Boonwurrung People v Victoria (No 2)

[2025] FCA 279

Federal Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

31st March, 2025

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)	s2, s3, s5, s7, s9, s14, s15, s16, s20, s27, s28, s59, s60, s73, s77, s79, s135, s136, s140
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)	s61, s86, s223, s253
Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)	s39.32
World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 (Cth)
Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic)
Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic)	s140

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Briginshaw v Briginshaw	[1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] ALR 334; 12 ALJR 100	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Oct 1982	AustLII	10527
Jones v Dunkel	[1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] ALR 367; 32 ALJR 395; (1959) 18 CA 8	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Mar 1959	AustLII	7984
Mabo v Queensland (No 2)	[1992] EOC 92-443; (1992) 66 ALJR 408; (1992) 107 ALR 1; (1992) 175 CLR 1; [1992] HCA 23	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1992	AustLII	2284
Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd	[1992] HCA 66; (1992) 110 CLR 445; (1992) 110 ALR 449; (1992) 67 ALJR 170	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 1992	AustLII	1802
Commonwealth v Tasmania	[1983] HCA 21; (1983) 158 CLR 1; (1983) 46 ALR 625; (1983) 57 ALJR 450; 68 ILR 266	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Jul 1983	AustLII	995
Blatch v Archer	[1774] EngR 2; (1774) 1 Cowp 63; 98 ER 969	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1774	CommonLII	841
Brodie v Singleton Shire Council; Ghantous v Hawkesbury Shire Council	[2001] HCA 29; (2001) 206 CLR 512; (2001) 180 ALR 145; (2001) 75 ALJR 992; (2001) 114 LGERA 235; [2001] Aust Torts Reports 81-607; (2001) 33 MVR 289; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 13	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 May 2001	AustLII	717
Western Australia v Ward	[2002] HCA 28; (2002) 213 CLR 1; (2002) 191 ALR 1; (2002) 76 ALJR 1098; (2002) 23 Leg Rep 2; [2002] ANZ Conv R 446	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Aug 2002	AustLII	620
Luxton v Vines	[1952] HCA 19; (1952) 85 CLR 352; [1952] ALR 308	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Apr 1952	AustLII	540
Payne v Parker	[1976] 1 NSWLR 191		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1976	LexisNexis AU	466
Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria	[2002] HCA 58; (2002) 214 CLR 422; 194 ALR 538; (2002) 77 ALJR 356	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Dec 2002	AustLII	442
Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd	[1972-73] ALR 65; (1971) 17 FLR 141		Australia	circa 1972	LexisNexis AU	426
Qantas Airways Ltd v Gama	[2008] FCAFC 69; (2008) 167 FCR 537; (2008) 247 ALR 273; (2008) 101 ALD 459; [2008] EOC 93-493	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 May 2008	AustLII	375
Ho v Powell	[2001] NSWCA 168; (2001) 51 NSWLR 572	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	circa 2001	AustLII	275
Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	[2007] FCAFC 132; (2007) 162 FCR 466; (2007) 242 ALR 643; [2007] ATPR 42-177	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Aug 2007	AustLII	239
Lithgow City Council v Jackson	[2011] HCA 36; (2011) 244 CLR 352; (2011) 281 ALR 223; (2011) 85 ALJR 1130; (2011) 8 CA 36	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Sep 2011	AustLII	222
Quick v Stoland Pty Ltd	[1998] FCA 1200; (1998) 87 FCR 371; (1998) 87 FLR 371; (1998) 157 ALR 615; (1998) 29 ACSR 130	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Sep 1998	AustLII	163
Yarmirr v Northern Territory	[1998] FCA 771; (1998) 82 FCR 533; (1998) 82 FLR 533; (1998) 156 ALR 370	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Jul 1998	AustLII	137
Commonwealth v Yarmirr	[1999] FCA 1668; 101 FCR 171; (1999) 168 ALR 426	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Dec 1999	AustLII	117
Harrington-Smith on behalf of the Wongatha People v Western Australia (No 9)	[2007] FCA 31; [2007] FCR 31; 238 ALR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2007	AustLII	108
Daniel v Western Australia	[2003] FCA 666	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Jul 2003	AustLII	101
Bodney v Bennell	[2008] FCAFC 63; (2008) 167 FCR 84; (2008) 249 ALR 300	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Apr 2008	AustLII	88
Sampi v Western Australia	[2005] FCA 777	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Jun 2005	AustLII	86
Henderson v Queensland	[2014] HCA 52; (2014) 255 CLR 1; (2014) 315 ALR 188; (2014) 89 ALJR 162; (2014) 243 A Crim R 120	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 2014	AustLII	82
De Rose Hill v South Australia	[2002] FCA 1342	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2002	AustLII	74
Shaw v Wolf	[1998] FCA 389; (1998) 83 FCR 113; (1999) 163 ALR 205	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Apr 1998	AustLII	67
Jango v Northern Territory	[2006] FCA 318; (2006) 152 FCR 150	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2006	AustLII	66
Borowski v Quayle	[1966] VicRp 54; [1966] VR 382		Australia - Victoria	15 Oct 1965	AustLII	59
Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth	[2020] HCA 3; 270 CLR 152	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2020	AustLII	55
De Rose v South Australia	[2003] FCAFC 286; (2003) 133 FCR 325	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 2003	AustLII	55
Leslie v Graham	[2002] FCA 32; [2002] EOC 93-196	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Feb 2002	AustLII	47
Sampi on behalf of the Bardi and Jawi People v Western Australia	[2010] FCAFC 26; (2010) 266 ALR 537	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Mar 2010	AustLII	43
Narrier v Western Australia	[2016] FCA 1519	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 2016	AustLII	41
Attorney-General (NT) v Ward	[2003] FCAFC 283; (2003) 134 FCR 16	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Dec 2003	AustLII	41
Lee v R	[1998] HCA 60; (1998) 157 ALR 394; (1998) 74 ALJR 1484; (1998) 16 Leg Rep C1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Sep 1998	AustLII	39
Neowarra v Western Australia (No 1)	[2003] FCA 1399; (2003) 134 FCR 208; (2003) 205 ALR 145	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Dec 2003	AustLII	35
Gumana v Northern Territory	[2005] FCA 50	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Feb 2005	AustLII	33
Mitchell v MNR	[2001] 1 SCR 911; [2001] SCC 33; (2001) 199 DLR (4th) 385	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	circa 2001		29
Wyman on behalf of the Bidjara People v Queensland (No 2)	[2013] FCA 1229	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Dec 2013	AustLII	28
Alyawarr, Kaytetye, Warumungu, Wakay Native Title Claim Group v Northern Territory	[2004] FCA 472	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Apr 2004	AustLII	25
Aplin on behalf of the Waanyi Peoples v Queensland	[2010] FCA 625	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Jun 2010	AustLII	24
AB (decd) (obh of Ngarla People) v Western Australia (No 4)	[2012] FCA 1268; (2012) 300 ALR 193	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Nov 2012	AustLII	21
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Big Star Energy Ltd (No 3)	[2020] FCA 1442; (2020) 389 ALR 17; 148 ACSR 334; (2020) 277 FCR 223	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Oct 2020	AustLII	20
Ashwin on behalf of the Wutha People v Western Australia (No 4)	[2019] FCA 308; 369 ALR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Mar 2019	AustLII	18
Dempsey on behalf of the Bularnu, Waluwarra and Wangkayujuru People v Queensland (No 2)	[2014] FCA 528; 317 ALR 432	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 May 2014	AustLII	16
Smirke on behalf of the Jurruru People v Western Australia (No 2)	[2020] FCA 1728	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Dec 2020	AustLII	15
Rrumburriya Borroloola Claim Group v Northern Territory	[2016] FCA 776; (2016) 255 FCR 228	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Jun 2016	AustLII	14
Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations v Murray	[2015] FCA 346	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Apr 2015	AustLII	14
Malone on behalf of the Western Kangoulu People v Queensland	[2021] FCAFC 176; 287 FCR 240	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Oct 2021	AustLII	12
Westbus Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) v Ishak	[2006] NSWCA 198	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	25 Jul 2006	AustLII	12
Helmbright v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (No 2)	[2021] FCA 647; (2021) 287 FCR 109	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Jun 2021	AustLII	11
Drill on behalf of the Purnululu Native Title Claim Group v Western Australia	[2020] FCA 1510	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Oct 2020	AustLII	11
Malone v Queensland (The Clermont-Belyando Area Native Title Claim) (No 5)	[2021] FCA 1639; (2021) 397 ALR 397	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 2021	AustLII	6
Dhu v Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (No 2)	[2021] FCA 1496	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Nov 2021	AustLII	5
Briggs on behalf of the Boonwurrung People v Victoria	[2024] FCA 288	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Mar 2024	AustLII	3
Nona on behalf of the Badulgal, Mualgal and Kaurareg Peoples (Warral & Ului) v Queensland (No 5)	[2023] FCA 135	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Feb 2023	AustLII	3
Western Kangoulu People v Queensland (No 3)	[2022] FCA 827	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Jul 2022	AustLII	2
"Studies in Australian Totemism: Sub-Section, Section and Moiety Totemism"	(1933) 4 Oceania 56	Oceania		circa 1933		1

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