| Description |
134 pages ; 20 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
The petition -- The ruling -- Mabo : what the High Court said. The Murray Islands and their people -- The issues in the case -- Terra nullius -- Crown sovereignty and ownership of land -- Native title and the law -- Extinguishing native title -- Fiduciary obligations -- Protecting native title under the Racial Discrimination Act -- Deed of grant in trust -- The minority judgment -- Common law and land titles : an overview -- The ruling and formal order -- After Mabo. The Native Title Act 1993 -- The Wik decision 1996 : what the High Court really decided -- The government's response to Wik 1998 -- The Native Title Act in operation -- Issues for the future |
| Summary |
Presents plain language versions of the High Court's decision in the 1992 Mabo case, the 1996 Wik decision and the essential elements of the Native Titles Act including the 1998 amendments |
| Analysis |
Aboriginal land rights |
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Federal issue |
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High Court judgments |
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Mabo case |
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Native title |
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State issue |
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Torres Strait Islanders |
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Wik case |
| Notes |
Previous ed: 1998 |
| Subject |
Mabo, Eddie -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Mabo, Eddie, 1936-1992 -- Trials, litigations, etc
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Mabo, Eddie, 1936-1992 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Mabo, Eddie, 1936-1992. Mabo and others v. State of Queensland. -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Mabo, Eddie, 1936-1992. -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Mabo, Edward, 1936-1992 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Mabo, Edward, 1936-1992
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Australia. High Court.
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Australia. High Court. Mabo and others v. State of Queensland
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Australia. High Court. Wik peoples v. State of Queensland and others
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Aboriginal Australians -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Native title (Australia)
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Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Australia -- Queensland.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Wik-Mungkan (Australian people) -- Land tenure -- Australia.
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Wik-Mungkan (Australian people) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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| SUBJECT |
Queensland http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79004089 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001302
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Queensland http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79004089 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002033
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| Genre/Form |
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
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| Author |
Eagleson, Robert D. (Robert Donn)
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Lane, Patricia Margaret
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Australia. High Court.
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| LC no. |
2001430342 |
| ISBN |
1862873860 |
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