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[2014] FCA 201
Federal Court of Australia
2014-03-12
Barker J
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BEING SATISFIED that a determination of native title in the terms set out in Attachment A in respect of WAD 6096 of 1998 would be within the power of the Court, pursuant to section 94A of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth): THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
The Honourable Justice Barker ATTACHMENT A DETERMINATION OF NATIVE TITLE THE COURT ORDERS, DECLARES AND DETERMINES THAT: Existence of native title (s 225 Native Title Act)
S1.1 Determination Area The external boundary of the Determination Area, generally shown as bordered in blue on the maps at Schedule 3, is as follows: Commencing at a point on the northern boundary of Reserve 30082 (Karijini National Park) at Longitude 118.124481° East, also being a point on the southern boundary of Native Title Determination Application WAD6005/03 Yindjibarndi #1 (WC03/3), and extending north westerly, generally north easterly and generally easterly along boundaries of that native title determination application passing through the following coordinate points. Longitude (East) Latitude (South) 118.066727 22.177725 118.244529 22.043553 118.321057 21.927553 118.335569 21.923244 118.391671 21.921325 118.469730 21.982051 118.582419 21.968384
Then south easterly along boundaries of that native title determination application to the intersection with Native Title Determination Application WAD6287/98 Palyku (WC99/16) at Longitude 118.814893° East, Latitude 22.008794° South; then generally south easterly along boundaries of that native title determination application passing through the following coordinate points. Longitude (East) Latitude (South) 118.998448 22.084728 119.082157 22.288105
Then south easterly to a northern boundary of Native Title Determination Application WAD6280/98 Nyiyaparli (WC05/6) at Latitude 22.345315° South and extending generally south easterly along boundaries of that native title determination application passing through the following coordinate points. Longitude (East) Latitude (South) 119.249935 22.576797 119.301788 22.795397
Then south westerly along boundaries of that native title determination application to the intersection with Native Title Determination Application WAD196/2013 Nyiyaparli #3 (WC13/3) at Longitude 119.127503° East, Latitude 22.995316° South; then generally south westerly along boundaries of that native title determination application passing through the following coordinate points. Longitude (East) Latitude (South) 119.121440 23.002285 118.941522 23.019693 118.940505 23.020809 118.936945 23.024922 118.932942 23.030788 118.932172 23.031113 118.928092 23.033906
Then continuing south westerly along the boundary of that native title determination application to Longitude 118.926692° East; then generally westerly passing through the following coordinate points. Longitude (East) Latitude (South) 118.907401 23.036837 118.890123 23.037907 118.882137 23.037086 118.877361 23.037086 118.867584 23.034175 118.856409 23.037404 118.849937 23.042655 118.842607 23.051530 118.836573 23.059998 118.824910 23.068668 118.813698 23.077498 118.809213 23.079881 118.803186 23.081142 118.795950 23.079381 118.786087 23.077638 118.779920 23.079600 118.766091 23.078945 118.760207 23.079817 118.753850 23.079040 118.745301 23.077077 118.732209 23.070666 118.720676 23.069293 118.705636 23.071051 118.695825 23.074835 118.681529 23.071051 118.649792 23.047597 118.623483 23.028031
Then north westerly to an easternmost boundary of the southern severance of Reserve 30082 (Karijini National Park) at Latitude 23.024322° South and extending northerly, easterly, again northerly, westerly and again northerly to the southern boundary of the Pastoral Lease 3114/1191 (Juna Downs); then generally westerly, generally northerly, generally easterly and northerly along boundaries of that pastoral lease to Latitude 22.809865° South; then generally north westerly passing through the following coordinate points back to the commencement point. Longitude (East) Latitude (South) 118.407264 22.770879 118.308845 22.747356 118.282302 22.613946 118.293569 22.579722 118.142003 22.235568
For the avoidance of any doubt, land and waters within the following native title determinations applications are excluded: • Native title determination application WAD6169/98 Kariyarra People (WC99/3) • Native title determination application WAD6287/98 Palyku (WC99/16) • Native title determination application WAD6005/03 Yindjibarndi 1 (WC03/3) • Native title determination application WAD6280/98 Nyiyaparli (WC05/6) • Native title determination application WAD196/2013 Nyiyaparli #3 (WC13/3) • Native title determination application WAD340/2010 Yinhawangka Part A (WC10/16) S1.2 Exclusive Area The Exclusive Area, generally shown as shaded green on the maps at Schedule 3, comprises: Areas where section 47A applies SL 3116/11923 (GE I144640) Reserve 31428 Areas where section 47B applies UCL 7 UCL 9 UCL 42
The following areas, being land and waters where native title has been completely extinguished, were excluded from the application for native title in WAD 6096 of 1998 and are excluded from the Determination Area. All of the following areas are shown generally as shaded pink on the maps in Schedule 3. S2.1 Freehold Freehold No. CT0007700069A CT0016000027A CT0016000028A CT0016000029A CT0018400139A CT0018500059A CT0018800124A CT0018900013A CT0018900175A CT0019600120A CT0019600121A CT0021700077A CT0022300135A CT0029300114A CT0029900019A CT0032700028A CT0032700083A CT0037800011A CT0041700053A CT0043000081A CT0053000198A CT0054500182A CT0054500184A CT0054700197A CT0055100159A CT0055500014A CT0059700099A CT0060000199A CT0060900059A CT0062600137A CT0119800803 CT0119800804 CT0119800805 CT0119800806 CT0119800807 CT0119800808 CT0119800809 CT0119800810 CT0119800811 CT0119800811 CT0119800812 CT0119800813 CT0119900467 CT0121500837 CT0121500919 CT0122200617 CT0122900734 CT0122900991 CT0123800446 CT0123800463 CT0123800669 CT0123800670 CT0123800721 CT0125200040 CT0125200184 CT0125900658 CT0129300132 CT0129300413 CT0129300619 CT0131800209 CT0131800301 CT0131900010 CT0132000315 CT0132200610 CT0132200660 CT0132200674 CT0132400525 CT0132400526 CT0132700480 CT0132700481 CT0132700915 CT0132800628 CT0133100374 CT0133100974 CT0133400171 CT0133800741 CT0134200423 CT0134200424 CT0134300929 CT0134500545 CT0134600122 CT0134900164 CT0135200349 CT0135300253 CT0135500480 CT0136200162 CT0136500506 CT0136700096 CT0137300656 CT0137500656 CT0137600410 CT0137600567 CT0140200111 CT0140200112 CT0140200113 CT0140200114 CT0140200115 CT0140300705 CT0140300706 CT0140300707 CT0140300708 CT0140300709 CT0140300710 CT0140300711 CT0140300712 CT0140300713 CT0140300714 CT0140300715 CT0140300716 CT0140300717 CT0140300718 CT0140300719 CT0140300720 CT0140300721 CT0140300722 CT0140300723 CT0140300724 CT0140300725 CT0140300726 CT0140300727 CT0140300728 CT0140300729 CT0140300730 CT0140300731 CT0140300732 CT0140300733 CT0140300734 CT0140300735 CT0140300736 CT0140300737 CT0140300738 CT0140300739 CT0140300740 CT0140300741 CT0140300742 CT0140300743 CT0140300744 CT0140300745 CT0140300746 CT0140300747 CT0140300748 CT0140300749 CT0140300750 CT0140300751 CT0140300752 CT0140300753 CT0140300754 CT0140300755 CT0140300756 CT0140300757 CT0140300758 CT0140300759 CT0140300760 CT0140300761 CT0140300762 CT0140300763 CT0140300764 CT0140300765 CT0140300766 CT0140300767 CT0140300768 CT0140300769 CT0140300770 CT0140300771 CT0140300772 CT0140300773 CT0140300774 CT0140400530 CT0140400531 CT0141700694 CT0141800108 CT0141800871 CT0142200402 CT0142200525 CT0142200616 CT0145300112 CT0145500632 CT0146600505 CT0146600506 CT0146600511 CT0147200651 CT0147200652 CT0147200654 CT0147600152 CT0149900117 CT0152800090 CT0155200888 CT0156400262 CT0159000555 CT0162100290 CT0162100291 CT0163200081 CT0167200443 CT0172900666 CT0173000453 CT0173700572 CT0173800326 CT0173800768 CT0174000801 CT0174500969 CT0175900800 CT0176100592 CT0176400726 CT0176600714 CT0177000596 CT0177200837 CT0177300714 CT0177600029 CT0177600030 CT0177600031 CT0179600559 CT0185600117 CT0187800904 CT0187800905 CT0188900685 CT0195000834 CT0200400375 CT0200800478 CT0200800479 CT0200800480 CT0201100615 CT0201100616 CT0204600979 CT0207300476 CT0207700889 CT0219400344 CT0219400345 CT0219400346 CT0222200358 CT0222200359
S2.2 Reserves Reserve No. Current / Last Purpose 23710 Boy Scouts 23278 Aerial Landing Ground 23776 Explosive Magazine 23864 Sports Ground, Racecourse and Caravan park 23865 Park and Recreation 23866 Shire Purposes 24236 Disused Cemetery 24438 Protection of Flora & Fauna 24824 Police 24849 Depot Site - St John Ambulance 24858 Shire Purposes 24898 Aerial Landing Ground 25156 Church Site - Church of England 25793 Park 26028 Water Supply 26031 Water Supply Depot & Quarters 26369 Use & Requirements of Shire of West Pilbara 26764 Hospital Site 26780 School Site 27373 Gun Club and Club Premises 27588 Recreation 27998 Fire Station Site 28375 Fire Station Site 30082 (part) being that portion of Reserve 30082 vested pursuant to section 33 of the Land Act 1933 (WA) on 31 October 1969 National Park 34773 Power Station Site 34774 Tank Site 34775 Pipeline 37591 Tourist Information Bay 38972 Vehicle Parking 39305 Tourist Purposes 39515 Depot Site (Water Authority of Western Australia) 42078 Gravel Purposes
S2.3 Leases Lease No. Summary / General Description of the Current / Last Purpose SL 3116/03132 A Store and Yard SL 3116/03687 (GE I154279) Construction, development, maintenance, use and operation of a railway and ancillary installations and facilities SL 3116/03882 Service Station Site SL 3116/03914 Tourist Information Centre SL 3116/04028 Construction, development, maintenance, use and operation of radio communications and ancillary installations and facilities SL 3116/04147 Caravan Park Site SL 3116/04955 Riding School and Stables SL 3116/05078 Fuel Storage SL 3116/05990 Service Station SL 3116/06300 (GE I123596) Quarry for the production of railway ballast and a stockpile area for the storage of railway ballast. SL 3116/06329 (GE I123720) Laying out, development, construction, provision and use of a water supply and ancillary installations and facilities for drawing, conserving, reticulating and supplying water to the maintenance camp established on the land the subject of Special Lease 3116/6300. SL 3116/11869 (GE I134828) Development, construction, provision, upgrading, operation and use of a railway, power transmission line and communications system and associated facilities including borrow pits GE J717063 Final design, construction, use, operation and maintenance of a rail spur line and associated access road GE K843924 Construction, provision, extension, use, operation and maintenance of a railway spur line and access roads GE K843925 Construction, provision, extension, use, operation and maintenance on the Land of a communication repeater station
S2.4 Dedicated roads and roads set aside, taken or resumed and associated features (a) Dedicated roads, roads set aside, taken or resumed or roads which are to be considered public works (as that expression is defined in the Native Title Act and the Titles (Validation) and Native Title (Effect of Past Acts) Act 1995 (WA)), including the following: Road Name Location / Description Bolitho Road (Historical Roads 4 and 8) Bolitho Road shown generally on CPP 503154, Map 2553 Wittenoom 1:100 000 and Wittenoom Townsite Public Plan BL61(2) 06.20 Great Northern Highway (Current Roads 19 - 32) The Great Northern Highway (including a 200m road corridor) shown generally as Lot 186 on DP 219303, Lot 187 on DP 219304, Lot 188 on DP 219305, Lot 189 on DP 219306, Lot 190 on DP 219307, Lot 191 on DP 219308, Lots 192 and 193 on DP 219309, Lot 194 on DP 219310, Lots 195 and 196 on DP 219311, Lots 197 to 199 on DP 219312, Lots 200 and 312 on DP 219313, Lot 313 on DP 219314, Lot 314 on DP 219315, Lots 315 and 316 on DP 219316 and Lot 3000 on DP 50859 Karijini Drive Karijini Drive (including a 200m road corridor outside of Reserve 30082 and a 30m road corridor within Reserve 30082) shown generally as Lot 301 on DP 63350 (sheets 1 - 10), Lot 302 on DP 62473 and Lot 303 on DP 62474 (sheets 1 - 3) Munjina / Roy Hill Road (Current Road 5, Historical Road 7) Munjina / Roy Hill Road shown generally on CPP 502697, CPP 503154, CPP 503164 and Map SF 50-12 Roy Hill 1:250 000 Nanutarra / Munjina Road (Current Roads 4 and 33, Historical Roads 9 - 10) Nanutarra / Munjina Road (including a 200m road corridor outside of town boundaries and a 100m road corridor within town boundaries) shown generally on DP 243189, CPP 502692, CPP 503154, Map SF 50-11 Mt Bruce 1:125 000 (dated Jan 1969) and Map 2553 Wittenoom 1:100 000. Road also known as the Nanutarra / Wittenoom Road and the Munjina / Wittenoom Road Road No. 15057 (Current Road 17) Commencing at eastern boundary of Pastoral Lease 3114/974 and extending southeast and northeast through Reserve 30082 to terminate at Joffre Falls. Gazetted as a public street on 24 February 1978 and shown generally on Map SF 50-11 Mt Bruce 1:125 000 (dated Jan 1969) Road No. 17957 (Current Road 18) Road adjacent to CT0207700889 (Auski Roadhouse) at the junction of the Great Northern Highway and Nanutarra / Munjina Road. Gazetted as a public street on 29 June 1990 and shown generally on DP 188611 Roebourne / Wittenoom Road (Current Roads 6 and 14, Historical Road 5) Roebourne / Wittenoom Road shown generally on DP 170097, CPP 503154 and Map 2553 Wittenoom 1:100 000 Wittenoom Roads (Current Roads 1 - 3, 9, 12, 13, 15 and 16, Historical Roads 1 - 3 and 6) Those roads, road widenings and rights of way in the townsite of Wittenoom shown generally on DPs 33612, 162974, 162975, 168772, 173044, 173515, 174937, 175021, 206101, 206102, 212103 and 213988
(b) The following public works (as that expression is defined in the Native Title Act and the Titles (Validation) and Native Title (Effect of Past Acts) Act 1995 (WA)) associated with the roads identified in sub-item 0 above: Public Work Location / Description Tourist Information Bay Located at the junction of the Great Northern Highway and Karijini Drive (approximately 1 hectare in size) Water Bores Located on or near the Great Northern Highway being: (each of an area of 0.1 ha, the centre point of which is:) Bore Straight Linear Kilometre - distance in linear kilometres from the start of the road Easting Northing 3 1321 .60 50K0674210 UTM7490675 5 1347.50 50K0674228 UTM7514938 5B 1347.50 50K0674924 UTM7514946 5C 1347.50 50K0675046 UTM7514883 11 1373.40 50K0681426 UTM7538054 10 1383.10 50K0683405 UTM7547350 8A 1388.75 50K0684579 UTM7552644 Located on or near the Nanutarra / Munjina Road being: Bore Straight Linear Kilometre Easting Northing 362.10 2.8 360.10 50K626602 UTM7550066 75-10-90 3.80L 386.40 50K0647216 UTM7539198 H025 31.000 4.0 406.50 50K0666029 UTM7531624 Located on or near Karijini Drive being: Bore Straight Linear Kilometre Easting Northing 4B1 29.40 50K0649564 UTM7505390 5 21.70 50K0656244 UTM7501319
Schedule 4 Areas to which sections 47A & 47B apply (paragraph 7)
Sections 47, 47A or 47B of the Native Title Act apply to the following land and waters within the Determination Area, which are generally shown as hatched in green on the maps at Schedule 3: S4.1 Section 47A Section 47A of the Native Title Act applies with the effect that any extinguishment by the creation of prior interests, including those referred to below, in relation to those parts of the Determination Area the subject of the following interests has been disregarded: Areas where section 47A applies SL 3116/11923 (GE I144640) Reserve 31428
S4.2 Section 47B Section 47B of the Native Title Act applies with the effect that any extinguishment by the creation of prior interests in relation to those parts of the Determination Area referred to below has been disregarded: Areas where section 47B applies UCL 7 UCL 9 UCL 42
The nature and extent of the Other Interests in relation to the Determination Area as at the date of this determination are: S5.1 Leases The following leases and the rights and interests of the holders from time to time of those leases: Lease No. Summary / General Description of the Current Purpose SL 3116/11923 (GE I144640) Use and Benefit of Aboriginal Inhabitants GE L021122 Installation or construction and the use, operation and maintenance of fibre-optic cables and associated repeater stations for rail radio communications GE L021123 Construction, provision, extension, use, operation and maintenance of an accommodation village GE L021124 Construction, provision, extension, use, operation and maintenance of a railway and associated access road
S5.2 Reserves (a) The following reserves: Reserve No. Current Purpose 01329 Water and Stopping Place 01330 Water and Stopping Place 01470 Public Utility 01747 Watering Place for Travellers and Stock 22415 Government Requirements 22418 Public Utility 23863 Historical Site - Cemetery 30082 National Park 31428 Use and Benefit of Aborigines 50105 Airstrip
(b) The rights and interests of persons who have the care, control and management of the reserves identified in sub-item 0 above; (c) The rights and interests of persons entitled to access and use the reserves identified in sub-item 0 above for the respective purposes for which they are reserved, subject to any statutory limitations upon those rights; and (d) The rights and interests of persons holding leases over areas of the reserves identified in sub-item 0 above, including but not limited to the lease dated 1 March 1988 granted by the Aboriginal Lands Trust to Mugarinya Community Association Inc. in respect of Reserve 31428. S5.3 Pastoral Leases The following pastoral leases and the rights and interests of the holders from time to time of those pastoral leases: Pastoral Lease Station Name 3114/0465 Mt Florance 3114/0984 Marillana 3114/1047 Mulga Downs 3114/1173 Hooley 3114/1191 Juna Downs 398/763 Mulga Downs
S5.4 Water Interests (a) The following licences and permits granted pursuant to the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (WA) and the rights and interests of the holders from time to time of those licences and permits: (i) Licences to take groundwater (section 5) Instrument ID 66333 89501 105695 110044 158473 158573 158838 159658 161141 161143 161814 164559 164672 165652 166205 166389 166549 166889 167112 167113 167115 167239 170358 170361 170749 171321 171469 171728 171847 171858 171866 172052 172106 172110 172221 172438 172439 172447 172861 173219 173579 173615 174096 174097 174098 174180 174412 174534 174541 174542 174613 177962
(ii) Licences to construct or alter wells (section 26D) Instrument ID 171320 171357 171533 171857 171865 172096 172147 172151 172152 172664 172665 172666 172667 172859 172860 172871 172949 172952 173043 173254 174335 174588 174616 174652 174673 174674 174681 174712 174714 174817 174867
(iii) Permits to obstruct or interfere with the bed, banks or waters of a watercourse (section 17) Instrument ID 167685 167840 168343 171385 171386 172597 173345 173346 173347
(b) The following proclamations made under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (WA) and the rights and interests comprised in, conferred under or in accordance with those proclamations: (i) Pilbara Surface Water Area Proclamation 1965 (proclaimed on 13 August 1965); and (ii) Pilbara Ground Water Area Proclamation 1965 (proclaimed on 12 February 1965 and varied by proclamation on 21 December 1990 and 2 May 1997) S5.5 Mining Tenements (a) The rights and interests of the holders from time to time of the following mining tenements under the Mining Act 1904 (WA) (repealed) and the Mining Act 1978 (WA): (i) Mining Leases Tenement ID M 4500629 M 4501086 M 4501087 M 4501088 M 4501089 M 4501090 M 4501091 M 4501092 M 4501093 M 4501094 M 4700069 M 4700070 M 4700071 M 4700206 M 4700281 M 4700283 M 4700284 M 4700289 M 4700290 M 4700291 M 4700292 M 4701353 M 4701354 M 4701355 M 4701356 M 4701359 M 4701360 M 4701414 M 4701421 M 4701433 M 4701434
(ii) Miscellaneous Licences Tenement ID L 4500147 L 4500222 L 4700050 L 4700055 L 4700059 L 4700070 L 4700071 L 4700072 L 4700073 L 4700074 L 4700075 L 4700076 L 4700077 L 4700078 L 4700092 L 4700095 L 4700097 L 4700098 L 4700099 L 4700100 L 4700104 L 4700108 L 4700113 L 4700114 L 4700115 L 4700118 L 4700173 L 4700182 L 4700183 L 4700223 L 4700321 L 4700336 L 4700361 L 4700375 L 4700378 L 4700420 L 4700422 L 4700554 L 4700559 L 4700560 L 4700569 L 4700643 L 4700696
(iii) General Purpose Leases Tenement ID G 4700012 G 4700013 G 4700014 G 4700015 G 4700016 G 4700017 G 4700018 G 4700019 G 4700020
(iv) Exploration Licences Tenement ID E 4501073 E 4501074 E 4502497 E 4502499 E 4502593 E 4502651 E 4502652 E 4502708 E 4502841 E 4502842 E 4503593 E 4504028 E 4504231 E 4700013 E 4700014 E 4700328 E 4700421 E 4700487 E 4700525 E 4700584 E 4700628 E 4700631 E 4700641 E 4700753 E 4701016 E 4701222 E 4701235 E 4701236 E 4701238 E 4701239 E 4701243 E 4701244 E 4701315 E 4701329 E 4701361 E 4701363 E 4701385 E 4701399 E 4701408 E 4701429 E 4701431 E 4701432 E 4701434 E 4701436 E 4701453 E 4701490 E 4701491 E 4701495 E 4701539 E 4701540 E 4701561 E 4701584 E 4701607 E 4701608 E 4701612 E 4701613 E 4701614 E 4701620 E 4701644 E 4701645 E 4701646 E 4701647 E 4701648 E 4701673 E 4701674 E 4701702 E 4701767 E 4701790 E 4701819 E 4701841 E 4701870 E 4701871 E 4701872 E 4701873 E 4701874 E 4701875 E 4701904 E 4701927 E 4701943 E 4702001 E 4702004 E 4702044 E 4702046 E 4702110 E 4702113 E 4702117 E 4702221 E 4702366 E 4702432 E 4702473 E 4702474 E 4702500 E 4702655 E 4702656 E 4702733
(v) Prospecting Licences Tenement ID P 4701421 P 4701539 P 4701540 P 4701555 P 4701598 P 4701612 P 4701613 P 4701614 P 4701615 P 4701616 P 4701617 P 4701618 P 4701636
(vi) Temporary Reserves Tenement ID TR 7005616 TR 7005621 TR 7005622
(b) The agreement as amended and ratified by the Iron Ore (Mt Goldsworthy) Agreement Act 1964 (WA) and rights and interests comprised in, conferred under or in accordance with, or pursuant to that agreement, including the following mining tenements: Tenement ID Tenement Type AML 7000281 Mineral Lease
(c) The agreement as amended and ratified by the Iron Ore (Mount Newman) Agreement Act 1964 (WA) and rights and interests comprised in, conferred under or in accordance with, or pursuant to that agreement, including the following mining tenements: Tenement ID Tenement Type AML 7000244 Mineral Lease
(d) The agreement as amended and ratified by the Iron Ore (Mount Bruce) Agreement Act 1972 (WA) and rights and interests comprised in, conferred under or in accordance with, or pursuant to that agreement, including the following mining tenements: Tenement ID Tenement Type AML 7000252 Mineral Lease
(e) The agreement as amended and ratified by the Iron Ore (Marillana Creek) Agreement Act 1991 (WA) and rights and interests comprised in, conferred under or in accordance with, or pursuant to that agreement, including the following mining tenements: Tenement ID Tenement Type AM 7000270 Mining Lease
(f) The agreement as amended and ratified by the Iron Ore (Hope Downs) Agreement Act 1992 (WA) and rights and interests comprised in, conferred under or in accordance with, or pursuant to that agreement, including the following mining tenements: Tenement ID Tenement Type AM 7000282 Mining Lease
(g) The agreement as amended and ratified by the Iron Ore (Yandicoogina) Agreement Act 1996 (WA) and rights and interests comprised in, conferred under or in accordance with, or pursuant to that agreement, including the following mining tenements: Tenement ID Tenement Type AM 7000274 Mining Lease
(h) The agreement as amended and ratified by the Railway and Port (The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd) Agreement Act 2004 (WA) and rights and interests comprised in, conferred under or in accordance with, or pursuant to that agreement, including the following mining tenements: Tenement ID Tenement Type AL 7000001 Miscellaneous Licence
(i) The agreement as amended and ratified by the Iron Ore (FMG Chichester Pty Ltd) Agreement Act 2006 (WA) and rights and interests comprised in, conferred under or in accordance with, or pursuant to that agreement. S5.6 Other The following rights and interests: (a) Valid or validated rights and interests, including licences and permits, granted by the Crown in right of the State or of the Commonwealth pursuant to statute or otherwise in the exercise of its executive power and any regulations made pursuant to such legislation. (b) Valid or validated rights or interests held by reason of the force and operation of the laws of the State or of the Commonwealth, including but not limited to, the force and operation of the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (WA) and the Land Administration Act 1997 (WA). (c) The right to access the Determination Area by: (i) an employee, agent or instrumentality of the State; (ii) an employee, agent or instrumentality of the Commonwealth; (iii) an employee, agent or instrumentality of any local government or other statutory authority; as required and permitted by law in the performance of his or her statutory or common law duty. (d) So far as confirmed pursuant to s. 212(2) of the Native Title Act and s. 14 of the Titles (Validation) and Native Title (Effect of Past Acts) Act 1995 (WA), any then existing public access to, and enjoyment of, the following places in the Determination Area: (i) waterways; (ii) beds and banks or foreshores of waterways; (iii) stock routes; and (iv) areas that were public places at the end of 31 December 1993. (e) Powers of entry and other rights, obligations and powers by reason and force of the declarations as to Wittenoom and surrounding areas being contaminated sites pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 (WA). (f) Any other valid or validated: (i) legal or equitable estate or interest in the land or waters; or (ii) any other right (including a right under an option and a right of redemption), charge, power or privilege over, or in connection with: (A) the land or waters; or (B) an estate or interest in the land or waters; or (iii) restriction on the use of the land or waters, whether or not annexed to other land or waters. Schedule 6 Title Holders (Paragraph 2)
The Banjima People are those Aboriginal persons who: (a) are descendants of one or more of the following apical ancestors: (i) Bob Tucker (Wirilimura); (ii) Gawi; (iii) Yinini (Arju); (iv) Sam Coffin; (v) George Marndu; (vi) Whitehead; (vii) Yidingganin; (viii) Maggie (Nyukayi); (ix) Yandikuji; and (b) recognise themselves as a Banjima person, and are recognised by others as a Banjima person.
Banjima People
State of Western Australia