Notice of an Application for Determination of Native Title in The
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Notice of an application for determination of native title in the state of South Australia Notification day: 20 May 2020 This is an application by a native title claim group which is asking the Federal Court of Australia (Federal Court) to determine that the group holds native title in the area described below. A person who wants to become a party to this application must write to the Registrar of the Federal Court, Level 5, Roma Mitchell Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 3 Angas St, Adelaide SA 5000 on or before 19 August 2020. After19 August 2020, the Federal Court’s permission to become a party is required. Under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) there can be only one determination of native title for a particular area. If a person with native title rights and interests does not become a party to this application, there may be no other opportunity for the Federal Court, in making its determination, to take into account those native title rights and interests in relation to the area concerned. Application name: Brandon McNamara & Ors and the State of South Australia (Barngarla Southern Eyre Peninsula) Federal Court File No: SAD26/2020 Date filed: 19 February 2020 Registration test status:The Native Title Registrar has not accepted this application for registration. Although this application has not been registered, the Federal Court may still refer the application for mediation and/or make a determination in relation to it Description: The application area covers approx. 2,702 sq km adjacent to the city of Port Lincoln at the south east end of the Eyre Peninsula and includes Liguanea Island, Boston Island, Taylor Island, Thistle Island, Williams Island, Grantham Island, Lewis Island, Grindal Island, Hopkins Island, Smith Island, Little Island and the Sleaford Islands Relevant LGA: District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula For assistance and further information about this application, call Dianne Drake on 02 9227 4000 or visit www.nntt.gov.au..