Prior on behalf of the Juru People v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 1002

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Citation:	Prior on behalf of the Juru People v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 1002

Parties:	CAROL PRIOR, RAYMOND LAMPTON, RAYMOND GASTON, COLLEEN POWER, RAYLENE OUI, TANYA CHATFIELD, IRIS GLENBAR AND LENORA ALDRIDGE ON BEHALF OF THE JURU PEOPLE v STATE OF QUEENSLAND & ORS (AS PER SCHEDULE OF RESPONDENTS)

File number:	QUD 554 of 2010

Judge:	DOWSETT J

Date of judgment:	4 July 2014

Legislation:	Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 87A

Date of judgment:	4 July 2014

Date of hearing:	4 July 2014

Place:	Brisbane

Division:	GENERAL DIVISION

Category:	No Catchwords

Number of paragraphs:	1

Counsel for the Applicant:	Ms H Bowskill QC with Ms S Phillips

Solicitor for the Applicant:	North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation

Solicitor for the First Respondent:	Crown Law

Solicitor for the Second Respondent:	Australian Government Solicitor

Solicitor for Ms Carol Prior:	Ms Prior was self-represented

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION	QUD 554 of 2010

BETWEEN:

CAROL PRIOR, RAYMOND LAMPTON, RAYMOND GASTON, COLLEEN POWER, RAYLENE OUI, TANYA CHATFIELD, IRIS GLENBAR AND LENORA ALDRIDGE ON BEHALF OF THE JURU PEOPLE

Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND & ORS (AS PER SCHEDULE OF RESPONDENTS)

Respondents

JUDGE:	DOWSETT J
DATE:	4 JULY 2014
PLACE:	BRISBANE

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

1 In the course of argument I have come to the conclusion that there has been no proper authorization pursuant to s 87A of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). In those circumstances, unless the position is remedied, the consent determination cannot proceed.

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: 15 September 2014

SCHEDULE OF RESPONDENTS

STATE OF QUEENSLAND		First Respondent
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA		Second Respondent
WHITSUNDAY REGIONAL COUNCIL		Third Respondent
BURDEKIN SHIRE COUNCIL		Fourth Respondent
ERGON ENERGY CORPORATION LIMITED		Fifth Respondent
PAUL CURTEIS, MELLASANNE GRAY, NOEL GRAY, KAREN QUADRELL, MATT QUADRELL, NATHAN RYNN, TRAVIS RYNN, GFB DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD		Sixth Respondent
ENERGY MINERALS PTY LTD		Seventh Respondent
AURIZON NETWORK PTY LTD, AURIZON PROPERTY PTY LTD		Eighth Respondent
HANCOCK COAL INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD		Ninth Respondent
TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED		Tenth Respondent
LONDA CAMERON DAHL, PETER LEONARD DAHL, SCOTT JOSEPH JONES, SONIA ANNE JONES, STEVEN JOHN NORMAN, LESLIE JOHN PAYNE, LEONIE GALE PHILIPSON, NEVILLE JOHN PHILIPSON, ELDA RONCATO, PAUL RONCATO, DALE KELVIN SIBSON, KELVIN ROY SIBSON, LYNETTE ESTELLE SIBSON, CRAIG LYNTON WIGHT, MARK LYNTON WIGHT, RACHEL GAY WIGHT, ROBERT LYNTON WIGHT, JOHN ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, MERRILYN JEAN WILLIAMS		Eleventh Respondent
CHRISTINE ANNE BENVENUTI, PAUL RAYMOND BENVENUTI		Twelfth Respondent

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