1-3-23 / Mei Barnes — Native Title & Cultural Heritage
The Applicant sought an extension of time and judicial review of a decision by a delegate of the Native Title Tribunal not to register the Applicant’s claim. The State of Queensland was the second respondent. The State resisted the application on the basis that the claim did not satisfy the…
16-12-21 / Mei Barnes — Native Title & Cultural Heritage
Mei Barnes (with A Olsen) appeared for the First Respondent, instructed by Crown Law. The judgment is published here.
3-11-21 / Mei Barnes — Native Title & Cultural Heritage
This was an application for summary dismissal of part of a native title determination application pursuant to s 31A(2) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) (FCA Act), or alternatively, r 28.67(1)(e) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth). The Court had referred the question of which group…
24-7-20 / Mei Barnes — Native Title & Cultural Heritage
Federal Court proceedings concerning where orders were given, in the interest of evidence preservation, that a witness provide oral evidence remotely in Far North Queensland. A legal representative of the North Queensland Land Council Native Representative Body (NQLC) proposed driving a laptop 600km to the witness as an alternative option…
13-8-19 / Mei Barnes — Native Title & Cultural Heritage, Judicial Review & Administrative
Three respondents to a native title application sought leave to file further expert evidence clarifying the meaning of findings made (including by their expert) in a joint expert report. Mei Barnes appeared with Carla Klease for the native title respondents, instructed by Clayton Utz. The judgment is available here.
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