The Ayapathu Aboriginal Corporation holds native title in trust for the Ayapathu people. The Court recognised the Ayapathu people’s native title rights and interests on 6 July 2022. That proceeding formed part of the Cape York United #1 claim.
The Ayapathu people have, other in relation to water, the exclusive right to possession, occupation, use and enjoyment of the determination area.
The Guwa-Koa Aboriginal Corporation (GKAC) was established to hold and manage the native title rights and interests of the Koa People. On 6 October 2021, the Koa People were formally recognised as Native Title Holders over about 8,678 square kilometers of their traditional land and waters in Queensland’s north-west region. The native title determination area lies in the upper Diamantina River catchment area and includes the towns of Winton, Kynuna, Corfield and Middleton.
The Joombarn-buru Aboriginal Corporation are the registered native title body corporate and hold native title in trust for the relevant native title holders.
On 13 October 2021, McKerracher J made a positive native title determination in relation to an area covering approximately 940 square kilometres of the mid-Dampier Peninsula in the western Kimberley region of Western Australia, mid-way between the towns of Broome to the west and Derby to the east.
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