Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 4)

Case

[2014] FCA 93

21 February 2014


FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 4) [2014] FCA 93

Citation: Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 4) [2014] FCA 93
Parties: KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #2, BRENDAN WYMAN AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BIDJARA PEOPLE, CHARLES STAPLETON AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BROWN RIVER PEOPLE, CHARLES STAPLETON AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BROWN RIVER PEOPLE #2 and KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #3 v STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS
File number(s): QUD 23 of 2006
QUD 216 of 2008
QUD 245 of 2011
QUD 301 of 2012
QUD 310 of 2012
Judge: JAGOT J
Date of judgment: 21 February 2014
Catchwords: NATIVE TITLE – determination
Legislation: Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Cases cited: Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2013] FCA 1229
Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 3) [2014] FCA 8
Date of hearing: Determined on the papers
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 4
Counsel for the Bidjara Applicants: Raymond Robinson appeared for the Bidjara People
Counsel for the Karingbal Applicants: Darren McLeod appeared for the Karingbal People
Counsel for the Brown River People Applicants: J Waters with T Jowett
Solicitor for the Brown River People Applicants: Robert Powrie
Counsel for the Respondent: H Bowskill QC with A Preston
Solicitor for the Respondent: Crown Law

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 23 of 2006

BETWEEN:

KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #2
Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS
Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 FEBRUARY 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1.Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.There be no order as to costs.

Note:Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.  The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No. Area Description
1.   Lot 5021 on Plan PH360 - Rewan
2.   Lot 5028 on Plan PH252 -  Rewan
3.   Lot 1 on Plan SP105325 -  Consuelo
4.   Lot 1 on Plan SP187949 - Albinia
5.   Lot 1 on Plan SP164061 - Albinia
6.   Lot 4 on Plan CUE100 -  Consuelo
7.   Lot 5 on Plan CUE99 -  Consuelo
8.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan WT800342 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
9.   Lot 7 on Plan SP106035 -  Consuelo
10. Lot 11 on Plan CUE98 -  Rewan
11. That part of Lot 13 on Plan DSN725 that is within the external boundary - Orion
12. Lot 14 on Plan CUE92 -  Arcadia Valley
13. Lot 15 on Plan CUE93 -  Arcadia Valley
14. That part of Lot 17 on Plan SP228375 that is within the external boundary - Glenhaughton
15. Lot 19 on Plan DSN956 -  Wealwandangie
16. Lot 60 on Plan SP106044 -  Consuelo
17. Lot 754 on Plan PH1775 -  Consuelo
18. That part of Lot 3123 on Plan PH617 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
19. Lot 3307 on Plan PH793 -  Consuelo
20. Lot 3995 on Plan PH100 -  Wealwandangie
21. Lot 4157 on Plan PH1509 -  Rewan
22. Lot 5029 on Plan PH220 -  Rewan
23. Lot 5055 on Plan PH977 -  Albinia
24. Lot 1 on Plan CUE22 -  Consuelo
25. Lot 3 on Plan CUE88 -  Consuelo
26. Lot 4 on Plan CUE27 -  Consuelo
27. Lot 4 on Plan TR54 -  Rewan
28. Lot 7 on Plan CUE30 -  Consuelo
29. Lot 7 on Plan TR29 -  Rewan
30. Lot 7 on Plan TR32 -  Arcadia Valley
31. That part of Lots 567 and 158 on Plan NPW881 that is within the external boundary - Albinia.
32. Lot 8 on Plan TR31 -  Arcadia Valley
33. That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary  - Arcadia Valley
34. Lot 9 on Plan WT321 -  Carnarvon Park
35. Lot 10 on Plan TR8 -  Arcadia Valley
36. Lot 11 on Plan CP864585 -  Arcadia Valley
37. That part of Lot 71 on Plan SP151675 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston
38. That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
39. Lot 1 on Plan SP147544 -  Rewan
40. Lot 1 on Plan SP158690 -  Albinia
41. Lot 1 on Plan WT206 -  Carnarvon Park
42. Lot 3 on Plan SP125158 -  Rewan
43. Lot 7 on Plan SP104423 -  Albinia
44. Lot 11 on Plan FTY1709 -  Rewan
45. Lot 11 on Plan TR10 -  Arcadia Valley
46. Lot 12 on Plan CP864585 -  Arcadia Valley
47. That part of Lot 14 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion
48. Lot 15 on Plan FTY1668 -  Rewan
49. Lot 15 on Plan WT102 -  Beilba
50. That part of Lot 27 on Plan NPW826 that is within the external boundary - Beilba
51. Lot 56 on Plan NPW476 -  Rewan
52. Lot 59 on Plan DSN415 -  Albinia
53. Lot 160 on Plan FTY909 -  Albinia
54. Lot 211 on Plan FTY1812 -  Consuelo
55. That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt
56. Lot 2 on Plan SP158690 -  Albinia
57. Lot 9 on Plan RP620058 -  Albinia
58. Lot 7 on Plan AP15625 - Carnarvon Park
59. Lot 14 on Plan DN40131 -  Rolleston
60. Lot 11 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
61. Lot 12 on Plan DSN116 -  Cairdbeign
62. Lot 13 on Plan CUE94 -  Arcadia Valley
63. Lot 13 on Plan DSN116 -  Cairdbeign
64. Lot 14 on Plan DSN116 -  Cairdbeign
65. That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign
66. That part of Lot 16 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign
67. That part of Lot 17 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign
68. Lot 18 on Plan DSN210 -  Albinia
69. Lot 1 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
70. Lot 1 on Plan TR50 -  Arcadia Valley
71. Lot 1 on Plan TR63 -  Rewan
72. Lot 2 on Plan CP860384 -  Rewan
73. That part of Lot 2 on Plan CUE92 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
74. Lot 2 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
75. Lot 2 on Plan DSN590 -  Albinia
76. Lot 2 on Plan SP164061 - Albinia
77. Lot 2 on Plan TR45 -  Arcadia Valley
78. Lot 3 on Plan CUE76 -  Rewan
79. Lot 3 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
80. Lot 3 on Plan DSN590 -  Albinia
81. Lot 4 on Plan CUE59 -  Albinia
82. Lot 4 on Plan CUE89 -  Rewan
83. That part of Lot 4 on Plan DSN116 that is within the external boundary - Wealwandangie
84. Lot 5 on Plan TR62 -  Rewan
85. That part of Lot 5 on Plan WT383 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
86. Lot 6 on Plan CUE54 -  Consuelo
87. Lot 6 on Plan CUE86 -  Consuelo
88. Lot 6 on Plan CUE96 -  Consuelo
89. Lot 6 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
90. Lot 6 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
91. That part of Lot 7 on Plan CUE49 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo
92. Lot 7 on Plan DSN592 -  Albinia
93. That part of Lot 8 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion
94. Lot 9 on Plan CUE53 -  Consuelo
95. Lot 9 on Plan CUE90 -  Rewan
96. Lot 9 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
97. That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR17 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
98. That part of Lot 54 on Plan DSN316 that is within the external boundary - Orion
99. That part of Lot 5 on Plan TR18 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
100.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR20 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
101.   That part of Lot 1 on Plan CUE5 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo
102.   That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187945 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
103.   Lot 1 on Plan DSN887 -  Albinia
104.   Lot 1 on Plan RP612604 -  Rolleston
105.   Lot 1 on Plan RP618664 -  Orion
106.   That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187944 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
107.   Lot 1 on Plan SP151675 -  Rolleston
108.   Lot 1 on Plan SP164068 -  Albinia
109.   Lot 1 on Plan SP174071 -  Albinia
110.   Lot 1 on Plan TR25 -  Rewan
111.   Lot 1 on Plan TR8 -  Arcadia Valley
112.   Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP206071 - Consuelo
113.   Lot 2 on Plan CUE79 -  Rewan
114.   Lot 2 on Plan RP612604 -  Rolleston
115.   Lot 2 on Plan RP616045 -  Albinia
116.   Lot 2 on Plan RP618664 -  Albinia
117.   Lot 2 on Plan SP125158 -  Rewan
118.   Lot 2 on Plan SP174071 -  Albinia
119.   Lot 2 on Plan TR13 -  Arcadia Valley
120.   Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP200046 - Arcadia Valley
121.   Lot 2 on Plan TR30 -  Arcadia Valley
122.   Lot 3 on Plan CUE112 -  Rewan
123.   Lot 3 on Plan CUE74 -  Rewan
124.   Lot 3 on Plan SP100437 -  Consuelo
125.   That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP109939 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
126.   That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP116480 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
127.   Lot 3 on Plan SP170740 -  Albinia
128.   Lot 3 on Plan TR12 -  Arcadia Valley
129.   That part of Lot 3 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
130.   Lot 3 on Plan TR31 -  Arcadia Valley
131.   Lot 3 on Plan TR35 -  Arcadia Valley
132.   Lot 4 on Plan CUE75 -  Rewan
133.   Lot 4 on Plan RP617701 -  Albinia
134.   Lot 4 on Plan SP170740 -  Albinia
135.   That part of Lot 4 on Plan TR16 that is within the external boundary - Beilba
136.   Lot 4 on Plan TR26 -  Arcadia Valley
137.   Lot 4 on Plan TR32 -  Arcadia Valley
138.   Lot 4 on Plan TR7 -  Arcadia Valley
139.   That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
140.   Lot 5 on Plan CUE31 - Consuelo
141.   That part of Lots 5 and 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
142.   That part of Lot 5 on Plan CUE50 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
143.   Lot 5 on Plan DSN956 -  Wealwandangie
144.   Lot 5 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
145.   Lot 5 on Plan TR10 -  Arcadia Valley
146.   Lot 5 on Plan TR27 -  Arcadia Valley
147.   Lot 5 on Plan TR33 -  Arcadia Valley
148.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan CUE36 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
149.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR11 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
150.   Lot 6 on Plan TR28 -  Arcadia Valley
151.   Lot 6 on Plan TR34 -  Arcadia Valley
152.   Lot 7 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
153.   Lot 7 on Plan RP617701 -  Albinia
154.   That part of Lot 7 on Plan SP187946 - Albinia
155.   That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR22 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
156.   That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
157.   That part of Lot 8 on Plan CUE38 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
158.   That part of Lot 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
159.   Lot 8 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
160.   Lot 8 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
161.   Lot 8 on Plan SP100437 -  Consuelo
162.   That part of Lot 8 on Plan TR15 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
163.   That part of Lot 9 on plan CUE39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
164.   That part of Lots 8 and 9 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
165.   Lot 9 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
166.   Lot 10 on Plan CUE87 -  Rewan
167.   Lot 10 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
168.   Lot 10 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
169.   That part of Lot 11 on Plan DN40132 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
170.   Lot 11 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
171.   Lot 12 on Plan RP616044 -  Albinia
172.   That part of Lot 12 on Plan SP101671 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
173.   That part of Lot 13 on Plan DN40131 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston
174.   Lot 13 on Plan RP616044 -  Albinia
175.   Lot 14 on Plan TR39 -  Arcadia Valley
176.   That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN500 that is within the external boundary - Orion
177.   Lot 15 on Plan TR44 -  Arcadia Valley
178.   That part of Lot 16 on Plan DN40142 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
179.   That part of Lot 16 on Plan SP138519 that is within the external boundary - Orion
180.   Lot 17 on Plan SP188169 -  Orion
181.   Lot 18 on Plan SP188169 -  Orion
182.   Lot 19 on Plan DSN860 -  Orion
183.   Lot 22 on Plan DSN92 -  Rolleston
184.   Lot 23 on Plan DSN92 -  Rolleston
185.   Lot 24 on Plan DSN92 -  Rolleston
186.   That part of Lot 26 on Plan DSN132 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston
187.   Lot 36 on Plan DSN157 -  Rolleston
188.   Lot 39 on Plan DSN65 -  Rolleston
189.   Lot 42 on Plan DSN65 -  Rolleston
190.   Lot 45 on Plan DSN128 -  Rolleston
191.   Lot 47 on Plan DSN99 -  Rolleston
192.   Lot 48 on Plan DSN82 -  Rolleston
193.   Lot 49 on Plan DSN82 -  Rolleston
194.   Lot 50 on Plan DSN82 -  Rolleston
195.   That part of Lot 51 on Plan DSN520 that is within the external boundary - Orion
196.   That part of Lot 55 on Plan DSN318 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
197.   That part of Lot 56 on Plan DSN808 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
198.   All waters forming part of a lot on plan, all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary including, but not limited to: Aldabaran Creek, Brown River, Canopus Creek, Carnarvon Creek, Comet River, Consuelo Creek, Lake Nuga Nuga, Meteor Creek, Panorama Creek, Peawaddy Creek and Stony Creek.

Part 2 - External boundary

Commencing at the intersection of the southern boundary of the Dawson Highway road reserve and a south western bank of the Comet River at Rolleston and extending generally south easterly along banks of that river and banks of Clematis Creek to the intersection of that creek and the south western boundary of Lot 1 on CUE95 (Deep Creek Holding); then generally south easterly along that lot boundary to Longitude 148.860896° East; then generally southerly through the following coordinate points:

Longitude
(East)
Latitude
(South)
148.861020 24.931195
148.861457 24.959533
148.861833 24.983918
148.857183 25.016264
148.857690 25.049218
148.852964 25.076953
148.852653 25.104643
148.853080 25.132325
148.853363 25.150780
148.858072 25.158463
148.866209 25.171742
148.869708 25.207305
148.870035 25.228397
148.862562 25.269350
148.861043 25.314196
148.861594 25.349792
148.862093 25.382093
148.857352 25.413289
148.835952 25.447101
148.825396 25.455471
148.800085 25.475540

Then south westerly to along a line to Longitude 148.799268° East, Latitude 25.476188° South to its intersection with the northern bank of the Dawson River;  then generally westerly and generally northerly along banks of that river to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, being a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot to Latitude 25.127659° South; being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range; then extending north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range to Latitude 24.927077° South, then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East,  Latitude 24.924536° South, again to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Latitude 24.923184° South, and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a corner on a southern boundary of Lot A on DSN939 (Special Lease 48788) at Longitude 147.951526° East; then  generally north westerly, generally north easterly and again north westerly along boundaries of that lot,  north western boundaries of Lot 754 on PH1775 (Deepdale Pastoral Holding), eastern boundaries of Lot 9 on DSN969 and western boundaries of Lot 3 on  DSN175 to its westernmost northern corner; then generally northerly to and along western boundaries of Lots 10, 8 and 7 on DSN116,  Lot 5 on DSN956 and Lot 4 on DSN116 to the north western corner of that lot; then north easterly to the headwaters of a tributary of Orion Creek at Longitude 148.148900°  East, Latitude 24.287240° South; then generally easterly and generally north easterly along eastern banks of that tributary and eastern banks of Orion Creek to a southern boundary of native title determination application QUD644/2012 - Bidjara #7 (QC2012/018) at Longitude 148.337920° East; then generally south easterly passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude    (East) Latitude   (South)
148.350965 24.266056
148.384863 24.291518
148.423925 24.319570
148.474045 24.353457
148.512468 24.385442
148.544269 24.412861
148.574546 24.434354
148.615167 24.462341

Then westerly to the western bank of the Comet River at Latitude 24.462483° South; then generally south easterly along banks of that river back to the commencement point.

Excluding all land and waters subject to:

·Native title determination application QUD301/2012 Brown River People #2 (QC2012/005); and

·Native title determination application QUD310/2012 Karingbal People #3 (QC2012/006).

Data Reference and source

·    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

·    Native title determination application QUD644/2012 Bidjara People #7 (QC2012/018) as accepted for registration 24th January 2013.

·    Native title determination application QUD301/2012 Brown River People #2 (QC2012/005) as filed in the Federal Court 13th July 2012.

·    Native title determination application QUD310/2012 Karingbal People #3 (QC2012/006) as filed in the Federal Court 27th June 2012.

·    Cadastral data sourced from Dept. of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

·    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Dept of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

·    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates have been provided are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia
1994 (GDA94), in decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 216 of 2008

BETWEEN: BRENDAN WYMAN AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BIDJARA PEOPLE
Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS
Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 FEBRUARY 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.There be no order as to costs.

Note:Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.  The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No. Area Description
1.   Lot 5021 on Plan PH360 – Rewan
2.   Lot 5028 on Plan PH252 -  Rewan
3.   Lot 1 on Plan SP105325 -  Consuelo
4.   Lot 1 on Plan SP187949 – Albinia
5.   Lot 1 on Plan SP164061 – Albinia
6.   Lot 4 on Plan CUE100 -  Consuelo
7.   Lot 5 on Plan CUE99 -  Consuelo
8.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan WT800342 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
9.   Lot 7 on Plan SP106035 -  Consuelo
10. Lot 11 on Plan CUE98 -  Rewan
11. That part of Lot 13 on Plan DSN725 that is within the external boundary - Orion
12. Lot 14 on Plan CUE92 -  Arcadia Valley
13. Lot 15 on Plan CUE93 -  Arcadia Valley
14. That part of Lot 17 on Plan SP228375 that is within the external boundary – Glenhaughton
15. Lot 19 on Plan DSN956 -  Wealwandangie
16. Lot 60 on Plan SP106044 -  Consuelo
17. Lot 754 on Plan PH1775 -  Consuelo
18. That part of Lot 3123 on Plan PH617 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
19. Lot 3307 on Plan PH793 -  Consuelo
20. Lot 3995 on Plan PH100 -  Wealwandangie
21. Lot 4157 on Plan PH1509 -  Rewan
22. Lot 5029 on Plan PH220 -  Rewan
23. Lot 5055 on Plan PH977 -  Albinia
24. Lot 1 on Plan CUE22 -  Consuelo
25. Lot 3 on Plan CUE88 -  Consuelo
26. Lot 4 on Plan CUE27 -  Consuelo
27. Lot 4 on Plan TR54 -  Rewan
28. Lot 7 on Plan CUE30 -  Consuelo
29. Lot 7 on Plan TR29 -  Rewan
30. Lot 7 on Plan TR32 -  Arcadia Valley
31. That part of Lots 567 and 158 on Plan NPW881 that is within the external boundary – Albinia
32. Lot 8 on Plan TR31 -  Arcadia Valley
33. That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary  - Arcadia Valley
34. Lot 9 on Plan WT321 -  Carnarvon Park
35. Lot 10 on Plan TR8 -  Arcadia Valley
36. Lot 11 on Plan CP864585 -  Arcadia Valley
37. That part of Lot 71 on Plan SP151675 that is within the external boundary – Rolleston
38. That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
39. Lot 1 on Plan SP147544 -  Rewan
40. Lot 1 on Plan SP158690 -  Albinia
41. Lot 1 on Plan WT206 -  Carnarvon Park
42. Lot 3 on Plan SP125158 -  Rewan
43. Lot 7 on Plan SP104423 -  Albinia
44. Lot 11 on Plan FTY1709 -  Rewan
45. Lot 11 on Plan TR10 -  Arcadia Valley
46. Lot 12 on Plan CP864585 -  Arcadia Valley
47. That part of Lot 14 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion
48. Lot 15 on Plan FTY1668 -  Rewan
49. Lot 15 on Plan WT102 -  Beilba
50. That part of Lot 27 on Plan NPW826 that is within the external boundary - Beilba
51. Lot 56 on Plan NPW476 -  Rewan
52. Lot 59 on Plan DSN415 -  Albinia
53. Lot 160 on Plan FTY909 -  Albinia
54. Lot 211 on Plan FTY1812 -  Consuelo
55. That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt
56. Lot 2 on Plan SP158690 -  Albinia
57. Lot 9 on Plan RP620058 -  Albinia
58. Lot 7 on Plan AP15625 - Carnarvon Park
59. Lot 14 on Plan DN40131 -  Rolleston
60. Lot 11 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
61. Lot 12 on Plan DSN116 -  Cairdbeign
62. Lot 13 on Plan CUE94 -  Arcadia Valley
63. Lot 13 on Plan DSN116 -  Cairdbeign
64. Lot 14 on Plan DSN116 -  Cairdbeign
65. That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign
66. That part of Lot 16 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign
67. That part of Lot 17 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign
68. Lot 18 on Plan DSN210 -  Albinia
69. Lot 1 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
70. Lot 1 on Plan TR50 -  Arcadia Valley
71. Lot 1 on Plan TR63 -  Rewan
72. Lot 2 on Plan CP860384 -  Rewan
73. That part of Lot 2 on Plan CUE92 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
74. Lot 2 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
75. Lot 2 on Plan DSN590 -  Albinia
76. Lot 2 on Plan SP164061- Albinia
77. Lot 2 on Plan TR45 -  Arcadia Valley
78. Lot 3 on Plan CUE76 -  Rewan
79. Lot 3 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
80. Lot 3 on Plan DSN590 -  Albinia
81. Lot 4 on Plan CUE59 -  Albinia
82. Lot 4 on Plan CUE89 -  Rewan
83. That part of Lot 4 on Plan DSN116 that is within the external boundary - Wealwandangie
84. Lot 5 on Plan TR62 -  Rewan
85. That part of Lot 5 on Plan WT383 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
86. Lot 6 on Plan CUE54 -  Consuelo
87. Lot 6 on Plan CUE86 -  Consuelo
88. Lot 6 on Plan CUE96 -  Consuelo
89. Lot 6 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
90. Lot 6 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
91. That part of Lot 7 on Plan CUE49 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo
92. Lot 7 on Plan DSN592 -  Albinia
93. That part of Lot 8 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion
94. Lot 9 on Plan CUE53 -  Consuelo
95. Lot 9 on Plan CUE90 -  Rewan
96. Lot 9 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
97. That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR17 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
98. That part of Lot 54 on Plan DSN316 that is within the external boundary - Orion
99. That part of Lot 5 on Plan TR18 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
100.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR20 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
101.   That part of Lot 1 on Plan CUE5 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo
102.   That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187945 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
103.   Lot 1 on Plan DSN887 -  Albinia
104.   Lot 1 on Plan RP612604 -  Rolleston
105.   Lot 1 on Plan RP618664 -  Orion
106.   That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187944 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
107.   Lot 1 on Plan SP151675 -  Rolleston
108.   Lot 1 on Plan SP164068 -  Albinia
109.   Lot 1 on Plan SP174071 -  Albinia
110.   Lot 1 on Plan TR25 -  Rewan
111.   Lot 1 on Plan TR8 -  Arcadia Valley
112.   Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP206071 - Consuelo
113.   Lot 2 on Plan CUE79 -  Rewan
114.   Lot 2 on Plan RP612604 -  Rolleston
115.   Lot 2 on Plan RP616045 -  Albinia
116.   Lot 2 on Plan RP618664 -  Albinia
117.   Lot 2 on Plan SP125158 -  Rewan
118.   Lot 2 on Plan SP174071 -  Albinia
119.   Lot 2 on Plan TR13 -  Arcadia Valley
120.   Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP200046 - Arcadia Valley
121.   Lot 2 on Plan TR30 -  Arcadia Valley
122.   Lot 3 on Plan CUE112 -  Rewan
123.   Lot 3 on Plan CUE74 -  Rewan
124.   Lot 3 on Plan SP100437 -  Consuelo
125.   That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP109939 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
126.   That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP116480 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
127.   Lot 3 on Plan SP170740 -  Albinia
128.   Lot 3 on Plan TR12 -  Arcadia Valley
129.   That part of Lot 3 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
130.   Lot 3 on Plan TR31 -  Arcadia Valley
131.   Lot 3 on Plan TR35 -  Arcadia Valley
132.   Lot 4 on Plan CUE75 -  Rewan
133.   Lot 4 on Plan RP617701 -  Albinia
134.   Lot 4 on Plan SP170740 -  Albinia
135.   That part of Lot 4 on Plan TR16 that is within the external boundary - Beilba
136.   Lot 4 on Plan TR26 -  Arcadia Valley
137.   Lot 4 on Plan TR32 -  Arcadia Valley
138.   Lot 4 on Plan TR7 -  Arcadia Valley
139.   That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
140.   Lot 5 on Plan CUE31 - Consuelo
141.   That part of Lots 5 and 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
142.   That part of Lot 5 on Plan CUE50 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
143.   Lot 5 on Plan DSN956 -  Wealwandangie
144.   Lot 5 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
145.   Lot 5 on Plan TR10 -  Arcadia Valley
146.   Lot 5 on Plan TR27 -  Arcadia Valley
147.   Lot 5 on Plan TR33 -  Arcadia Valley
148.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan CUE36 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
149.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR11 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
150.   Lot 6 on Plan TR28 -  Arcadia Valley
151.   Lot 6 on Plan TR34 -  Arcadia Valley
152.   Lot 7 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
153.   Lot 7 on Plan RP617701 -  Albinia
154.   That part of Lot 7 on Plan SP187946 - Albinia
155.   That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR22 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
156.   That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
157.   That part of Lot 8 on Plan CUE38 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
158.   That part of Lot 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
159.   Lot 8 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
160.   Lot 8 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
161.   Lot 8 on Plan SP100437 -  Consuelo
162.   That part of Lot 8 on Plan TR15 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
163.   That part of Lot 9 on plan CUE39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
164.   That part of Lots 8 and 9 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
165.   Lot 9 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
166.   Lot 10 on Plan CUE87 -  Rewan
167.   Lot 10 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
168.   Lot 10 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
169.   That part of Lot 11 on Plan DN40132 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
170.   Lot 11 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
171.   Lot 12 on Plan RP616044 -  Albinia
172.   That part of Lot 12 on Plan SP101671 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
173.   That part of Lot 13 on Plan DN40131 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston
174.   Lot 13 on Plan RP616044 -  Albinia
175.   Lot 14 on Plan TR39 -  Arcadia Valley
176.   That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN500 that is within the external boundary - Orion
177.   Lot 15 on Plan TR44 -  Arcadia Valley
178.   That part of Lot 16 on Plan DN40142 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
179.   That part of Lot 16 on Plan SP138519 that is within the external boundary - Orion
180.   Lot 17 on Plan SP188169 -  Orion
181.   Lot 18 on Plan SP188169 -  Orion
182.   Lot 19 on Plan DSN860 -  Orion
183.   Lot 22 on Plan DSN92 -  Rolleston
184.   Lot 23 on Plan DSN92 -  Rolleston
185.   Lot 24 on Plan DSN92 -  Rolleston
186.   That part of Lot 26 on Plan DSN132 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston
187.   Lot 36 on Plan DSN157 -  Rolleston
188.   Lot 39 on Plan DSN65 -  Rolleston
189.   Lot 42 on Plan DSN65 -  Rolleston
190.   Lot 45 on Plan DSN128 -  Rolleston
191.   Lot 47 on Plan DSN99 -  Rolleston
192.   Lot 48 on Plan DSN82 -  Rolleston
193.   Lot 49 on Plan DSN82 -  Rolleston
194.   Lot 50 on Plan DSN82 -  Rolleston
195.   That part of Lot 51 on Plan DSN520 that is within the external boundary - Orion
196.   That part of Lot 55 on Plan DSN318 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
197.   That part of Lot 56 on Plan DSN808 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
198.   Lot 7 on Plan SP103687 – Carnarvon Park
199.   Lot 6 on Plan SP103687 – Carnarvon Park
200.   Lot 8 on CUE78 – Carnarvon Park
201.   All waters forming part of a lot on plan , all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary, including but not limited to: Aldabaran Creek, Brown River, Canopus Creek, Carnarvon Creek, Comet River, Consuelo Creek, Lake Nuga Nuga, Meteor Creek, Mickey Creek, Panorama Creek, Peawaddy Creek and Stony Creek.

Part 2 - External boundary

Commencing at the intersection of the southern boundary of the Dawson Highway road reserve and a south western bank of the Comet River at Rolleston and extending generally south easterly along banks of that river and banks of Clematis Creek to the intersection of that creek and the south western boundary of  Lot 1 on CUE95 (Deep Creek Holding); then generally south easterly along that lot boundary to Longitude 148.860896° East; then generally southerly through the following coordinate points:

Longitude
(East)
Latitude
(South)
148.861020 24.931195
148.861457 24.959533
148.861833 24.983918
148.857183 25.016264
148.857690 25.049218
148.852964 25.076953
148.852653 25.104643
148.853080 25.132325
148.853363 25.150780
148.858072 25.158463
148.866209 25.171742
148.869708 25.207305
148.870035 25.228397
148.862562 25.269350
148.861043 25.314196
148.861594 25.349792
148.862093 25.382093
148.857352 25.413289
148.835952 25.447101
148.825396 25.455471
148.800085 25.475540

Then south westerly to along a line to Longitude 148.799268° East, Latitude 25.476188° South to its intersection with the northern bank of the Dawson River; then generally westerly and generally northerly along banks of that river to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, being a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot to Latitude 25.127659° South; being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range; then extending north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range to Latitude 24.927077° South, then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East, Latitude 24.924536° South, again to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Latitude 24.923184° South, and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a corner on a southern boundary of Lot A on DSN939 (Special Lease 48788) at Longitude 147.951526° East; then generally north westerly, generally north easterly and again north westerly along boundaries of that lot,  north western boundaries of Lot 754 on PH1775 (Deepdale Pastoral Holding), eastern boundaries of Lot 9 on DSN969 and  western boundaries of Lot 3 on  DSN175 to its westernmost northern corner; then generally northerly to and along western boundaries of Lots 10, 8 and 7 on DSN116,  Lot 5 on DSN956 and Lot 4 on DSN116 to the north western corner of that lot; then north easterly to the headwaters of a tributary of Orion Creek at Longitude 148.148900°  East, Latitude 24.287240° South; then generally easterly and generally north easterly along eastern banks of that tributary and eastern banks of Orion Creek to a southern boundary of native title determination application QUD644/2012 - Bidjara #7 (QC2012/018) at Longitude 148.337920° East; then generally south easterly passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude   
(East)
Latitude  
(South)
148.350965 24.266056
148.384863 24.291518
148.423925 24.319570
148.474045 24.353457
148.512468 24.385442
148.544269 24.412861
148.574546 24.434354
148.615167 24.462341

Then westerly to the western bank of the Comet River at Latitude 24.462483° South; then generally south easterly along banks of that river back to the commencement point.

Data Reference and source

·    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

·    Native title determination application QUD644/2012 Bidjara People #7 (QC2012/018) as accepted for registration 24th January 2013.

·    Cadastral data sourced from Dept. of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

·    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Dept of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

·    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates have been provided are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia
1994 (GDA94), in decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.


IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 245 of 2011

BETWEEN:

CHARLES STAPLETON AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE BROWN RIVER PEOPLE
Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS
Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 FEBRUARY 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.There be no order as to costs.

Note:Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.  The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No. Area Description
1.   Lot 5021 on Plan PH360 - Rewan
2.   Lot 5028 on Plan PH252 -  Rewan
3.   Lot 1 on Plan SP105325 -  Consuelo
4.   Lot 1 on Plan SP187949 - Albinia
5.   Lot 1 on Plan SP164061 - Albinia
6.   Lot 4 on Plan CUE100 -  Consuelo
7.   Lot 5 on Plan CUE99 -  Consuelo
8.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan WT800342 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
9.   Lot 7 on Plan SP106035 -  Consuelo
10. Lot 11 on Plan CUE98 -  Rewan
11. That part of Lot 13 on Plan DSN725 that is within the external boundary - Orion
12. Lot 14 on Plan CUE92 -  Arcadia Valley
13. Lot 15 on Plan CUE93 -  Arcadia Valley
14. That part of Lot 17 on Plan SP228375 that is within the external boundary - Glenhaughton
15. Lot 19 on Plan DSN956 -  Wealwandangie
16. Lot 60 on Plan SP106044 -  Consuelo
17. Lot 754 on Plan PH1775 -  Consuelo
18. That part of Lot 3123 on Plan PH617 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
19. Lot 3307 on Plan PH793 -  Consuelo
20. Lot 3995 on Plan PH100 -  Wealwandangie
21. Lot 4157 on Plan PH1509 -  Rewan
22. Lot 5029 on Plan PH220 -  Rewan
23. Lot 5055 on Plan PH977 -  Albinia
24. Lot 1 on Plan CUE22 -  Consuelo
25. Lot 3 on Plan CUE88 -  Consuelo
26. Lot 4 on Plan CUE27 -  Consuelo
27. Lot 4 on Plan TR54 -  Rewan
28. Lot 7 on Plan CUE30 -  Consuelo
29. Lot 7 on Plan TR29 -  Rewan
30. Lot 7 on Plan TR32 -  Arcadia Valley
31. That part of Lots 567 and 158 on Plan NPW881 that is within the external boundary - Albinia.
32. Lot 8 on Plan TR31 -  Arcadia Valley
33. That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary  - Arcadia Valley
34. Lot 9 on Plan WT321 -  Carnarvon Park
35. Lot 10 on Plan TR8 -  Arcadia Valley
36. Lot 11 on Plan CP864585 -  Arcadia Valley
37. That part of Lot 71 on Plan SP151675 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston
38. That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
39. Lot 1 on Plan SP147544 -  Rewan
40. Lot 1 on Plan SP158690 -  Albinia
41. Lot 1 on Plan WT206 -  Carnarvon Park
42. Lot 3 on Plan SP125158 -  Rewan
43. Lot 7 on Plan SP104423 -  Albinia
44. Lot 11 on Plan FTY1709 -  Rewan
45. Lot 11 on Plan TR10 -  Arcadia Valley
46. Lot 12 on Plan CP864585 -  Arcadia Valley
47. That part of Lot 14 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion
48. Lot 15 on Plan FTY1668 -  Rewan
49. Lot 15 on Plan WT102 -  Beilba
50. That part of Lot 27 on Plan NPW826 that is within the external boundary - Beilba
51. Lot 56 on Plan NPW476 -  Rewan
52. Lot 59 on Plan DSN415 -  Albinia
53. Lot 160 on Plan FTY909 -  Albinia
54. Lot 211 on Plan FTY1812 -  Consuelo
55. That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt
56. Lot 2 on Plan SP158690 -  Albinia
57. Lot 9 on Plan RP620058 -  Albinia
58. Lot 7 on Plan AP15625 - Carnarvon Park
59. Lot 14 on Plan DN40131 -  Rolleston
60. Lot 11 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
61. Lot 12 on Plan DSN116 -  Cairdbeign
62. Lot 13 on Plan CUE94 -  Arcadia Valley
63. Lot 13 on Plan DSN116 -  Cairdbeign
64. Lot 14 on Plan DSN116 -  Cairdbeign
65. That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign
66. That part of Lot 16 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign
67. That part of Lot 17 on Plan DSN145 that is within the external boundary - Cairdbeign
68. Lot 18 on Plan DSN210 -  Albinia
69. Lot 1 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
70. Lot 1 on Plan TR50 -  Arcadia Valley
71. Lot 1 on Plan TR63 -  Rewan
72. Lot 2 on Plan CP860384 -  Rewan
73. That part of Lot 2 on Plan CUE92 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
74. Lot 2 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
75. Lot 2 on Plan DSN590 -  Albinia
76. Lot 2 on Plan SP164061 - Albinia
77. Lot 2 on Plan TR45 -  Arcadia Valley
78. Lot 3 on Plan CUE76 -  Rewan
79. Lot 3 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
80. Lot 3 on Plan DSN590 -  Albinia
81. Lot 4 on Plan CUE59 -  Albinia
82. Lot 4 on Plan CUE89 -  Rewan
83. That part of Lot 4 on Plan DSN116 that is within the external boundary - Wealwandangie
84. Lot 5 on Plan TR62 -  Rewan
85. That part of Lot 5 on Plan WT383 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
86. Lot 6 on Plan CUE54 -  Consuelo
87. Lot 6 on Plan CUE86 -  Consuelo
88. Lot 6 on Plan CUE96 -  Consuelo
89. Lot 6 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
90. Lot 6 on Plan DSN175 -  Wealwandangie
91. That part of Lot 7 on Plan CUE49 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo
92. Lot 7 on Plan DSN592 -  Albinia
93. That part of Lot 8 on Plan DSN42 that is within the external boundary - Orion
94. Lot 9 on Plan CUE53 -  Consuelo
95. Lot 9 on Plan CUE90 -  Rewan
96. Lot 9 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
97. That part of Lot 9 on Plan TR17 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
98. That part of Lot 54 on Plan DSN316 that is within the external boundary - Orion
99. That part of Lot 5 on Plan TR18 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
100.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR20 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
101.   That part of Lot 1 on Plan CUE5 that is within the external boundary - Consuelo
102.   That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187945 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
103.   Lot 1 on Plan DSN887 -  Albinia
104.   Lot 1 on Plan RP612604 -  Rolleston
105.   Lot 1 on Plan RP618664 -  Orion
106.   That part of Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP187944 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
107.   Lot 1 on Plan SP151675 -  Rolleston
108.   Lot 1 on Plan SP164068 -  Albinia
109.   Lot 1 on Plan SP174071 -  Albinia
110.   Lot 1 on Plan TR25 -  Rewan
111.   Lot 1 on Plan TR8 -  Arcadia Valley
112.   Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP206071 - Consuelo
113.   Lot 2 on Plan CUE79 -  Rewan
114.   Lot 2 on Plan RP612604 -  Rolleston
115.   Lot 2 on Plan RP616045 -  Albinia
116.   Lot 2 on Plan RP618664 -  Albinia
117.   Lot 2 on Plan SP125158 -  Rewan
118.   Lot 2 on Plan SP174071 -  Albinia
119.   Lot 2 on Plan TR13 -  Arcadia Valley
120.   Lots 1 and 2 on Plan SP200046 - Arcadia Valley
121.   Lot 2 on Plan TR30 -  Arcadia Valley
122.   Lot 3 on Plan CUE112 -  Rewan
123.   Lot 3 on Plan CUE74 -  Rewan
124.   Lot 3 on Plan SP100437 -  Consuelo
125.   That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP109939 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
126.   That part of Lot 3 on Plan SP116480 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
127.   Lot 3 on Plan SP170740 -  Albinia
128.   Lot 3 on Plan TR12 -  Arcadia Valley
129.   That part of Lot 3 on Plan TR21 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
130.   Lot 3 on Plan TR31 -  Arcadia Valley
131.   Lot 3 on Plan TR35 -  Arcadia Valley
132.   Lot 4 on Plan CUE75 -  Rewan
133.   Lot 4 on Plan RP617701 -  Albinia
134.   Lot 4 on Plan SP170740 -  Albinia
135.   That part of Lot 4 on Plan TR16 that is within the external boundary - Beilba
136.   Lot 4 on Plan TR26 -  Arcadia Valley
137.   Lot 4 on Plan TR32 -  Arcadia Valley
138.   Lot 4 on Plan TR7 -  Arcadia Valley
139.   That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
140.   Lot 5 on Plan CUE31 - Consuelo
141.   That part of Lots 5 and 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
142.   That part of Lot 5 on Plan CUE50 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
143.   Lot 5 on Plan DSN956 -  Wealwandangie
144.   Lot 5 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
145.   Lot 5 on Plan TR10 -  Arcadia Valley
146.   Lot 5 on Plan TR27 -  Arcadia Valley
147.   Lot 5 on Plan TR33 -  Arcadia Valley
148.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan CUE36 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
149.   That part of Lot 6 on Plan TR11 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
150.   Lot 6 on Plan TR28 -  Arcadia Valley
151.   Lot 6 on Plan TR34 -  Arcadia Valley
152.   Lot 7 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
153.   Lot 7 on Plan RP617701 -  Albinia
154.   That part of Lot 7 on Plan SP187946 - Albinia
155.   That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR22 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
156.   That part of Lot 7 on Plan TR39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
157.   That part of Lot 8 on Plan CUE38 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
158.   That part of Lot 8 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
159.   Lot 8 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
160.   Lot 8 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
161.   Lot 8 on Plan SP100437 -  Consuelo
162.   That part of Lot 8 on Plan TR15 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
163.   That part of Lot 9 on plan CUE39 that is within the external boundary - Arcadia Valley
164.   That part of Lots 8 and 9 on Plan SP210545 that is within the external boundary - Coorumbene
165.   Lot 9 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
166.   Lot 10 on Plan CUE87 -  Rewan
167.   Lot 10 on Plan DSN116 -  Wealwandangie
168.   Lot 10 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
169.   That part of Lot 11 on Plan DN40132 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
170.   Lot 11 on Plan RP617702 -  Albinia
171.   Lot 12 on Plan RP616044 -  Albinia
172.   That part of Lot 12 on Plan SP101671 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
173.   That part of Lot 13 on Plan DN40131 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston
174.   Lot 13 on Plan RP616044 -  Albinia
175.   Lot 14 on Plan TR39 -  Arcadia Valley
176.   That part of Lot 15 on Plan DSN500 that is within the external boundary - Orion
177.   Lot 15 on Plan TR44 -  Arcadia Valley
178.   That part of Lot 16 on Plan DN40142 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
179.   That part of Lot 16 on Plan SP138519 that is within the external boundary - Orion
180.   Lot 17 on Plan SP188169 -  Orion
181.   Lot 18 on Plan SP188169 -  Orion
182.   Lot 19 on Plan DSN860 -  Orion
183.   Lot 22 on Plan DSN92 -  Rolleston
184.   Lot 23 on Plan DSN92 -  Rolleston
185.   Lot 24 on Plan DSN92 -  Rolleston
186.   That part of Lot 26 on Plan DSN132 that is within the external boundary - Rolleston
187.   Lot 36 on Plan DSN157 -  Rolleston
188.   Lot 39 on Plan DSN65 -  Rolleston
189.   Lot 42 on Plan DSN65 -  Rolleston
190.   Lot 45 on Plan DSN128 -  Rolleston
191.   Lot 47 on Plan DSN99 -  Rolleston
192.   Lot 48 on Plan DSN82 -  Rolleston
193.   Lot 49 on Plan DSN82 -  Rolleston
194.   Lot 50 on Plan DSN82 -  Rolleston
195.   That part of Lot 51 on Plan DSN520 that is within the external boundary - Orion
196.   That part of Lot 55 on Plan DSN318 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
197.   That part of Lot 56 on Plan DSN808 that is within the external boundary - Albinia
198.   All waters forming part of a lot on plan, all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary including, but not limited to: Aldabaran Creek, Brown River, Canopus Creek, Carnarvon Creek, Comet River, Consuelo Creek, Lake Nuga Nuga, Meteor Creek, Panorama Creek, Peawaddy Creek and Stony Creek.

Part 2 - External boundary

Commencing at the intersection of the southern boundary of the Dawson Highway road reserve and a south western bank of the Comet River at Rolleston and extending generally south easterly along banks of that river and banks of Clematis Creek to the intersection of that creek and the south western boundary of Lot 1 on CUE95 (Deep Creek Holding); then generally south easterly along that lot boundary to Longitude 148.860896° East; then generally southerly through the following coordinate points:

Longitude
(East)
Latitude
(South)
148.861020 24.931195
148.861457 24.959533
148.861833 24.983918
148.857183 25.016264
148.857690 25.049218
148.852964 25.076953
148.852653 25.104643
148.853080 25.132325
148.853363 25.150780
148.858072 25.158463
148.866209 25.171742
148.869708 25.207305
148.870035 25.228397
148.862562 25.269350
148.861043 25.314196
148.861594 25.349792
148.862093 25.382093
148.857352 25.413289
148.835952 25.447101
148.825396 25.455471
148.800085 25.475540

Then south westerly to along a line to Longitude 148.799268° East, Latitude 25.476188° South to its intersection with the northern bank of the Dawson River;  then generally westerly and generally northerly along banks of that river to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, being a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot to Latitude 25.127659° South; being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range; then extending north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range to Latitude 24.927077° South, then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East,  Latitude 24.924536° South, again to a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC2011/004); then north westerly to the ridgeline of the Carnarvon Range at Latitude 24.923184° South, and generally north westerly along that ridgeline to a corner on a southern boundary of Lot A on DSN939 (Special Lease 48788) at Longitude 147.951526° East; then  generally north westerly, generally north easterly and again north westerly along boundaries of that lot,  north western boundaries of Lot 754 on PH1775 (Deepdale Pastoral Holding), eastern boundaries of Lot 9 on DSN969 and western boundaries of Lot 3 on  DSN175 to its westernmost northern corner; then generally northerly to and along western boundaries of Lots 10, 8 and 7 on DSN116,  Lot 5 on DSN956 and Lot 4 on DSN116 to the north western corner of that lot; then north easterly to the headwaters of a tributary of Orion Creek at Longitude 148.148900°  East, Latitude 24.287240° South; then generally easterly and generally north easterly along eastern banks of that tributary and eastern banks of Orion Creek to a southern boundary of native title determination application QUD644/2012 - Bidjara #7 (QC2012/018) at Longitude 148.337920° East; then generally south easterly passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude    (East) Latitude   (South)
148.350965 24.266056
148.384863 24.291518
148.423925 24.319570
148.474045 24.353457
148.512468 24.385442
148.544269 24.412861
148.574546 24.434354
148.615167 24.462341

Then westerly to the western bank of the Comet River at Latitude 24.462483° South; then generally south easterly along banks of that river back to the commencement point.

Excluding all land and waters subject to:

·Native title determination application QUD301/2012 Brown River People #2 (QC2012/005); and

·Native title determination application QUD310/2012 Karingbal People #3 (QC2012/006).

Data Reference and source

·    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

·    Native title determination application QUD644/2012 Bidjara People #7 (QC2012/018) as accepted for registration 24th January 2013.

·    Native title determination application QUD301/2012 Brown River People #2 (QC2012/005) as filed in the Federal Court 13th July 2012.

·    Native title determination application QUD310/2012 Karingbal People #3 (QC2012/006) as filed in the Federal Court 27th June 2012.

·    Cadastral data sourced from Dept. of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

·    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Dept of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

·    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates have been provided are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia
1994 (GDA94), in decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 301 of 2012

BETWEEN:

CHARLES STAPLETON AND OTHERS N BEHALF OF THE BROWN RIVER PEOPLE #2
Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS
Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 FEBRUARY 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.There be no order as to costs.

Note:Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.  The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No. Area Description
1.   That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
2.   That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt
3.   That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
4.   Lot 7 on Plan SP103687 - Carnarvon Park
5.   Lot 6 on Plan SP103687 - Carnarvon Park
6.   Lot 8 on CUE78 - Carnarvon Park
7.   All waters forming part of a lot on plan, all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary including, but not limited to:  Carnarvon Creek and Mickey Creek

Part 2 – External boundary

Additional Area 1

Commencing at a point on the boundary of native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being the intersection of the northern bank of the Dawson River and an eastern boundary of Carnarvon Highway at Latitude 25.351974° South and extending generally north westerly along the northern banks of the Dawson River to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, again a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC11/4); then generally south easterly and generally southerly along boundaries of that native title application, further described as generally south easterly and generally southerly along the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range and passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.518532

25.243475

148.520212

25.243370

148.521331

25.243300

148.525313

25.243541

148.529144

25.243827

148.532421

25.244112

148.535368

25.244740

148.538315

25.245689

148.541335

25.247097

148.544481

25.248826

148.546844

25.250781

148.548906

25.252438

148.551851

25.253823

148.554346

25.254105

148.557046

25.253264

148.560480

25.251921

148.562902

25.250919

148.564696

25.250099

148.566588

25.249531

148.568453

25.249947

148.570893

25.251605

148.573107

25.252964

148.576758

25.254304

148.580259

25.255460

148.583935

25.257212

148.586854

25.259008

148.590050

25.260828

148.592818

25.262830

148.595156

25.264991

148.596262

25.266185

148.597064

25.267746

148.597914

25.270340

148.598868

25.271809

148.600075

25.272867

148.602569

25.273653

148.608238

25.275249

148.613983

25.276731

148.619249

25.278280

148.625675

25.279969

148.626986

25.280133

148.628550

25.279815

148.631023

25.279271

148.633166

25.279436

148.635307

25.280312

148.637976

25.281671

148.640117

25.282616

148.641478

25.283124

148.642764

25.283919

148.643114

25.284136

148.644925

25.285997

148.646911

25.288249

148.648194

25.289834

148.649322

25.292175

148.650049

25.294148

148.651456

25.296283

148.653065

25.298328

148.654775

25.300143

148.656364

25.301399

Then south easterly to the western boundary of Carnarvon Highway at Latitude 25.302263° South; then generally southerly along boundaries of that road back to the commencement point.

Additional Area 2

Commencing at a point on the boundary of native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, and extending generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.514067

25.244263

148.510584

25.245169

148.507355

25.245755

148.502911

25.246491

148.499380

25.246790

148.493261

25.247163

148.487960

25.246968

148.483435

25.246483

148.479737

25.245822

148.476272

25.245362

148.473022

25.245448

148.469455

25.246114

148.466026

25.247240

148.458354

25.251201

148.453219

25.254456

148.451374

25.254745

148.449283

25.254855

148.446335

25.254958

148.444238

25.254815

148.442087

25.254489

148.439650

25.253825

148.437427

25.253684

148.435281

25.253542

148.433051

25.253103

148.430733

25.252115

148.427892

25.250312

148.426564

25.249580

148.425066

25.249150

148.423380

25.249320

148.421883

25.250037

148.420844

25.250882

148.419543

25.252398

148.418542

25.253863

148.416996

25.256805

148.416070

25.258222

148.414815

25.259554

148.413488

25.260038

148.412179

25.260154

148.410760

25.259814

148.409583

25.259149

148.408525

25.258045

148.406674

25.255396

148.405023

25.252675

148.403346

25.249931

148.401625

25.247487

148.400129

25.246001

148.397897

25.244369

148.396515

25.243478

148.394614

25.243055

148.392779

25.243273

148.390119

25.243874

148.387504

25.244199

148.385182

25.244128

148.383103

25.243663

148.381624

25.242911

148.380386

25.241718

148.379777

25.240445

148.379491

25.238914

148.378998

25.237226

148.377807

25.235849

148.376372

25.234821

148.374507

25.233755

148.372263

25.232673

148.370177

25.231840

148.368351

25.231393

148.365992

25.231873

148.364116

25.232660

148.362356

25.232813

148.360558

25.232365

148.258899

25.231570

148.356628

25.230351

148.354189

25.229571

148.352036

25.229106

148.350039

25.223294

148.347725

25.220149

148.343412

25.219421

148.342334

25.219240

148.337083

25.217800

148.336366

25.216140

148.334828

25.215021

148.330081

25.213618

148.326227

25.210295

148.323406

25.210439

148.318148

25.212095

148.315117

25.211830

148.312497

25.213048

148.308899

25.212265

148.305572

25.212304

148.306374

25.204077

148.304025

25.199326

148.300222

25.193752

148.295689

25.190486

148.296483

25.188774

148.295540

25.186016

148.292904

25.181889

148.294284

25.178148

148.291802

25.175303

148.294549

25.166100

Then north easterly to again a point on QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then south easterly, generally easterly and generally south easterly along boundaries of that native title application, described as south easterly to the headwaters of an unnamed tributary at Longitude 148.312900° East, Latitude 25.175380° South; then generally easterly along southern banks of that tributary and southern banks of Bullaroo Creek to Longitude 148.456970° East; then south easterly to an eastern bank of an unnamed creek at Longitude 148.476360° East, Latitude 25.207650° South; then generally south easterly along  banks of that unnamed creek to its intersection with the southern boundary of Lot 236 of NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then south easterly back to the commencement point.

Additional Area 3

Commencing at a point on native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range and a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 at Latitude 25.127659° South, and extending generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.133836

25.042539

148.132985

25.042760

148.131718

25.043607

148.129158

25.043972

148.125052

25.043905

148.122948

25.043207

148.121615

25.042014

148.121129

25.040439

148.118696

25.031052

148.117736

25.025930

148.117093

25.024014

148.116389

25.022810

148.115261

25.021843

148.112801

25.020967

148.104693

25.019591

148.098979

25.018357

148.097278

25.017675

148.095770

25.016530

148.094400

25.014764

148.092872

25.011395

148.091486

25.008826

148.089557

25.006771

148.086912

25.004201

148.085083

25.002144

148.083985

25.000098

148.083128

24.997526

148.082083

24.994395

148.078730

24.985636

148.077062

24.981113

148.076326

24.978574

148.075891

24.976033

148.076060

24.973508

148.076709

24.971093

148.077610

24.968721

148.077734

24.966632

148.076560

24.963273

148.073751

24.959977

148.072921

24.958036

148.073048

24.956176

148.073732

24.954541

148.074966

24.952669

148.076068

24.950272

148.076491

24.947928

148.076208

24.945408

148.075298

24.943078

148.073562

24.941055

148.071171

24.938993

148.068079

24.937099

148.066023

24.935653

148.064717

24.933763

148.063992

24.932119

148.063793

24.930263

148.063577

24.927077

Then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East, Latitude 24.924536° South, again a point on the boundary of QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC11/4); then generally south easterly and generally south westerly along boundaries of that native title application, further described as generally south easterly to the headwaters of Carnarvon Creek at Longitude 148.070280° East, Latitude 24.932220° South; then generally south easterly along northern and eastern banks of that creek to Latitude 25.072757° South; then southerly to a corner on the southern boundary of Carnarvon Gorge Road  reserve at Longitude 148.267547° East; then generally south easterly along the boundaries of that road reserve to the north western most corner of Lot 15 on FTY 1668; then generally southerly along boundaries of that lot to is western most corner; then south westerly back to the commencement point.

Data Reference and source

·    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

·    Cadastral data sourced from the Department of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

·    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Department of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

·    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), in
decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 310 of 2012

BETWEEN:

KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #3
Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS
Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE OF ORDER:

21 FEBRUARY 2014

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1.Pursuant to section 225 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), native title does not exist in relation to any part of the land or waters the subject of this proceeding, as described in the attached schedule.

2.There be no order as to costs.

Note:Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Schedule 1 - Determination Area

A.  The Determination Area comprises all of the land and waters described in Part 1 below, to the extent that they are within the external boundary description as described in Part 2 below.

Part 1 - Areas where native title does not exist

Area No. Area Description
1.   That part of Lot 89 on Plan FTY1273 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
2.   That part of Lot 236 on Plan NPW490 that is within the external boundary - Mount Moffatt
3.   That part of Lot 4 on Plan WT323 that is within the external boundary - Upper Dawson
4.   Lot 7 on Plan SP103687 - Carnarvon Park
5.   Lot 6 on Plan SP103687 - Carnarvon Park
6.   Lot 8 on CUE78 - Carnarvon Park
7.   All waters forming part of a lot on plan, all waterways, natural lakes, creeks and rivers within the external boundary including, but not limited to:  Carnarvon Creek and Mickey Creek

Part 2 – External boundary

Additional Area 1

Commencing at a point on the boundary of native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being the intersection of the northern bank of the Dawson River and an eastern boundary of Carnarvon Highway at Latitude 25.351974° South and extending generally north westerly along the northern banks of the Dawson River to its headwaters at Longitude 148.522580° East, Latitude 25.248430° South; then north westerly to the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, again a point on QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC11/4); then generally south easterly and generally southerly along boundaries of that native title application, further described as generally south easterly and generally southerly along the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range and passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.518532

25.243475

148.520212

25.243370

148.521331

25.243300

148.525313

25.243541

148.529144

25.243827

148.532421

25.244112

148.535368

25.244740

148.538315

25.245689

148.541335

25.247097

148.544481

25.248826

148.546844

25.250781

148.548906

25.252438

148.551851

25.253823

148.554346

25.254105

148.557046

25.253264

148.560480

25.251921

148.562902

25.250919

148.564696

25.250099

148.566588

25.249531

148.568453

25.249947

148.570893

25.251605

148.573107

25.252964

148.576758

25.254304

148.580259

25.255460

148.583935

25.257212

148.586854

25.259008

148.590050

25.260828

148.592818

25.262830

148.595156

25.264991

148.596262

25.266185

148.597064

25.267746

148.597914

25.270340

148.598868

25.271809

148.600075

25.272867

148.602569

25.273653

148.608238

25.275249

148.613983

25.276731

148.619249

25.278280

148.625675

25.279969

148.626986

25.280133

148.628550

25.279815

148.631023

25.279271

148.633166

25.279436

148.635307

25.280312

148.637976

25.281671

148.640117

25.282616

148.641478

25.283124

148.642764

25.283919

148.643114

25.284136

148.644925

25.285997

148.646911

25.288249

148.648194

25.289834

148.649322

25.292175

148.650049

25.294148

148.651456

25.296283

148.653065

25.298328

148.654775

25.300143

148.656364

25.301399

Then south easterly to the western boundary of Carnarvon Highway at Latitude 25.302263° South; then generally southerly along boundaries of that road back to the commencement point.

Additional Area 2

Commencing at a point on the boundary of native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range at Longitude 148.516363° East, Latitude 25.243812° South, and extending generally westerly and generally north westerly along that ridgeline passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.514067

25.244263

148.510584

25.245169

148.507355

25.245755

148.502911

25.246491

148.499380

25.246790

148.493261

25.247163

148.487960

25.246968

148.483435

25.246483

148.479737

25.245822

148.476272

25.245362

148.473022

25.245448

148.469455

25.246114

148.466026

25.247240

148.458354

25.251201

148.453219

25.254456

148.451374

25.254745

148.449283

25.254855

148.446335

25.254958

148.444238

25.254815

148.442087

25.254489

148.439650

25.253825

148.437427

25.253684

148.435281

25.253542

148.433051

25.253103

148.430733

25.252115

148.427892

25.250312

148.426564

25.249580

148.425066

25.249150

148.423380

25.249320

148.421883

25.250037

148.420844

25.250882

148.419543

25.252398

148.418542

25.253863

148.416996

25.256805

148.416070

25.258222

148.414815

25.259554

148.413488

25.260038

148.412179

25.260154

148.410760

25.259814

148.409583

25.259149

148.408525

25.258045

148.406674

25.255396

148.405023

25.252675

148.403346

25.249931

148.401625

25.247487

148.400129

25.246001

148.397897

25.244369

148.396515

25.243478

148.394614

25.243055

148.392779

25.243273

148.390119

25.243874

148.387504

25.244199

148.385182

25.244128

148.383103

25.243663

148.381624

25.242911

148.380386

25.241718

148.379777

25.240445

148.379491

25.238914

148.378998

25.237226

148.377807

25.235849

148.376372

25.234821

148.374507

25.233755

148.372263

25.232673

148.370177

25.231840

148.368351

25.231393

148.365992

25.231873

148.364116

25.232660

148.362356

25.232813

148.360558

25.232365

148.258899

25.231570

148.356628

25.230351

148.354189

25.229571

148.352036

25.229106

148.350039

25.223294

148.347725

25.220149

148.343412

25.219421

148.342334

25.219240

148.337083

25.217800

148.336366

25.216140

148.334828

25.215021

148.330081

25.213618

148.326227

25.210295

148.323406

25.210439

148.318148

25.212095

148.315117

25.211830

148.312497

25.213048

148.308899

25.212265

148.305572

25.212304

148.306374

25.204077

148.304025

25.199326

148.300222

25.193752

148.295689

25.190486

148.296483

25.188774

148.295540

25.186016

148.292904

25.181889

148.294284

25.178148

148.291802

25.175303

148.294549

25.166100

Then north easterly to again a point on QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4) at Latitude 25.164871° South, being a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then south easterly, generally easterly and generally south easterly along boundaries of that native title application, described as south easterly to the headwaters of an unnamed tributary at Longitude 148.312900° East, Latitude 25.175380° South; then generally easterly along southern banks of that tributary and southern banks of Bullaroo Creek to Longitude 148.456970° East; then south easterly to an eastern bank of an unnamed creek at Longitude 148.476360° East, Latitude 25.207650° South; then generally south easterly along  banks of that unnamed creek to its intersection with the southern boundary of Lot 236 of NPW490 (Carnarvon National Park); then south easterly back to the commencement point.

Additional Area 3

Commencing at a point on native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC11/4), being a point on the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range and a corner of Lot 236 on NPW490 at Latitude 25.127659° South, and extending generally north westerly along boundaries of that lot and that ridgeline to the northernmost point of Lot 3453 on PH1102 (Saddler Pastoral Holding); then generally north westerly again along the ridgeline of Carnarvon Range passing through the following coordinate points:

Longitude (East)

Latitude (South)

148.133836

25.042539

148.132985

25.042760

148.131718

25.043607

148.129158

25.043972

148.125052

25.043905

148.122948

25.043207

148.121615

25.042014

148.121129

25.040439

148.118696

25.031052

148.117736

25.025930

148.117093

25.024014

148.116389

25.022810

148.115261

25.021843

148.112801

25.020967

148.104693

25.019591

148.098979

25.018357

148.097278

25.017675

148.095770

25.016530

148.094400

25.014764

148.092872

25.011395

148.091486

25.008826

148.089557

25.006771

148.086912

25.004201

148.085083

25.002144

148.083985

25.000098

148.083128

24.997526

148.082083

24.994395

148.078730

24.985636

148.077062

24.981113

148.076326

24.978574

148.075891

24.976033

148.076060

24.973508

148.076709

24.971093

148.077610

24.968721

148.077734

24.966632

148.076560

24.963273

148.073751

24.959977

148.072921

24.958036

148.073048

24.956176

148.073732

24.954541

148.074966

24.952669

148.076068

24.950272

148.076491

24.947928

148.076208

24.945408

148.075298

24.943078

148.073562

24.941055

148.071171

24.938993

148.068079

24.937099

148.066023

24.935653

148.064717

24.933763

148.063992

24.932119

148.063793

24.930263

148.063577

24.927077

Then northerly to Longitude 148.063117° East, Latitude 24.924536° South, again a point on the boundary of QUD245/11 Brown River People (QC11/4); then generally south easterly and generally south westerly along boundaries of that native title application, further described as generally south easterly to the headwaters of Carnarvon Creek at Longitude 148.070280° East, Latitude 24.932220° South; then generally south easterly along northern and eastern banks of that creek to Latitude 25.072757° South; then southerly to a corner on the southern boundary of Carnarvon Gorge Road  reserve at Longitude 148.267547° East; then generally south easterly along the boundaries of that road reserve to the north western most corner of Lot 15 on FTY 1668; then generally southerly along boundaries of that lot to is western most corner; then south westerly back to the commencement point.

Data Reference and source

·    Native title determination application QUD245/2011 Brown River People (QC2011/004) as filed in the Federal Court 29th August 2011.

·    Cadastral data sourced from the Department of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014).

·    Rivers and creeks based, where possible, on cadastre data sourced from Department of Natural Resources & Mines, Qld (January 2014). Elsewhere, rivers and creeks based on 1:250,000 topographic vector data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2003.

·    Carnarvon Range ridgeline referenced to the Queensland Basin Sub Areas 1:100,000, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 2011.

Reference datum

Geographical coordinates are referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), in
decimal degrees and are based on the spatial reference data acquired from the various custodians at the time.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

QUD 23 of 2006
QUD216 of 2008
QUD 245 of 2011
QUD 301 of 2012
QUD 310 of 2012

BETWEEN:

KEVIN ALBURY AND OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE KARINGBAL PEOPLE #2
Applicant

AND:

STATE OF QUEENSLAND AND OTHERS
Respondent

JUDGE:

JAGOT J

DATE:

21 FEBRUARY 2014

PLACE:

SYDNEY

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

  1. On 3 February 2014 I made the following orders in these matters:

    1.The State of Queensland file and serve its proposed determination that native title does not exist in relation to the overlap area within 7 days.

    2.The other parties have leave to file and serve any submissions they wish to make about the proposed determination within a further 7 days.

  2. No submission has been received in response of the determination proposed by the State.

  3. I am satisfied that the determination should be made for the reasons set out in the reasons for judgment in Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2013] FCA 1229 and Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v State of Queensland (No 3) [2014] FCA 8. I am also satisfied that the form of the proposed determination is appropriate.

  4. Accordingly, I make orders as set out in the proposed determinations.

I certify that the preceding four (4) numbered paragraphs are a true copy of the Reasons for Judgment herein of the Honourable Justice Jagot.

Associate:

Dated:       17 February 2014