North Ganalanja Aboriginal Corp & Anor v State of Qld

[1996] HCATrans 90

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Brisbane  No B33 of 1995

B e t w e e n -

NORTH GANALANJA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION and BIDANGGU ABORIGINAL CORPORATION on behalf of the Waanyi People

Applicants

and

THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND

First Respondent

CENTURY ZINC LIMITED  and CRA EXPLORATION PTY LTD

Second Respondents

Publication of reasons for judgment

BRENNAN CJ
DAWSON J
TOOHEY J
GAUDRON J
McHUGH J
GUMMOW J
KIRBY J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 21 MARCH 1996, AT 10.18 AM

(Continued from 8/2/96)

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

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BRENNAN CJ:   This matter was heard in Canberra by the whole Court.  On 8 February 1996 an order was made granting the applicants special leave to appeal from the whole of the judgment of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia given on 1 November 1995.

The appeal was allowed, the orders of the Full Court set aside and orders made in lieu thereof.  It was then said that the reasons would follow in due course. 

I now publish the joint reasons of Justices Dawson, Toohey, Gaudron, Gummow and myself.

McHUGH J:   I publish my reasons for granting the application for special leave to appeal and allowing the appeal.

KIRBY J:   I publish my reasons for granting the application for special leave to appeal and for allowing the appeal.

AT 10.20 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED