New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Nelson Bay) (No 3)

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (Nelson Bay) (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 145 Hearing dates:17, 18 August 2015Date of orders: 04 September 2015 Decision date: 04 September 2015 Jurisdiction:Class 3Before: Pain J Decision: See paragraph [53] Catchwords: ABORIGINAL – aboriginal land rights claim – remitter from Court of Appeal – whether part of claimed Crown land required for essential public purpose of drainage Legislation Cited: Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 ss 36, 42B Conveyancing Act 1919 s 88K Local Government Act 1993 ss 59A, 733 Cases Cited: Batemans Bay Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2007] NSWLEC 800 Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister administering the Crown Lands Act [2013] NSWLEC 216; (2013) 199 LGERA 372 Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2006] NSWLEC 180; (2006) 149 LGERA 162 Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act [2012] NSWLEC 68 Housing Commissioner (NSW) v Falconer [1981] 1 NSWLR 547 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council [2009] NSWCA 138; (2009) 166 LGERA 379 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council (1998) 43 NSWLR 249 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council [No 2] [2001] NSWCA 28; (2001) 50 NSWLR 665 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v Illawarra Local...