Foster on behalf of the Gunggari People #4 v State of Queensland
[2019] FCA 1402
At a glance
Source factsCourt
Federal Court of Australia
Decision date
2019-09-02
Before
Rangiah J
Source
Original judgment source is linked above.
Judgment (16 paragraphs)
BEING SATISFIED that an order in the terms set out below is within the power of the Court, and it appearing appropriate to the Court to do so, pursuant to s 87 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). BY CONSENT THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
- There be a determination of native title in the terms set out below (the determination).
- Each party to the proceedings is to bear its own costs. BY CONSENT THE COURT DETERMINES THAT:
- The determination area is the land and waters described in Schedule 4 and depicted in the map attached to Schedule 6 to the extent those areas are within the External Boundary and not otherwise excluded by the terms of Schedule 5 (the Determination Area). To the extent of any inconsistency between the written description and the map, the written description prevails.
- Native title exists in the Determination Area.
- The native title is held by the Gunggari People described in Schedule 1 (the Native Title Holders).
- Subject to orders 8, 9 and 10 below the nature and extent of the native title rights and interests in relation to the land and waters described in Part 1 of Schedule 4 are: (a) other than in relation to Water, the right to possession, occupation, use and enjoyment of the area to the exclusion of all others; and (b) in relation to Water, the non-exclusive rights to: (i) hunt, fish and gather from the Water of the area; (ii) take and use the Natural Resources of the Water in the area; and (iii) take and use the Water of the area, for personal, domestic and non-commercial communal purposes.
- Subject to orders 8, 9 and 10 below the nature and extent of the native title rights and interests in relation to the land and waters described in Part 2 of Schedule 4 are the non-exclusive rights to: (a) access, be present on, move about on and travel over the area; (b) camp on the area and, for that purpose, erect temporary shelters on the area; (c) take (including by hunting and gathering) and use traditional Natural Resources from the area for personal, domestic and non-commercial communal purposes; (d) conduct religious and spiritual activities and ceremonies on the area; (e) maintain places of importance and areas of significance to the Native Title Holders under their traditional laws and customs and protect those places and areas, by lawful means, from physical harm; (f) teach on the area the physical and spiritual attributes of the area; (g) light fires on the area for domestic purposes including cooking, but not for the purpose of hunting or clearing vegetation; (h) hunt and fish in or on, and gather from, the Water for personal, domestic and non-commercial communal purposes; and (i) take and use the Water for personal, domestic and non-commercial communal purposes.