Registration test decision – Edited Application name Mandandanji People Name of applicant Leslie Weribone, Alexandra Combarngo, David Combarngo, Phyllis Hopkins, Lorraine Tomlinson, Miranda Mailman, Sylvia McCarthy, Violet Costa, Sarah Trindall, Leigh Himstedt State/territory/region Queensland NNTT file no. QC08/10 Federal Court of Australia file no. QUD366/08 Date application made 6 November 2008 Name of delegate Nadja Mack I have considered this claim for registration against each of the conditions contained in ss. 190B and 190C of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth). For the reasons attached, I am satisfied that each of the conditions contained in ss. 190B and C are met. I accept this claim for registration pursuant to s. 190A of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth). Date of decision: 30 March 2009 ___________________________________ Nadja Mack Delegate of the Native Title Registrar pursuant to sections 190, 190A, 190B, 190C, 190D of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth)1 1 Instrument of delegation dated 6 March 2009 pursuant to s. 99 of the Act. Reasons for decision Table of contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 4 The test ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Application overview ............................................................................................................... 4 Information considered when making the decision ............................................................ 5 Procedural fairness steps ......................................................................................................... 5 Procedural and other conditions: s. 190C .................................................................................................. 6 Subsection 190C(2) Information etc. required by ss. 61 and 62 ..................................................... 6 Delegate’s comment ................................................................................................................. 6 Native title claim group: s. 61(1) ........................................................................................................ 6 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................... 6 Name and address for service: s. 61(3) .............................................................................................. 7 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................... 7 Native title claim group named/described: s. 61(4) ......................................................................... 7 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................... 7 Application in prescribed form: s. 61(5) ............................................................................................ 8 As noted above, I do not consider the requirements of s. 61(5) as I am of the view that the requirements of this subsection are matters for the Court. ............................................................ 8 Affidavits in prescribed form: s. 62(1)(a) .......................................................................................... 8 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................... 8 Application contains details required by s. 62(2): s. 62(1)(b) ......................................................... 9 Delegate’s comment ................................................................................................................. 9 Result .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Information about the boundaries of the area: s. 62(2)(a) .............................................................. 9 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................... 9 Map of external boundaries of the area: s. 62(2)(b) ......................................................................... 9 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................... 9 Searches: s. 62(2)(c) ............................................................................................................................... 9 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................... 9 Description of native title rights and interests: s. 62(2)(d)............................................................ 10 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 10 Description of factual basis: s. 62(2)(e) ............................................................................................ 10 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 10 Activities: s. 62(2)(f) ........................................................................................................................... 11 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 11 Other applications: s. 62(2)(g) ........................................................................................................... 11 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 11 Section 24MD(6B)(c) notices: s. 62(2)(ga) ........................................................................................ 11 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 11 Edited Reasons for decision: QC08/10 Mandandanji People Page 2 Decided on 30 March 2009 Section 29 notices: s. 62(2)(h) ............................................................................................................ 12 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 12 Combined result for s. 62(2) .................................................................................................. 12 Combined result for s. 190C(2) ............................................................................................. 12 Subsection 190C(3) No common claimants in previous overlapping applications .................. 12 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 12 Subsection 190C(4) Authorisation/certification ............................................................................. 13 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 14 Merit conditions: s. 190B ............................................................................................................................ 16 Subsection 190B(2) Identification of area subject to native title .................................................. 16 Information regarding external and internal boundaries: s. 62(2)(a) ......................................... 16 Map of external boundaries: s. 62(2)(b) ........................................................................................... 16 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 16 Subsection 190B(3) Identification of the native title claim group ................................................ 17 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 17 Subsection 190B(4) Native title rights and interests identifiable ................................................. 18 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 18 Subsection 190B(5) Factual basis for claimed native title ............................................................. 19 Result and reasons re s. 190B(5)(a) ....................................................................................... 21 Result and reasons re s. 190B(5)(b) ....................................................................................... 22 Result and reasons re s. 190B(5)(c) ....................................................................................... 25 Combined result for s. 190B(5) .............................................................................................. 26 Subsection 190B(6) Prima facie case ................................................................................................ 26 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................. 26 Subsection 190B(7) Traditional physical connection ..................................................................... 35 Result and reasons .................................................................................................................