The decision of Munkara v Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd. (No.3) sets clearer standards on the evidentiary burden to establish risks to tangible and intangible cultural heritage posed by a project.

In Gomeroi People v Santos NSW Pty Ltd and Santos NSW (Narrabri Gas) Pty Ltd [2024] FCAFC 26, the Gomeroi People successfully appealed the National Native Title Tribunal’s (NNTT) previous determination in Santos NSW Pty Ltd v Gomeroi People [2022] NNTTA 74.