia

155.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR22 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

156.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

157.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan CUE38 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

158.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

159.

Lot 8 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

160.

Lot 8 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

161.

Lot 8 on Plan SP100437 - Consuelo

162.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan TR15 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

163.

That part of Lot 9 on plan CUE39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

164.

That part of Lots 8 and 9 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

165.

Lot 9 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

166.

Lot 10 on Plan CUE87 - Rewan

167.

Lot 10 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

168.

Lot 10 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

169.

That part of Lot 11 on Plan DN40132 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

170.

Lot 11 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

171.

Lot 12 on Plan RP616044 - Albinia

172.

That part of Lot 12 on Plan SP101671 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

173.

That part of Lot 13 on Plan DN40131 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston

174.

Lot 13 on Plan RP616044 - Albinia

175.

Lot 14 on Plan TR39 - Arcadia Valley

176.

That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN500 that is within the external boundary - Orion

177.

Lot 15 on Plan TR44 - Arcadia Valley

178.

That part of Lot 16 on Plan DN40142 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

179.

That part of Lot 16 on Plan SP138519 that is within the external boundary - Orion

180.

Lot 17 on Plan SP188169 - Orion

181.

Lot 18 on Plan SP188169 - Orion

182.

Lot 19 on Plan DSN860 - Orion

183.

Lot 22 on Plan DSN92 - Rolleston

184.

Lot 23 on Plan DSN92 - Rolleston

185.

Lot 24 on Plan DSN92 - Rolleston

186.

That part of Lot 26 on Plan DSN132 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston

187.

Lot 36 on Plan DSN157 - Rolleston

188.

Lot 39 on Plan DSN65 - Rolleston

189.

Lot 42 on Plan DSN65 - Rolleston

190.

Lot 45 on Plan DSN128 - Rolleston

191.

Lot 47 on Plan DSN99 - Rolleston

192.

Lot 48 on Plan DSN82 - Rolleston

193.

Lot 49 on Plan DSN82 - Rolleston

194.

Lot 50 on Plan DSN82 - Rolleston

195.

That part of Lot 51 on Plan DSN520 that is within the external boundary - Orion

196.

That part of Lot 55 on Plan DSN318 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

197.

That part of Lot 56 on Plan DSN808 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

198.

Lot 7 on Plan SP103687 – Carnarvon Park

199.

Lot 6 on Plan SP103687 – Carnarvon Park

200.

Lot 8 on CUE78 – Carnarvon Park

201.

All waters forming part of a lot on plan , all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary, including but not limited to: Aldabaran Creek, Brown River, Canopus Creek, Carnarvon Creek, Comet River, Consuelo Creek, Lake Nuga Nuga, Meteor Creek, Mickey Creek, Panorama Creek, Peawaddy Creek and Stony Creek.

Part 2 - External boundary

Commencing at the intersection of the southern boundary of the Dawson Highway road reserve and a south western bank of the Comet River at Rolleston and extending generally south easterly along banks of that river and banks of Clematis Creek to the intersection of that creek and the south western boundary of Lot 1 on CUE95 (Deep Creek Holding); then generally south easterly along that lot boundary to Longitude 148.860896° East; then generally southerly through the following coordinate points:

Longitude

(East)

Latitude

(South)

148.861020

24.931195

148.861457

24.959533

148.861833

24.983918

148.857183

25.016264

148.857690

25.049218

148.852964

25.076953

148.852653

25.104643

148.853080

25.132325

148.853363

25.150780

148.858072

25.158463

148.866209

25.171742

148.869708

25.207305

148.870035

25.228397

148.862562

25.269350

148.861043

25.314196

148.861594

25.349792

148.862093

25.382093

148.857352

25.413289

148.835952

25.447101

148.825396

25.455471

148.800085

25.475540

Then south westerly to along a line to Longitude 148.799268° East, Latitude 25.476188° South to its intersection with the northern bank of the Dawson River; then generally westerly and generally northerly along banks of that river to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, being a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot to Latitude 25.127659° South; being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range; then extending north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range to Latitude 24.927077° South, then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East, Latitude 24.924536° South, again to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Latitude 24.923184° South, and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a corner on a southern boundary of Lot A on DSN939 (Special Lease 48788) at Longitude 147.951526° East; then generally north westerly, generally north easterly and again north westerly along boundaries of that lot, north western boundaries of Lot 754 on PH1775 (Deepdale Pastoral Holding), eastern boundaries of Lot 9 on DSN969 and western boundaries of Lot 3 on DSN175 to its westernmost northern corner; then generally northerly to and along western boundaries of Lots 10, 8 and 7 on DSN116, Lot 5 on DSN956 and Lot 4 on DSN116 to the north western corner of that lot; then north easterly to the headwaters of a tributary of Orion Creek at Longitude 148.148900° East, Latitude 24.287240° South; then generally easterly and generally north easterly along eastern banks of that tributary and eastern banks of Orion Creek to a southern boundary of native title determination application QUD644/2012 - Bidjara #7 (QC2012/018) at Longitude 148.337920° East; then generally south easterly passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude

(East)

Latitude

(South)

148.350965

24.266056

148.384863

24.291518

148.423925

24.319570

148.474045

24.353457

148.512468

24.385442

148.544269

24.412861

148.574546

24.434354

148.615167

24.462341

Then westerly to the western bank of the Comet River at Latitude 24.462483° South; then generally south easterly along banks of that river back to the commencement point.

Data Reference and source

    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

    Native title determination application QUD644/2012 Bidjara People #7 (QC2012/018) as accepted for registration 24th January 2013.

    Cadastral data sourced from Dept. of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Dept of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates have been provided are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), in decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 245 of 2011

BETWEEN:

CHARLES STAPLETON AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BROWN RIVER PEOPLE

Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS

Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 February 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1.     Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.    There be no order as to costs.

Note:    Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.    The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No.

Area Description

1.

Lot 5021 on Plan PH360 - Rewan

2.

Lot 5028 on Plan PH252 - Rewan

3.

Lot 1 on Plan SP105325 - Consuelo

4.

Lot 1 on Plan SP187949 - Albinia

5.

Lot 1 on Plan SP164061 - Albinia

6.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE100 - Consuelo

7.

Lot 5 on Plan CUE99 - Consuelo

8.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan WT800342 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

9.

Lot 7 on Plan SP106035 - Consuelo

10.

Lot 11 on Plan CUE98 - Rewan

11.

That part of Lot 13 on Plan DSN725 that is within the external boundary - Orion

12.

Lot 14 on Plan CUE92 - Arcadia Valley

13.

Lot 15 on Plan CUE93 - Arcadia Valley

14.

That part of Lot 17 on Plan SP228375 that is within the external boundary - Glenhaughton

15

Lot 19 on Plan DSN956 - Wealwandangie

16.

Lot 60 on Plan SP106044 - Consuelo

17.

Lot 754 on Plan PH1775 - Consuelo

18.

That part of Lot 3123 on Plan PH617 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

19.

Lot 3307 on Plan PH793 - Consuelo

20.

Lot 3995 on Plan PH100 - Wealwandangie

21.

Lot 4157 on Plan PH1509 - Rewan

22.

Lot 5029 on Plan PH220 - Rewan

23.

Lot 5055 on Plan PH977 - Albinia

24.

Lot 1 on Plan CUE22 - Consuelo

25.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE88 - Consuelo

26.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE27 - Consuelo

27.

Lot 4 on Plan TR54 - Rewan

28.

Lot 7 on Plan CUE30 - Consuelo

29.

Lot 7 on Plan TR29 - Rewan

30.

Lot 7 on Plan TR32 - Arcadia Valley

31.

That part of Lots 567 and 158 on Plan NPW881 that is within the external boundary - Albinia.

32.

Lot 8 on Plan TR31 - Arcadia Valley

33.

That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

34.

Lot 9 on Plan WT321 - Carnarvon Park

35.

Lot 10 on Plan TR8 - Arcadia Valley

36.

Lot 11 on Plan CP864585 - Arcadia Valley

37.

That part of Lot 71 on Plan SP151675 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston

38.

That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

39.

Lot 1 on Plan SP147544 - Rewan

40.

Lot 1 on Plan SP158690 - Albinia

41.

Lot 1 on Plan WT206 - Carnarvon Park

42.

Lot 3 on Plan SP125158 - Rewan

43.

Lot 7 on Plan SP104423 - Albinia

44.

Lot 11 on Plan FTY1709 - Rewan

45.

Lot 11 on Plan TR10 - Arcadia Valley

46.

Lot 12 on Plan CP864585 - Arcadia Valley

47.

That part of Lot 14 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion

48.

Lot 15 on Plan FTY1668 - Rewan

49.

Lot 15 on Plan WT102 - Beilba

50.

That part of Lot 27 on Plan NPW826 that is within the external boundary - Beilba

51.

Lot 56 on Plan NPW476 - Rewan

52.

Lot 59 on Plan DSN415 - Albinia

53.

Lot 160 on Plan FTY909 - Albinia

54.

Lot 211 on Plan FTY1812 - Consuelo

55.

That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt

56.

Lot 2 on Plan SP158690 - Albinia

57.

Lot 9 on Plan RP620058 - Albinia

58.

Lot 7 on Plan AP15625 - Carnarvon Park

59.

Lot 14 on Plan DN40131 - Rolleston

60.

Lot 11 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

61.

Lot 12 on Plan DSN116 - Cairdbeign

62.

Lot 13 on Plan CUE94 - Arcadia Valley

63.

Lot 13 on Plan DSN116 - Cairdbeign

64.

Lot 14 on Plan DSN116 - Cairdbeign

65.

That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign

66.

That part of Lot 16 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign

67.

That part of Lot 17 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign

68.

Lot 18 on Plan DSN210 - Albinia

69.

Lot 1 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

70.

Lot 1 on Plan TR50 - Arcadia Valley

71.

Lot 1 on Plan TR63 - Rewan

72.

Lot 2 on Plan CP860384 - Rewan

73.

That part of Lot 2 on Plan CUE92 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

74.

Lot 2 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

75.

Lot 2 on Plan DSN590 - Albinia

76.

Lot 2 on Plan SP164061 - Albinia

77.

Lot 2 on Plan TR45 - Arcadia Valley

78.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE76 - Rewan

79.

Lot 3 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

80.

Lot 3 on Plan DSN590 - Albinia

81.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE59 - Albinia

82.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE89 - Rewan

83.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan DSN116 that is within the external boundary - Wealwandangie

84.

Lot 5 on Plan TR62 - Rewan

85.

That part of Lot 5 on Plan WT383 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

86.

Lot 6 on Plan CUE54 - Consuelo

87.

Lot 6 on Plan CUE86 - Consuelo

88.

Lot 6 on Plan CUE96 - Consuelo

89.

Lot 6 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

90.

Lot 6 on Plan DSN175 - Wealwandangie

91.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan CUE49 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo

92.

Lot 7 on Plan DSN592 - Albinia

93.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion

94.

Lot 9 on Plan CUE53 - Consuelo

95.

Lot 9 on Plan CUE90 - Rewan

96.

Lot 9 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

97.

That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR17 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

98.

That part of Lot 54 on Plan DSN316 that is within the external boundary - Orion

99.

That part of Lot 5 on Plan TR18 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

100.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR20 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

101.

That part of Lot 1 on Plan CUE5 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo

102.

That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187945 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

103.

Lot 1 on Plan DSN887 - Albinia

104.

Lot 1 on Plan RP612604 - Rolleston

105.

Lot 1 on Plan RP618664 - Orion

106.

That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187944 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

107.

Lot 1 on Plan SP151675 - Rolleston

108.

Lot 1 on Plan SP164068 - Albinia

109.

Lot 1 on Plan SP174071 - Albinia

110.

Lot 1 on Plan TR25 - Rewan

111.

Lot 1 on Plan TR8 - Arcadia Valley

112.

Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP206071 - Consuelo

113.

Lot 2 on Plan CUE79 - Rewan

114.

Lot 2 on Plan RP612604 - Rolleston

115.

Lot 2 on Plan RP616045 - Albinia

116.

Lot 2 on Plan RP618664 - Albinia

117.

Lot 2 on Plan SP125158 - Rewan

118.

Lot 2 on Plan SP174071 - Albinia

119.

Lot 2 on Plan TR13 - Arcadia Valley

120.

Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP200046 - Arcadia Valley

121.

Lot 2 on Plan TR30 - Arcadia Valley

122.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE112 - Rewan

123.

Lot 3 on Plan CUE74 - Rewan

124.

Lot 3 on Plan SP100437 - Consuelo

125.

That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP109939 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

126.

That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP116480 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

127.

Lot 3 on Plan SP170740 - Albinia

128.

Lot 3 on Plan TR12 - Arcadia Valley

129.

That part of Lot 3 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

130.

Lot 3 on Plan TR31 - Arcadia Valley

131.

Lot 3 on Plan TR35 - Arcadia Valley

132.

Lot 4 on Plan CUE75 - Rewan

133.

Lot 4 on Plan RP617701 - Albinia

134.

Lot 4 on Plan SP170740 - Albinia

135.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan TR16 that is within the external boundary - Beilba

136.

Lot 4 on Plan TR26 - Arcadia Valley

137.

Lot 4 on Plan TR32 - Arcadia Valley

138.

Lot 4 on Plan TR7 - Arcadia Valley

139.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

140.

Lot 5 on Plan CUE31 - Consuelo

141.

That part of Lots 5 and 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

142.

That part of Lot 5 on Plan CUE50 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

143.

Lot 5 on Plan DSN956 - Wealwandangie

144.

Lot 5 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

145.

Lot 5 on Plan TR10 - Arcadia Valley

146.

Lot 5 on Plan TR27 - Arcadia Valley

147.

Lot 5 on Plan TR33 - Arcadia Valley

148.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan CUE36 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

149.

That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR11 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

150.

Lot 6 on Plan TR28 - Arcadia Valley

151.

Lot 6 on Plan TR34 - Arcadia Valley

152.

Lot 7 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

153.

Lot 7 on Plan RP617701 - Albinia

154.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan SP187946 - Albinia

155.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR22 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

156.

That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

157.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan CUE38 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

158.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

159.

Lot 8 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

160.

Lot 8 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

161.

Lot 8 on Plan SP100437 - Consuelo

162.

That part of Lot 8 on Plan TR15 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

163.

That part of Lot 9 on plan CUE39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley

164.

That part of Lots 8 and 9 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene

165.

Lot 9 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

166.

Lot 10 on Plan CUE87 - Rewan

167.

Lot 10 on Plan DSN116 - Wealwandangie

168.

Lot 10 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

169.

That part of Lot 11 on Plan DN40132 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

170.

Lot 11 on Plan RP617702 - Albinia

171.

Lot 12 on Plan RP616044 - Albinia

172.

That part of Lot 12 on Plan SP101671 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

173.

That part of Lot 13 on Plan DN40131 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston

174.

Lot 13 on Plan RP616044 - Albinia

175.

Lot 14 on Plan TR39 - Arcadia Valley

176.

That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN500 that is within the external boundary - Orion

177.

Lot 15 on Plan TR44 - Arcadia Valley

178.

That part of Lot 16 on Plan DN40142 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

179.

That part of Lot 16 on Plan SP138519 that is within the external boundary - Orion

180.

Lot 17 on Plan SP188169 - Orion

181.

Lot 18 on Plan SP188169 - Orion

182.

Lot 19 on Plan DSN860 - Orion

183.

Lot 22 on Plan DSN92 - Rolleston

184.

Lot 23 on Plan DSN92 - Rolleston

185.

Lot 24 on Plan DSN92 - Rolleston

186.

That part of Lot 26 on Plan DSN132 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston

187.

Lot 36 on Plan DSN157 - Rolleston

188.

Lot 39 on Plan DSN65 - Rolleston

189.

Lot 42 on Plan DSN65 - Rolleston

190.

Lot 45 on Plan DSN128 - Rolleston

191.

Lot 47 on Plan DSN99 - Rolleston

192.

Lot 48 on Plan DSN82 - Rolleston

193.

Lot 49 on Plan DSN82 - Rolleston

194.

Lot 50 on Plan DSN82 - Rolleston

195.

That part of Lot 51 on Plan DSN520 that is within the external boundary - Orion

196.

That part of Lot 55 on Plan DSN318 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

197.

That part of Lot 56 on Plan DSN808 that is within the external boundary - Albinia

198.

All waters forming part of a lot on plan, all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary including, but not limited to: Aldabaran Creek, Brown River, Canopus Creek, Carnarvon Creek, Comet River, Consuelo Creek, Lake Nuga Nuga, Meteor Creek, Panorama Creek, Peawaddy Creek and Stony Creek.

Part 2 - External boundary

Commencing at the intersection of the southern boundary of the Dawson Highway road reserve and a south western bank of the Comet River at Rolleston and extending generally south easterly along banks of that river and banks of Clematis Creek to the intersection of that creek and the south western boundary of Lot 1 on CUE95 (Deep Creek Holding); then generally south easterly along that lot boundary to Longitude 148.860896° East; then generally southerly through the following coordinate points:

Longitude

(East)

Latitude

(South)

148.861020

24.931195

148.861457

24.959533

148.861833

24.983918

148.857183

25.016264

148.857690

25.049218

148.852964

25.076953

148.852653

25.104643

148.853080

25.132325

148.853363

25.150780

148.858072

25.158463

148.866209

25.171742

148.869708

25.207305

148.870035

25.228397

148.862562

25.269350

148.861043

25.314196

148.861594

25.349792

148.862093

25.382093

148.857352

25.413289

148.835952

25.447101

148.825396

25.455471

148.800085

25.475540

Then south westerly to along a line to Longitude 148.799268° East, Latitude 25.476188° South to its intersection with the northern bank of the Dawson River; then generally westerly and generally northerly along banks of that river to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, being a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot to Latitude 25.127659° South; being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range; then extending north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range to Latitude 24.927077° South, then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East, Latitude 24.924536° South, again to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Latitude 24.923184° South, and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a corner on a southern boundary of Lot A on DSN939 (Special Lease 48788) at Longitude 147.951526° East; then generally north westerly, generally north easterly and again north westerly along boundaries of that lot, north western boundaries of Lot 754 on PH1775 (Deepdale Pastoral Holding), eastern boundaries of Lot 9 on DSN969 and western boundaries of Lot 3 on DSN175 to its westernmost northern corner; then generally northerly to and along western boundaries of Lots 10, 8 and 7 on DSN116, Lot 5 on DSN956 and Lot 4 on DSN116 to the north western corner of that lot; then north easterly to the headwaters of a tributary of Orion Creek at Longitude 148.148900° East, Latitude 24.287240° South; then generally easterly and generally north easterly along eastern banks of that tributary and eastern banks of Orion Creek to a southern boundary of native title determination application QUD644/2012 - Bidjara #7 (QC2012/018) at Longitude 148.337920° East; then generally south easterly passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.350965

24.266056

148.384863

24.291518

148.423925

24.319570

148.474045

24.353457

148.512468

24.385442

148.544269

24.412861

148.574546

24.434354

148.615167

24.462341

Then westerly to the western bank of the Comet River at Latitude 24.462483° South; then generally south easterly along banks of that river back to the commencement point.

Excluding all land and waters subject to:

    Native title determination application QUD301/2012 Brown River People #2 (QC2012/005); and

    Native title determination application QUD310/2012 Karingbal People #3 (QC2012/006).

Data Reference and source

    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

    Native title determination application QUD644/2012 Bidjara People #7 (QC2012/018) as accepted for registration 24th January 2013.

    Native title determination application QUD301/2012 Brown River People #2 (QC2012/005) as filed in the Federal Court 13th July 2012.

    Native title determination application QUD310/2012 Karingbal People #3 (QC2012/006) as filed in the Federal Court 27th June 2012.

    Cadastral data sourced from Dept. of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Dept of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates have been provided are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), in decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 301 of 2012

BETWEEN:

CHARLES STAPLETON AND OTHERS N BEHALF OF THE BROWN RIVER PEOPLE #2

Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS

Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 February 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1.     Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.    There be no order as to costs.

Note:    Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.    The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No.

Area Description

1.

That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

2.

That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt

3.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

4.

Lot 7 on Plan SP103687 - Carnarvon Park

5.

Lot 6 on Plan SP103687 - Carnarvon Park

6.

Lot 8 on CUE78 - Carnarvon Park

7.

All waters forming part of a lot on plan, all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary including, but not limited to: Carnarvon Creek and Mickey Creek

Part 2 – External boundary

Additional Area 1

Commencing at a point on the boundary of native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being the intersection of the northern bank of the Dawson River and an eastern boundary of Carnarvon Highway at Latitude 25.351974° South and extending generally north westerly along the northern banks of the Dawson River to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, again a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC11/4); then generally south easterly and generally southerly along boundaries of that native title application, further described as generally south easterly and generally southerly along the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range and passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.518532

25.243475

148.520212

25.243370

148.521331

25.243300

148.525313

25.243541

148.529144

25.243827

148.532421

25.244112

148.535368

25.244740

148.538315

25.245689

148.541335

25.247097

148.544481

25.248826

148.546844

25.250781

148.548906

25.252438

148.551851

25.253823

148.554346

25.254105

148.557046

25.253264

148.560480

25.251921

148.562902

25.250919

148.564696

25.250099

148.566588

25.249531

148.568453

25.249947

148.570893

25.251605

148.573107

25.252964

148.576758

25.254304

148.580259

25.255460

148.583935

25.257212

148.586854

25.259008

148.590050

25.260828

148.592818

25.262830

148.595156

25.264991

148.596262

25.266185

148.597064

25.267746

148.597914

25.270340

148.598868

25.271809

148.600075

25.272867

148.602569

25.273653

148.608238

25.275249

148.613983

25.276731

148.619249

25.278280

148.625675

25.279969

148.626986

25.280133

148.628550

25.279815

148.631023

25.279271

148.633166

25.279436

148.635307

25.280312

148.637976

25.281671

148.640117

25.282616

148.641478

25.283124

148.642764

25.283919

148.643114

25.284136

148.644925

25.285997

148.646911

25.288249

148.648194

25.289834

148.649322

25.292175

148.650049

25.294148

148.651456

25.296283

148.653065

25.298328

148.654775

25.300143

148.656364

25.301399

Then south easterly to the western boundary of Carnarvon Highway at Latitude 25.302263° South; then generally southerly along boundaries of that road back to the commencement point.

Additional Area 2

Commencing at a point on the boundary of native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, and extending generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.514067

25.244263

148.510584

25.245169

148.507355

25.245755

148.502911

25.246491

148.499380

25.246790

148.493261

25.247163

148.487960

25.246968

148.483435

25.246483

148.479737

25.245822

148.476272

25.245362

148.473022

25.245448

148.469455

25.246114

148.466026

25.247240

148.458354

25.251201

148.453219

25.254456

148.451374

25.254745

148.449283

25.254855

148.446335

25.254958

148.444238

25.254815

148.442087

25.254489

148.439650

25.253825

148.437427

25.253684

148.435281

25.253542

148.433051

25.253103

148.430733

25.252115

148.427892

25.250312

148.426564

25.249580

148.425066

25.249150

148.423380

25.249320

148.421883

25.250037

148.420844

25.250882

148.419543

25.252398

148.418542

25.253863

148.416996

25.256805

148.416070

25.258222

148.414815

25.259554

148.413488

25.260038

148.412179

25.260154

148.410760

25.259814

148.409583

25.259149

148.408525

25.258045

148.406674

25.255396

148.405023

25.252675

148.403346

25.249931

148.401625

25.247487

148.400129

25.246001

148.397897

25.244369

148.396515

25.243478

148.394614

25.243055

148.392779

25.243273

148.390119

25.243874

148.387504

25.244199

148.385182

25.244128

148.383103

25.243663

148.381624

25.242911

148.380386

25.241718

148.379777

25.240445

148.379491

25.238914

148.378998

25.237226

148.377807

25.235849

148.376372

25.234821

148.374507

25.233755

148.372263

25.232673

148.370177

25.231840

148.368351

25.231393

148.365992

25.231873

148.364116

25.232660

148.362356

25.232813

148.360558

25.232365

148.258899

25.231570

148.356628

25.230351

148.354189

25.229571

148.352036

25.229106

148.350039

25.223294

148.347725

25.220149

148.343412

25.219421

148.342334

25.219240

148.337083

25.217800

148.336366

25.216140

148.334828

25.215021

148.330081

25.213618

148.326227

25.210295

148.323406

25.210439

148.318148

25.212095

148.315117

25.211830

148.312497

25.213048

148.308899

25.212265

148.305572

25.212304

148.306374

25.204077

148.304025

25.199326

148.300222

25.193752

148.295689

25.190486

148.296483

25.188774

148.295540

25.186016

148.292904

25.181889

148.294284

25.178148

148.291802

25.175303

148.294549

25.166100

Then north easterly to again a point on QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then south easterly, generally easterly and generally south easterly along boundaries of that native title application, described as south easterly to the headwaters of an unnamed tributary at Longitude 148.312900° East, Latitude 25.175380° South; then generally easterly along southern banks of that tributary and southern banks of Bullaroo Creek to Longitude 148.456970° East; then south easterly to an eastern bank of an unnamed creek at Longitude 148.476360° East, Latitude 25.207650° South; then generally south easterly along banks of that unnamed creek to its intersection with the southern boundary of Lot 236 of NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then south easterly back to the commencement point.

Additional Area 3

Commencing at a point on native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range and a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 at Latitude 25.127659° South, and extending generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.133836

25.042539

148.132985

25.042760

148.131718

25.043607

148.129158

25.043972

148.125052

25.043905

148.122948

25.043207

148.121615

25.042014

148.121129

25.040439

148.118696

25.031052

148.117736

25.025930

148.117093

25.024014

148.116389

25.022810

148.115261

25.021843

148.112801

25.020967

148.104693

25.019591

148.098979

25.018357

148.097278

25.017675

148.095770

25.016530

148.094400

25.014764

148.092872

25.011395

148.091486

25.008826

148.089557

25.006771

148.086912

25.004201

148.085083

25.002144

148.083985

25.000098

148.083128

24.997526

148.082083

24.994395

148.078730

24.985636

148.077062

24.981113

148.076326

24.978574

148.075891

24.976033

148.076060

24.973508

148.076709

24.971093

148.077610

24.968721

148.077734

24.966632

148.076560

24.963273

148.073751

24.959977

148.072921

24.958036

148.073048

24.956176

148.073732

24.954541

148.074966

24.952669

148.076068

24.950272

148.076491

24.947928

148.076208

24.945408

148.075298

24.943078

148.073562

24.941055

148.071171

24.938993

148.068079

24.937099

148.066023

24.935653

148.064717

24.933763

148.063992

24.932119

148.063793

24.930263

148.063577

24.927077

Then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East, Latitude 24.924536° South, again a point on the boundary of QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC11/4); then generally south easterly and generally south westerly along boundaries of that native title application, further described as generally south easterly to the headwaters of Carnarvon Creek at Longitude 148.070280° East, Latitude 24.932220° South; then generally south easterly along northern and eastern banks of that creek to Latitude 25.072757° South; then southerly to a corner on the southern boundary of Carnarvon Gorge Road reserve at Longitude 148.267547° East; then generally south easterly along the boundaries of that road reserve to the north western most corner of Lot 15 on FTY 1668; then generally southerly along boundaries of that lot to is western most corner; then south westerly back to the commencement point.

Data Reference and source

    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

    Cadastral data sourced from the Department of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Department of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), in decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 310 of 2012

BETWEEN:

KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #3

Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS

Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 February 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1.    Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.    There be no order as to costs.

Note:    Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.    The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No.

Area Description

1.

That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

2.

That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt

3.

That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson

4.

Lot 7 on Plan SP103687 - Carnarvon Park

5.

Lot 6 on Plan SP103687 - Carnarvon Park

6.

Lot 8 on CUE78 - Carnarvon Park

7.

All waters forming part of a lot on plan, all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary including, but not limited to: Carnarvon Creek and Mickey Creek

Part 2 – External boundary

Additional Area 1

Commencing at a point on the boundary of native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being the intersection of the northern bank of the Dawson River and an eastern boundary of Carnarvon Highway at Latitude 25.351974° South and extending generally north westerly along the northern banks of the Dawson River to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, again a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC11/4); then generally south easterly and generally southerly along boundaries of that native title application, further described as generally south easterly and generally southerly along the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range and passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.518532

25.243475

148.520212

25.243370

148.521331

25.243300

148.525313

25.243541

148.529144

25.243827

148.532421

25.244112

148.535368

25.244740

148.538315

25.245689

148.541335

25.247097

148.544481

25.248826

148.546844

25.250781

148.548906

25.252438

148.551851

25.253823

148.554346

25.254105

148.557046

25.253264

148.560480

25.251921

148.562902

25.250919

148.564696

25.250099

148.566588

25.249531

148.568453

25.249947

148.570893

25.251605

148.573107

25.252964

148.576758

25.254304

148.580259

25.255460

148.583935

25.257212

148.586854

25.259008

148.590050

25.260828

148.592818

25.262830

148.595156

25.264991

148.596262

25.266185

148.597064

25.267746

148.597914

25.270340

148.598868

25.271809

148.600075

25.272867

148.602569

25.273653

148.608238

25.275249

148.613983

25.276731

148.619249

25.278280

148.625675

25.279969

148.626986

25.280133

148.628550

25.279815

148.631023

25.279271

148.633166

25.279436

148.635307

25.280312

148.637976

25.281671

148.640117

25.282616

148.641478

25.283124

148.642764

25.283919

148.643114

25.284136

148.644925

25.285997

148.646911

25.288249

148.648194

25.289834

148.649322

25.292175

148.650049

25.294148

148.651456

25.296283

148.653065

25.298328

148.654775

25.300143

148.656364

25.301399

Then south easterly to the western boundary of Carnarvon Highway at Latitude 25.302263° South; then generally southerly along boundaries of that road back to the commencement point.

Additional Area 2

Commencing at a point on the boundary of native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, and extending generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.514067

25.244263

148.510584

25.245169

148.507355

25.245755

148.502911

25.246491

148.499380

25.246790

148.493261

25.247163

148.487960

25.246968

148.483435

25.246483

148.479737

25.245822

148.476272

25.245362

148.473022

25.245448

148.469455

25.246114

148.466026

25.247240

148.458354

25.251201

148.453219

25.254456

148.451374

25.254745

148.449283

25.254855

148.446335

25.254958

148.444238

25.254815

148.442087

25.254489

148.439650

25.253825

148.437427

25.253684

148.435281

25.253542

148.433051

25.253103

148.430733

25.252115

148.427892

25.250312

148.426564

25.249580

148.425066

25.249150

148.423380

25.249320

148.421883

25.250037

148.420844

25.250882

148.419543

25.252398

148.418542

25.253863

148.416996

25.256805

148.416070

25.258222

148.414815

25.259554

148.413488

25.260038

148.412179

25.260154

148.410760

25.259814

148.409583

25.259149

148.408525

25.258045

148.406674

25.255396

148.405023

25.252675

148.403346

25.249931

148.401625

25.247487

148.400129

25.246001

148.397897

25.244369

148.396515

25.243478

148.394614

25.243055

148.392779

25.243273

148.390119

25.243874

148.387504

25.244199

148.385182

25.244128

148.383103

25.243663

148.381624

25.242911

148.380386

25.241718

148.379777

25.240445

148.379491

25.238914

148.378998

25.237226

148.377807

25.235849

148.376372

25.234821

148.374507

25.233755

148.372263

25.232673

148.370177

25.231840

148.368351

25.231393

148.365992

25.231873

148.364116

25.232660

148.362356

25.232813

148.360558

25.232365

148.258899

25.231570

148.356628

25.230351

148.354189

25.229571

148.352036

25.229106

148.350039

25.223294

148.347725

25.220149

148.343412

25.219421

148.342334

25.219240

148.337083

25.217800

148.336366

25.216140

148.334828

25.215021

148.330081

25.213618

148.326227

25.210295

148.323406

25.210439

148.318148

25.212095

148.315117

25.211830

148.312497

25.213048

148.308899

25.212265

148.305572

25.212304

148.306374

25.204077

148.304025

25.199326

148.300222

25.193752

148.295689

25.190486

148.296483

25.188774

148.295540

25.186016

148.292904

25.181889

148.294284

25.178148

148.291802

25.175303

148.294549

25.166100

Then north easterly to again a point on QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then south easterly, generally easterly and generally south easterly along boundaries of that native title application, described as south easterly to the headwaters of an unnamed tributary at Longitude 148.312900° East, Latitude 25.175380° South; then generally easterly along southern banks of that tributary and southern banks of Bullaroo Creek to Longitude 148.456970° East; then south easterly to an eastern bank of an unnamed creek at Longitude 148.476360° East, Latitude 25.207650° South; then generally south easterly along banks of that unnamed creek to its intersection with the southern boundary of Lot 236 of NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then south easterly back to the commencement point.

Additional Area 3

Commencing at a point on native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range and a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 at Latitude 25.127659° South, and extending generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.133836

25.042539

148.132985

25.042760

148.131718

25.043607

148.129158

25.043972

148.125052

25.043905

148.122948

25.043207

148.121615

25.042014

148.121129

25.040439

148.118696

25.031052

148.117736

25.025930

148.117093

25.024014

148.116389

25.022810

148.115261

25.021843

148.112801

25.020967

148.104693

25.019591

148.098979

25.018357

148.097278

25.017675

148.095770

25.016530

148.094400

25.014764

148.092872

25.011395

148.091486

25.008826

148.089557

25.006771

148.086912

25.004201

148.085083

25.002144

148.083985

25.000098

148.083128

24.997526

148.082083

24.994395

148.078730

24.985636

148.077062

24.981113

148.076326

24.978574

148.075891

24.976033

148.076060

24.973508

148.076709

24.971093

148.077610

24.968721

148.077734

24.966632

148.076560

24.963273

148.073751

24.959977

148.072921

24.958036

148.073048

24.956176

148.073732

24.954541

148.074966

24.952669

148.076068

24.950272

148.076491

24.947928

148.076208

24.945408

148.075298

24.943078

148.073562

24.941055

148.071171

24.938993

148.068079

24.937099

148.066023

24.935653

148.064717

24.933763

148.063992

24.932119

148.063793

24.930263

148.063577

24.927077

Then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East, Latitude 24.924536° South, again a point on the boundary of QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC11/4); then generally south easterly and generally south westerly along boundaries of that native title application, further described as generally south easterly to the headwaters of Carnarvon Creek at Longitude 148.070280° East, Latitude 24.932220° South; then generally south easterly along northern and eastern banks of that creek to Latitude 25.072757° South; then southerly to a corner on the southern boundary of Carnarvon Gorge Road reserve at Longitude 148.267547° East; then generally south easterly along the boundaries of that road reserve to the north western most corner of Lot 15 on FTY 1668; then generally southerly along boundaries of that lot to is western most corner; then south westerly back to the commencement point.

Data Reference and source

    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

    Cadastral data sourced from the Department of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Department of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), in decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 23 of 2006 QUD216 of 2008 QUD 245 of 2011 QUD 301 of 2012 QUD 310 of 2012

BETWEEN:

KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #2

Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS

Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE:

21 February 2014

PLACE:

SYDNEY

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

1    On 3 February 2014 I made the following orders in these matters:

1.    The State of Queensland file and serve its proposed determination that native title does not exist in relation to the overlap area within 7 days.

2.    The other parties have leave to file and serve any submissions they wish to make about the proposed determination within a further 7 days.

2    No submission has been received in response of the determination proposed by the State.

3    I am satisfied that the determination should be made for the reasons set out in the reasons for judgment in Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2013] FCA 1229 and Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 3) [2014] FCA 8. I am also satisfied that the form of the proposed determination is appropriate.

4    Accordingly, I make orders as set out in the proposed determinations.

I certify that the preceding four (4) numbered paragraphs are a true copy of the Reasons for Judgment herein of the Honourable Justice Jagot.

Associate:

Dated:    17 February 2014