Native Title (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Native title
Native title
Legal recognition of Indigenous rights to traditional lands
Terra nullius
Terra nullius
Latin for 'land belonging to no one'
Year terra nullius overturned
Year terra nullius overturned
1992
Collective right
Collective right
Right claimed by a group, not individuals
1967 referendum outcome
1967 referendum outcome
Amended Constitution for federal Aboriginal laws
Wik case decision (1996)
Wik case decision (1996)
Pastoral leases and native title can co-exist
National Native Title Tribunal role
National Native Title Tribunal role
Mediates native title claims (not a court)
Native Title Act year
Native Title Act year
1993
Dispossession
Dispossession
Removal of people from their traditional lands
Yorta Yorta case requirement
Yorta Yorta case requirement
Prove continuous observance of traditional laws and customs