Ngaanyatjarra Lands - Part B

The Ngaanyatjarra Lands Part A determination left a small sliver of land to be determined for another day following the resolution of native title claim overlaps with two other claims. The overlaps were resolved in early 2008 and the determination of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Part B native title claim followed in June 2008 to finally resolve the entirety of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands claim area.

Central Desert no longer has responsibility for native title services in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Part B determination area. Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation) provides these services.

Claim

Federal Court of Australia Summary
Title:	Stanley Mervyn and Ors v The State of Western Australia and Ors
Applicant Names:	Grant Frazer, Stanley Mervyn, Fred Ward, Andrew Watson, Livingston West, Philip West, Adrian Young
Application type:	Claimant Application
Date filed:	23 April 2004
FCA No:	WAD 6004 of 2004

National Native Title Tribunal Summary
NNTT No:	WC04/3
Register of NT claims:	Yes
NNTT Status:	Finalised - Fully Determined
Area Description/Location:	Gibson Desert, Westen Australia
Claim area size (approximate):	1,427.82147km²
Notification Status:	-
Notification closing date:	-
In mediation:	n/a
Date Finalised:	3 June 2008

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Determination

Determination type:	Consent Determination -fully determined
Determination date:	3 June 2008
NT rights and interests recognised:	The determination of native title recognises the following rights and interests in the area of the determination: 1. In those parts of the determination area where there has been partial extinguishment: a) the right to enter and remain; b) the right to take fauna and flora; c) the right to take water for personnel, domestic, or non-commercial communal purposes; d) the right to take other natural resources such as ochre, stones, soils, wood & resin; e) the right to care for, maintain and protect from physical harm particular sites and areas of significance to the native title holders. 2. In those parts of the Determination Area where here has been no extinguishment or extinguishment is disregarded: a) the right of possession, occupation, use and enjoyment to the exclusion of all others (except in relation to flowing and subterranean water; b) the right to take flowing and subterranean water for personnel, domestic, or non-commercial communal purposes..

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Prescribed Body Corporate

Nominated Prescribed Body Corporate:	Yarnangu Ngaanyatjarraki Parna (Aboriginal Corporation).
PBC Contact details:	C/- Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation) 58 Head Street, Alice Springs NT 0870 PO Box 644, Alice Spings NT 0871 Tel: (08) 8950 1711 Fax: (08) 8953 1892

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Land Access & Future Acts

Land Access and Future Acts for the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Part B determination area are dealt with in the same way as the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Part A determination area.

Please see the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Part A determination area for more information on land access and future acts.

Please contact Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation), 58 Head Street Alice Springs NT 0870; tel: (08) 8950 1711, if you wish to access the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, have any queries in relation to Land Access on the Ngaanyatjarra native title determination area or wish to obtain a copy of a relevant land access agreement.

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Links

Native Title Consent Determination	Stanley Mervyn, Adrian Young, and Livingston West and Ors, on behalf of the Peoples of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands v The State of Western Australia and Ors (unreported, FCA, 3 June 2008, French J)
Reasons for Judgement on Nomination of Prescribed Body Corporate	as above
Media releases
PBC rules	Yarnangu Ngaanyatjarraku Partna (Aboriginal Corporation) Rules of Association

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