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Britten v State of Western Australia

[2001] FCA 1256

Federal Court of Australia · 5 September 2001 · Official judgment

Cited by 4 indexed judgments

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2001: 1 citing judgment 2002: 1 citing judgment 2006: 1 citing judgment 2020: 1 citing judgment 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
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  1. Gale v New South Wales Minister for Land & Water Conservation [2001] FCA 1652 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 2× · judgment
  2. Britten v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2002] FCA 163 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 3× · judgment
  3. Tyler v Thomas [2006] FCAFC 6 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 22× · judgment
  4. Drill on behalf of the Purnululu Native Title Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 1510 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 10× · judgment

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