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Author Law Reform Commission of Western Australia.

Title Aboriginal customary laws : the interaction of Western Australian law with Aboriginal law and culture : final report / Law Reform Commisssion of Western Australia
Published Perth : Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, 2006

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 WATERFT LAW  KL 177 W54 Lrc/Fre  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 424 pages : color illustrations, maps, color portraits ; 30 cm
Series Project ; no. 94
Project (Law Reform Commission of Western Australia) ; no. 94
Contents Chapter One : Challenging customary law myths and misconceptions -- Chapter two : Guiding principles for reform -- Chapter three : Aboriginal peoples and disadvantages in Western Australia -- Chapter four : Recognition of aboriginal customary law -- Chapter five : Aboriginal customary law and the criminal justice system -- Chapter six : Aboriginal customary law and the civil law system -- Chapter seven : Aboriginal customary law and the family -- Chapter eight : Customary hunting fishing and gathering rights -- Chapter nine : Aboriginal customary law in the courtroom : Evidence and procedure -- Chapter ten : Aboriginal community governance in Western Australia
Summary Final report of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia's six-year inquiry into recognition of customary laws in that state. The report contains a total of 131 recommendations. Two important recommendations relate to the recognition of the unique status of Aboriginal peoples in the Western Australian Constitution and the creation of an Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Affairs
Notes "Chair, Ms AG Braddock ..."--T.p. verso
"September 2006"
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Also available in an online version (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
Copyright Government of Western Australia
In Project (Law Reform Commission of Western Australia) no:25020392154
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Criminal justice system.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Government relations.
Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia -- Western Australia.
Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Social life and customs.
Customary law -- Australia -- Western Australia.
Human rights -- Australia.
Author Braddock, A. G
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia.
ISBN 1740350545
Other Titles Aboriginal customary laws final report