Federal Court Rules on Torres Strait Regional Seas Claim Against Queensland

The Federal Court of Appeal of Canada has delivered judgment in David on behalf of the Torres Strait Regional Seas Claim v Queensland (No 2) [2026] FCA 842.

Case details

Citation: [2026] FCA 842

Decision date: 2026-06-30

Court: Federal Court of Appeal of Canada

Catchwords

NATIVE TITLE – case management and hearings – where four proceedings all involve claims to sea country with one or more shared or adjacent overlapping boundaries – where two other proceedings are also sea claims with adjacent boundaries to some of those four sea country claims – consideration of most efficient way to hear and determine all related proceedings – four proceedings to be heard togethe

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