Mabel Patterson & Others on Behalf of the Gobawarrah Minduarra Yinhawangka (WC97/43)/Western Australia/Sipa Exploration Nl
[2000] NNTTA 181
•1 May 2000
| NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL |
Mabel Patterson & Others on behalf of the Gobawarrah Minduarra Yinhawangka (WC97/43)/Western Australia/Sipa Exploration NL, [2000] NNTTA 181 (1 May 2000)
| Application No: WO99/765 |
| IN THE MATTER of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) |
| - and - |
| IN THE MATTER of an inquiry into an expedited procedure objection application |
| Mabel Patterson & Others on behalf of the Gobawarrah Minduarra Yinhawangka (WC97/43) (native title party) |
| - and - |
| The State of Western Australia (Government party) |
| - and - |
| Sipa Exploration NL (grantee party) |
| DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION |
Tribunal: The Hon C. J. Sumner
Place: Perth
Date: 1 May 2000
Catchwords: Native Title – future act – objection to inclusion in an expedited procedure application – proposed grant of an exploration licence – application for exploration licence Discontinued – objection application dismissed.
Legislation:Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 148(a)
REASONS FOR DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION
On 8 September 1999, the Government party gave notice of its intention to grant Exploration licence E08/1136 to Sipa Exploration NL (‘the grantee party’) and included in the notice a statement that it considered that the grant attracted the expedited procedure.
On 29 October 1999, Mabel Patterson & Others on behalf of the Gobawarrah Minduarra Yinhawangka People (’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 20 April 2000, the Exploration licence application made by Sipa Exploartion NL 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).
Hon C. J. Sumner
Deputy President
1 May 2000
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