Dorothy Bandy & Others (WC96/98)/Western Australia/Milan Mirkovic
[2000] NNTTA 289
•8 August 2000
| NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL |
Dorothy Bandy & Others (WC96/98)/Western Australia/Milan Mirkovic, [2000] NNTTA 289 (8 August 2000)
| Application No: WO99/249 |
| IN THE MATTER of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) |
| - and - |
| IN THE MATTER of an inquiry into an expedited procedure objection application |
| Dorothy Bandy & Others (WC96/98) (native title party) |
| - and - |
| The State of Western Australia (Government party) |
| - and - |
| Milan Mirkovic (grantee party) |
| DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION |
Tribunal: Ms Jennifer Stuckey-Clarke
Place: Perth
Date: 8 August 2000
Catchwords: Native Title – future act – expedited procedure objection application – proposed grant of an exploration licence – application for exploration licence withdrawn – objection application dismissed.
Legislation:Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 148(a)
REASONS FOR DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION
On 11 August 1999, the Government party gave notice of its intention to grant exploration licence 59/936 to Milan Mirkovic (‘the grantee party’) and included in the notice a statement that it considered that the grant attracted the expedited procedure.
On 8 September 1999, Dorothy Bandy & Others (WC96/98)(`the native title party’) made an expedited procedure objection application to the Tribunal.
The Department of Minerals and Energy on behalf of the Government party has advised the Tribunal that on 20th July 2000, the exploration licence application made by Milan Mirkovic was discontinued.
Decision
There is no longer any proposal from the Government to do the future act and accordingly the objection application is dismissed pursuant to s 148(a) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (as amended).
Ms Jennifer Stuckey-Clarke
Member
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