Dorothy & Thelma Tucker on behalf of the Narnoobinya Family (WC97/40)/Western Australia/Balladonia Energy NL
[2001] NNTTA 37
•11 May 2001
NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL
Dorothy & Thelma Tucker on behalf of the Narnoobinya Family (WC97/40)/Western Australia/Balladonia Energy NL, [2001] NNTTA 37 (11 May 2001)
Application No: WO00/420
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
Dorothy & Thelma Tucker on behalf of the Narnoobinya Family (WC97/40) (native title party)
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The State of Western Australia (Government party)
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Balladonia Energy NL (grantee party)
DECISION to dismiss OBJECTION APPLICATION
Tribunal: Hon C J Sumner
Place: Perth
Date: 11 May 2001
Catchwords: Native Title – future act – objection to inclusion in an expedited procedure application – proposed grant of exploration licences – application for exploration licences withdrawn – objection application dismissed.
Legislation:Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 148(a)
REASONS FOR DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION
On 4 October 2000, the Government party gave notice of its intention to grant Exploration Licences E69/1582 and E69/1583 to Balladonia Energy NL (‘the grantee party’) and included in the notice a statement that it considered that the grant attracted the expedited procedure.
On 8 November 2000, Dorothy & Thelma Tucker on behalf of the Narnoobinya Family (‘the native title party’) made expedited procedure objection applications to the Tribunal.
The Department of Minerals and Energy on behalf of the Government party has advised the Tribunal that on 3rd April 2001 the exploration licence applications made by Balladonia Energy NL were 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).
Hon C J Sumner
Deputy President
11 May 2001
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