Constitutional law, Human Rights, Native Title, Property Law

State of Western Australia v Brown & Ors [2014] HCA 8

March 12, 2014 Legal Helpdesk Lawyers

ON 12 MARCH 2014, the High Court of Australia delivered State of Western Australia v Brown & Ors [2014] HCA 8. Native title rights and interests asserted by the Ngarla People of the Pilbara were not extinguished by mineral leases because the leases did not exclude any and everyone from access to the land.

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2014/8.html