Anita Camfoo, Doreen Fordimail & Margaret Joshua on behalf of the Jurrangluk, Garlmayn, Girrimbijba, Bunno/ Meremerne, Benno, Dakal and Bullu People (DC01/11)/ Northern Territory/Admiralty Resources NL

[2002] NNTTA 163

NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL

Anita Camfoo, Doreen Fordimail & Margaret Joshua on behalf of the Jurrangluk, Garlmayn, Girrimbijba, Bunno/ Meremerne, Benno, Dakal and Bullu People (DC01/11)/ Northern Territory/Admiralty Resources NL, [2002] NNTTA 163 (8 August 2002)

Application No:        DO02/57

IN THE MATTER of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)

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IN THE MATTER of an inquiry into an expedited procedure objection application

Anita Camfoo, Doreen Fordimail & Margaret Joshua on behalf of the Jurrangluk, Garlmayn, Girrimbijba, Bunno/ Meremerne, Benno, Dakal and Bullu People (DC01/11) (native title party)

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The Northern Territory of Australia (Government party)

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Admiralty Resources NL (grantee party)

DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION

Tribunal:       Deputy President, The Hon C J Sumner
Place:             Darwin
Date:              08 August 2002

Catchwords:  Native title – future act –proposed grant of exploration licence expedited procedure objection application – Tribunal has no jurisdiction – objection application dismissed.

Legislation:Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 148(a)

REASONS FOR DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION

Background

1. On 20 February 2002, the Government party gave notice under s29 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) of its intention to grant EL/9817 to Admiralty Resources NL (‘the grantee party’) and included in the notice a statement that it considered that the grant attracted the expedited procedure.

1. On 20 June 2002, Anita Camfoo, Doreen Fordimail & Margaret Joshua  obo the Jurrangluk, Garlmayn, Girrimbijba, Bunno/ Meremerne, Benno, Dakal and Bullu People (’the native title party’) made an expedited procedure objection application to the Tribunal.

1. The Department of Business, Industry and Tesource Development on behalf of the Government party has advised the Tribunal that on 7 August 2002, the exploration licence application made by Admiralty Resources NL was discontinued.

Decision

1. There is no longer any proposal from the Government Party to do a future act and accordingly the expedited procedure objection application is dismissed pursuant to s 148(a) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

Deputy President, The Hon C J Sumner

08 August 2002