Today, the High Court of Australia handed down its decision on the various appeals brought in relation to the decision the Full Court of the Federal Court in Griffiths v Northern Territory [2007] FCAFC 107 (which itself was an appeal from the first instance decision by Justice Mansfield in Griffiths v Northern Territory of Australia (No 3) [2016] FCA 900). Appeals were brought by the Northern Territory, Commonwealth and the Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples in relation to the compensation payable pursuant to section 51 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) for the extinguishment of native title.
