Ronald Crowe & Others on behalf of Gnulli (WC97/28)/Western Australia/Simon Richard Brown

[2001] NNTTA 10

NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL

Ronald Crowe & Others on behalf of Gnulli (WC97/28)/Western Australia/Simon Richard Brown, [2001] NNTTA 10 (24 January 2001)

Application No:        WO00/357

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

Ronald Crowe & Others on behalf of Gnulli (WC97/28) (native title party)

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The State of Western Australia (Government party)

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Simon Richard Brown (grantee party)

DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION

Tribunal:       The Hon C. J. Sumner
Place:             Perth
Date:              24 January 2001

Catchwords: Native Title – future act – expedited procedure objection application – proposed grant of a prospecting licence – application for prospecting licence refused – objection application dismissed.

Legislation:Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) s 148(a)

REASONS FOR DECISION TO DISMISS OBJECTION APPLICATION

On 22 March 2000 the Government party gave notice of its intention to grant prospecting licence P08/480 to Simon Richard Brown (‘the grantee party’) and included in the notice a statement that it considered that the grant attracted the expedited procedure.

On 30 May 2000, Ronald Crowe & Others on behalf of Gnulli (‘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 9 January 2001, the prospecting licence application made by Simon Richard Brown was discontinued.

Decision

There is no longer any proposal from the Government party to do a 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

24 January 2001