The Spinifex people were the second group in Western Australia to receive recognition of their land rights in 2000, in accordance with Section 87 (agreement) of the Commonwealth "Native Title Act 1993". The ruling, by the Federal Court of Australia, in a case brought by a third party on behalf of the Spinifex people, found that agreement had been reached between the applicants and the two named respondents: the State Government of Western Australia and the Shire of Laverton, over a sector of land encompassing around .