Minnie Van Leeuwen on Behalf of the Harris Family (WC96/41)/Western Australia/Margaret River Resources Pty Ltd
[2000] NNTTA 207
•23 May 2000
| NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL |
Minnie van Leeuwen on behalf of the Harris Family (WC96/41)/Western Australia/Margaret River Resources Pty Ltd, [2000] NNTTA 207 (23 May 2000)
| Application No: WO00/19 |
| 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 |
| Minnie van Leeuwen on behalf of the Harris Family (WC96/41) (native title party) |
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| The State of Western Australia (Government party) |
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| Margaret River Resources Pty Ltd (grantee party) |
| DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION |
Tribunal: The Hon C. J. Sumner, Deputy President
Place: Perth
Date: 23 May 2000
Catchwords: Native Title – future act – objection to inclusion in an expedited procedure application – proposed grant of an prospecting licences – application for prospecting licences discontinued – objection application dismissed.
Legislation:Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 148(a)
REASONS FOR DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION
On 20 October 1999, the Government party gave notice of its intention to grant prospecting licences 70/1382, 70/1384, 70/1385 & 70/1386 Margaret River Resources Pty Ltd (‘the grantee party’) and included in the notice a statement that it considered that the grant attracted the expedited procedure.
On 21 February 2000 Minnie van Leeuwen on behalf of the Harris Family (’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 11 May 2000, the prospecting licence applications made by Margaret River Resources Pty Ltd 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
23 May 2000
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