Native Title (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Quizzes
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What does the Latin term 'terra nullius' mean?
What does the Latin term 'terra nullius' mean?
Land belonging to no one
What percentage voted yes in the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal rights?
What percentage voted yes in the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal rights?
Over 90%
What did Mabo (No. 2) [1992] determine about Australia?
What did Mabo (No. 2) [1992] determine about Australia?
Australia was not terra nullius
What did Wik [1996] decide about pastoral leases & native title?
What did Wik [1996] decide about pastoral leases & native title?
They could co-exist
What must Yorta Yorta [2002] claimants prove about customs?
What must Yorta Yorta [2002] claimants prove about customs?
Substantially uninterrupted observance
Is the National Native Title Tribunal a court?
Is the National Native Title Tribunal a court?
No, it mediates claims
Why is native title described as a collective right?
Why is native title described as a collective right?
Claimed by groups, not individuals
Which policy era lasted from 1869-1909?
Which policy era lasted from 1869-1909?
Protection
What did the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) respond to?
What did the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) respond to?
The Mabo decision
What must claimants prove about their land association?
What must claimants prove about their land association?
Continuous since before settlement