Pastoral leases don't extinguish
native title
Source: AAP | Published: Wednesday Apr 5, 2:09
PM
Pastoral leases in western New South Wales did not
extinguish native title on the land, the full bench of
the Federal Court ruled today.
In a two-to-one majority the court ruled "it could
not be said that any native title rights ... were
extinguished by the grant of the lease".
Pastoralist Douglas Wilson brought the case after a
native title claim was lodged by Michael Anderson
on behalf of the Euahlay-I Dixon clan over an area
which included his pastoral lease at Lightning Ridge.
Mr Wilson had asked the court to rule whether the
granting of a lease in the state's Western Division
extinguished native title on the land.
The ruling affects pastoral leases covering 32.5
million hectares, or 42 per cent of the state.
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