Alvoen on behalf of the Wakaman People v State of Queensland [2023] FCA 953
18-8-23 / Salwa Marsh — Native Title & Cultural Heritage
This matter concerned three separate but related native title determination applications. The Federal Court ordered an agreement signed under ss 87 and 87A of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). Salwa Marsh (with E Longbottom KC) appeared for the first respondents, instructed by Crown Law. The judgment is published here.
The applicants in the application sought to join existing judicial review proceedings of termination decisions pursuant to reg 24(1)(c) of the Defence Regulation 2016 (Cth), made under the Defence Act 1903 (Cth). The further applicants sought review of show cause notices which called on them to explain why a formal…
5-5-23 / Roger Traves KC, Stewart Webster KC, Salwa Marsh, Sarah Spottiswood, David Chesterman KC — Judicial Review & Administrative
The applicants sought review of a decision made by the Deputy Premier to “call-in” a development application made by Wanless Recycling Park Pty Ltd (Wanless). Wanless’ development application was to establish a new resource recovery and landfill facility involving the rehabilitation and reuse of existing mining voids in Ipswich. The…
Palmer Leisure Coolum Pty Ltd v Magistrates Court of Queensland & Ors; Palmer v Magistrates Court of Queensland & Ors [2022] QSC 227
16-11-22 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Salwa Marsh, Sarah Spottiswood — Corporations
The Plaintiffs sought in the Supreme Court a permanent stay of criminal prosecutions in the Magistrates Court regarding alleged breaches of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Criminal Code 1899 (Qld). The contended bases for that relief included that success in the prosecutions required propositions to be established which…
